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Kibale National Park

Kibale National Park in Western Uganda is home to some of  the most varied expanse of tropical forest in Uganda. Forest cover, interspersed with patches of grassland and swamp, dominates the northern and central parts of Kibale National Park. The park is located about 22km southeast of Fort Portal town. Kanyanchu River Camp, the main focus for tourist arrivals to Kibale, can be reached from Kampala  via Mubende and Fort Portal, or through Mbarara and then onward via Kamwenge. Both routes have very good tarmac roads, make access to Kibale a very smooth one indeed. We invite you to purchase you chimpanzee trekking permits or chimpanzee habituation permits through us for a hassle free chimp permit purchase experience.

The route from Kampala via Mubende and Fort Portal is shorter and quicker, with a 290km tarmac road running to Fort Portal followed by 32km on gravel to Kanyanchu.
 For visitors to Sebitoli Forest Camp, the lesser known sister to Kanyanchu is even easier to get to as it is conveniently located on the mani Kampala to Fort Portal road, 12km before one gets to Fort Portal. Public transport runs throughout the day between Kampala and Fort Portal (passing Sebitoli) and Fort Portal and Kamwenge (passing Kanyanchu).

On your way to Kibale, we recommend a stop over at  the Ndali-Kasenda crater area  which offers stunning views of the tea estates and Kibale Forest to the east, the Rwenzori to the west and Lake George and the Rift Valley plains to the south. This area can be explored on foot or by car.

Though Kibale’s trailheads at Sebitoli and Kanyanchu can both be reached by vehicles, tourists can explore the park on foot for a much more close up and personal experience Trails are generally well-maintained and the terrain, though undulating, is not difficult. We invite the young and old, fit and less fit to visit Kibale National Park.

Kibale National Park  park is  more than just chimps and is home to a total of 70 mammal species, most famously 13 species of primate including the chimpanzee.
The park hosts well over 375 species of birds making it a birder;s paradise. Kibale adjoins Queen Elizabeth National Park to the south to create a 180km-long corridor for wildlife between Ishasha, the remote Southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park famous for the tree climbing lions, and Sebitoli in the North of Kibale National Park.

Kibale is within half a day’s drive of the Queen Elizabeth, Rwenzori Mountains and Semuliki National Parks, as well as the Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve.

Chimpanzee Tracking and Habituation in Kibale

Kibale’s most popular visitor activity is the Kanyanchu Primate Walk or chimpanzee tracking .13 primate  can be seen while on the Kibale primate walk and a good variety of diurnal monkeys , but the stars of this trail and the manin attraction for most visitors to Kibale  are the chimpanzees. Kanyanchu’s chimps have been tracked since 1993 and Kibale presents the best chances of seeing the chimps in Africa. Guided walks start at 8am and 2pm and last an average of three hours. You may thus just either the morning trek or the afternoon one.

Another option for visitors to consider is the  full-day Chimpanzee Habituation Experience (CHEX) . The chimp habituation experience works with a chimpanzee community which is undergoing habituation. Early visitors can watch chimps leaving their overnight nests between 6:00 - 6:30am before feeding, copulating, hunting, breastfeeding, resting, patrolling and going on about their daily lives until late in the evening when it is time to build new nests around 7pm for the night. We assist clisnt with purchase of the chimp habituation experience at a cost of US$25 per permit to cover admin and service fees.

Birding in Kibale. Kibale is a very famous birder's destination. Bird watching tours start at 7am at Kanyanchu; you are advised to book in advance. Rare species include the Papyrus Gonolek, White-winged Warbler, White-collared Oliveback and Papyrus Canary.

Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, located just outside the park, is home to 138 bird species which are spotted during guided walks along the boardwalk trail and viewing platforms. These could include the White-spotted Flufftail, Yellow-spotted Barbet, Hairy-breasted Barbet, Yellow-billed Barbet, Western Nicator, Grey-winged Robin-chat, White-tailed Ant-thrush, Brown-backed Scrub-robin, Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher, Brown-throated Wattle-eye, Superb Sunbird, Brown-crowned Tchagra, Bocage’s Bush-shrike, Black Bishop, White-breasted Negrofinch and Black-crowned Waxbill among others

Primates

The diversity and density of primates in Kibale is the highest in Africa. The most famous of its 13 species is the chimpanzee, our closest relative. Kibale’s 1450 chimpanzees represent Uganda’s largest population of this endangered primate. The forest is also home to East Africa’s largest population of the threatened red colobus monkeys and the rare I’Hoest’s monkey. Other primates include the black-and-white colobus, red-tailed and blue monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabey, olive baboon, bush baby and potto.

Other Wildlife

At least 70 mammal species are present in the park though ground-dwelling animals are difficult to see in dense forest. An estimated 500elephants are present, along with buffalos, leopards, warthogs, bush pigs, golden cats and duikers. A keen observer may spot reptiles and amphibians as well as a colorful variety of 250 species of butterflies.

Birding

The park boasts more than 375 species of birds. Kibale specials include the African Pitta, Green-breasted Pitta, Afep Pigeon, White-naped Pigeon, Crowned Eagle, Red-chested Owlet, Black Bee-eater, Western Nicator, Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, Little Greenbul, Brown-chested Alethe, Blue-breasted Kingfisher, African Grey Parrot, Scaly-breasted Illadopsis ,Brown Illadopsis, Black-capped Apalis, Blue-headed Sunbird, Collared Apalis, Dusky Crimsonwing, Purple-breasted Sunbird, Red-faced Woodland Warbler, Yellow Spotted Nicator, Little Green Bul, Black-eared Ground Thrush and the Abyssinian Ground-thrush.

Please book your Kibale birding tour holiday with us.

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