Kibale NP
Kibale National Park:
Hosting a population of more than 1,000 chimpanzees, of which one 80-strong community has been habituated to tourist visits, as well as half-a-dozen readily observed monkey species, including the acrobatic red colobus and black-and-white colobus, and the handsome L’Hoest’s monkey, Kibale is National park is a primatologist’s dream. Kibale National Park contains one of the loveliest and most varied tracts of tropical forest in Uganda.
The forest covers the central parts and Northern parts of the park on a raised Fort Portal plateau. Kibale stands 1590m above sea level, hence being the highest at the Northern tip of the park.
Mostly during the rainy seasons of March-May and September-November, the park receives 1700mm of mean annual rainfall. Temperatures are generally normal, with a range of 140-270C. Temperatures are highest in the South and the forest’s grassland begins to grow where the terrain drops down into the hot Rift valley.
Size:
Kibale National Park covers an area of 795km2 mostly tropical forest. The park being a tropical forest calls forest wildlife most especially the primates (13 species).
Location:
Kibale National Park is located in Western Uganda, 26 km south east of Fort portal town.
Southern Kibale adjoins Queen Elizabeth National Park and the two parks create a 180km-long corridor for migrating wildlife from Ishasha to Sebitoli forest in Kibale North.
The most rewarding Uganda’s explore areas is Kibale-Fort Portal region. The region offers you a chance to visit Queen Elizabeth for a half days drive. Other visits include; Semuliki National Park, Toro Semliki Wildlife Reserve, as well as the Ndali Kasenda crater area.
Getting there (Access):
The main centre for tourism is the Kanyanchu River Camp and can be reached from Kampala either from north via Mubende and Fort Portal, or the South through Mbarara and Kamwenge.
With a 300km tarmac road, the Northern route may be shorter, followed by 36km to Kanyanchu.
Another Secondary Centre is the Sebitoli Forest Camp, which can be easily reached on the Kampala road for 16km before reaching Fort Portal.
Using public means between Kampala and Fort Portal to Sebitoli and Fort Portal and Kamwenge to Kanyanchu, a daily bus always operates on these routes.
Famous For:
1450 Chimpanzees have been recorded in this park. It represents Uganda’s largest population of this endangered primate.
325 species of birds, including 6 that are endemic to the Albertine Rift Region, namely black-capped apalis, blue-headed sunbird, collared apalis, dusky crimson wing, purple breasted sunbird and red-faced woodland warbler.
351 species of tress have been recorded in the park.
Kibale is also home o the rare l’Hoest’s monkey and east africa’s larget population of the threatened red colobus monkey.
Other primates include the black and white colobus, blue monkey, grey cheeked mangabey; red tailed monkey live baboon, bush baby and potto.
Activities:
Forest hiking:
It explores the ark’s diverse habitats including tropical rainforest, riverine forest, swamp and grassland.
Primate walk (chimpanzee tracking):
Chimpanzees are the most sought after by visitors.
Chimpanzee Habituation Experience:
This allows you to accompany kibale’s researchers and habituators as they follow chimpanzee during their daily activities.
Bird watching and primate viewing:
This is mainly done in Sebitoli offering excellent bird and primate viewing in moist ever green forest with a semi-closed canopy of stratified tree crowns.
Other activities that can be done include meeting local people and gaining insights to their cultures (cultural Heritage), Guided walks similar to those at magombe are conducted in he kihingani Wetland.
Accommodation Options:
- Primate Lodge Kibale
- Ndali Safari Lodge
- Nyinabulitwa Country Resort
- Rwengo Village Safari Guest House
- Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary UCOTA
- Rweteera Safari Park
- Chimpanzee Guest house.
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