Kibale Forest National Park: The World’s Primate Capital

Activities And Attractions

Primate tracking

Kibale national park is a natural wonderland and the best destination for tracking chimpanzees. The park is well known as one of the tourist destinations with the highest population of endangered primate species in Africa.

The primate species in the park include endangered Chimpanzees which are special because they share over 95% of their DNA with humans.

Along chimpanzees, you can also spot the rare L’Hoest Monkeys, the endangered Red Colobus Monkey, Grey Cheeked Mangabey, the Red-tailed Monkeys, Bush Baby, Blue Monkeys, Vervet Monkeys, Olive Baboons, and also the Black and White Colobus

Primate Tracking in Kibale Forest National Park

Chimpanzee habituation experience

In Kibale Forest National Park, Chimpanzees are habituated over a period of time before they get used to humans. During the Chimpanzee habituation, you get to spend a whole day with these endangered primate species while enjoying their behaviours.

Here you get a chance to witness the behaviours of the Chimpanzees such as how they live, play, and feed among others. Kibale Forest National Park in Uganda is one of the best tourist destinations for chimpanzee habituation where researchers, guides, and trekkers lead you to the lush vegetation in search of these primates. While doing Chimpanzee habituation, you also witness different plant species, butterflies, bird species, and also mammals.

Nature Walks and hikes

Hiking on nature trails through the vast forest is an awe-inspiring way to discover the stunning biodiversity in the park and surrounding landscapes which include visiting the Amabere caves, tropical forests, grasslands, swamps, and rivers.

If you are also interested in observing how the locals go about their daily lives such as working in the gardens, a walk through Nyaibanda, Nyakalongo, and Kikoni villages is a perfect option for yielding lifetime experience.

Nature walks in kibale National Park

Night / Nocturnal walks

Night walks in the Kibale Forest National Park are one of the stunning activities that offer unforgettable memories while witnessing nocturnal animals like pottos, bush babies, and other birds like bats that are only active at night.

Birding safaris at Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary.

Kibale Forest is well known as a “Birders’ Haven” harbouring over 375 different bird species. An awe-inspiring activity in the park is a nature walk to the Bigodi Wetlands Sanctuary, which is one of the best places for birding safaris and primates trekking in East Africa.

A few hours’ walk through the Bigodi swamp offers an opportunity to spot over 310 bird species including the Grey Parrot, African Crowned eagles, black bee-eaters, Guinea Fowl, Grey-throated Flycatcher, Grey-winged Robin, Crested Flycatcher, Blue shouldered Robin-Chat, Yellow-spotted Barbet, Black-billed Turaco, White-napped Pigeon, Red-chested Flufftail, White-collared Olive back, White-bellied, Masked Apalis, Nahan’s Francolin, Tiny Sunbird among others.