Children of below 12 years are not allowed to go for the chimps or go in the forest,Children can instead enjoy a collection of forest walks for 1-2 hours, followed by helpful guides. Parents can take pleasure in their forest walks bearing in mind that their children are engaged in a worthwhile activity with trained ranger guides. The children are able to visit the forest and learn more about the ecosystem as well as its inhabitants by a short-distance walk, games and interesting creative activities which include   photography pond dipping, and batik making.

The people living around Kibale National Park are mostly Batoro and Bakiga. The Batoro are native to the region while the Bakiga are just immigrants from the thickly populated southwestern part of the country. The Batoro carry pride in the ethnical heritage of the Kingdom of Toro, a scion of the ancient kingdoms of the Great Lakes region un Africa. The king (Omukama) and the kingdom personify the traditional along with cultural values of the Batoro. The immigrants (Bakiga) still hold their culture and tradition as expressed in their dance,folklore, as well as language. Kibale National Park plays an important role in the local people’s lives who enjoy different types of benefits from the forest. This forest offers them with a number of traditional forest products like fuel, wood, wild coffee, food, building materials as well as herbal medicines.

It’s located outside the park in Magombe Swamp. It’s famous for wildlife such as chimpanzees, red colobus, black and white colobus, red tailed monkey, bushbuck as well as mongoose. It has about 138 bird species and these can be seen during the nature walks. The sanctuary was set up to preserve the exclusive environmental features along with the wetland. For more information about the sanctuary, you can visit the Kanyanchu visitor Information center or UWA.

This sanctuary is located just outside the park found in Magombe swamp. This Wetland Sanctuary is known for a wide collection of wildlife that includes primates, like chimpanzees, black and white colobus,red colobus and other mammals which include the bushbuck, sitatunga, otter & mongoose. the wetland Sanctuary is also a home to 138 bird species. These may be seen in the course of guided walks from boardwalk trail and viewing platforms.

This Wetland sanctuary is a community-run opening aimed at conserving an exclusive biodiversity & environmental values of the wetland.

About Birding in Kibale National Park

The park is also famous for its different species of birds and record has about 325 of which 6 are prevalent to the Albertine Rift region for instance collared apalis,dusky creimson-wing,blue-headed sunbird, red-faced woodland warbler and black-capped  apalis.The unique species include green breasted pitta,black bee-eater, yellow spotted nicator,little greenbul,black-eared ground thrush,brown-chested alethe,blue-breasted kingfisher as well as African pitta.

The park is a home to 325 variety of bird species, including 6 that are native to the Albertine Rift destination, that is to say dusky crimsonwing, black-capped apalis, blue-headed sunbird, collared apalis,red-faced woodland warbler and purple-breasted sunbird. Other Kibale specials are the green breasted pitta,African pitta, black bee-eater,Abyssinian groundthrush, yellow spotted nicator, little greenbul, black-eared ground thrush, brownchested alethe, yellow rumped tinker bird, blue-breasted kingfisher,  along with the crowned eagle.

Chimpanzee Habituation Experience,this is a lifetime experience that allows accompany Kibale’s researchers and habituation at chimpanzee during their daily activities, thereby getting used to human presence without changing their natural. During your tour, expect coming across the chimps de-nesting (in their nocturnal nests) between 05.30 to 06.30, before them throughout the day till they make new nests and the night around 19.00. The Habituation Experience by tourist for low season months of March, April, May and November

Primates walk (Chimpanzee tracking)

The most favourite of Kibale’s walks embarks on from the Kanyanchu Visitor center at 08.00 & 15.00 and lasts 2 to 3 hours. Chimpanzee are the most sought after primate by visitors, but you should look out for the black & white colobus, red tailed monkey or the grey cheeked mangabey. Your guides will be able to show you pittas & different bird species and will give details of the tradit of the plant species within the forest. This walk is for 6 people in a group. Advance booking is all-important especially during peak sea.

Chimpanzee tracking has rules and regulations to follow
A distance of just about 8m is very important between you and the chimps.
People with diseases such as flue or diarrhea may not allowed in the park.
Avoid eating near the chimps.
Children below the age of 12 are prohibited from entering the park.
Guide is the only one to help get access to the forest.
Chimps need freedom therefore no provoking them once you enter the park.
Flash photography are not allowed in the park.

The most favorite activity in the park is the Chimpanzee tracking safaris. Starts from Kanyanchu Visitor Center at 08.00 & ends at 15.00 and lasts 2-3 hours. The Primates are searched down by visitors during the tracking. These include black & white Colobus, grey cheeked Mangabey, red tailed monkey. Your guides will show you pittas along with other bird species & will explain the tradit of different plant species within the forest. This walk is for 6 individuals per tour group. Advance booking is all-important during peak sea:

Kibale National park covers an area of about 795km and its acknowledged to have one of Uganda’s most gorgeous tropical forest.Its a habitat to many forest wildlife and among these include the primates along with chimpanzees.The forest occupies the northern as well as the central part of the park. Kibale  in the northern part has a  peak of about 1590m above sea level.The northern part is also well known as the wettest area with an annual rainfall of about 1700mm.The rainy months include March-May as well as September-November.It has an average temperature of about 14-27oc and temperatures are high in the south because of  the landscape falls into the scorching rift valley floor.

The southern Kibale connects to the heart of Queen Elizabeth National park.These parks are acknowledged to have an area of about 180km relocation corridor for wildlife.This tend to extend from Ishasha  to the distant southern part of Queen Elizabeth National park along with the Sebitoli forest located in the northern part of Kibale.

One of Uganda’s most gratifying park to discover a lot of attraction  is Kibale.The park is suited near to the peaceful Ndali-Kasenda crater and it’s a 30 minutes drive to Queen Elizabeth, Semuliki National park,Toro Semliki wildlife Reserve along with Rwenzori

Kibale Forest National Park is one of the best safari destination in Africa for chimpanzee tracking. Kibale’s 795km2  National Park contains one of the most beautiful and with the most varying tracts of tropical forest in the whole of Uganda. This is place to a number of forest wildlife, most especially 13 species of primate coupled with chimpanzees.

The Forest covering predominates in the central and northern part of the park on the raised Fort Portal plateau. At the park’s northern tip,Kibale is highest and stands 1590m above sea level.  Additionally the wettest area is Northern Kibale , receiving an average annual rainfall of equal to 1700mm, mainly during March-May and September-November. The climate is usually pleasant with an average annual temperature range of 14 to 27oC. Temperatures are at maximum (& rainfall lower) in the south where the terrain drops onto the blistering rift valley floor and forest provides way to open grassland.

Tanzania tour safaris

Southern Kibale borders Queen Elizabeth National Park and collectively these preserved areas maintain a 180 kilometer long migration corridor for wildlife that stretches from the remote southern sector of Queen Elizabeth  National Park in “Ishasha”, to the north of Kibale in “Sebitoli”. The Kibale-Fort Portal region is one of Uganda’s most pleasing places to explore. The park is located close to the calm Ndali Kasenda crater area & which takes a half day’s drive to Queen Elizabeth, Rwenzori Mountains & Semuliki National Parks along with the Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve.