Tourist attractions in Kibale National Park is an eco-tourism destination with diversity of primates, birdlife and scenic landscape among others. The park is located in western region of Uganda, covering an area of about 795 square kilometers of its low land that lies at the altitude range of 1100 meters to 1600 meters. More so, it shelters moist evergreen forest which makes it to be an important ecological system.
On your visit to Kibale National Park you can decide to add your Uganda safari to Queen Elizabeth national park, Rwenzori National park, Semuliki Wildlife reserve. However, Kibale national park consist of various stunning attractions which ranks as one of the top tourist’s destinations in Uganda and East Africa.
Primates
Kibale National Park a capital of primates with over 13 species of primates inclusive the chimpanzees and other species include; blue monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, grey cheeked mangabey, L’Hoest monkey, Ugandan Red Colobus Monkey and Central African Monkey among others. Above all, Kibale National Park hosts the highest population of chimpanzee with more than 1500 chimpanzee individuals. They offer the most amazing chimpanzee habituation and chimpanzee tracking experience which starts from Kanyanchu center. More so, Kibale National park is also a home to nocturnal primates that is say pottos and bush babies which can be seen while on night forest walks guided with armed range with strong lightening touch.
Below are the tourist attractions one can encounter while on visit to Kibale National Park as highlighted;
Primates
Kibale National Park is famously known as a location to the largest population of chimpanzees in East Africa and Uganda has a total of over 5,000 chimpanzees and around 1,500 individuals can be seen in Kibale National Park. The park is habitant of over 13 primates species including chimpanzees ,blue monkeys , red tailed monkeys ,L’hoest’s monkeys ,Uganda Red Colobus monkeys , central African monkey ,grey cheeked mangabey , and black and white colobus monkeys . Visitors wishing to engage in chimpanzee tracking or habituation, take tour to Kibale national park on Uganda Primates Safaris to discover more as you get stunning chances of getting close to our closest cousin said to share 98% of human DNA.
Wildlife Species
Kibale National park is popularly known of being the capital of primates to many they do not believe that kibale is also a home to other wildlife species which can be explored in the thick forest featured around the park. Wildlife species include; golden cats, elephants, leopards, lions, serval cat, buffaloes, bush pig, peter’s and Harvey’s duiker, warthogs, African palm civet, giant forest hogs, sitatunga, swamp otter, bushbucks, marsh mongoose, lions among others. But sitatunga and swamp otter are easily seen near Bigondi wetland sanctuary and the park has number of 500 elephants, though golden cats ,leopards and lions are occasionally seen migrating from Queen Elizabeth park which is adjacent to Kibale national park.
Birdlife
Kibale National Park is a paradise of birdwatching which inhabits over 380 notable bird species, the endemic species and migratory bird species which can be seen in months of November to April. Bird species to encounter in Kibale national park include ; Red-chested owlet , Nahan’s francolin ,little greenbul ,little green bull , Western tinker bird , African grey parrot ,Olive long –tailed Cuckoo ,Blue breasted kingfisher ,Yellow-rumped tinker bird ,brown crested Alethe ,Red-faced woodland warbler ,black bee-eater ,Nahan’s Francolin ,Brown Illadopsis ,Black-eared ground thrush ,little green bull , Purple-breasted sunbird ,white napped pigeon ,African grey parrot , Black-capped Apalis ,Dusky crimsoning ,Crowned eagle ,Abyssinian ground thrush ,African pitta ,Green-breasted pitta ,purple –breasted sunbird among others.
Beautiful Vegetation
Kibale National park has a thick moist evergreen consisting of 250 tree species such as endangered timber species like cordia millenii, entandrophragma angolense, lovoa swynner other. Though the national park has lost a wide range of tree species due to the logging done illegally by the local people but the government came out to put tight rules and security against the illegal activity , Tourist Attractions in Kibale National Park .
Cultural Encounter
The park is a home to authentic Africa culture with two amazing groups that is Bakiga and batooro. They are good in entertaining the traditional dances and songs, visit their local handmade crafts through their association called Kibale Association of Rural Environment Development ‘’KAFFRED’’.
Ndali-Kasenda Craters
Ndali –Kasenda Craters defined as Kibale Ndali Kasenda crater lakes which offers a rewardable scenic nature dotted with series of 60 stable and seasonal fresh water crater lakes filled with water and these crater lakes include; lake Nyanswinga, lake Nyinabulitwa, Lake Nyamasingiri, Lake Ntambi, Lake Mubiro, Lake Nyinabulitwa, Lake Kifuruka, Lake lyantonde, Lake Nyinambuga, lake nkuruba, Lake Nkuruba and other. These lakes offer a spectacular view of thick vegetation, butterflies and primates, rewardable sight of Rwenzori mountains ranges and gainful view of tea plantations.
Butterfly species; The park is home with variety of 250 colorful butterfly species which are seen in the park.
Accommodations in Kibale National Park
Kibale national park features with wide range of classic accommodation facilities both inside and outside park with hospitable welcoming staff to visitors. Ranging from luxury, Mid-range and Budget accommodation; Such accommodation unit include; primate lodge Kibale, Kanyanchu River Camp, Nyinabulitwa Resort, Safari camp, Crater valley, Kibale Lakeside resort, Mantana tented camp, Safari Hotel Bigodi, Kibale Forest Camp among others.
Accessibility
Kibale National Park a primitive safari destination found in western Uganda which can be accessed both by air and by car transport.
By Road transport
From Kampala via Mubende –Fort port route to Kibale National Park
Kibale national park can be accessed from Kampala or Entebbe by 4×4 wheel driver approximately 5 to 6 hours’ drive to reach the main visited destination
By Air transport
Domestic Flight from ‘’EBB’’ Entebbe Airport or Kajjansi Airfields with Aero Link Airline, Eagle Air, Bar Aviation Airline among others, to fly you Kasese Airstrip.
Alternatively, a traveler can visit Kibale national park through booking a domestic charter or scheduled flight to fly you to Kasese Airstrip within 45 minutes.
