Walking among chimpanzees in Kibale National Park

The most well-liked activity in Kibale Forest National Park is chimpanzee trekking. Around 1,500 chimpanzees live in the national park, and chimpanzee trekking begins early in the morning with a training at the Kanyachu visitors center about the norms and regulations to follow while trekking. Following the lecture, you will be paired with a park guide who is knowledgeable about chimpanzees and begin your 30- to 4-hour-long hike into the jungle. This depends on where the chimpanzees are located.

You can see additional primate species while hiking, including black and white colobus monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabeys, and l’hoest monkeys, as well as several plant and animal species. Once the chimpanzees are located, you are given an hour to spend with them in their natural environment. During this time, you can observe them feeding, nursing, playing, hunting, mating, fighting, resting, and learning about their habits and behaviors. You can also take pictures and document the breathtaking moments to share with others once the safari is over.

Experience getting used to chimpanzees in Kibale National Park

A thrilling activity in Kibale National Park trains chimpanzees to become accustomed to human presence so they can go hiking. Similar to chimpanzee trekking, the chimpanzee habituation process takes two years to complete. The experience begins very early in the morning with a briefing at the park headquarters, after which you will join a team of researchers, trackers, and park guides and venture into the forest in search of the chimpanzees under habituation.

Once the chimpanzees are located, you will have the opportunity to spend four hours with them in their natural habitat, giving you the chance to learn about their habits, lifestyle, behaviors, and how to recognize them by their scars and markings. You will also have the chance to observe the chimpanzees as they leave their nests, feed, nurse, hunt, mate, rest, play, and construct their nighttime nests, providing you with fascinating and unforgettable experiences during your safari in the park.

Seeing birds at Kibale National Park’s Bigodi Swamp

More than 375 different bird species have been identified in Kibale National Park, including migratory birds, forest birds, endemic birds that have not been found in other national parks in Uganda, near endemic birds that can also be found in other places, and endemic birds. This makes it a great place to go bird-watching.

Early in the morning or late at night are the best times to go bird watching in Kibale National Park with an expert bird guide who can help you identify various bird species, including the great blue turaco, black billed turaco, yellow spotted barbet, purple headed starling, black bee-eater, white bellied crested flycatcher, grey throated tit flycatcher, tiny sunbird, white collared olive back, green breasted pitta, white naped pig

In Kibale National Park, go for a hike or nature stroll.

An informative and exciting activity in Kibale National Park, a nature walk starts with a briefing at the Kanyachu Visitors Center or Sebitoli. After receiving a briefing, you will begin a hike through the forest with a knowledgeable park ranger, passing through grasslands and swamps as you get up close and personal with a variety of wildlife species, including forest elephants, duikers, bushbucks, and primates like blue monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabeys, and red-tailed monkeys. You will also view various bird species, plant and tree species, listen to sweet bird species’

Forest trails at night at Kibale National Park.

A fascinating activity in the park is the nocturnal forest walk, which allows visitors to explore the area at night in the company of a knowledgeable ranger guide and with the use of spotlight torches to clearly see nocturnal monkeys. You will get the opportunity to see nocturnal creatures such as bush babies, pottos, galagos, tree hyraxes, crickets, and nightjars among others during the guided nocturnal forest walk, which begins at around 7:00 p.m.

Discovering Crater Lakes

Following a safari in Kibale National Park, a tour to Crater Lakes is another important activity that tourists would love to have on their agenda. You will be guided on foot during this trip of Fort Portal Town to trek several volcanic steep hills, which ultimately prove to be visually appealing. From the bird’s perspective, you can see various crater lakes. After reaching the peak, one can also see the Kibale woods, the mountainous Rwenzori ranges, and the breathtaking landscape features.

See the Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru

In the Fort Portal-Kabarole District, these rocks are situated in a cave a short distance from Nyakasura School. One must pass by some breathtaking waterfalls that welcome you on the way to these rocks. Although the Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru are naturally occurring features created by the growth of stalactites and stalagmites, the Batoro tribe has a deep cultural connection to these rocks. They hold the opinion that these are the breasts of a young girl named Nyina Mwiru, which father the King allegedly cut off because she refused to wed a man he had chosen for her. Visitors swarm here to learn about these qualities, which has considerably aided in the