Accessing the National Park of Kibale
It might be simple to get to Kibale National Park, especially if you make your reservation through a tour operator. The driver will take you from the Entebbe airport to the Kanyanchu Visitors Center in Kibale. It may be smooth if you are driving yourself, but you can always utilize a current map to guide you in the correct path.
Only around 26 kilometers to the southeast of Fort Portal town is Kibale National Park. Located in Kibale’s center, the Kanyanchu River flows through the city. Kanyanchu is also the location of the major visitor center. The easily accessible road from Kampala to the Fort gateway via Mubende town can be used to reach Kibale National Park.
Mbarara Road and Kamwenge Road lead to the southern portion of Fort Portal, which is home to Kibale National Park. The northern route to Kibale via Fort Portal is the quickest of the other routes, based on passenger reports. It is around 36 miles on a murrum road to the Kanyanchu visitor center in Kibale National Park after traveling more than 300 km on a tarmac to Fort Portal Town. It is roughly 337 kilometers by road from Kampala to Kibale via the northern route of Fort Portal.
Kibale National Park is located in western Uganda and spans around 800 square kilometers. Kibale is located in the great western rift valley of Africa, in the Kabarole District. This explains why one section is raised above the other. Among other districts, Kibale National Park includes Kamwenge and Kabarole.
Due to its importance as an ecological area that preserves a moist evergreen tropical forest, Kibale National Park is one of Uganda’s most visited protected sites. Numerous environments in Kibale are home to a variety of wildlife species. With around 1500 chimpanzees and 12 other primate species, including the endangered L’hoest’s monkey and Domidov’s galago, the park is home to the largest primate group on the African continent. Perhaps because of this fact, it is known as the primate capital of the world.
For your chimpanzee trekking and chimpanzee habituation activities, Kibale National Park is the ideal location. There are more than seven chimpanzee colonies on Kibale, some of which are habituated and are just waiting for you to spend some time with them. In contrast to other locations in East Africa, Kibale offers a 100% possibility of seeing chimpanzees on the shortest stroll. The most popular activity that tourists book in Kibale is chimpanzee trekking. Others, on the other hand, like birdwatching because the Kibale forest is home to more than 350 different species of birds, making it a birder’s heaven.
Chimpanzee trekking is a popular pastime during the dry season, when the park is overcrowded and nearly all of the hotels and lodges there and in the surrounding areas are fully booked. Chimpanzee trekking tickets are typically somewhat pricey during the busiest times of the year in order to keep the number of tourists to Kibale stable. The park is free during the wet season, which is also the low season, and this is when the majority of the chimpanzee habituation activities occurs. In an effort to draw tourists, Chimpanzee trekking permits are also offered at a reduced price.
It is preferable to take a bus from Kampala to Fort Portal to get to Kibale National Park. Every day, a bus leaves for Kibale via Sebitoli and travels to the Kanyanchu Visitors Center via Kamwenge Road. As an alternative, you can take the Aero Link flight from Entebbe to Kasese and then take a special cab to Kanyanchu in Kibale National Park. All year long, the park is open and eager to welcome you, bonne venue.
