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Kibale Forest National Park, Uganda

Quick Facts

Best Time to Visit: June–September and December–February (drier trekking conditions)
Country: uganda

Highlights

The best chimpanzee tracking in East Africa
13 primate species, the highest concentration in Africa
Chimpanzee habituation experience for a full day with the apes
Lush tropical rainforest
Bigodi wetland walk next door

Wildlife

Chimpanzees (1,500+)Red colobus and black-and-white colobusL'Hoest's and red-tailed monkeysGrey-cheeked mangabeyForest elephant and duiker375+ bird species

Kibale Forest National Park, in western Uganda, protects one of the most beautiful tracts of tropical rainforest in East Africa and is renowned as the region’s premier destination for chimpanzee tracking.

Primate capital of East Africa

Kibale is home to 13 species of primate, the highest concentration in Africa, including a large, well-habituated chimpanzee population of more than 1,500 individuals. Visitors can track chimps on a half-day walk or join a full-day habituation experience that follows the apes from dawn.

Forest and wetland

Beyond chimps, the forest holds colobus and mangabey monkeys, forest elephants, and more than 375 bird species. The neighbouring Bigodi wetland offers a rewarding guided nature walk.