About Kibale National Park
Kibale National Park is located in the western park of Uganda in Kabalore District, 22km south of Fort portal town and it is blessed with a strong cultural heritage. Kibale National Park is a tropical rainforest that harbors quite a number of wildlife species that have attracted many tourists to come into Uganda. This National Park has contributed widely in Uganda’s tourism industry because it harbors some endangered species that catch the traveler’s eye. Chimpanzees are primate that share about 90% of their DNA with human beings and have been habituated in Kibale Forest National Park. Uganda in total has about 4950 Chimpanzees and kibale National Park holds about 1500 Chimpanzees. However, chimpanzee trekking also has an option for travelers to spend more time with the chimps and this process is called Chimpanzees Habituation (process of getting the chimpanzees used to human presence before visiting them). Kibale Forest National Park is one of the most interesting and varied forests in Uganda with a forest cover interspersed with patches of grassland and swamps dominated in the northern and central parts of the park. The park has about 351species of trees recorded, some rising to over 55meters and are over 200years old. Kibale Forest National Park covers an area of 795square km, standing at 1590m above the sea level with the lowest point of 1100m on the floor of the Albertine Rift valley to the south. Kibale National Park is a home to about 70 forest wildlife (mammals) including the Buffaloes, Elephants and some of the Antelope species however most uniquely the park is a habitat of the 13species of the primate amongst which include the endangered Chimpanzees. The forest contains approximately 375 bird species ranking the park as one of the most top birding destinations in Uganda.
