Activities to do in Kibale forest national park after chimpanzee trekking

Activities to do in Kibale forest national park after chimpanzee trekking; Chimpanzee trekking is the most popular activity in Kibale forest national park that attracts tourists and it involves moving into the tropical rainforest in search of the habituated chimpanzees and once found spend one hour with them in their natural habitat. Kibale forest national park is located in western part of Uganda in Kabarole district. The national park is also known as the primate capital due to the fact that it harbors 13 primate species including 1,500 chimpanzees which is the highest number of chimpanzees, black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, grey cheeked mangabey, blue monkeys, olive baboons, l’hoest monkeys, vervet monkeys among others. After the adventurous chimpanzee trekking experience in Kibale forest national park, there are other interesting activities that travelers can engage in including,

Activities to do in Kibale forest national park

Bird watching

Kibale forest national park is a home of over 370 recorded bird species including Albertine endemic birds, forest birds, endemic birds, migratory birds among others which makes it one of the best bird watching destinations in Uganda. During bird watching in Kibale forest national park, you will be accompanied by an experienced bird guide who will help you to spot different bird species including Purple-breasted Sunbird, Cassin’s Spinetail, Red-faced Woodland Warbler, Nahans Francolin, Collared Apalis, Blue-headed Sunbird, Masked Apalis, Dusky Crimsonwing, Black-capped Apalis, Great Blue Turaco, Red-fronted Tinkerbird, Black Headed Gonolek, Papyrus Canary, Papyru Gonolek, Yellow-billed Barbet, Black Bee-eater, Double-toothed Barbet, African Pitta, Little Greenbul, Green Breasted Pitta, Blue-shouldered Robin Chat, Abyssinian Ground Thrush, Giant Kingfisher, Chestnut-throated Apalis, White Collared Oliveback, Grey-headed Kingfisher, African Emerald Cuckoo, Pin-tailed Wagtail, Grey Crowned Crane, Crowned Eagle among others.

Chimpanzee habituation experience

Chimpanzee habituation experience is another interesting activity in Kibale forest national park where the wild chimpanzees are trained to get used to human presence for trekking. Chimpanzee habituation experience takes a period of 2 to 3 years to be complete and trekking starts very early in the morning with a briefing about the rules and regulations to follow during trekking. After the briefing you will start trekking in the forest which takes a full day and during trekking, you will be able to view other primate species, birds and once the chimpanzees are found, you will be allowed to spend four hours with the chimpanzees.

Bigodi swamp walk

Bigodi swamp walk is an exciting activity in Kibale forest national park that travelers can engage in after chimpanzee trekking. During the guided nature walk in Bigodi swamp, you will walk through the forest pathways, boardwalks among others where you will be able to view different bird species like the great blue turaco, view primates like red tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, l’hoest monkeys, olive baboons, mammals like sitatunga, bushbucks, otters among others.

Game drive in Queen Elizabeth national park

Queen Elizabeth national park is the second largest national park located in western part of Uganda which takes about 2 to 3 hours’ drive from Kibale Forest national park. Queen Elizabeth national park is a home of different wildlife species that can be viewed during the game drive. Game drives in Queen Elizabeth national park can either be done in Kasenyi plains, Mweya peninsula and Ishasha sector where you will be able to view animals like buffaloes, elephants, Uganda kobs, lions, leopards, hyenas, waterbucks, giant forest hogs, warthogs among others.

Boat cruise on Kazinga channel

Boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth national park is done on Kazinga channel a water channel that connects Lake Edward and Lake George. During the boat cruise on Kazinga channel, you will be able to view large concentrations of hippos and Nile crocodiles in water, view elephants, buffaloes, warthogs among others drinking water along the shores, spot water birds among others.

Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park

Gorilla trekking is another exceptional activity that travelers can engage in after chimpanzee trekking in Kibale forest national park. Gorilla trekking can either be done in Bwindi impenetrable national park or Mgahinga gorilla national park and it starts very early in the morning with a briefing about the rules and regulations to follow during trekking. After the briefing, you will start trekking in the jungle which takes about 2 hours to 7 hours depending on where the gorillas are located because they like to move from one place to another in search of food. During trekking, you will be able to view other wildlife species and once the gorillas are found, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat where you will be able to learn more about their behaviors, habits, watch the gorillas carry out their daily activities, take photos and record videos to show people back home.

How to get to Kibale forest national park

Kibale forest national park is located in western part of Uganda and can be accessed by road transport means where travelers will drive from Kampala through Mubende, Fort Portal or Masaka, Mbarara to the park headquarters which takes about 6 to 7 hours’ drive in a safari vehicle.

You can as well access Kibale forest national park from Queen Elizabeth national park which takes about 3 hours’ drive and Bwindi impenetrable national park

Kibale forest national park can also be accessed by air transport means where you will book domestic flights from Entebbe international airport or Kajjansi airfield to Kasese or Semuliki airstrips and then connect to the park headquarters by road.

Best time to visit Kibale forest national park

Kibale forest national park can be visited anytime throughout the year though the best time is during the dry season in the months of June, July, august, September, December, January and February because during this period there is less or little rainfall in the park therefore nature walk and chimpanzee trekking trails will be dry and passable which makes trekking easy.

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