Activities to do in Kibale Forest National Park.
Kibale forest national park is an intriguing safari destination to explore in the south western part of Uganda in Kabarole and then Kamwenge districts. Kibale forest national park has a variety of the safari activities to be done by the tourists; these activities offer the tourists with the everlasting safari memories. The park is as well-known as the primate capital because the park is a home of over 13 primate species that is the famous chimpanzees, red tailed monkeys, blue monkeys, grey cheeked mangabey, black and white colobus monkeys, L’Hoest’s monkeys, Vervet monkeys and many others. Not only the primates Kibale forest national park is a home of other animal species like bush pigs, duikers, buffaloes, bushbucks and among others, and over 370 bird species. Kibale forest national park covers a total land of about 776 square kilometers and this however offers the wide range of the different safari activities to be done by the tourists with African Vacation Safaris.
Activities to do in Kibale Forest national park.
Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest national park.
Chimpanzee tracking is the stunning safari activity to do in Kibale Forest national park and this is where the tourists move in the tropical rainforest while looking for the habituated chimpanzees and once the tourists finds the chimpanzees they will spend one hour with them in their natural habitats. Chimpanzee tracking starts early in the morning at the part headquarters at the park headquarters that is Kanyanchu visitors centre, this is where you will be briefed about the rules, regulations and expectations during chimpanzee trekking by the experienced and then skilled park rangers and guides. After the briefing you will explore the forest with the park guide that is familiar with the chimpanzee trekking trails.
Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale forest national park takes a period from 30 minutes to 5 hours depending on where the chimpanzees are located because the chimpanzees keep on moving from one place to another in searching for the food and shade. Along the way looking for the chimpanzees the visitors can be intrigued by sighting the park’s rich biodiversity that is other primate species, various colourful and beautiful bird species, and mammals and among others. And once you find the chimpanzees, you will be given a period of one hour to be in the presence of the chimpanzees in their natural habitat that gives you the opportunity to watch the chimpanzees feeding, watching the chimpanzees breastfeeding, watching the female chimpanzees grooming their young ones, taking their pictures and recording their videos and among others. After the experience you will be transferred back to the starting point to where you will be awarded with the chimpanzee trekking certificates for taking part in chimpanzee tracking.
Chimpanzee habituation in Kibale forest national park.
Chimpanzee habituation experience is a unique then interesting to where the wild chimpanzees are trained to get to human presence for tracking. Chimpanzee habituation is much thrilling that takes about 2 years to be complete and the activity starts early in the morning with a briefing at the park headquarters, after the briefing you will be joined by a group of the researchers, scientists, conservationists and start trekking in the forest that takes the whole day. During the experience you will be able to spot the different bird species, mammals, primates and among others, like the different plant and tree species. Once the habituated chimpanzees are spotted and found, you will be allowed to spend four hours to be in the presence of the habituated chimpanzees and this gives you the chance to learn about the chimpanzees, watching them making the nests for the next night, watching them hunting, breastfeeding, participating in the naming process, taking pictures and recording the videos and among many others. After the experience you will be transferred to the starting point and be awarded with the chimpanzee habituation certificates for taking part in chimpanzee habituation experience.
Bird watching in Kibale Forest national park.
Bird watching is another attractive safari activity that takes place in Kibale forest national park by the birding guides from African Vacation Safaris. Kibale forest national park is a home to over 370 bird species that includes the resident and then migratory bird species, and some of the bird species to be spotted in the park includes Abyssinian ground thrush, African pied wagtail, pin tailed whydah, African pitta, western nicator, black billed turaco, great blue turaco, Afep pigeon, Crowned Eagle, Black Bee-eater, Dusky Crimsonwing, Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, White-napped pigeon, little greenbul, yellow spotted nictor and among many others. Bird watching in Kibale forest national park is best done during the early morning or during the late afternoon that gives you a wonderful safari experience.
Guided nature walks in Kibale Forest national park.
Guided nature walks is one of the exceptional safari activity that is done in Kibale forest national park. This is where the tourists will get the chance to explore the park on foot with the company of an experienced of the park guides and then armed park ranges. The guided nature walks in Kibale forest national park begin very early in the morning with a briefing about the rules, regulations and then the expectations at the Kanyachu visitors centre. After the briefing, the tourists will start hiking in the forest that takes you a period of about 2 to 5 hours and during the guided nature walks, you will be fascinated by the sighting of the park’s attractions that is the primate species, as you are listening to the sweet sounds of the birds singing in the trees, as you are enjoying the cool breeze in the forest and among others.
Night forest walks in Kibale forest national park.
Night forest walks are very unique and impressive in Kibale forest national park; these start in the evening at around 7:00pm with the briefing at the park headquarters to where you will start hiking with armed ranger guides and then the spotlight torches for the perfect viewing experience of the magnificent nocturnal animals like the tree hyenas, night jars, pottos, serval cats and among others that offers you everlasting safari memories.
Visiting Bigodi wetland sanctuary in Kibale Forest national park.
Bigodi wetland sanctuary, is a jungle swamp that is project of the local community to conserve and protect nature and to improve their standards of living through exposing the jungle swamp out as a famous tourist attraction. This swamp has diverse and amazing activities to offer to the tourists that is birdwatching experiences, viewing various species and among others. This swamp is explored by the tourists who come to visit Kibale forest national park and then the charges paid can allow the tourists to explore the swamp, and the fees that are charged to explore the swamp can be used to improve the wellbeing of the people in the communities around, that is schools, health centres, and other infrastructures around Bigodi wetland sanctuary.
Visiting Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru.
Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru the natural and attractive rocks are located a few meters away from Nyakasura School in Fort portal in Kabarole district. During your safari to Kibale forest national park, the visitors can visit these amazing rocks and this is where they pass through waters that welcomes you to the experience. Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru are natural features that resulted through the formation of stalagmites and stalactites, although the local Batooro people around the rocks have the huge cultural attachment of these rocks, and they believe that these are breasts of a young girl called Nyina Mwiru that were cut off by her father the King for refusing to get married to a partner that he had selected for her hence the resulting of the so called ‘’Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru’’. Yearly the tourists go this attraction to sight and learn about the rocks that have contributed highly to the tourism industry and then entire community surrounding around.
Crater Lakes Tour.
Crater lakes tour is the final tour with your Uganda safari in Kibale forest national park. This is one of the man activities that every traveler should explore and include in their safari itinerary because of this wonderful experience. During this tour in fort portal you will be led and accompanied by your Africa Vacation Safari guide on foot to hike to the various volcanic steep slopes which takes you to the charming after approaching to the actual lakes. On the safari, you will spot various crater lakes from the birds view, and this is where you will spot other attractions like mountain Rwenzori ranges, beautiful landscapes, and among many others.