How to get to Kibale Forest national park?
How to get to Kibale forest national park is the most asked question that every traveler before going on an African safari to trek the famous chimpanzees in the park. Getting to the park is not a very task most especially if you book with a reputable tour operator like African Vacation Safaris that is the company driver will pick you from the Entebbe International Airport and then transfer you to Kibale forest national park. However as well you can reach the park through self-driving that can be convenient through using the updated map to take you to the right direction until you reach the park. Kibale forest national park is situated just less driving distance of about 26km, south east of Fort Portal town.
Then getting to the park can be through the accessible route of Kampala then Fort portal through Mubende town. When you reach the southern part of Fort Portal that is where Kibale forest national park is located, through Mbarara road or Kamwenge road. However it’s known that the northern route to Kibale forest national park through Fort portal is the shortest route compared to other routes. That is the distance is over 300km on the tarmac road that goes to fort portal town, and from there you will take a short distance of about only 36km on a Murram road to Kanyanchu visitor center in the park that is known as the starting point for chimpanzee trekking safari to the park. Though it’s known that from Kampala the capital city of Uganda it takes the travelers about 337km by road through using the northern route of Fort portal.
Kibale forest national park, is a popular safari destination that is located in the southwestern region of Uganda that covers an area of about 800 sq km. Kibale forest national park is found in Kabarole district, then Kamwenge district, the park is known and found in the great western rift valley of Africa that is why some part of the park is elevated higher than the other. Kibale national park is one of the mostly visited national park in Uganda because it’s such vital ecological area that protects a perfect evergreen tropical forest. The park has various ecosystems that harbors various wildlife species; that is the park has the biggest primate community on the African continent with the largest numbers of primates that are over 13 species that is over 1500 chimpanzees and others that includes red tailed monkeys, L’Hoest’s monkeys and among many others, and that’s the reason to why the park is known as the primate capital of the world.
On a Uganda safari, Kibale forest national park is the exceptional safari destination for your chimpanzee trekking and then chimpanzee habituation safari activities. Kibale forest national park has various chimpanzee communities, some of which are even habituated and so ready and excited waiting for you to have some good time together. On the safari, you stand a perfect chance to spot the chimpanzees on the shortest walk in the park unlike other safari destinations in the entire East Africa. Chimpanzee trekking is the most done safari activity by the visitors to the park, and however the experience is such intriguing that offers you spotting of various animal species like African elephants, bush pigs, waterbucks and among many others, without forgetting various over 350 bird species.
Kibale forest national park’s famous safari activity is chimpanzee trekking that mostly takes place in the park during the peak season and also the known as the dry season. The park has various accommodation facilities that offers tourists comfort stay during their safari, with the accommodations that range from budget, mid-range and then the luxury accommodations, these are located within the park or just nearby areas. To do a stunning chimpanzee trekking safari activity is Kibale forest national park, the tourists are advised to obtain a chimpanzee permit earier that is about 3 to 6 months before the safari activity. During the peak season that’s when the chimpanzee trekking tickets tends to be expensive, despite the low season. On a Uganda safari to Kibale forest national park, the tourists can be engaged with the chimpanzee habituation that offers tourists with a more safari experience.
How to get to Kibale forest national park.
Kibale forest national park is attractive safari destination that can be reached in two different ways that is both the road transport and then air transport by the tourists coming to explore the park on a safari.
Road transport.
When the tourists use the road transport there are two routes, that is the first route is the most common route and this is where the travelers drive to Kampala through Mubende, then Fort portal and then to Kibale forest national park and the drive takes about 6 to 7 hours’ drive on an African safari.
And then the second route is driving from Kampala, then Masaka and then Mbarara and then to Fort portal and later you will reach Kibale forest national park and the driving distance takes you about 7 to 8 hours’ drive in a safari vehicle.
During the combined safaris, the tourist can reach Kibale forest national park from Bwindi impenetrable forest national park that takes about 7 to 8 hours’ drive. From Queen Elizabeth national park to Kibale forest national park it takes tourists about 2 to 3 hours’ drive to reach the park. And from Murchison falls national park through Hoima then Fort Portal it takes about 7 to 8 hour’s drive distance.
Air transport.
Kibale forest national park can be accessed by the tourists through using air transport, which is the fastest means of transport to reach the park. This is where African Vacation Safaris book the domestic scheduled or the charter flights with Aerolink Uganda from Entebbe International Airport or Kajjansi to Kasese or Semuliki airstrips that takes you less than one hour and upon your arrival your Uganda safari driver will pick you and then you will connect to the park headquarters or to the park headquarters by road that makes you reach the park so fast.