Kibale National Park was gazetted in 1932 and is located in western Uganda covering about 795 km2. This park is one of Africa’s foremost research sites for chimpanzees and other primates, ecosystems, wild pigs and other topics. Kibale’s southern part adjoins Queen Elizabeth National Park and creates a 180km wildlife corridor that stretches from the Ishasha sector to the distant southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park along with Sebitoli Forest located in the northern part of Kibale with an array of landscapes.
Kibale is one of the best safari destinations in Africa for chimpanzee tracking and other primates coupled with the most beautiful tropical rainforest. It has a pleasant climate almost throughout the year, the wettest area being the north of the park receiving an average annual rainfall of about 1700mm, especially in March-May and September-November.
Kibale National Park accommodates L’Hoest’s monkeys, red colobus monkeys, black and white colobus, red-tailed monkeys, blue monkeys, olive baboons, golden cats, red & blue duikers, Bushbaby alongside a variety of birds. Buffalos, leopards, and elephants are also present, and a large number of reptiles and butterflies are also there though hardly seen.
