Activities in Kibale National Park

Activities in Kibale National Park or things to do in Kibale National Park are the different Uganda safari activities that any traveler after a Kibale National Park safari could take part in. there are a number of activities in Kibale National Park and they include chimpanzee trekking, chimpanzee habituation, bird watching, nature walks, Crater Lakes tour, Bigodi Wetland Swamp walk as well as visit the Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru.

Chimpanzee Trekking / Chimpanzee Tracking

Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale National Park is the most sought after and done activity in the park by travelers who visit Uganda on a Uganda primates tour specifically. Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale National Park is possible due to the population if chimpanzees that inhabit the park, as well as habituated chimpanzee groups that travelers that travelers can visit and come up-close with the chimpanzees. Whilst on your chimpanzee trekking experience, look out for a number of other primates. Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale National Park is an activity that involves hiking through the forest in search for the allocated chimpanzee group or family, on foot and in the company of ranger guides and park officials that are conversant with the park. Once you meet the chimpanzees, you are allowed up to 1 hour only with the chimpanzees.

Chimpanzee Habituation

Chimpanzee habituation is one of the activities in Kibale National Park to enjoy whilst on a Kibale National Park primate safari. Chimpanzee habituation entails travelers up to 4 hours with a near-to-complete habituation stage that they can be made available for chimpanzee trekking. Chimpanzee habitation also sees travelers keeping in company of researchers and keepers of the chimpanzees, learning and unlearning about the behaviour and way of life of the chimpanzees including triggers. Chimpanzee habituation allows you more time with the chimpanzees.

Bird Watching

Apart from the chimpanzees, the next most sought after attraction in Kibale national Park are the birds. Birds in Kibale National Park are recorded to be more than 370 species by the Uganda Wildlife Authority while researchers have found about 602 species of birds in Kibale National Park. With this, bird watching in Kibale National Park is one of the most sought after activity in the park with common birds spotted including the rare Green Breasted Pitta which is one of the most sought-after bird in Uganda by birders on birding safaris in Uganda. The Dusky Crimsoning, Red-faced Woodland Warbler, Black-capped Appalis, Blue-headed and Purple-breasted Sunbirds, Collared Appalis, Masked Appalis, Nahan’s Francolin, Cassin’s Spinetail, Blue-headed Bee-eater, Great-blue Turaco among so many others.

Hiking / Nature Walks

Among the activities in Kibale National Park that travelers can enjoy include hiking or nature walks. Nature walks in Kibale national Park take travelers through guided wlks in some of the best and most developed trails in the park, exploring the flora and fauna and learning about it all at the same time. Nature walks in Kibale National Park can be as long as possible, or short depending on one’s preference. There are morning and evening walks, as well as multi day walks or hikes that can range from 2 to 6.

Bigodi Wetland Swamp Walk

The Bigodi Wetland Swamp walk is a community run activity that has travelers on a Kibale National Park safari walking through one of the most scenic areas and habitant of bird species and mammal species to look out for.

Crater Lakes Tour

The Crater lakes tour is an activity done en-route in Fort Portal town where one can hike the different volcanic steep slopes which have you enjoying amazing views at the top, of the crater lakes as well as the Mount Rwenzori ranges.

Visit Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru

Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru are rocks located in a cave that travelers ca visit and also get to encounter some of the most amazing waterfalls. The Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru are a natural formation of stalagmites and stalactites that drop off continuously.

The above are the different activities in Kibale National Park that travelers can enjoy whilst on a Uganda safari in Kibale National Park. Kibale National Park is a great primate safari destination not only for chimpanzees but a number of other primates that the park is known as a primate capital. There are about 13 primate species that inhabit Kibale National Park that include chimpanzees, Olive Baboon, Black and White Colobus monkeys, Red-tailed monkey, L’Hoest’s Monkey among so many others.

Get in touch with a reputable tour operator like Focus East Africa Tours to help you pitch an amazing primate safari in Uganda visiting Kibale National Park, and what better way than to add on gorilla trekking in Bwindi and Golden Monkey trekking in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.