Kibale forest national park
Kibale National Park is Located in Southwestern Uganda, is a tropical rainforest that harbors quite a number of wildlife species that have attracted many tourists to come into Uganda. This national park has contributed widely in Ugandas tourism industry because it harbors some endangered species that catch the travelers eyes. Chimpanzees are primates that share about 90% of their DNA with human beings and have been habituated in Kibale Forest Nataional Park. Uganda in total has about 4950 chimpanzees and Kibale Nationnal Park holds about 1500 chimpanzees. Chimpanzees are also visited by travelers for 1 hour which is the same for gorilla trekking. However, chimpanzees has an option for travelllers to spend more time with the chimps and this is called Chimpanzee Habituation.
This is one of the loveliest and most varied tracts of tropical forest in Uganda. The forest is also home to East Africa’s largest population of the threatened red colobus and the rare I’Hoest’s monkey. Other primates include the black-and-white colobus, red-tailed and blue monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabey, olive baboon, bush baby and potto. Common activities like Chimp tracking & Birding can be done here.
