The lush tropical rainforest of Kibale National Park has one of the highest diversity and density of primates in Africa, totaling 13 species including more than 1,000 chimpanzees - our closest living relatives. Early in the morning, you will walk with an experienced Ranger into the forest to track down one of the habituated Chimpanzees’ families. After spending one hour with them we will have to leave and should be out of the forest around lunch time.Relaxing scenic walk in the afternoon in the rolling vulcanic landscape around a crater lake and through tea plantations.

The Rwenzori Mountains are located on the Uganda-Congo border just north of the Equator and are often referred to as the Mountains of the Moon due to their legendary beauty. The mountain range has six peaks, the highest of which is Margherita on Mount Stanley, rising to 5,109 metres, making it the third highest in Africa after Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya.

The mountains are covered in interesting flora and fauna, and there are many wild flowers and stunning birds as well as giant Lobelia and groundsel (up to 10 metres). Fort Portal is an important market town situated at an elevation of about 5.000ft between the Ruwenzori Mountains, Kibale National Park and Queen Elisabeth National Park.

Accommodation in Kibale

Images of Kibale