Kibale National Park

The park is home to 13 remarkable primate species, including the much localized Red Colobus and L’Hoest’s monkey.
Kibale National Park is home to 13 remarkable primate species, including the much localized Red Colobus and L’Hoest’s monkey. The opportunities to track habituated chimps and watch them as they wrangle and play in trees represents kibale’s major tourist attraction especially with its network of shady forest trails. Located in the west, near Fort Portal, the 759sq km national park has 335 bird species.

The density and diversity of primates in Kibale National Park is the highest in the whole of Africa. The most well known of its 13 species are the chimpanzees, our closest relative. Kibale’s 1450 chimpanzee indicate Uganda’s biggest population of this threatened primate.Additionally Kibale is home to the uncommon I’Hoest’s monkey as well as East Africa’s biggest population of the endangered red colobus monkey. The black & white colobus, red tailed monkey, blue monkey, olive baboon, grey cheeked mangabey, bush baby and potto are among the other primates.

The density and diversity of primates in Kibale National Park is the highest in the whole of Africa. The most well known of its 13 species are the chimpanzees, our closest relative. Kibale’s 1450 chimpanzee indicate Uganda’s biggest population of this threatened primate.Additionally Kibale is home to the uncommon I’Hoest’s monkey as well as East Africa’s biggest population of the endangered red colobus monkey. The black & white colobus, red tailed monkey, blue monkey, olive baboon, grey cheeked mangabey, bush baby and potto are among the other primates.