Kibale National park is located in western part of Uganda covering 795km2 with an altitde of 1590m with beatiful and tract tropical rain forest close to the beautiful town of Fort Portal.The park inhabit plenty of forest wildlife most especislly Chimpanzee and 13 species of primates, 375 species of birds,there are also an incredible 250 species of butterfly.

Kibale National park was established in 1995 primarily to protect the forest, The Kibale-Fort Portal area is one of Uganda’s most rewarding destinations to explore whereby the Park has the largest chimpanzee population standing at approximately 1500 individuals and is the best place to trek habituated wild chimpanzees in the whole of Africa.

The park visitor center is at Kanyanchu, 35km southeast of Fort Portal

A highlight of any visit to Kibale National Park will be the chimp- tracking excursions that leave twice daily form Kanyachu, at 08:00 and 04:00. Chimp sighting are not guaranteed on these walks, but the odds of encounter now stand at greater than 95%. Trackers visit the Kanyantale community, which comprises around 90 individuals and is very well habituated, with the result that individuals feeling or grooming on the ground can often be approached to within 8-10m. It is more difficult to get a close or clear sighting when the chimps are on the move or feeding high in the trees. Standard tracking excursions usually take up to 3-hours including the maximum period of an hour with the chimps.

Chimp tracking cost $150/100 FNR/FR, rising to US$200/150 FNR/FR as of July 2020. Up to 36 tracking permits are available every morning and another 36 every afternoon, and these should be booked as far in advance as possible. Trackers leave in six parties of up to six individuals; in theory each part goes its own way, but in the practice several often end up converging on the same sighting , particularly In the morning when permits are more often than not fully booked throughout the year. However, permits are seldom fully booked in the afternoon, which is good news for those hoping for last minute availability especially ass the afternoon track tends to be less heavily subscribed and more enjoyable for it.