Other things to do around Kibale Forest National Park

Bird watching

Birding in the Kibale forest is a rewarding experience and is home to a variety of birds including the Albertine rift endemics including Green breasted pitta, Grey-throated Flycatcher, Grey-winged Robin, Crested Flycatcher, Blue shouldered Robin-Chat, Yellow-spotted Barbet, Black-billed Turaco, White-naped Pigeon, Red-chested Flufftail, White-collared Oliveback, White-bellied, Masked Apalis, Nahan’s Francolin, Tiny Sunbird and many more.

Chimpanzee Habituation Experience

Chimpanzees in the Kibale Forest National Park are habituated for over 2 years before they get used to humans and then chimpanzee trekking can begin.

This is the only place that offers this experience where along with the rangers and research staff, you watch chimpanzees leaving their overnight nests before they start their daily activities, feeding, hunting, copulating, breastfeeding, patrolling, and resting until they break off for the night by building new nests at about 7 pm.

Nature and Hiking walks

The forest is rich in variety and the chimpanzee trekking may not give you enough time to take in all that the forest offers because you are focused on the location of the chimpanzees. Here you can spot more variety of birds and animals, bush pigs, duikers, and or elephants.

Nocturnal Walks

You can opt for night walks to see the nocturnal animals when the other forest inhabitants rest they are on the move searching for food. The rangers use powerful torches to seek nocturnal such as bush baby, hyrax, potto and occasionally serval cat and civets that last 2.5 hours beginning at 7 pm.

Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary

This sanctuary is home to around 200 species of birds, as well as butterflies and eight different species of primates, including grey-cheeked mangabey. Two- to three-hour swamp walks will take you through grassland, small communities, and some beautiful scenery.