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KIBALE NATIONAL PARK.

Kibale National Park covers an area of 795km2 mostly tropical forest. The park being a tropical forest calls forest wildlife most especially the primates (13 species) e.g. the chimpanzee.
The forest covers the central parts and Northern parts of the park on a raised Fort Portal plateau. Kibale stands 1590m above sea level, hence being the highest at the Northern tip of the park.
Mostly during the rainy seasons of March-May and September-November, the park receives 1700mm of mean annual rainfall. Temperatures are generally normal, with a range of 140-270C. Temperatures are highest in the South and the forest’s grassland begins to grow where the terrain drops down into the hot Rift valley.
Southern Kibale neighbours Queen Elizabeth National Park and the two parks create a 180km-long corridor for migrating wildlife from Ishasha to Sebitoli forest in Kibale North.

The most rewarding Uganda’s explore areas is Kibale-Fort Portal region. The region offers you a chance to visit Queen Elizabeth for a half days drive. Other visits include; Semuliki National Park, Toro Semliki Wildlife Reserve, as well as the Ndali Kasenda crater area.

How to get there (Access):
The park is situated 26km South east of Fort Portal in western Uganda.
The main centre for tourism is the Kanyanchu River Camp and can be reached via Mubende and Fort Portal from the North or via Mbarara and Kamwenge from the South all routes coming from Kampala.
With a 300km tarmac road, the Northern route may be shorter, followed by 36km to Kanyanchu.
Another Secondary Centre is the Sebitoli Forest Camp, which can be easily reached on the Kampala road for 16km before reaching Fort Portal.
Using public means between Kampala and Fort Portal to Sebitoli and Fort Portal and Kamwenge to Kanyanchu, a daily bus always operates on these routes.