Best of Africa Tours and Safaris Limited | Kidepo Valley National Park

The most accessible of Uganda's majorrainforests, Kibale is home to a remarkable13 primate species, including the verylocalised red colobus and L'Hoest'smonkey. Kibale's major attraction,however, is the opportunity to trackhabituated chimps - these delightful apes,more closely related to humans than to anyother living creature, are tremendous fun towatch as they squabble and play in fruitingtrees. A network of shady forest trailsprovides much to delight botanists andbutterfly lovers, while birders are in for atreat with 335 species recorded includingthe endemic Prirogrine's ground thrush.The elusive forest elephant, smaller andhairier than its savannah counterpart,moves seasonally into the developed partof the park, while other terrestrialmammals include buffalo, giant forest hogand a half dozen antelope species.

Size:
795 so km

Location:
In the west, near Fort Portal.

Getting there:
Fort Portal lies 320 km from Kampala along a mostly surfaced direct road, or an hours drive from Kasese (near OENP). Kanyanchu Visitors Centre, 35 km from Fort Portal, is reached via a dirt road and is accessible on public transport

What to do:
Chimp tracking and other guided Forest walks, even l night walks. Birders shouldn't, miss Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, a superb community development Fringing the park. A Field of beautiful crater lakes lies between Fort Portal and Wale Forest.
When to visit: Any time of year.

Where to stay:
Affordable bandas and campsites at Kanyanchu, with a luxury tented camp and upmarket lodge nearby. Budget lodges at Bigodi, the crater lakes, and Fort Portal