The most famous resident of this park is the chimp, our closest relative.
Kibale Forest National Park is home to the densest concentration of primates in Africa. On your Western Uganda holiday, you have the rare (read: once in a lifetime) opportunity to get up, close, and personal with this adorable member of the primate species.
Kibale Forest National Park is home to the densest concentration of primates in Africa.
There are red-tailed monkeys, olive baboons, blue monkeys, black and white colobus, grey-cheeked mangabeys, and a host of other primates here. The most famous resident of this park is the chimp, our closest relative. The park protects and nurtures members of this threatened species, and you can peek into their busy lives on a guided chimpanzee trek.
Western Uganda is located near the Equator and enjoys a balmy climate throughout the year. Furthermore, Uganda is on elevated land compared to the other equatorial countries of Africa.
So despite being perched on the Equator, Uganda’s summers are cooler than that in other parts of the continent. The differences in temperature across the seasons is little; the seasons vary in the amount of rainfall they get. Uganda is an all-seasons destination, and you can go on a holiday to Western Uganda at any time of the year. However, it is likely that if you are on a Western Uganda holiday, you are after the game, the gorillas and the chimps, and the birds. So plan your trip around the wildlife-watching seasons. Be assured that the weather will be a sport.
