How to access Kibale National Park?

How to access Kibale National Park? Visitors can easily access Kibale National Park by using either Road or air transport.  Most of the visitors to Kibale forest national park have gone there because of the presence of well-habituated chimpanzees. The activity of chimpanzee tracking is popular in Kibale forest National Park and has been done in this park for the last 30 years. Chimpanzee tracking involves tourists accompanied by the guide walks via the forest to look for the habituated chimpanzee group. There are over 1400 habituated chimpanzee individuals that can be seen in Kibale forests and this makes the chances of seeing chimpanzees high.

How to access Kibale National Park by Road?

Travelers take about 5 to 6 hours from Kampala to Kibale forest national park via Kampala-Mubende – Fortportal road. From Fortportal, drive for about 36 kilometers to reach Kanyanchu visitor information center in Kibale National park. This is approximately it is 337 kilometers distance from Kampala to Kibale National Park.  You can as well access the park from south, via  Kampala- Mbarara- Kamwenge route.

However, the northern route via Fort portal is shorter. All the routers are rewarding with different places of interest such as plantation farms of tea, bananas among others. Public transport is available from Kampala to Kamwenge via Mbarara or Kampala Fortportal via Mubend. However, we recommend that you book and use a licensed local tour operator for this purpose. Contact our team at Vibrant Holiday Safari, our team is ready to serve you.

How to access Kibale National Park by Air?

Entebbe international airport and Kajjansi airfield offer chartered flights to Kibale National Park. To various fields linking to Kibale National park. You can fly from Entebbe to Nyakisarara airstrip in Mbarara which is 98 kilometers away from Kibale national park.   Visitors can also take a chartered flight to Kasese airfield which is only 78 kilometers from Fort portal town. Kibale Forest National Park is open all year round especially during dry season (December to February and June to September).