![Ours. Infant chimpanzee Kibale Forest Uganda](https://images.followalice.com/29xkR2eJ45JTHk4WpY1yGo/b21aa58556825bdee9efeae04c7834dd/Ours._Infant_chimpanzee_Kibale_Forest_Uganda.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=1200&h=1200)
5 great reasons to visit Kibale Forest National Park in Uganda
Kibale Forest National Park in west Uganda is a paradise for nature- and animals-lovers. It has an astonishing array of primates, mammals and birds. It also offers excellent nature trails. And it's close to many other must-see attractions.
1. You can go chimpanzee tracking
![Ours. Chimpanzees grooming each other in Kibale Forest, Uganda](https://images.followalice.com/2ueRaOxo0OuqdZ0BLeZIHI/c7ddd46550fe85ed5026c4bdea9ee972/Ours._Chimpanzees_grooming_each_other_in_Kibale_Forest__Uganda.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=450)
2. It's home to 12 other primate species
Olive baboon
![Ours. Infant olive baboon, Kibale Forest, Uganda](https://images.followalice.com/7kXYUKqGgTGJeO5x5ZM84U/56dc728caceb949eb15bbb343cc5c80e/Ours._Infant_olive_baboon__Kibale_Forest__Uganda.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
Uganda grey-cheeked mangabey
![A grey-cheeked mangabey in Bwindi Forest](https://images.followalice.com/13EDJL5HVxzzdYChWvCr9G/7afd83b6ae7ebf1052602ed8b3e898b4/Grey-cheeked-mangabey-in-SW-Uganda-1024x683.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=534)
L'Hoest's monkey
![l'Hoest monkey, Uganda wildlife in pictures](https://images.followalice.com/3sTSKBTjMXLSPoIXOANXuV/a49ae288942e79e2abc7bc52dc610662/lHoest-monkey-in-Uganda-1024x683.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=534)
Black-and-white colobus
![Ours. Black-and-white colobus monkeys Kibale Forest Uganda](https://images.followalice.com/7gH8th5a74GS2QYQoYHGc/0537c2276f0961d2461b5e66ab79b0aa/Ours._Black-and-white_colobus_monkeys_Kibale_Forest_Uganda.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=450)
Uganda red colobus
![Ours. Red colobus monkey Kibale Forest Uganda](https://images.followalice.com/7bEqLKmO0qW6PIHIZw5spu/a664086aeafb4551aee9055a6c70a68f/Ours._Red_colobus_monkey_Kibale_Forest_Uganda.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=450)
Red-tailed monkey
![Ours. Red-tailed monkeys Kibale Forest Uganda](https://images.followalice.com/ubdoNGYFukjxZjJeJoLAQ/f7987fc2cfd9ea46d4e8179b5c5a961e/Ours._Red-tailed_monkeys_Kibale_Forest_Uganda.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
Patas monkey
![Patas monkey in Uganda](https://images.followalice.com/4golUiHXr6byTY9KCeGexZ/dea5d9a9b957f4bc677f7d07abaca108/Patas-monkey-in-Murchison-Falls-NP-1024x683.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=534)
Potto
![Ours. Potto in Kibale Forest National Park](https://images.followalice.com/6taNYaGOwyGcEnebnDB9x8/ecee69c5dc19b380ada5d636f97cbd99/Potto.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=519)
Galago
![bush baby on roof](https://images.followalice.com/1aAFQEbur10IkZ4sFGRwtO/b6eec119f9ce0e7256b4a681fe3b5a56/galago-412669_1920-1024x683.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=534)
Vervet monkey
![Vervet Monkey Uganda](https://images.followalice.com/4th0IYdiwEZjGfwKmkavZL/581a59b0309d1104aae67443dc6b3d30/Vervet_Monkey_Uganda.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=534)
Blue monkey
![Blue monkeys attrib. required to CJ Sharp on Wikipedia](https://images.followalice.com/x9wpccmJwpK3f6JgNjcZy/318253bf49fc4a2e348b2a9017c5b8ac/Two_blule_monkeys.jpeg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=534)
3. The bird spotting is next level
![Ours. Black-and-white-casqued hornbill, Bycanistes subcylindricus, Kibale Forest](https://images.followalice.com/3ERhyfeCIQjzQLoRqVRPRz/c823e27b6f71ebad6ac5eda9a7026eac/Ours._Black-and-white-casqued_hornbill__Bycanistes_subcylindricus__Kibale_Forest.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
violet-backed starling green-breasted pitta African pitta black bee-eater dusky crimson-wing purple-breasted sunbird blue-breasted kingfisher Eastern nicator yellow-rumped tinkerbird
4. The nature walks and hikes are BEAUTIFUL
![Papyrus wetland and wooden walkway in Kibale Forest, Uganda](https://images.followalice.com/2nG8dwPcFxf95v0b5wJXI1/eea8bdec906b6278f0a7ee3542256043/Ours._S._Wetland_Kibale_Forest_Uganda.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
5. It's close to other epic destinations
![Points-of-Interest-Uganda-Map](https://images.followalice.com/1ByXTVj8rfdBHQN7EUM2s9/65deb2584a67ea71df347ed7960a0e97/Points-of-Interest-Uganda-Map.png?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=524)
Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary
![Malachite Kingfisher in Bigodi Swamp near Kibale Uganda](https://images.followalice.com/7wuxJ0U6EhyJzGpAsvZeH4/7e06de62cc8304b3c4efdcefc1199fd2/malachite-kingfisher-river-nile-1-1024x683.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=534)
Semuliki National Park
![Wooden boardwalk inside Semuliki National Park in western Uganda | Top 20 things to do in Uganda](https://images.followalice.com/6AUCwkpMw40RyJAkkwMaPx/c6d7e5315948c14cd176deff54c5ee57/Path_for_visitors_in_Semuliki_National_Park_right_-_1_Feb_2020-1024x683.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=534)
Rwenzori Mountains
![Rwenzori mountains](https://images.followalice.com/6hEJxMRe74M2l5SZcB6s67/cc8273490462cf160ecfdc88dc69aff0/Rwenzori-Mtns-Uganda-1-1024x682.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Mountain gorillas of Bwindi Forest
![Gorilla troop](https://images.followalice.com/7M01hj3bZo1bOdq6w7S4QD/4b223503edc7da1b499987e9bc4a228c/Gorilla_troop.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=800)
![Ours. Crater lake region in Uganda near Kibale Forest National Park](https://images.followalice.com/3BlFezKqS7RYYvBssAMFrT/bd1ba60bfd8191ff45c396618e0ad732/Ours._Crater_lake_region_in_Uganda_near_Kibale_Forest_National_Park.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=409)