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Kibale Tourist Safari Lodge is a midrange accommodation found on the shores of Bigodi Swamp in Kanyanchu along the Fortportal- Kamwengye road Kibale Forest National Park. The lodge is convenient for tourists, travelers, and holiday makers who want to explore and discover the 3 National Parks in Uganda; Semuliki, Mount Rwenzori and Queen Elizabeth National Park with Beautiful views.
TheLodge sits on a 5 acres’ piece of land strategically located. The lodge boosts of 5 Executive cottages, 1 family cottage and one standard room with other facilities including; restaurant/bar to provide maximum comfort to our guests. Cottages are well elevated with raised wooden platforms The cottages have been extravagantly spaced and furnished to provide both the ambience and comfort that is unrivalled.
The cottages are extravagantly spaced and furnished and can accommodate any bed/sleeping configurations.
Kibale Tourist Safari Lodge is a Boutique Eco Tourism lodge offering executive accommodation and exquisite tourism experience and strategically located just within 10 minutes’ drive from the Chimpanzee Trekking booking office/start point of Kibale National Park.
Activities to carry out at Kibale Tourist Safari Lodge.
Activities are varied and limitless: from chimpanzee tracking in the forest to birding in the swamps. Explore the beauty of the crater lakes or take a hike through the tea estates.
Chimpanzee Tracking
The most favorite of Kibale’s walks embarks from the Kanyanchu Visitor center at 08.00 & 15.00 and lasts 2 to 3 hours. With over 95% chance of seeing the chimps, Kibale Forest is the best destination in the whole of East Africa for seeing the chimpanzees. Other primates like the Red-Colobus Monkeys, Mangabeys … might be spotted. On your track, the ranger will explain you more about the animals and plants species you encounter. Advance booking is all-important especially during peak season.
Chimpanzee Habituation Experience
A lifetime experience that allows you to accompany Kibale’s research and habituation team on their daily activities. You will spend a full day with the chimpanzees and witness them de-nesting, feeding, playing… while getting first hand explanation of the experts. Prior bookings are a must as a special permit should be obtained.
Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary
Rich in biodiversity and beautiful scenery, the wetland is a birder’s paradise with about 138 species. Located outside the park in Magombe Swamp it hosts eight species of primates. The Walk is an initiative of the villagers of Bigodi. The revenues go towards community projects.
Birding
Apart from the Bigodi Wetland sanctuary, birding hikes can be organized in the National Park or through our private forest trail. Of the 325 that are recorded in this national park, 6 species of birds are endemic to the Albertine Rift region.
Exploration of the Crater Lakes
The stretch between Fort Portal and Kibale Forest is known as the crater lakes region. Here you can simply enjoy the beauty of the numerous small lakes and the stunning views.
How to get to Kibale Forest Lodge
By road. By road you can use the Kampala-Fort Portal route via Sebitoli along Kamwenge road to Kanyanchu visitors centre. It is approximately 5-6 hours’ drive to get to the lodge.
By air; you can also fly to Kasese from Entebbe using Aero link, and then hire a special taxi to Kanyanchu in Kibale National Park. It takes approximately 1 hour to get to the lodge.
How to book a chimpanzee permit for trekking in Kibale National Park?
All chimpanzee permits are sold at Uganda Wildlife Authority, for you to book a chimpanzee permit for trekking in Kibale, you will need to follow a simple procedure as explained. Once you have your planned dates of travel confirmed we will need you to send Eco Adventure Safaris an email here so that we check for availability of chimpanzee permits online with Uganda Wildlife Authority once we confirmed permits are available for your planned dates we will let you know so that we can send you an invoice for you to make payment for the permits. Once the payment is done and we have received it on our account we will go ahead and purchase your permits immediately and send you a scanned copy of the permits for your records and perusal, this will confirm you are booked for chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale National Park.
Why book your chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale forest Lodge with Eco Adventure Safaris?
Eco Adventure Safaris will help you book your chimpanzee trek in Kibale National Park contact us and we advise you on the booking process. We as well have different gorilla safari packages to Ruhija sector of Bwindi ranging from budget, mid-range to luxury options that we can book for you including the gorilla trekking permits. Feel free to checkout our TripAdvisor reviews and read from a community of happy satisfied clients. With us, you can be rest assured of a memorable Uganda safari holiday. We are devoted to providing excellent service and customer satisfaction. Our team of excellent tour consultants is always willing to help answer all your safari questions. We guarantee you a great gorilla tour in Bwindi with us. Contact us here about booking you stay at Kibale Tourist Safari Lodge.