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The park, which stands on, a 795km2 is located in the western part of Uganda. It can be reached from Kampala-Masaka-Mbarara- Kamwenge section or the through the Kampala - Mubende and Fort portal route.
The main attractions in the forest are the chimpanzees that were habituated and can be seen by visitors. Apart from the chimps, common in the forest are the red tailed monkeys, the white cheeked mangabeys, the black, white and red colobus monkeys, the Uganda kob is also common, the warthog (bush pig), Hippos, Elephants are also seen. Also in the forest for birders, are over 330 species of birds including the grey parrot, the ant thrush and many more.
The Park has also a record of over 350 species of trees. It is also perfect for nature walks.
Facts about Chimpanzees:
- Chimpanzees are members of the hominidae family, along with gorillas, humans, and orangutans that are found in Asia.
- A full-grown male chimp can weigh from 40-70kg and stand s at 0.9-1.2m tall.
- Female Chimps normally weigh from 25-50Kg and stand 0.66-1m tall.
- Chimps rarely live up to 50years in the wild, but can reach up to 60years when in captivity.
- Chimps live in fission-fusion social group consisting of a large community that includes all individuals that regularly associate with one another.
- A Chimp community is dominated by a male which is always rivaled by others males.
- Chimps live in one community for many years but they never do any inbreeding.
- Though chimps are largely vegetarian, but they like meat too, their favorite being the red colobus monkey.
Accommodations can be done in Stone cottages, tree houses and tented camps.
