Chimpanzee Forest Guest House
Chimpanzee Forest Guest House – Kibale Forest National Park – Uganda
Kibale Forest National Park Accommodations/Lodging
Magnificent venue and gorgeous views not to be missed!
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Chimpanzee Forest Guest House
For visitors planning to spend time in the region of the Kibale Forest National Park then you will not be disappointed with Chimpanzee Forest Guest House. It’s location on the Kamwenge Road with easy access from Fort Portal some 25 minutes drive away on a well graded. When you arrive, the views of the adjacent Isunga tea estate and the Kibale Forest are sublime and you know you’re going to enjoy yourself. They have the main lodge building and garden cottages .
All around are manicured lawns taunting. Very friendly and helpful staff. There is a chance for you to conduct nature walks from the Guest House with a resident guide to the nearby crater lakes, whilst with so much tea growing on the doorstep a visit to the local tea factory is a pre-requisite.
It’s a Ugandan family owned and managed facility. There are 3 en-suite cottages with views onto the Kibale Forest and over the tea estate, the forth cottage also en-suite faces towards the Rwenzori Mountains. The rooms in the main house that being a colonial styled tea estate managers property have shared bathroom facilities. A huge new thatched dining room, bar and lounge area has of recent been constructed in the gardens to take advantage of the views and natural surroundings.
The food is well presented. The staff are attentive and the drinks cold enough to enjoy yet another wonderful African sunset from an easy chair in the garden in a very relaxed style.
The Kanyanchu visitors centre in the Kibale Forest is an 11km drive that took 20 minutes to drive to where the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary is a further 5 km along the road. The idyllic Lake Nkuruba is a walkable distance from the Guest House via the ‘Top of the World’ view point. You can drive some 30 minutes to visit this amazing volcanic Lake where the crater still maintains all it’s primary forest. The lake is home to an incredible variety of colorful birds and an abundant population of monkeys that include the very playful Black and White Colobus. A visit to Lake Nkuruba is the icing on the cake as provides a great viewing spectacle of monkeys at ‘eye level’ in forest canopy without having to crane the neck looking skyward for primates in the high canopy forest of the national park.
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Here is the entire list of lodging options in and near Kibale Forest National Park, Fort Portal area – Uganda
Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse (Better Budget) This is a delightful and affordable guest house on the road from Fort Portal to the chimp walks at Kibale Forest National Park. Simply an enchanting place to stay.
Ndali Lodge (Up-Market – Luxury): One of a kind place with lovely rooms, great staff, terrific (and fresh) food and breathtaking views. An absolutely unique and wonderful experience and a homey, relaxing one as well.
Kyaninga Lodge – Fort Portal, Kibale; (Up-Market) Stunningly beautiful views, Great location, just a little soulless, Top of the line in Uganda, Heaven on Earth, Beautiful Lodge, Helpful Staff, Wonderful View;…. these and so much more are the words of people have been this place before....read more
Primate Lodge Kibale (Up-Market – Luxury):Located just within the National Park next to the Kanyanchu Visitors Center that offers visitors a firsthand opportunity to experience park wonders from the door step of your accommodation. Primate Lodge’s facilities include 8 large walk in safari tents with ensuite bathrooms, restaurant and the tree house.
Chimps’ Nest Lodge (Moderate to Up-Market): “Absolutely “a must see!”” Excellent service, very friendly staff, amazing to see the monkeys around the treehouse and the sounds of the bush are impressive.
Kibale Forest Camp (Moderate): This charming tented camp located conveniently close to the Bigodi Wetlands and only a short drive from the starting point for chimp tracking, it is probably your best option if you have to book several trackings and wish to go birding extensively in the nearby wetland without commuting every day from Fort Portal or the lodgings near the crater lake area.
Kluge’s Guest Farm (Better Budget – Moderate) This beautiful and friendly climate attracted Mariam and Stefan Kluge in 1992, into buying a 70 acres piece of land near Fort Portal 3-4hr drive from Kampala. A mixed farm with cattle, goats, horses, pet, chicken and turkeys and vegetables, fruits, matooke and other crops meeting most of Kluge’s Guest Farm’s fresh produce needs. Guests can visit the farm.
New Lodging Property: We will update the above list once we have some customer feedback. If you’re interested in staying at a facility in the area and it’s not listed here, write to us and we’ll send you free advice, getting your booking confirmed and also posting thier profile information on this website.
