Kibale National Park protects approximately 795 km² of tropical rainforest and diverse forest habitats in western Uganda. Gazetted as a national park in 1993, it was created from the former Kibale Forest Reserve and Kibale Forest Corridor Game Reserve. The park lies approximately 20 km east of Fort Portal and forms part of the wider Kibale Conservation Area.

Kibale's greatest attraction is its exceptional population of chimpanzees, making it one of Africa's premier destinations for chimpanzee tracking. The park is also renowned for its remarkable concentration of primates, with 13 primate species recorded in the protected area.

The forest supports an extraordinary variety of wildlife, including red colobus monkeys, black-and-white colobus monkeys, L'Hoest's monkeys, blue monkeys, red-tailed monkeys and olive baboons. Forest elephants also occur within the park, while other forest mammals include buffalo, bushbuck, duikers and giant forest hogs.

Kibale is equally important for birdwatchers. Its forest ecosystem supports numerous species, including the highly sought-after green-breasted pitta and African grey parrot, alongside many other forest and Albertine Rift-associated birds.

The park is also a significant conservation landscape. Recent UWA work has highlighted forest restoration, carbon sequestration and community-benefit programmes around Kibale, demonstrating how tourism and conservation can support surrounding communities.