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     Kibale National Park (795 km2) is located in western Uganda (0 13' - 0 41' N and 30 19' - 30 32' E) near the foothills of the Ruwenzori Mountains. The field station is located in the northern third of the park, on the western side and is located at the village of Kanyawara.

View of Kibale, Photo: Colin Chapman

     International visitors typically arrive in Uganda at the Entebbe Airport. The easiest way to get from the airport to Kampala (about a 30 minutes drive) is by taking a taxi, which will cost approximately $30 US dollars. One can typically pay the driver in US dollars and the exchange rate that one gets in Kampala is better than that at the airport.

     To get from Kampala to Fort Portal (via Mubende) the road is paved and takes about 5 hours. To make this trip, one can take the minibuses that make this run from the new Taxi Park in Kampala. But we suggest the larger buses plying this route including Kalita transporters and SB Safeways that operate 60 seater passenger coaches. The Post Bus runs Monday to Saturday (not on Sundays) and departs Kampala at 6.00 a.m. However you should check in before 5.30 a.m. to obtain a boarding pass. A bus trip costs 12,000 U.Shs and a minibus 14,000 U Sh.

     From Fort Portal to MUBFS one can take a taxi, which should cost about 15,000. Make sure that you tell the driver that you want to go to MUBFS at Kanyawara and not the tourist site at Kanyanchu (it is about 30 miles further south). There are signs on the road directing you to the station.