The Ultimate Honeymoon Safari in Kibale Forest National Park
Kibale Forest National Park is surprisingly one of the most popular honeymoon destinations in Uganda. Its tropical rainforest setting brings out a typical jungle experience and a soothing atmosphere that is ideal for starting your lifetime journey – called marriage. When it comes to honeymoon safari in Kibale, the Forest really has something for everyone.
Are you looking for the opportunity to meet face to face with our closest cousins in the animal kingdom? Then sign-up for the chimpanzee trekking and chimpanzee habituation experience. Alternatively, you can take the thrilling culture by visiting the local community or hike through the crater lake area.
Best Lodges for Your Honeymoon Safari in Kibale
Ndali Lodge
Ndali Lodge’s rustic romanticism as well as post-colonial luxury, spiced by the beautiful indoor lighting brings the perfect aura of honeymoon. This stupendous lodge is one of the widely known and highly praised facility for honeymoon safaris in Kibale, not only in Kibale Forest but also in Uganda.
It is strategically set high along the edge of Lake Nyinambuga, thus rewarding honeymooners with endless views extending as far as Lake Rukwanzi and the steep slopes. The 8 grass-thatched cottages at Ndali are spacious, with en-suite bathrooms and boast of jaw-dropping views of the Rwenzori Mountain ranges. There is a private veranda for unwinding and watching sunset behind the ‘Mountains of the Moon’.
Also available is a beautiful swimming pool, steam bath and sauna, a spacious restaurant, laundry services, fully-stocked bar and Wi-Fi connectivity. Honeymooners can be provided a couple of massages, candle-lit dinners for two, room decoration, fruit basket and complimentary wine among others.
Kyaninga Lodge
Kyaninga Lodge is a luxurious safari lodge and one of the best lodges for your honeymoon safari in Kibale and in Uganda at large. The lodge is well located on the edge of an extinct volcanic crater, named Kyaninga, at the foothills of Rwenzori Mountains, also known as Mountains of the Moon. This is a beautiful property and a wonderful place to stay in for a few days while experiencing the beauty of the region.
Kyaninga lodge features 9 private cottages that offer seclusion during your honeymoon vacation. The indoor seating area is spacious, while the private deck looks into the crater lake and views of Rwenzori Mountains ranges. Because of its location, the lodge provides priceless and endless views while you enjoy your coffee or tea.
For your honeymoon, Kyaninga lodge staff will dress the room to bring out the romantic thrill, provide complimentary wine and fruits in the room. In addition, a candle-lit dinner at the privacy of your cottage can also be arranged.
Primate Lodge
At Primate Safari Lodge, you will be entirely surrounded by the forest and if your dream honeymoon is to enjoy the real jungle experience, then stay here. Considering its closeness to the Kanyanchu Visitors’ Center, at the edge of Kibale Forest.
The lodge has luxurious and spacious honeymoon suites that feature a private veranda overlooking the forest. There is also a spacious seating area with a hammock for unwinding, king-sized bed, stunning en-suite bathroom with bathtub and rain shower. Don’t miss an outdoor fireplace and so much more.
Honeymooners can enjoy amenities like massage treatments in addition to the usual room dressing to bring out a honeymoon feel. Don’t forget the candle-lit dinner in the room and many others.
Crater Safari Lodge
While on your honeymoon safari in Kibale, you can enjoy the magnificent Crater Safari Lodge, a luxury accommodation facility set on a hill that overlooks Uganda’s second largest crater lake. Don’t miss the exquisite chalets and cabanas.
Most of the rooms here have partial or full lake views and are in thatched chalets featuring vast wooden balconies, some featuring hammocks, relaxing area and lounge. This lodge also provides campfires and an outdoor swimming pool for unwinding and soaking up the warm tropical sun.
Other safari lodges that can pass as wonderful honeymoon spots around Kibale Forest National Park include Aramaga Rift Valley Lodge and Turaco Treetops.
Unmissable Experiences on Your Honeymoon Safari in Kibale
Go Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale Forest
Chimpanzee trekking is one of the immersive and rewarding activities that an adventurous or active couple can do. It makes it possible for travelers to learn about the behavior and lifestyle of our closest relatives in the animal kingdom.
You will meet with rangers at the park headquarters at Kanyanchu Visitors’ center, for briefing on the guidelines to be followed while trekking the chimpanzees. You will then set off for a walk for the next 1-3 hours before sighting the great apes. This is the group with whom you will spend one hour to take photos and learn about their behavior.
Another exciting thing about this activity is the fact that lots of primates, bird species and butterflies are also sighted along the way.
Hike Through the Crater Area on Your Honeymoon Safari in Kibale
Adventurous couples can hike through the crater area, which only needs moderate fitness levels. Be prepared to take in jaw-dropping views of the far-flung Rwenzori mountain ranges, the crater lakes and banana or tea plantations.
Take a Guided Community Tour
There is nothing more rewarding than learning about the cultures and traditions of local communities on your visit and on your honeymoon safari in Kibale. You can also visit Bigodi community to learn about banana beer brewing and enjoy a traditional lunch with a family and so much more.
Go Craft Shopping
A honeymoon vacation without shopping is incomplete and for your trip to Kibale Forest National Park, you can do craft shopping in Bigodi women’s group and other numerous craft shops around this protected area.
Enjoy Birding on Your Honeymoon Safari in Kibale
If you are the couple that enjoy bird watching, then choosing Kibale Forest National Park is the best decision you will take. This forest is home to about 375 bird species including the endemic to the Guinea-Congo biome as well as the Afro-tropical montane biome species among others. Most birders look-out for the green-breasted pitta but also expect views of the crowned eagles, Purple-breasted sunbirds and African pitta among others.
Enjoying your ultimate honeymoon safari in Kibale Forest is a rewarding and worthwhile decision. You can make it more exciting by extending your honeymoon trip to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for a mountain gorilla tracking experience and get immersed in Batwa culture. You can also undertake mountain biking, enjoy exceptional birding experience and discover more of the forest through forest walks.
A honeymoon trip that includes Queen Elizabeth, Murchison Falls and Lake Mburo National Parks will blow your mind as you experience Africa’s true wilderness. Don’t miss lots of game species like giant African elephants, lions, buffaloes, antelopes, giraffes and leopards via game drives and nature walks.
Rwanda is also a perfect destination for your honeymoon safari experience. You can choose and visit Rwanda for the most luxurious spread across this remarkable safari destination including Magashi Camp inside Akagera National Park. There’s Bisate Lodge, recently ranked as the top luxury eco-lodge in the world or One & Only Gorillas’ Nest Lodge, both found in Volcanoes National Park. You may opt for One & Only Nyungwe House perched a long Nyungwe Forest, facing the vast tea plantations.
