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Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park |
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Situated in South Western Uganda, this Afromontane forest is characterized by dense under storey of fern, vines and shrubs with over 324 species of trees.
Bwindi's treasure lies in the fact that it is home to over half the world's population of the highly endangered mountain Gorillas.
TOURIST ACTIVITIES
Gorilla Trekking
This is the main activity of this park. No tourist activity in the wild is as exciting as slogging your way in search of Gorillas and then coming face to face with the gentle giants.
Bird Watching
With over 346 bird species recorded, this park is one of the most popular destinations for bird watchers.
Butterfly Watching
Lovers of butterflies will marvel at the different species among the over 200 species recorded.
Nature Guided Walk
E njoy nature walk. There are three trails for this.
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Kidepo Valley National Park |
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Tucked to the corner of Uganda 's border with Sudan and Kenya lies one of Uganda 's seldom visited but yet most Spectacular Park awaiting to be discovered. This park offers spectacular savannah and mountain landscapes, which end in a rugged horizon. It is enriched with extremely diverse flora and a high density of animal species only to be found in the Kidepo valley. TOURIST ACTIVITIES
Game drives
Here you will be treated to animal species only unique to Kidepo like the bat-eared Fox, striped hyena, aardwolf, caracal, cheetah and the hunting dog. Other less common animals you are likely to see include the greater and lesser kudu, chandlers, mountain reedbuck, klipspringer and dikdik. The others you will see are the bush elephant burchells zebra, bush pig, warthog, rothschild giraffe, cape buffalo, eland, bush buck, bush duiker, deffasa, waterbuck, bohor reedbuck, Jackson 's hartbeest and oribi.
Kidepo is the only park in Uganda where you can see both the zebra and the giraffe.
Bird watching
With over 465 species, the park boasts of over 100 species not yet recorded in any of the Ugandan parks.
Kidepo valley is known for its outstanding birds of prey like the Verreaux's eagle, Egyptian Vulture and Pygmy Falcon. Also are the four species of the Hornbills.
Nature guided walks
You will be able to appreciate the serene atmosphere of the park and also have a plausible beauty of the mountain.
Hiking
This can also be done on Morungole Mountain or Lonyili Mountain
Community walks
You will move to the people of the land the Karamajongs and study their unique traditional customs and may be entertained by their traditional dances and also be able to obtain jewellery made by the locals.
A visit to the Kanangorok hot springs, located 11km from Kidepo river valley.
Scenic viewing
You will marvel and have great views of the Kidepo valley dominated by borassus palms forest and also have a fantastic view of the steep volcano of Alekikek midway between Moroto and Soroti. |
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Kibale Forest National Park |
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Situated in western Uganda , southeast of Fort portal, lays one of Uganda 's most accessible rainforest's Kibale forest. It is known to have the highest diversity and number of primates in Africa . It also has the highest concentration of forest elephants in Uganda . This park is ranked high as the ultimate destination to the endangered chimpanzees.
TOURIST ACTIVITIES
Chimpanzee habituation experience
Situated in western Uganda , southeast of Fort portal, lays one of Uganda 's most accessible rainforest's Kibale forest. It is known to have the highest diversity and number of primates in Africa . It also has the highest concentration of forest elephants in Uganda . This park is ranked high as the ultimate destination to the endangered chimpanzees.
Tourist activities
Chimpanzee habituation experience
Have a close encounter with the chimpanzees', man's closet kin. This is done without disturbing their natural behavior. This activity starts from kanyanchu River camp.Primate walk
This is the most popular walk where you will be able to see different primate species like the colobus monkey, rare l'hoesti monkey, blue monkey, grey cheeked manabey, red-tailed monkey and baboons.
Forest hike
Here you will be able to enjoy the tropical rain forest, riverrine forest, swamp and grassland where you will be treated to an enchanting view of a variety of animal species like monkeys, duikers, bush pigs, and various plant species.
Long distance walk
This is a 64 km guided walk into the forest, passing through different habitats and local communities for a period of about 2-6 days.
Birding
For the bird lovers, the birding experience is very rewarding, with over 325 species recorded. Expect to see the yellow spotted nector, yellow rumped tinker bird, little greenbul, green-breasted pitta, the African pitta, crowned eagle and the black bee-eater. This would surely make your visit worthwhile and satisfying. You will also be treated to an astounding variety of butterflies standing at over 144 species amongst which is the largest and the most rare Giant Swallowtail, found in only Africa. |
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Lake Mburo National Park |
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Found in the southwestern part of Uganda , in Mbarara district, is the smallest and closest Park, to Kampala . This park is extensively covered with acacia trees and also contains a wide area of wetland making the park a very special place with unique fauna not common to other parks. With a rich biodiversity, it contains about 68 species of mammals and a variety of bird species.
TOURIST ACTIVITIES
Game drives
With the different tourist tracks for the game drives expect to see impalas, the gigantic eland, zebra, buffaloes, topis, klipspringers, leopards, hyenas and jackals.
Birding
Experience the bird life in Rubanga forest. With over 315 different species expect to see the rare shoebill stork, papyrus yellow warbler, African fin foot, saddle billed stork, brown chested wattled plover, carruthers cisticola, tabora cisticola, great snipe, Abyssinian ground hornbill and the white winged warbler.
Boat trips
As the only park that contain an entire lake, enjoy the boat ride and view a variety of animals, plants and bird species that this Lake attracts.
Guided walks
With the company of an armed park guide, you will have the chance to see nature at its best, while moving on to a near by salt lick area, to specially view animals as they lick the salty soil.
Fishing
Great sport fishing is one of the exciting activities done on Lake Mburo with about 6 species of fish and the commonest being Tilapia. |
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Mount Elgon National Park |
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Standing at 4321 meters high, is Mt. Elgon the second highest volcanic mountain in Uganda . It is situated east of the country along the Kenyan border.
At the top of the mountain is a large crater of over 40 kms. On the slopes of the mountain is a rich variety of altitudinal vegetation from montane forest to open moorland studded with the giant lobelia and groundsel plants. Mt. Elgon is an excellent destination for trekking with no technical climbing equipment required. With its spectacular scenery of waterfalls, caves, hot springs , you can't miss out on this.
Trekking
TOURIST ACTIVITIES
The full trekking circuit to the peaks of the mountain takes about 5 days to complete. 3-day trails are also available. Have an enchanting thrill of the enormous caves, gorges, scenic peaks, waterfalls, “the talking tree”, and hot springs
Nature guided walks
Moving through a dense forest as you ascend the mountain, you will be able to enjoy top quality mountain wilderness with some of the most rare species. You will also be able to encounter animals like the bushbuck, antelope, civet, wildcat and leopard. On the lower slopes, and as you ascend, you will see the duiker, hyena, jackal, rock hyrax, buffalo and elephant.
Birding
Nestled among the trees, you will enjoy over 300 bird species making it a fulfilled bird watchers day.
Caving
Viewing Sipi falls |
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Murchison Falls National Park |
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Situated in North Western Uganda, this park is the largest in the country and is bisected by the rive Nile . This park comprises half of the major biomes in the world including tropical wood lands, tropical savannah, tropical deciduous forests, permanent swamps and tropical evergreen forests.
TOURIST ACTIVITIES
Game Drive
This is done on a good network of roads and best in the early hours of the morning or late afternoon. Expect to see Elephants, Buffaloes, Giraffes, Hippos, Lions , Harte beasts, Oribis, Uganda Kobs, a variety of antelopes, and many other species, if lucky leopard.
Launch Trip
This is one of the highlights for visitors to this park. The 4-hour trip from Paraa to the foot of the Murchison falls and back is breath taking with many surprises. You will see Hippos, Elephants, Crocodiles, Buffaloes, water bucks, birds like Fish eagles, King fishers, Cormorants, ducks, bee-eaters and the rare shoebill stork.
Trail to the top of the Falls
You will witness the most powerful rush of water in the world. View with awe as the mighty river Nile explodes violently through a narrow cleft in the rift valley escarpment and plunges into a frothing pool 43 meters below.
Bird Watching
With over 374 species, this is a birders paradise. Bird life include marabou storks, black bellied bustards, crested crane, secretary bird, baleleur eagles, bishop, weavers and many other species.
Nature Guided Walks
Enjoy the tranquility of the jungle only interrupted by songs from birds. Spot primates like baboons, red-tailed monkeys, colobus monkeys or better still go chimp tracking.
Sport Fishing
Anglers will try their luck on the Nile perch, tilapia, catfish, and barbell.
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Queen Elizabeth National Park |
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Located in the western arm of the East African Rift valley, this park is bordered by Lakes George and Edward and the two are connected by Kazinga Channel. This park in terms of biodiversity is one of the highly rated parks in the world. It includes, open savannah, green meadows, semi- deciduous tropical forests, dense equatorial rain forest and dense papyrus swamps. TOURIST ACTIVITIES
Game Drive
The best time being early morning and late afternoon hours. Expect to see Buffaloes, bush bucks, herds of Elephants, the legendary giant forest hog, Lions, herds of Uganda kob. A must drive to the Ishasha sector on the southern part of the park for the famous tree climbing lion. You will also be able to spot topis and colobus monkeys.
Launch Trip
This trip which takes place along the Kazinga channel is very eventful. View Buffaloes, Hippos yawning, herds of elephants, crocodiles and occasionally leopards.
Bird Watching
With over 600 bird species, this is an excellent place for bird watchers. Species include, Shoebill stork, the African fish eagles, Martial eagle, Papyrus gonalek and many others.
Nature Walks
Maramagambo rain forest is a good option for an alluring selection of forest monkeys and birds while the kyambura Gorge for habituated chimps.
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Semuliki National Park |
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Lying within the western arm of the East African Rift valley is the park, in Bundibugyo district along the Uganda-Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) border. As an extension of the Ituri forest in the DRC, Semuliki is ranked high as one of the areas with very rich flora and fauna in Africa , especially for birds.
It is the only low land tropical rain forest in East Africa . The flora recorded includes 336 tree species of which 24 can only be found in Semuliki. This park is also known for its exceptional diversity for small mammals.
TOURIST ACTIVITIES
Bird and butterfly watching
The park boasts of 435 bird species making 34% of Uganda 's total bird species. Birds like the most sought after Hornbills and Lyre tailed honey guide cannot be found elsewhere in East Africa .Semuliki also attracts 374 species of butterflies, with 12 species of the moth being restricted to this park.
Guided jungle walk
As you move along the meandering River Semuliki, the only one of its type in East Africa expect to be graced with the sight of buffaloes, elephants, sitatungas, leopards, crocodiles and various primates.
Scenery viewing
The scenic views of forests, swamps, grassland, bush land and an extensive system of hot springs , warm swamp and savannah woodland. Marvel at what nature Semuliki has to offer all in one park.
Hot springs
A visit to the two hot springs found in a tract of hot mineral encrusted swampland, jetting hot water and a pool of oozing boiling water are one of the best sights Semuliki has to offer.
Sport fishing
Great sport fishing can also be done along the meandering river of Semuliki. |
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Rwenzori Mountains National Park |
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Rwenzori lies on the Uganda- Democratic Republic of Congo border and is often called the "mountains of the moons",
Unlike the other major mountains which are volcanic in origin, the Rwenzori was formed as a result of an uplift associated with the formation of the western branch of the Great Rift Valley . It also marks the frontier between the high savannah plains of East Africa and the low dense forests of the west.
The Rwenzori is a typical mountain range covering a wide area with six main massifs, each having several peaks with glaciers and permanent snow.
The highest point of Rwenzori is the Margherita peak at an altitude of 5109 meters (16763ft). This also happens to be the third highest point in Africa .
Hiking the Rwenzori is very demanding and yet very satisfying. Even an experienced hiker will find it very challenging because of its un-engineered, steep and slippery trails due to frequent rain fall.
The most interesting features on the Rwenzori are the vegetation, with the lower slopes covered in dense forest vegetation giving way to open zones with the giant lobelias and groundsels bigger than those found on other African mountains.
The weather is another important feature, with constant rainfall and cold temperatures being the order of the day. There fore, raingear, sleeping bag, warm Hat, gloves, heavy socks and gum boots are recommended for this exciting hike.
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