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Uganda is a land locked country located in East Africa that borders Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Southern Sudan, and Tanzania. Uganda was named the “Pearl of Africa” because of its abundant biodiversity, color, brilliant life and serene beauty. The country has beautiful national parks displaying the best of East Africa. Their Rift Valley landscapes and tropical forests make dramatic backdrops to an extensive variety of flora and fauna. The parks offer ‘traditional’ savanna safaris along with boat tours, forest hikes, mountain climbing and wildlife research activities. Uganda is unrivalled on the continent as a bird watching destination with over 1,000 species of birds – several of which are found nowhere else on the planet. It is also home to 13 types of primates including over half of the world’s endangered mountain gorillas; and our closest relative – the chimpanzee.
Explore the wild spot of Queen Elizabeth’s tree-climbing lions, take on Bwindi’s “impenetrable forest, do the game and boat cruise on the longest Nile river and also see the magnificent Murchison water fall in Murchison falls national park and also enjoy the chimpanzee tracking in Kibale forest national park for a memorable experience and after just relax at your safari lodge surrounded by the wonderful sights and sounds of Africa’s most hospitable destination.
Kibale national park is located in the south western Uganda. Its is a tropical rain forest that harbors a quite number of wildlife species that have attracted many tourists to come into Uganda. This national park has contributed widely to Uganda’s tourism industry because it harbors some endangered species that catch the traveler’s eye. Uganda has got 4950 chimpanzees and Kibale national park holds 1500 chimpanzees. The visit to chimpanzee is like the visit to gorilla which is visited for one hour. However, chimpanzee trekking also has an option for travelers to spend more time with them through chimpanzee habituation. In Uganda, Kibale national park guarantees the best views of these endangered primates. The forest has been ranked as the best destination in East Africa where tourists can easily find the wild chimpanzees. These primates are the most popular primates in Uganda after the mountain gorillas of Bwindi national park
The Rwenzori Mountains National Park covers nearly 100,000 ha in western Uganda and comprises the main part of the Rwenzori mountain chain, which includes Africa’s third highest peak (Mount Margherita: 5,109 m). The Rwenzori Mountains have been called the “Mountains of the Moon” and are believed to be the ones described by the 2nd Century AD geographer Ptolemy and were long thought to be the source of the Nile.
They form a range of 100 km long and 50 km wide. On the Mount Stanley Glacier there are six mountains and this glacier is used to get access to the range. region’s glaciers, waterfalls and lakes make it one of Africa’s most beautiful alpine areas. The park has many natural habitats of endangered species and a rich and unusual flora comprising, among other species, the giant heather.
