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Uganda Attractions

Uganda Attractions

You don't want to miss out on Uganda's natural beauty and famed safari attractions.

Uganda offers more than just gorilla and chimpanzee trekking safaris; in fact, the country is saturated in colour and history, all the while offering up the natural beauty of its people, landscapes, wildlife and birdlife.

On this page, albeit not as in-depth as we would have liked, we highlight just a few of the natural highlights that Uganda as a safari destination has to offer.

As a destination that offers unique wildlife and birdlife National Parks, Uganda is something extraordinary; gorillas, chimpanzees, tree-climbing lions, the Nile River, white water rafting, boating and fishing on Lake Victoria, quite simply this list could go on and on.

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Simply put, Uganda is fantastic, and everyone who visits East Africa should include a few days or a week in the country.

Uganda has a lot to offer for those who travel East Africa. If you're looking for a unique and adventurous safari destination, there's no better option than a week or so travelling in Uganda!

Destinations In Uganda

  • Murchison Falls National Park

    Murchison Falls National Park

    Murchison Falls National Park covers an area size of 3,840 square kilometres, Uganda's largest national park by some stretch. The park's wildlife has mostly recovered over the past few decades from the massacre by poachers and troops under Idi Amin. A variety of antelope, elephant, lion, buffalo and giraffe are frequently seen on game drives.

  • Queen Elizabeth National Park

    Queen Elizabeth National Park

    Queen Elizabeth National Park, known for its volcanic features, wildlife and of course its magnificent birdlife. One of Uganda's most popular and visited attractions. The National Park is home to 95 mammal species and over 500 bird species with the most famous of wildlife being the tree-climbing lions.

  • Rwenzori Mountains National Park

    Rwenzori Mountains National Park

    There are five different vegetative zones found in the Rwenzori Mountains National Park; these are grassland, montane forest, bamboo, Heather / Rapanea and Afro-alpine moorland. Game viewing is a pleasure, with Rwenzori colobus monkey, chimpanzees, forest hog, hyrax, duiker, leopard and blue monkeys to be seen.

  • Semliki National Park

    Semuliki National Park

    Semliki National Park is lower-lying and more remote than most of Uganda's national parks, located in the Bundibugyo District. The park is known for the Sempaya hot springs and has more than 400 bird species, 53 mammal species and 305 tree species recorded.

  • Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

    Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

    Mgahinga Gorilla National Park consists mainly of three extinct volcanoes and forested slopes. The park forms part of the 'Virunga Conservation Area' or VCA and has great biological importance. Attractions of the park are gorilla tracking, hiking, birding and cave exploration.

  • Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

    Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

    Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is most renowned for half of the world's population of endangered Mountain Gorillas. There are many other animals in the park, such as the grey-cheeked mangabey, elephants, black and white colobus, red colobus, blue monkeys and chimpanzees.

  • Mount Elgon National Park

    Mount Elgon National Park

    Mt. Elgon has the largest surface area of any extinct volcano in the world, and the mountain has a variety of vegetation that ranges from thick and dense montane forest and bamboo belts to intriguing heath and moorland. The wildlife to be seen includes a variety of antelope and forest monkeys, along with buffalo and elephant.

  • Lake Mburo National Park

    Lake Mburo National Park

    Lake Mburo National Park is the smallest of Uganda's savanna national parks and is located in western Uganda (a four-hour drive from Kampala). Lake Mburo accounts for twenty per cent of the park's surface. A variety of wildlife can be seen at the park, including buffaloes, impala, eland, zebras, topi and klipspringer.

  • Kibale National Park

    Kibale National Park

    Kibale National Park adjoins with Queen Elizabeth National Park and is the most accessible of Uganda's major rainforests. The park is famous for the opportunity to track habituated chimpanzees and is a primatologist's dream. The mammal population of Kibale National Park is dominated by primates.

Traveling In Uganda Topics And Blog Posts
  • Uganda the Pearl of Africa

    Uganda the Pearl of Africa

    There are certain magical names in Africa, names which conjure up images of mystery, of exotic fauna and flora and even of a certain danger.

    I had the pleasure of visiting one of these places last year; the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the southwest corner of Uganda, home to troupes of mountain gorillas.

    Uganda the Pearl of Africa
  • Popular Uganda Destinations

    Popular Uganda Destinations

    When I was a younger man, the name of Uganda was evocative of the dangers and thrills of Africa, the superlative wildlife, the psychopathic dictator Idi Amin, the raid on Entebbe and the multiple civil wars.

    Popular Uganda Destinations
  • A Special Gorilla Family

    A Special Gorilla Family

    This year marks the twentieth anniversary of a very special family, the Mubare family group in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the south western corner of Uganda.

    They are, of course, gorillas. Why are they so special?

    A Special Gorilla Family
  • Top Restaurants In Kampala

    Top Restaurants In Kampala

    The capital of the pearl of Africa is booming.

    Like many other African cities, a burgeoning middle class enlarged by a stable Ugandan government and consistent economic growth over the last two decades has created a dynamic city.

    Top Restaurants In Kampala
  • Bwindi Safari Experience Uganda

    Bwindi Safari Experience Uganda

    Called "The Pearl of Africa" by Winston Churchill and in more recent memory the scene of great civil war under the mad dictator Idi Amin, it throws up many images.

    Most people go to Uganda today to see the famed mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei).

    Bwindi Safari Experience Uganda
  • White Water Rafting Uganda

    White Water Rafting Uganda

    The best Whitewater rafting on the Nile River adventure ever started from the Nile River Explorers backpackers in Jinja.

    We were given a very thorough safety briefing by our guides, which included multiple compulsory practice flips in the boat.

    White Water Rafting Uganda

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