National Parks in Uganda
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
A world Heritage site
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a bio diverse, mountainous area in southwestern Uganda occupying 331km2 of forest cover in serene forest cover. Bwindi Park is covered with shrubs and bamboo and hilltops. The weather in Bwindi is ever chilly because of the immerse canopy.
And shared by three districts in the Albertine rift valley, Kabale, Rukungiri and Kisoro and some portion in Kanungu. Its home to the largest number of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas, which feed on roots, leaves and fruits from the parks diverse trees and fern species. Restricted numbers of viewing permits help protect the endangered gorilla families. It was aslo declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.
Kibale Forest National Park
Primate Capital of the World
Kibale Forest National Park is located in western Uganda in Kabarole district, near Fort Portal town and covers 795 square kilometers of tropical rainforest. The park was gazetted in 1932 as a forest reserve. After years had passed the forest was declared a National Park in 1993. The Park is also called the primate capital of the world with a number of Chimpanzees dominant in the forest. The parks temperatures are measured at a range between 14-27 Degrees hence being relatively cool. It takes about a 2 hour drive from Kasese and 6 hours from Kampala to Kibale forest National Park.
Kibale Forest National Park is home to over 1,500 chimpanzee making the park a good haven for chimpanzee trekking experience in Uganda.
Kidepo Valley National Park
True African Wilderness
Kidepo Valley National Park is found in the north-eastern corner of Uganda bordering South Sudan and Kenya. The park covers an area of 1,442 square kilometers and has an altitude ranging between 914 m and 2,750 m.
It is about 700 km from Kampala and it happens to be a long road trip to a remote but true wildlife safari destination. Kidepo has the largest buffalo herds and over 475 bird species.
Kidepo valley national park was gazetted in 1962 natured with a semi-arid climate with one rainy season of April – September. Kidepo Valley has savannah grass, shrubs and wildlife. The famous Manyattas crafted with local material such as dung and thatched grass Kidepo valley ….
Lake Bunyonyi
Land of the 29 Islands
Lake Bunyonyi is found in the South Western part of Uganda lying between Kisoro and Kabale and also being close to the Rwandan border. It is Uganda’s deepest lake with 900 m. With this Lake Bunyonyi is also said to be the second deepest fresh water lake in Africa with the scenic beauty of its 29 islands and these can be tour on a boat or canoe
The name Bunyonyi means “place of many little birds” and a good birding haven with its scenic green terraced hills of the community. Travel time from Kampala to Lake Bunyonyi is 7 to 10-hours drive from Kampala, 2 hours from Kigali Rwanda.
Lake Bunyonyi has a number of activities that one can engage in on your trip to Lake Bunyonyi.It being home of the 29 scenic islands .
Lake Mburo National Park
Whispers of the Wild
Lake Mburo National Park is the smallest savannah park out of the 10 parks covering about 370 square kilometers. Its altitude ranging between 1220-1828 meters above sea level.
Lake Mburo National park is the closest park and which is easily accessed via the Kampala Mbarara highway in Kiruhura district in western Uganda, with Mbarara to its East and Isingiro to the South.
The drive takes 4 hours to get to Lake Mburo National Park with a distance of about 240 Km.
Lake Mburo is home to
Lake Mutanda
The Pride of Africa
Lake Mutanda is a popular destination for canoeing in western Uganda and strategically located in Kisoro District in south western Uganda near the gorilla park. The volcanic Lake gives you a chance to canoe around the shores with chance of sighting land scape, hills, communities and some bird species. Lake Mutanda is home to a number of lodges at the shores giving you a fabulous experience on your safaris.
The lake is nestled in the foothills of the virunga Mountain range in the albertine rift at an altitude of 1,800 meters, the three volcanoes within the range, that are partly located in Uganda, namely: Mount Muhabura, Mount Sabinyo and Mount Gahinga, can be viewed from Lake Mutanda.
Mabamba Swamp Excursion
Home to Shoebill Storks
The wetland is located along the northern shores of Lake Victoria near Entebbe town. It is home to over 260 species of birds at Mabamba swamp
Mabamba Swamp is home to a number of shoebill storks and one and best spot for Shoebill storks. Its bill is more like in the shape of a shoe, it’s a unique bird species that every tourist would like to see. The shoe bill is a solitary bird with a unique bill with clapping sounds that come out of it. The Shoebill’s lifespan is 25 years.
While on this excursion you shall spot a number of bird species such as king pied king fishers that are sighted in large numbers
Mbamba swamp is about 15 km…
Mgahinga Gorilla National park
Where Gold meets Silver
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is located in the south western part of Uganda and the park covers about 33.7 square kilo meters at high altitude range. It is about 10 km south of Kisoro and also boarded by the virunga ranges and the virunga national park in the Drc and the volcanoes national park in Rwanda to the south.
Mgahinga national park covers the forest northern slopes of the virunga volcanoes with the 3 volcanoes of Muhavura at a height of 4127 M, Mount Gahinga at 3474 and mount sabinyo at 3645 m. Mgahinga National Park also lies between an altitude of 2227 m to 4127 m and the 3 virunga conservation area covers 434 square kilometers
The park is home to about 76 mammals such as elephants, Buffalos, giant forest hog, bushbucks and the rare cats such as the leopard, hyena’s
Mount Elgon National Park
With the Worlds Largest Volcanic base
Mountain Elgon National Park is located at close proximity with Mbale district in eastern Uganda. Mountain Elgon is an extinct volcanic mountain with the largest caldera in east Africa. Its cover is 1145 square kilometers found at the border of Uganda and Kenya. Mountain Elgon is the fourth highest mountain in east Africa.
Mountain Elgon has a number of peaks with the highest being Wagagai on the Ugandan side with a height of 4321 m. other peaks may include Jackson’s Summit, Kiongo at 4300 meters and Mubiyi at 4210 meters.
Mountain Elgon National Park is home to a number of mammals such as buffalos, antelopes, elephants, duikers, oribi, desfassa water bucks among others.
Murchison Falls National Park
The World's Most Powerful Water Falls
Murchison Falls National Park is the largest national park in Uganda. Located 305 km from Kampala city and its situated in the Murchison Conservation Area, it was founded in 1952, it’s also famous because of the Murchison falls where the Nile surges into a 7 meters gorge that later bursts and plunges into a 43 meter drop below forming the most powerful waterfalls in the world
Murchison Falls National Park has two reserves which include Karuma which is about 720 square kilometers and Bugungu wildlife reserves 748 square kilometers. The park is located in North West Uganda in Buliisa district and Nwoy district in Northern Uganda.
Queen Elizabeth National Park
A Melody of Wonders
Queen Elizabeth National Park is located in south-western Uganda and its Uganda’s second largest National Park. Established in 1952 as Kazinga National Park, the park was renamed as Queen Elizabeth National Park after Queen Elizabeth II of England. The park covers 1978 square kilometres with a beautiful land scape and ecosystem, the kasenyi crater lakes, savannah grasslands, woodland and acacia. Queen Elizabeth National Park just Like Bwindi is a UNESCO world heritage park. The parks altitude has of 900 meters up.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is home to over 95 mammals, which can be observed while on game drives and at some safari lodges. It inhabits
Rwenzori Mountains National Park
Snow Mountains of the Moon
The park is located in western Uganda, within the Albertine rift near the districts of Bundibugyo, Kabarole and Kasese. The park is also at the border between Uganda and DRC.The Rwenzori is the tallest mountain range in Africa with a number of its peaks permanently snow-capped. The mountain is situated within the Rwenzori Mountains National Park, its highest point is Mt. Stanley’s Margherita peak with 5,109 m, which is the third highest in the whole of Africa. UNESCO named the Rwenzori Mountains National Park a World Heritage site since 1994.
The mountain has six glaciers / peaks namely, Stanley, Mt, Speke (4,890 m), Bakers .Mt.Gessi (4,715m), Emin (4.791 m), Luigi di Savoia. Mount Stanley,
Semuliki National Park
Home to Female Hotsprings
Semuliki valley is located in Bwamba County that is within Bundibuyo district in western Uganda. The park is situated with in the western arm of the rift valley base between Lake Albert, the Rwenzori Mountains as well as the Kijura escarpments. The park was gazzated in 1993 into a National park
Semuliki valley National park overs 220 square kilometers with in an altitude of 670 meters to 760 meters above sea level. At the edges of the park river semuliki acts as a boundary between Uganda and the Democratic republic of Congo. The rain cover of the park is about 1250 mm staring from March to May, September and to December.Semuliki National park is home is over 60 species of mammals including Buffalos, hippos, leopards, monkeys, elephants, bush babies, pygmy flying
Ssese Islands – Kalangala
The Ssese islands have always been known for fishing until recently when people started appreciating its geographical location and the serene beauty that it offers. Located in the middle of Victoria Lake,
The archipelago is divided into two parts that is the south western part which is known as the Bugala and the North eastern part which is known as the Koome. These two groups are separated by the Koome channel. The Bugala consists of the following islands the Bugaba island, Bufumira island, Serinya island, Buyova island, Bubeke island, Funye Island and many more others. The main islands that are located on the Koome group include the Luwaji Island, Koome Island, Damba and Island.
Sipi Falls
The 3 Water Falls
Sipi Falls is home to three waterfalls located in Eastern Uganda in the district of Kapchorwa, northeast of Sironko and Mbale. The mighty waterfalls lies on the upper edge of Mount Elgon cascading down to the foot hills over 7 km , on the foothills to form a series of beautiful waterfall in eastern Uganda culminating in a 99 meter drop at an altitude of 1775 m. The three falls separated by steep hillsides and longest among the 3 water falls with a scenic depth of 95 meters drop making it the most eye catching attraction in the region.
The sipi falls are just outside a small trading center in kapchorwa and 60 km from Mbale town. While at sipi you shall have view of the nearby Elgon Peaks
Uganda Wild Life Education Conservation Centre – Entebbe Zoo
Entebbe Zoo
The Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre (Entebbe Zoo) is located 15 minutes from Entebbe International Airport, 36 kilometers from Uganda’s capital Kampala. The centre cares for rescued animals, often victims of bush meat trade, habitat destruction, or illegal trade. Individuals that can make it in the wild, are released back. We don’t buy animals nor use them for entertainment, but rather as ambassadors to help save and maintain those in the wild, wild! Listen to interpretative talks from our; keepers, guides work with animals every day.
