Uganda is landlocked country located in
east Africa and popularly known as the pearl of Africa. Uganda is very endowed
and very gifted with a number of natural resources and tourist attraction
offering unique safari experiences to adventurous tourists. While in Uganda, it’s always hard to get a
starting point for tour and safari expeditions because all of the attractions
in the country are very unique.
Firstly, one cannot over look Murchison
falls national park that stretches from mid western covering the southern parts
of west Nile and northern Uganda. This national park is a home to a number of
wildlife species and the only place where the big five can be viewed. The big
five includes the lions, cape buffaloes, giraffes, leopards and rhinos at the
Zziwa rhino sanctuary. These are called
big five mainly because of the difficulty the rangers would go through while
tracking and hunting them. While at Murchison falls national park, one can get a
chance of exploring the Nile viewing the great Murchison falls where the Nile
water falls over a hard rock in a great sound forming a permanent mist and rain
ball. Game drives and boat trips in Murchison falls can never be a regrettable
idea as one will not miss viewing a number of savanna wild animals in the park.
The western part of Uganda introduces
tourists to the glaciers along the equator in the snow- capped Rwenzori Block
Mountains. The Rwenzori area is blessed with many wild life species that include
the rare three-horned Johnston’s chameleon, a number of birds endemic to the
Albertine region plus various mammals featuring forest elephants. Most of these
can be seen along the Rwenzori hike to discover the snow capped peaks.
While in the west, one can explore a
number of tourist attractions including the unique wildlife species in queen
Elizabeth national park which has four of the big five mammals (elephants,
leopards, buffaloes and lions), the highest hippo population in east Africa
along the Kazinga channel that can be best viewed by tourists on game drives,
crocodiles, birds, major savanna wild herbivores (impalas, Uganda kobs,
giraffes most of which can be viewed by tourists on game drives and hot air
balloon safaris.
The southwestern parts of Uganda are
very unique and take wildlife safaris in Uganda to a whole new level with
mountain gorilla trekking. The south western parts of Bwindi impenetrable
forest and Mgahinga gorilla national parks are homes to half of the mountain
gorillas on the planet with 13 habituated mountain gorilla families. 12 of the
mountain gorilla families inhabit the Bwindi impenetrable ecosystem while 1
lives in Mgahinga gorilla national park. Each of the mountain family can be
trekked by strictly 8 tourists a day spending with it an hour. Mountain gorilla
trekking permits for Uganda are sold at only $600 during the peak season (dry
season) and at $350 during the low season.
Mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi and
Mgahinga is usually supplemented by great sightings of many other wildlife
species in the forest for example monkeys, birds, tree and vegetation species
and a visit to the unique Batwa community who usually teach and tell stories to
the tourists about their unique cultures.
From the west, a visit to the eastern
part of Uganda offers other remarkable experiences. From the far north eastern
part is Kidepo valley national park a place with typical African wilderness and
a home to one of the groups of people the Karamojongs who still subscribe to their
typical cultural traditions. Kidepo valley national park has a number of
wildlife species including buffaloes, lions, zebras a number of bird species.
Below Kidepo valley national park is mount Elgon national park a home to the
volcanic mountain with the largest mountain base in the world. The major
attractions here include a number of wildlife species, Sipi falls and the
unique Imbalu traditions of the Bagishu people.
Generally speaking, Uganda is very
gifted naturally and no one can dispute the fact that it’s the pearl of Africa.
All those seeking for remarkable tourism experiences should just visit the
country.
