Month: May 2013

The Mount Elgon Park is on the border of Uganda and Kenya with the extinct volcano being its significant feature. Mt. Elgon Mount Elgon is an extinct volcano with the biggest surface field in the world at about {50km by 80km} and a caldera with a diameter of almost 8 km. The highest apex is… Continue reading Mount Elgon National Park Uganda

The Murchison falls national park is in the Murchison conservation area which is about 5 .02 kilometres and it combined with Bugungu wildlife reserve, Karuma and Budongo forest in the southern part. The Murchison conservation area in itself rounds up as the largest protected region in Uganda. The area has an elevation range which stretch… Continue reading Murchison Falls National Park

Kibale Forest National Park is home to more than 335 bird species. There are a number of nature trails that one can take to ensure the gets most of the bird watching. Kanyanchu Visitor Centre allows is one of them that allows you to search some of the birds within its vicinity. Species such as… Continue reading Bird Watching in Kibale Forest National Park

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park offers some of the finest montane forest birding in Africa. The park is home to a variety of birds; more than 350 species of birds have been recorded. It is Easy to see are the African Emerald Cuckoo, Common Bulbul, African Blue and White-tailed Blue Flycatchers and Red-headed Bluebill. For lovers… Continue reading Bird Watching in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

The Kibale national park is 795 kilometre squared and forms a joined block with Queen Elizabeth National park. It is one of the best destinations for chimpanzee trekking in Uganda with its beautiful and expansive tropical forest in Uganda provides home to more species of flora and fauna. Kibale national park is habitat to much… Continue reading Kibale National Park

Kidepo Valley National Park lies in the rugged, semi arid valleys between Uganda’s borders with Sudan and Kenya, some 700km from Kampala. Gazetted as a national park in 1962, it has a profusion of big game and hosts large number of mammals. Kidepo valley national park lying in the north eastern part of Uganda means… Continue reading Kidepo Valley National Park

Lake Mburo National park is approximately 260 kilometre squared in size and it’s very small when you compare with other East African parks. It falls in Mbarara District, with an altitude range from up to 1828m above sea level. It has mosaic habitants that are dry hillsides, rocky outcrops, bushy thickets, open and wooded savannas,… Continue reading Lake Mburo National park

The Queen Elizabeth national park lies in the western region of Uganda, it is spread through the districts of Kasese, Bundibugyo and Bushenyi, and Queen Elizabeth Park is well stretched with 1978km 2 in size. The park lies in a distance of 5-6 drive hours from Kampala on a surfaced road via Mbara. The park… Continue reading Queen Elizabeth National Park

Uganda, the “Pearl of Africa”, is a country with spectacular natural scenery and a rich mosaic of tribes and cultures. It has ten national parks displaying the best of East Africa. It is where the East African savannah meets the West African jungle. Their Rift Valley landscapes and tropical forests make dramatic backdrops to an… Continue reading Uganda

Bwindi impenetrable national park lies to the southwestern part of Uganda on the peripheral of Albertine Rift which is the section of the Great Rift Valley. Its altitude ranges from 1190 to 2607 metres above sea level and more than have of the park at around 60% has an elevation of over 2000 metres which… Continue reading Bwindi Impenetrable National Park