Uganda consists of many places for nature adventure safaris where you will find many attractive things to explore especially birds, plants, animals, Lakes, falls, dams, Rivers and many others.
Most of these attractive things are found in Uganda National Parks like in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Semliki National Park, Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park, Mountain Elgon National Park, Kibale Forest National Park, Murchison Falls National Park and Lake Mburo National Park.
In Queen Elizabeth National Park, you will notice a hugest number of bird species in the all of East Africa which ranges in over 600 bird species plus some mammals such as elephants, tree climbing lions, leopards and buffaloes. The park also has a beautiful looking Kazinga channel which enables various activities when you reach there and these include the Launch trips, birding, spot fishing, nature walks and others. Some of the animals found in Queen Elizabeth National Park are found at the Kazinga channel including the crocodiles, hippos and aquatic birds. The Park’s accommodation is of high quality and it contains lodges such as Jacana lodge, Ishasha wilderness camp, Mweya safari lodge, Kyambura game lodge, Hippo safari lodge and many more.
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park are the only places for the gorilla trekkers who will wish to end their destinations to Uganda for gorilla safaris. These two Parks protect half of world’s mountain gorillas because Bwindi Forest National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park protects almost 480 mountain gorillas compared to the world’s population of over 1000 mountain gorillas. These two Parks also protect other primates like monkeys and birds plus some other wild animals.
Accommodation in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park include Silver Back lodge, Clouds lodge, Engagi lodge, Buhoma lodge, Gorilla forest camp, Buhoma community Banda’s, Buhoma haven lodge, Chameleon hill lodge and many others while accommodation at Mgahinga Gorilla National Park include Mount Gahinga lodge, Amajambere Iwacu camp, Mucha hotel and many more.
The closest primates/creatures to humans are the chimpanzees and in Uganda they are best found in Kibale forest national park though some are also found in Queen Elizabeth National Park and in Ngamba Island on Lake Victoria in Mukono district. Chimpanzee tracking is quite a challenging activity in the thick forests of Kibale national park thus it requires someone to be physically fit and it is only recommended for individuals only above 12 years. The Park also protects over 300 species of birds plus some mammals such as buffaloes, elephants and some antelopes plus many others. The Park consists of luxurious lodges such as Kyaninga lodge, crater safari lodge, Ndali lodge, Primate Lodge and others.
Rwenzori Mountains National Park and Mountain Elgon National Park are the best places in Uganda for the mountain hikers. Mountain hiking is a very challenging activity which requires hikers to be in a good position for the activity and you should be physically fit. The snow capped peak of mountain Rwenzori is one of most attractive things that inspire most hikers to make it to Rwenzori Mountains National Park for mountain hiking though still in the Park you will be able to see many species of birds plus various mammals.
The largest volcanic base in the whole world that Mountain Elgon has is one of the biggest factors that drive mountain hikers to make it to Mountain Elgon National Park. The Park also consists of the Sipi falls where tourists will experience various activities including spot fishing though the activity is so challenging due to the highly pressured waters of the Sipi falls.
