Uganda sites

Gorilla watching
Mountain gorrillas are Uganda’s prime tourist attraction. The vast majority of these are in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Located in southwestern Uganda on the edge of the western rift valley covering 331 sq. kms, Bwindi Impenetrable NP is one of the largest natural forests in East Africa, supporting a large number of plants and animals not found elsewhere. About half the world’s population of mountain gorillas resides in BINP.  There are estimated to be only 720 Mountain Gorillas alive today in forests of the Albertine Rift Valley.  The vegetation, as the park’s name implies, is composed of tropical rainforest with dense undergrowth. The beauty of this rain forest is spectacular.  The area offers dramatic steeply forested landscape and is incredibly dense, but criss-crossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists. The time taken and the terrain covered varies with the movements of these great primates. The thrill of spending time observing these gentle and endangered giants is an awesome, exciting experience to be long savored. Many find it to be a rare and moving opportunity.

MURCHISON FALLS National Park
Uganda’s largest national park protects a chunk of untamed African savannah bisected by the mighty river Nile. It is named for the dramatic Murchison Falls, where the world’s longest river explodes violently through a narrow cleft in the Rift Valley escarpment to plunge into a frothing pool 43m below. Wildlife populations have largely recovered from the poaching of the 1980s; in the lush borassus grassland to the north of the Nile, elephant, buffalo, giraffe and a variety of antelope are regularly encountered on game drives, while lion are seen with increasing frequency. In the southeast, Rabongo Forest is home to chimps and other rainforest creatures. The Nile itself hosts one of Africa’s densest hippo and crocodile populations, and a dazzling variety of water birds including the world’s most accessible wild population of the rare shoebill stork. Renowned for its scenic beauty and the spectacular falls from which it gets its name, MFNP has abundant flora and fauna to delight the visitor. From rolling savannah and tall grasslands to thick bush and woodlands, the diversity of this park never ceases to amaze visitors and residents alike. No visit to Murchison Falls would be complete without a visit to the magnificent falls. They can be viewed from the top where the Nile River narrows from 50 m to crash through a 7 m gorge, falling 45 m to the rocks below. The three-hour cruise to the base of the falls is also unforgettable. One can experience the majesty of the Nile while on-board, viewing abundant wildlife along the banks.