Sprawling across both sides of the equator, a network of 10 national parks and several other protected areas offers wildlife enthusiasts a thrilling opportunity to experience Uganda’s biodiversity, but also lush expanses of tropical rainforest, shimmering lakes and rivers heaving with aquatic life, and the glacial peaks of Africa’s tallest mountain range.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is located in southwestern Uganda and covers 331Sq Km.
Kibale Forest National park
Kibale forest National park lies in western Uganda, southeast of the Fort Portal City. Amongst the gently undulating lush green of cultivation.
Lake Mburo National park
At 260 sq KM Lake Mburo National park is small in comparison with the many other east African parks, but its mosaic of habitats
Murchison Falls National Park
Murchison Falls National Park offers a rich diversity of habitats for the visitor to explore, including the Victoria Nile and the surrounding papyrus swamps,
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Queen Elizabeth National Park encompasses a wide variety of habitats ranging from savanna and wetlands to riverine and lowland forest.
Semuliki National Park
Semuliki National park is an eastern extension of the vast Ituri forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It forms part of the forest continuum
Volcanoes National Park
The park was first gazetted in 1925, as a small area bounded by Karisimbi, Visoke and Mikeno, intended to protect the gorillas from poachers. It was the very first National Park to be created in Africa. Subsequently, in 1929, the borders of the park were extended further into Rwanda and into the Belgian Congo, to...
Akagera National Park
Akagera National Park covers 1,200 km² in eastern Rwanda, along the Tanzanian border.
Mgahinga National Park
Mgahinga National Park Mgahinga is to the southwestern corner of Uganda, it covers the northern slopes of the three northernmost Virunga volcanoes, Mt Muhavura, Mt Gahinga, and Mt Sabinyo. The entire park is in Bufumbira county of Kisoro district. The forest is home to mountain gorillas, golden monkeys, and 12endemic bird species of the Albertine....