Uganda Tourist Attractions are a variety of mixed things to see while in Uganda, the biodiverse country boasts amazing landscapes covered in green vegetation, banana, tea plantations, wildlife, birds, wetlands, lakes, and rivers. Ever thought of a visit to the pearl of Africa? Well, it is top notch where the sense rain forests host large primates mountain gorillas in the western part of Uganda, Chimpanzee loving in one of the few remaining tropical rain forests, along the floor of the Albertine rift valley region is a stretch of national conservation areas where there is a possibility of viewing the big five of the wilderness (African elephants, Lions, Leopards, Rhinos, African elephants) and other species can be seen on your Ugandan safari.
While in Uganda there is always something to see no matter an individual’s interest, there are 10 national conservation areas gazette to protect wildlife including the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Lake Mburo National Park, Rwenzori National Park, Semliki National Park, Mgahinga National Park, Mount Elgon National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, game reserves and sanctuaries, wetlands which present an opportunity to do bird watching in Uganda. The country has a variety of attractions spread across the country, here are some of the top must-see.
Mountain Gorillas, the fame of Uganda is majorly on primates and gorillas, these live in the Bwindi impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga National Park. They are habituated to handle human presence during the visit, Gorillas are characterized by their large fur bodies, gentleness and brown eyes, they live in families of up to 20 members, the silverback is the male alpha on every team, baby gorillas are taken care of by their parents until the age of 2 years. Gorillas in the misty forest live freely and not in captivity, to have access to them a permit which is issued by the Uganda Wildlife Authority team is used, this is purchased at $700 for foreign non-residents, $600 for foreign residents, and 250,000 shillings for east African residents. Uganda alone hosts half of the world’s remaining population of Mountain gorillas.
Chimpanzee tracking, Chimpanzees are the closet primates to the human race they have been scientifically proven to share up to 98% of the human DNA, seeing your closest relatives is in 3 of the country’s conservation areas of KibaleForest National Park, Murchison Falls national park in the Budongo forest and Queen Elizabeth national park along the Kyambura Gorge. The guaranteed place with a high chance of seeing the Chimpanzee is the Kibale forest, tracking is done twice a day, and sessions begin at the Kanyanchu Visitor Center in groups of 6members per troop. Just like the gorillas the Uganda Wildlife Authority must permit the tracking through the issuing of Chimpanzee permits these are costed at $200 for foreign non-residents, $150 for foreign residents, and 150,000 shillings to the East African citizens.
Wildlife of Uganda is found in the Savannah ecosystems presenting a chance to see the big five of the wild, animal species to be sighted include warthogs, Rhinos, antelopes of different species, Zebras, elands, waterbucks, side-stripped hyenas, leopards, lions, Buffaloes among other species animals can be encountered on Safari game drives, guided nature walks, boat cruises, cycling, and many other activities.
Uganda is a haven of birds these are present in every part of the country even as soon as you land at the airport, bird watching in Uganda is done in the important birding areas, there are over 1020species that have been recorded to date, most of these are endemics of the country, the Virunga and Albertine rift valley region. Cultures of Uganda are experiential things to engage in while in Uganda for example the Ik community in the Morungule mountains of Northern Uganda, the Batwa cultural experience, and the Bagisu of eastern Uganda who practice an annual circumcision on numbers that are divisible by 2, they are one of the few tribes of Uganda that do this practice.