Destination: Uganda

The diverse Landscapes encompasses the snow caped Rwenzori mountains also known as “mountains of the moon” to the green Afro montane tropical forests to tracks of thorn-bush savannah which are interspersed with rain forests, lakes, explosion craters and rivers heavily endowed with aquatic life and immense Lake Victoria. Rare and exotic wildlife and smiling, welcoming people. Uganda is a land of diversity and beauty. It’s easy to get lost in superlatives when describing Uganda, so we’ll show you instead. Make yourself comfortable and scroll down to join us on a “highlights reel” journey through the country that Winston Churchill famously called” The Pearl of Africa”.

With an area comparable to that of Great Britain, Uganda has 10 National Parks, 17 percent of the world’s biodiversity, over 54 percent of the worlds Mountain Gorillas and 11 percent of the world’s mammal species. We are home to Lake Victoria, the world’s second largest lake with more than 50% of its 68,800 sq km in Uganda.

Uganda, in an ecological nutshell is where the Eastern savannah meets the Western African jungle and it really does offer visitors the best of both fantastic worlds. In no other African destination can one see a comparable variety of monkey species as well as the tiny wide- eyed bush baby and peculiar potto. And if Uganda will have primate enthusiasts is by far the smallest of the four African countries in which more than 1000 bird species have been recorded, in practical terms, undoubtedly the finest bird watching destination in Africa.

The southwestern part of Uganda becomes more mountainous and tropical, with the very southwestern part being the location of Mgahinga National Park. Mgahinga shares a border with Parc des Volcans in Rwanda and Parc des Virunga in DRC. Uganda is one of three countries where these gentle creatures can be seen and is the only country with two national parks for mountain gorillas: Mhahinga and Bwindi Impenetrable national park. Uganda`s tropical rain forests are home to many primates, and chimpanzee.

If your dream is to see mountain Gorillas on your safari, Uganda offers the most established tourism infrastructure, Uganda is a popular safari destination and its range of terrain also makes it a great choice for those seeking a more standard safari coupled with a mountain gorilla or chimpanzee viewing.