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Uganda Safari Tour Africa Adventure
By admin | December 6, 2007
Uganda Safari
Uganda is increasingly becoming a popular safari destination in Africa. What tops the list of attractions in the gorilla. But there is more to see in the various national parks and tour centres in Uganda. Below is a highlight of what to see in the top national parks of the country.
Where can you go for a Safari to Uganda?
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
The only chance youve got to see the remaining mountain gorillas in their natural habitat is at this tropical forest. A gorilla safari to Uganda can take about 3 days with one day spent in this thick forest. Besides the gorillas, there is a variety of wildlife to see. The forest birds, fauna, primates such as the black and white colobus monkeys, leopard, bush pig, duiker and elephants.
Murchison Falls National Park
One of the top visited national parks of Uganda. Its named after the murchison falls where the nile divides the park into2 sectors, the north and south/. boat and game drives are great here, See the elephants, giraffe, hippo, buffalo, lion, leopard, monkeya and 450 bird species recorded already.
Queen Elizabeth NP
A boat trip on the Kazinga Channel provides a for great adventure and fun. Find huge concentrations of hippos, elephants, birds, Uganda kob, tree climbing lions and so much more.
Kibale Forest National Park
Kibale is located in the western part of Uganda. Its famous for various primates such as the chimpanzee, white and red colobus monkeys, olive baboon, bushbuck, red and blue duiker, buffalo, hippo and variety of bird species.
Kidepo National Park
Found in the northern part of Uganda bordering sudan and Kenya. Its probably the less visited park but with its own uniqueness. You will find the Karimajong pastoralists, supplemented by variety of wildlife to include, giraffe, ostrich, elephant, cheetah, zebra, buffalo, leoparf and so much more.
Lake Mburo NP
The park consists of Savannah while at the same time having 4 lakes within. You will find large herds of elephants here. The Zebra is very common here, leoprad, hyena,antelope, and bird species including the Shoebill Stork.
Mount Rwenzori NP
Its basically for mountaineering and hikers. With 6 peaks, it carries glaciers thus offering a great scenery. Excellent mountaineering skills are required for the high slopes of the Rwenzoris. Among wildlife encountered here include the elephants, monkeys, chimpanzees, and various birds such as the Rwenzori turaco.
African Safari to Uganda.
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