The park was gazetted in 1991 and was recognized as a World Heritage site in 1994 and a Ramsar site in 2008. Highest point: 5,109m above sea level on Mt Stanley’s Margherita Peak. The border with DR Congo bisects Mt. Stanley. The Rwenzori is not volcanic like East Africa’s other major mountains but is a...Read More
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park sits high in the clouds, at an altitude of between 2,227m and 4,127m. As its name suggests, it was created to protect the rare mountain gorillas that inhabit its dense forests, and it is also an important habitat for the endangered golden monkey. As well as being important for wildlife, the...Read More
Kibale National Park is a national park in western Uganda, protecting moist evergreen rainforest. It is 766 square kilometres (296 sq mi) in size and ranges between 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) and 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) in elevation. Despite encompassing primarily moist evergreen forest, it contains a diverse array of landscapes. Kibale is one of the last remaining expanses to contain both lowland and...Read More
Kidepo Valley National Park lies in the rugged, semi arid valleys between Uganda’s borders with south Sudan in the north west and only 5km from the eastern border of Kenya, some 700km from Kampala. Gazetted as a national park in 1962, it has a profusion of big game and hosts over 77 mammal species. Kidepo...Read More
Lake Mburo National Park is a compact gem, located conveniently close to the highway that connects Kampala to the parks of western Uganda. It is the smallest of Uganda’s savannah national parks and underlain by ancient Precambrian metamorphic rocks which date back more than 500 million years. It’s a home to 350 bird species as...Read More
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is located in the southwestern part of Uganda on the rim of the Rift Valley. The hillsides which are mist-covered are sheltered by one of the ancient and very biologically varied rainforests in Uganda that dates back to more than 25,000 years, comprising of about 400 varied plant species. More notably,...Read More
Also known as the Kabalega National Park, the Murchison Falls National Park is popularly known for having the world’s most powerful waterfall that emits large volumes of water about 300 cubic meters per second or 11,000 ft³/s at a very powerful pressure that cause the surrounding to tremble. The park was first gazetted in 1927...Read More
Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda (QENP), formerly known as Kazinga National Park, was established in 1952 but was renamed in 1954 to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s visit. It lies on Africa’s Western Rift Valley floor, covering 1,978 sq km at an altitude of 884- 1,337m/2,900- 4,386ft. You can enjoy a holistic experience in this splendid park...Read More
Trackers Safari Lodge is located in Buhoma Sector of Bwindi Impenetrable NationalPark which is one of Africa’s most diverse forests formed as a part of a much largerforest belt that stretched south to the slopes of the Virunga Mountains until about 500years ago when agriculturalists encroached on the forest and started planting food.Set on an...Read More
A haven of comfort and serenity, Tilenga Safari Lodge is set on the northern park boundaries of Murchison Falls National Park. It is located in one of the most breathtaking parts of Uganda just 1.7km away from Tangi gate on the main Karuma-Pakwach road. One has to watch out for its signpost a few kilometers...Read More
