There is no country in Africa like Uganda –the pearl of Africa in 1908, in his book my Africa journey SIR WINSTON CHURCHHILL wrote. “For magnificence, for variety of form and color, for provision of brilliant life, birds, insects, reptiles, beasts on vast scale-Uganda is truly the pearl of Africa “
The kingdom Uganda is truly fairy tale, the scenery is different, the climate is different and most of all, the people are different from anything else where to be seen in east Africa and the whole range of Africa.
When planning your trip in Africa Uganda should be considered first because of its unique wonders that rewards with lifetime memories and will make you return to Uganda because of its rewarding adventures. The following are the 12 wonders you should miss on your trip to Uganda that you can’t find else were in the world and makes Uganda very unique country.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is located in southwestern Uganda along the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It borders Virunga National Park and lies on the edge of the Albertine Rift Valley.
The park is one of Uganda’s most important protected areas. It protects an ancient rainforest with exceptional biodiversity.
Bwindi is famous for its endangered mountain gorillas. More than 400 mountain gorillas live within the park. Therefore, it is home to nearly half of the world’s remaining mountain gorilla population.
Conservation efforts continue to protect these remarkable primates. As a result, their population has steadily increased over the years. However, the mountain gorilla remains an endangered species.
In addition, the park supports many endemic plants and animals. Visitors can also discover rare birds, butterflies, mammals, reptiles, and unique tree species.
Today, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is one of the world’s leading gorilla trekking destinations. Every visit supports conservation and benefits nearby communities
Bwindi also protects over 163 species of trees, 200 butterflies species,360 species of birds and out that 24 species are endemic to the Albertine rift valley, 100 mammal species and over 10 primate species including the unique Batwa pygmies community [on the edges of the forest
This park is the only best place for chimpanzee tracking in Uganda and east African and the whole range of Africa located in western part of Uganda known as the “primate capital of the world”.
Kibale national park is home to over 1500 chimpanzees but also harbor over 324 species of birds, 250 species of trees, 144 species of butterflies, and other 12 species of primates.
The park covers 766sqkm and protecting most evergreen rain forest in Uganda and east Africa and also has the highest number of primate species in Uganda and east Africa with over 13 species.
including the chimpanzee the closest relative of human being sharing 98.7% of the genetic material with over 1500 chimps and two families are habituated for tracking which gives you the opportunity to see them in close ranges in their natural habitat and also 1 group ready for chimpanzee habituation experience.
