Bwindi Impenetrable national park Bwindi impenetrable national park is famous for trekking the mountain gorillas. The forest has the highest number of mountain gorillas in the world. In addition, this world heritage site is a habitat for wild chimpanzees and forest elephants. History of Bwindi Impenetrable national park The government formed this park in 1991. Previously,

Kibale Forest National Park Kibale forest national park has the highest diversity of primates in Africa. Indeed, there are 13 Primates species. And this includes the chimpanzees. Therefore, Kibale forest national park possesses the biggest number of primates in Africa. The park is located in western Uganda. It lies about 36 kms from Fort Portal

Kidepo Valley National Park Kidepo valley national park is Uganda’s furthest parks. However, it offers breath taking Savannah landscapes. In fact, these end in rugged mountains of the Sudan. The landscape throughout the park is filled with small hills. More so, rocky outcrops.  From these points, one can enjoy magnificent views of the park below.

Lake mburo national park Lake mburo national park is undoubtedly Uganda’s smallest grassland park.  The park has evidently ancient rocks of more than 500 million years. There is a variety of woodlands . The colonial government first gazetted this woodland in 1933. It was then a controlled hunting area. They then upgraded the area to

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park Mgahinga gorilla national park is a small forest park.This is home to the mountain gorillas. There are also the golden monkeys. Furthermore, you can follow the Batwa trail in this park. The colonial government named it a sanctuary in 1930.  However in 1991, it became a national park. The Volcanoes in

Mountain Elgon national park Mountain Elgon national park derives its name from Elgon the mountain. This is on the border of Uganda and Kenya. In fact, the mountain has an extinct volcano on top. This erupted more than 24 million years ago. No doubt, it is the largest volcanic base in the world. At 50

Murchison Falls National Park Murchison falls national park is Uganda’s largest park. In fact, it became a park in 1952. The spectacular Murchison falls gave the park its name. This is where the river Nile forcefully flows 45 meters down. The river gushes through a small space and falls on the rocks below. The river

Queen Elizabeth National Park The history of Queen Elizabeth national park The colonial government gazetted Queen Elizabeth national park in 1952. Previously, it was Kazinga national park. However, it was renamed two years later to commemorate the visit by Queen Elizabeth II. Thus it is Uganda’s oldest park. The park, together with the Maramagambo forest,

Rwenzori Mountains National Park Rwenzori Mountains national park was gazetted in 1991. The park is famous for the mountains that are higher than the Alps. The Rwenzoris have ice on top. UNESCO further declared the park a World Heritage Site in 1994. It was again recognized as a Ramsar site in 2008. The peaks in the Rwenzori