The natural beauty of the National Parks in Uganda has hardly escaped notice.
In 1909, Winston Churchill called it “the Pearl of Africa,” a sentiment echoed today whenever travelers ooh and ahh over the country’s diversity of people, wildlife and ecosystems.
Uganda occupies a special geographical position, spanning the land where western and eastern Africa come together.
Its highland rainforests are home to the famous Mountain Gorillas and teeming with beautiful birds, its tropical rainforests populated with chimpanzees, and its savannas populated by big mammals.
This also explains the wide range of habitats, including woodlands, wetlands, moorlands, mountains, rivers and lakes (approximately 20% of the country is covered by water).
No wonder Lonely Planet ranked Uganda #1 on its Best in Travel list in 2012, which was the 50th anniversary of the country’s independence.
But in a country of superlatives– the world’s largest free-standing volcano and second-largest freshwater lake, African’s highest mountain range, the headwaters of the world’s longest river– how do you choose which things to do in Uganda?
NATIONAL PARKS IN UGANDA GUIDE
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
- Kibale National Park
- Rwenzori Mountains National Park
- Kidepo Valley National Park
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Semuliki National Park
- Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
- Mount Elgon National Park
