Situated at the northern end of the Albertine Rift Valley, where the sweeping Bunyoro escarpment meets vast, palm-dotted savanna, lies the Murchison Falls National Park. Established as a game reserve in 1926, this conservation area is the largest and oldest in Uganda, boasting a diverse array of wildlife, including 76 species of mammals and 451 species of birds.
Undoubtedly Uganda’s most popular tourist destination, the Queen Elizabeth National Park boasts an impressive array of diverse ecosystems, including sprawling savanna, shady humid forests, sparkling lakes, and fertile wetlands. This makes it an ideal habitat for classic big game, ten primate species (including chimpanzees), and over 600 species of birds.
Located 700km from Kampala, Kidepo Valley lies in the rugged, semi-arid valleys between Uganda’s borders with Sudan and Kenya. Gazetted as a national park in 1962, it boasts a profusion of big game and hosts over 77 mammal species, as well as around 475 bird species.
Kibale National Park, located in western Uganda, boasts of being one of the most beautiful and diverse tropical forests in the country. Covering an area of 795 km², the northern and central parts of the park are dominated by a mix of forest cover interspersed with patches of grassland and swamp, all resting on an elevated plateau.
Located in southwestern Uganda on the edge of the Rift Valley, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park’s mist-covered hillsides are blanketed by one of Uganda’s oldest and most biologically diverse rainforests, which dates back over 25,000 years and contains almost 400 species of plants.
Semuliki National Park sprawls across the floor of the Semliki Valley on the remote western side of the Rwenzori Mountains. The park is dominated by the easternmost extension of the great Ituri Forest of the Congo basin, one of Africa’s most ancient and biodiverse forests that survived the last ice age around 12-18,000 years ago.