Top Tourist Attractions in Uganda? Uganda is one of the major African countries where one could travel to while planning to go on a safari in Africa. Uganda is a perfect destination because of its beauty and the diversity of the wonderful nature and its people. This country is a richly blessed country with good climate which is warm compared to the other countries in Africa, it also has about 10 national parks which attract many tourists, dense forests, stunning water bodies such as; lake Victoria and lake Kyoga, river Nile, snow peaked mountains, hot springs and its friendly and social people who tend to be welcoming to all kinds and categories of foreigners who come to their country and this also makes Uganda to be considered as the country that has the best refugee policy in the whole world.
Uganda was also described as “the Pearl of Africa” by Winston Churchill because of its surrounding beautiful nature and many tourist attractions which attract many people to travel to Uganda hence promoting and developing the tourism industry of Uganda as they explore through the country and get to experience all the good things about the country and learn and learn and acquire new experiences. Hence making Uganda ranked among the best destinations to travel to while on a safari because it gives you a chance to engage in different activities such as; Gorilla trekking, chimpanzee trekking, lion tracking, and tracking tree climbing lions which are located within the ishasha sector, try eating the local foods, visiting the local markets, tour around Kampala, visiting the Uganda Martyrs shrine, golden monkey trekking stop by the equator and take pictures, Visit the source of the Nile which is in Jinja , boat cruise among others.
Top tourist attractions in Uganda.
Uganda has many tourist attractions, which are found in different places in the country, and therefore this will require tourists to move and explore through different parts of the country and these include;
Queen Elizabeth national park.
Queen Elizabeth national park is ranked among the top destinations one should not fail to visit while on a safari in Uganda. This national park is located in Kasese district and it is the second largest national park in the country, which is commonly visited and famously known because it is the only place tree-climbing lions can be spotted which attract many tourists and are easily spotted within the ishasha sector. however, Queen Elizabeth national park is also a home to other large numbers of wildlife species like; 95 mammal species like; elephants, giraffes, lions, pelicans, buffalos, leopards, hippos, flamingoes, crocodiles and about 600 bird species such as the blue turaco, rare shoebill stork among others. More so, this national park has many attractions like; Lake Katwe, Lake Gorge, Kazinga channel, tree climbing lions among others.
Murchison falls national park.
Murchison falls national park is the largest national park in the country, which is located in Masindi district and it, covers a total surface area of about 3900 square kilometers. this national park’s main tourist attraction is the devils cauldron whereby the park is also filled with the good savannah grasslands, woodlands, forests, riverine, and other attractions like; Rabongo forest, the Nile delta, Lake Albert, River Nile, Paara, Karuma falls, Murchison falls, Kaniyio pabidi forest and many others. Murchison falls national park is a home to over 76 mammal species that tourists get to see during their safari and they include; leopards, lions, hippos, antelopes, duikers, elands, bush elephants, Nile crocodiles, chimpanzees, giraffes and harbours around 450 bird species such as; the rare shoebill stork, giant king fisher, long-toed lapwing, African darter among others.
Kidepo valley national park.
Kidepo national park is located in the Northeastern region of Uganda in Kaboong district, which covers a total surface area of about 1442 square kilometers. This national park is considered among the best destinations because it is the only place where the majesty ostrich is found and it has a number of many tourist attractions that attract many people to visit such as; the Narus valley and river, the Lomej hills, Kanangorok hot springs, Kidepo valley river, the vast and serene savannah plains among others.
More so, kidepo national park is a home to over 77 mammal species such as; wild dogs, African buffalos, lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, spotted leopards, bat-eared foxes, and spotted hyenas among others.
Uganda has many destinations that tourists can visit while on a safari in Uganda because the most interesting things about these places is that all have different attractions which makes exciting to individuals and these places include; Lake Mburo national park, Mgahinga gorilla national park which is known as the best place where to trek mountain gorilla species, Bwindi impenetrable national park, Mount Elgon national park where tourists go hiking to the sipi falls, Kibale national park where tourists can sight see a number of chimpanzee species, Mount Rwenzori national park among others.
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