The Kibale national park is 795 kilometre squared and forms a joined block with Queen Elizabeth National park. It is one of the best destinations for chimpanzee trekking in Uganda with its beautiful and expansive tropical forest in Uganda provides home to more species of flora and fauna.
Kibale national park is habitat to much more forest wildlife, most especially 13 species of primate coupled with chimpanzees. The Forest covering predominates in the central and northern part of the park on the raised Fort Portal plateau. At the park’s northern tip, Kibale is highest on altitude and rises up to 1590m above sea level.
The park is famous for its different varied and large population of Primates in Africa. The most popular include the great chimpanzees and its acknowledged that Kibale has about 1450 chimpanzees. It also habours a rare species called L’Hoest’s monkey along with the colobus monkeys. There are large numbers of other primates which include blue monkeys, black and white colobus, red tailed monkey, bush baby and cheeked mangabey. The in the Kibale park wildlife is rare to be seen. The rare wild animals include leopard, bush pig, duiker, buffalo, and elephant. Other residents of the park are; bufferflies, reptiles along with amphibians.
The Kibale Flora and fauna has been supported by different factors such as the wet tropical forest that grows on the Fort Portal Plateau. The dry tropical forest, savannah, the woodland as well as the diverse altitude. The central part has a dense forest that is a habitant to many species. The trees are high with above 55m and show a semi-closed canopy of trees with crowns. The Uganda forest has a variety of herbs, ferns and about 315 tree species have been noted in the park.
The park is also rich with birds, this makes it important for bird watching as over 335 species of birds are found in Kibale. The few that are easily spotted are; Nahan’s francolin, Cassin’s spinetail, blue-headed bee eater and masked apalis.

Kidepo Valley National Park lies in the rugged, semi arid valleys between Uganda’s borders with Sudan and Kenya, some 700km from Kampala. Gazetted as a national park in 1962, it has a profusion of big game and hosts large number of mammals. Kidepo valley national park lying in the north eastern part of Uganda means it’s more exclusive as its less developed and still kept with its natural taste. It is 1442 km2 in size, very expansive in the Karamoja region. The terrain is rough and it’s convenient only to fly there. Its altitude ranges between 914m to 2750 m above the sea level. Kidepo valley is largely covered savannah vegetation. It’s a region rich with many species of mammals, there are roughly over 86 mammal species which include; the elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, bush pig and predators including the black backed jackal, African hunting god, fox, cheetah, lions, leopards and so much more. In the kidepo valley about 17 antelope species have been recorded. It is also home to a number of bird species with more than 463 species of birds recorded in the region, including 56 raptors, like pygmy falcon, tawny eagle, secretary bird, vultures.
The kidepo valley has two Rivers which flows through that supports the wildlife during dry season shortly before drying up. These rivers are; Kidepo and Narus – which disappear in the dry season, leaving just pools for the wildlife Kidepo is Uganda’s most isolated national park and this provide it wildness to the wildlife untouched, if you are able to make it through the wild frontier region of Karamoja you would agree that it is also the most magnificent, for Kidepo ranks among Africa’s finest and breathtaking wildernesses. Through the heart of the Kidepo Park, a savannah landscape extends far beyond the gazetted area, towards horizons outlined by distant mountain ranges.
In the dry season is the best and convenient for game viewing as all animals will be around the permanent pools and swampy areas. Large numbers of mammals are found in wetlands and remnant pools in the broad Narus Valley near Apoka. These seasonal oases, combined with the open, savannah terrain, make the Narus Valley the park’s prime game viewing location

Lake Mburo National park is approximately 260 kilometre squared in size and it’s very small when you compare with other East African parks. It falls in Mbarara District, with an altitude range from up to 1828m above sea level. It has mosaic habitants that are dry hillsides, rocky outcrops, bushy thickets, open and wooded savannas, forest, lakes and swamps – are home to a surprising diversity of flora and fauna.
The Lake Mburo National Park is named after the lake which falls in this territory which is Lake Mburo. There are 14 other lakes that form the wetland system of this National park. The park lies in the rain shadow between Lake Victoria and the Ruwenzori mountains. This situation enables it to receive an average of 800 mm of rain annually. Formally, this wetland system is linked by a swamp some 50 km long, fed by the Ruizi River on the western side. Five lakes, of which the larges is Lake Mburo, occur within the Park’s boundary. Almost a fifth of the Park’s area consists of wetlands – both seasonally flooded and permanent swamps. The various types of swamps are home to a wide variety of wetland birds, and the shy, rare sitatunga antelope. Lake Mburo’s surface and its fringing vegetation are always changing, and it is delightful to take a boat out and experience the lake’s moods.
This national park also hosts a variety of animals, with about 68 mammal species, including a large number of impalas (the antelope from which “Kampala” is named after). This are the major animals that are spotted and they include; zebras, Uganda kobs, duikers bushbucks, Ankole cattle topis, buffaloes, leopards, spotted hyenas, waterbucks, warthogs, oribi. There are also varieties of birds with more than 315 bird species, including, shoebill stork, red faced barbet, crested crane, papyrus yellow warbler. The savannah vegetation is rich with this species also to add to it we have Olea and Boscia.
Activities.
• There are also activities to be carried out in Lake Mburo national park. These include a Launch trip on Lake Mburo, to see hippos, crocodiles, cormorants, herons, fish eagle, pelicans, and many birds species.
• There are also Game drives that are done along the Park to see the animals (following the, Zebra, Impala, Lakeside tracks or Kazuma).
• Carrying out a very experiential and memorable Nature walks and bird watching for lovers of nature and wilderness tranquility.

The Queen Elizabeth national park lies in the western region of Uganda, it is spread through the districts of Kasese, Bundibugyo and Bushenyi, and Queen Elizabeth Park is well stretched with 1978km 2 in size. The park lies in a distance of 5-6 drive hours from Kampala on a surfaced road via Mbara. The park includes parts of Lakes Edward and George which are linked by Kazinga channel. The park is also accessed through the Ishasha sector, which is south of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is a habitat to a lot of wildlife and over the years it has registered boastfully a number of animals, with roughly 95 mammal species. These mammals are diverse and mostly spotted are the big five. The elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes and to add to this are the kobs, jackals and spotted hyenas. There are about 10 primate species in the park, the most notable with overwhelming numbers are the chimpanzees, velvet monkeys, blue monkeys, red tailed monkeys, black and white colobus and olive baboons. The birds flourish and are in abundance. There are a bout 606 species of birds in the park, perhaps the gamiest in any African National Park and in the world. The park has five levels of vegetation. Namely bushy grassland, Acacia woodland, Lakeshore or swamp vegetation along with forest grassland
Activities:
There are Safaris to Queen Elizabeth national park that entails for game viewing and study for naturalists and geographers. A game drive of rather spectacular trip can be launched from Mweya on Kazinga Channel for a marvelous wildlife feel and a very memorable experience in the jungle: notably there is ease to see hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes, elephants, bushbucks, warthog and a lot of water birds species. Game drives in Kasenyi Plains and in Ishasha, looking for the veritable lions climbing the fig’s trees. “Chimp tracking” in Kyambura Gorge and birdwatching safaris in Maramagambo Forest are just but important things to carry out when in Queen Elizabeth National park..

Uganda, the “Pearl of Africa”, is a country with spectacular natural scenery and a rich mosaic of tribes and cultures. It has ten national parks displaying the best of East Africa. It is where the East African savannah meets the West African jungle. Their Rift Valley landscapes and tropical forests make dramatic backdrops to an extensive variety of flora and fauna.
The parks offer ‘traditional’ savanna safaris along with boat tours, forest hikes, mountain climbing and wildlife research activities. Uganda is unrivaled on the continent as a bird watching destination with over 1,000 species of birds. It is also home to 13 types of primates including over half of the world’s endangered mountain gorillas; and our closest relative – the chimpanzee.
Explore Uganda – on the tip of discovery with the safest and most hospitable parks in Africa!

Uganda National Parks

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Kidepo Valley National Park
Kibale National Park
Lake Mburo National park
Murchison Falls National Park
Mount Elgon National Park Uganda
Queen Elizabeth National Park

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Bwindi impenetrable national park lies to the southwestern part of Uganda on the peripheral of Albertine Rift which is the section of the Great Rift Valley. Its altitude ranges from 1190 to 2607 metres above sea level and more than have of the park at around 60% has an elevation of over 2000 metres which is 6600 feet. Rwamunyonyi hill on the eastern edge has the highest elevation of the park. This is a UNESCO – World heritage site with over 330 square kilometres of jungle forests with exclusive montane and lowland forest that is accessible only on foot.
The hillsides are covered by mist and blanketed by one of Uganda’s oldest and most biologically diverse rainforests that date back over 25,000 years and boasts of over 400 plant species. This is the genuine tropical rainforest that is one of a kind spreading across the steep y landscape and valleys of east Africa and central Africa. This is one of the richest ecosystems of Africa with diversity in species having been names depicting dark place equated to its thick and impenetrable nature of the packed rainforests.
Bwindi impenetrable park is home to 120 species of mammals, about 350 bird species, 220 species of butterflies, 27 species of frogs, chameleons, geckos and many endangered species. Bwindi is rich with flora with more that 1000 flowering plant species comprising of 163 tree species and 104 species of ferns. The northern sector which has the lowest altitude is rich in brown mahogany among other few that are endangered species.
Bwindi is one of the most spectacular rain forests in Africa in the of mammal diversity, supporting at least 120 known species. It contains about half of the world’s mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei; IUCN category ‘Endangered’.
It is also a special habitant for 11 species of primates, the most attraction that include Chimpanzee, the monkey varieties. The globally threatened primate is the Eastern Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthi; Endangered). Bwindi also hosts Blue Monkey (Cercopithecus mitis), Red-tailed Monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius), Black and White Colobus Monkeys (Colobus guereza), and olive baboon. Specially, Bwindi is home to 360 Gorilla gorilla beringei*, a half of the total remaining world population. Mammals count only 30 (buffaloes, leopards, elephants).
The adjacent towns of Buhoma and Nkuringo both provides comfort stay in luxury lodges, rustic bandas and budget campsites, as well as modern restaurants, craft stalls and guiding services.
Activities
• While in Bwindi you can do Mountain biking that follows a well-maintained trail from the park headquarters at Buhoma to the Ivi River. Along this 13km trail you may see wildlife such as bushbucks, black-and-white colobus and red-tailed monkeys. This is also suits the birdwatchers as the varied habitats of forest means its ideal for a variety of birds with 350 species recorded including 23 endemics (90% of all Albertine Rift endemics)
• It is a humbling experience to stand just meters from Chimpanzee as they eat rest, play and bond with their young. Follow the mountain gorillas as they range freely in the impenetrable forest, and discover their gorgeous natural habital and the many species they share it with.
• With six main nature trails in Buhoma for those who wish to explore the “impenetrable forest”, including waterfall walks, forest walks, primate encounters, mountain views and impressive birdlife.
• There is also an opportunity to come close to the culture of the local Bakiga and Batwa communities through village walks, blacksmith visits, craft shops and vibrant dances