16-day trip of uganda's major tourist attractions

You visit some of Uganda's major tourist attractions throughout this 16-day tour, including Lake Mburo National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kibale National Park, Semiliki National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park, and the source of the River Nile.

Your first destination in Uganda is Lake Mburo National Park. With breathtaking sunsets and expansive vistas, Lake Mburo has a certain kind of magic of its own. Due to its diversity, which includes Savannah flora, woodlands, forests, and seasonal and permanent swamps, it serves as a habitat for a wide variety of animals and bird species. Lake Mburo has over 350 different species of birds, zebra, impala, eland, buffalo, oribi, Defassa waterbuck, leopard, hippo, hyena, topi, and reedbuck as well as more animals.

Then you will have Mountain Gorilla trekking in the jungles of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Did know that Uganda has the highest percentage of Mountain Gorillas in the world? There are currently less than 1200 mountain gorillas left in the world and almost half of the population resides in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda, the Pearl of Africa. Gorilla trekking is one of the top activities while on a safari.

Queen Elizabeth National Park is the largest biotic area in Africa. It is a habitat for a variety of flora and fauna, hippo, tree-climbing lions, elephants, wildebeest, swamp antelope, Uganda-kobs, topis, waterbucks, bushbucks, reedbucks, duiker, and many other animal species. It is home to over 95 species of mammals and over 600 species of birds. The park is also Uganda’s most popular tourist destination.

You will enjoy a boat cruise on the Kazinga channel which connects Lake Edward and Lake George.  Some of the best wildlife viewings are done on boat cruise by viewing Squacco herons, hippos, Elephants, Antelopes, and more.

You will visit Kibale National Park; a haven with the largest concentration of chimpanzees.  Uganda has the highest number of chimpanzees in the whole world which is about 4950 chimpanzees and Kibale National Park holds about 1500 chimpanzees.

You will visit the famous Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda’s largest protected area, home to more than 73 animal species, including buffaloes, leopards, lions, and elephants, 3/4 of the world’s population of Rothschild giraffes plus a healthy population of herbivores. In addition to 451 bird species, including 23 Albertine rift endemics.

The mighty River Nile flows through the park creating a powerful phenomenon at the Kabalega Falls. Enjoy the views of these magnificent falls where the Nile forces its way through a gorge in the rocks and tumbles 43m below flowing westwards into Lake Albert. Did you know that Murchison Falls is the most POWERFUL waterfalls in the whole world?

You will also Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru Caves and the three surrounding explosion crater lakes. This rock is actually a result of the formation of stalagmites and stalactites information which we leave for the geographers and enjoy the cultural stories attached to these caves. It is nestled between several trees and beautiful waterfalls.

For the cultural enthusiasts, there is a rich cultural history attached to these rocks which form scenic caves with streams of water above them causing refreshing waterfalls.

You will also do the community walk where you will visit the Batwa, which is an indigenous group of people that have lived in the forest for 500,000 years, enjoy traditional dances and drama from them.