Why you should visit Uganda

 

 

 

This warm aspect about Ugandans can make any kind of visitor feel at home while in Uganda.

 

Every traveler knows that connecting with the local people will guarantee a very great travel experience as they will teach you give you a broader insight into their culture and way of living.

 

 

If you think that everything south of the Sahara is arid, yellow and dry, you are wrong! Uganda is endowed with lush luxurious forests and jungles whose experiences cannot be traded for anything.

 

 The lush and luxurious jungle which mainly comprise of the rainforest is replaced by banana, tea and coffee plantations around the villages making the long drives exciting and unique. These rain forests like Bwindi impenetrable forest features more than 1,000 flowering plant species and almost 200 different types of trees, many of which are endemic.

 

It is no wonder that this precious ecosystem is home to an incredible variety of birds, butterflies and mammal species including some of the rarest animals on the planet.

 

 

With an astonishing number of hippos, elephants and buffalos that are thriving in Uganda’s \national Parks, Surely Uganda is well endowed.

 

In addition to the big game, Uganda also boasts of primates, crocodiles and elegant antelopes. If you are luckier than I was, you could even spot the famous tree climbing lions in Ishasha and if you are outrageously lucky the even more elusive leopard!

 

 

Uganda boasts of numerous Lakes, waterfalls, channels; the water element is prevalent in the Ugandan landscape which even features the source of the mighty Nile. Apart from allowing the lush vegetation to survive, this precious element adds to the beauty of the scenery and spices up your visit to the |Pearl of Africa.

 

 

 

Gorillas are endangered creatures which have found a comfortable home in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Mt Mghahinga national park. Uganda has the largest number of these endangered creatures. The more reason you need to schedule a visit to discover more how they live.

 

 

Although the gorilla trek has to be the main highlight, when it comes to outstanding moments, chimpanzee tracking is some fun that you wouldn’t want to do without in your ultimate Uganda safari.

 

You can find these in Kibaale National Park which has the biggest population on earth and is the best place to observe them.

 

The chimp trek is a fantastic experience and is quite different from the gorilla trek as it involves being very vigilant and fast to understand where the chimps are and how to find them.