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THE ULTIMATE GORILLA EXPERIENCE

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Having been gazetted as a National Park in 1991, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park was declared as a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site in 1994. The Park lies in southwestern Uganda on the edge of the Rift Valley. Its mist-covered hillsides are blanketed by one of Uganda's oldest and most biologically diverse rain forests, which dates back over 25,000 years and contains almost 400 species of plants. More famously, this “impenetrable forest” also protects an estimated now close to 500 mountain gorillas – roughly half of the world’s population, including several habituated groups, which can be tracked. This biologically diverse region also provides shelter to a further 120 mammals, including several primate species such as baboons and chimpanzees, as well as elephants and antelopes. There are around 350 species of birds hosted in this forest, including 23 Albertine Rift endemics. The neighboring towns of Buhoma and Nkuringo both have an impressive array of luxury lod

THE TRUE BIRDER'S HAVEN

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Semuliki National Park sprawls across the floor of the Semuliki Valley on the remote, Western side of the Rwenzori Mountains . The park is part of the Guinea-Congo biome, the only lowland semi-deciduous forest in Uganda with a spectacular scenic beauty enhanced by the presence of hot springs at Sempaya. It is characterized by several endemic and endangered species dominated by the Eastern most extension of one of Africa’s most ancient and bio-diverse forests of the Congo Basin. While Semuliki’s species have been accumulating for over 25,000 years, the park contains evidence of even older processes, hot springs bubble up from the depths to demonstrate the powerful subterranean forces that have been shaping the rift valley during the last 14 million years. Semuliki Forest Reserve was created in 1932 and upgraded to national park status in 1993. ACCESS Semliki National Park lies along the main fort Portal to Bundibugyo road, 52 km from Fort Portal. The road can become treacher

A MEDLEY OF WONDERS

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Few reserves in the world can boast such a high biodiversity rating and with landscapes including savannah, bushland, wetlands and lush forests. Covering 1978 sq km, scenic Queen Elizabeth National Park is one of the most popular parks in Uganda. The park is inhabited by 96 species of mammals, including healthy numbers of hippos, elephants, lions and leopards as well as chimps and hyenas. The remote Ishasha sector, in the far south of the park, is famous for its tree-climbing lions; these females, who enjoy spending the long, hot afternoons snoozing photogenically in fig trees, are the most memorable sight in the entire park, but don't miss the superb birdlife or the wonderful boat trip on the Kazinga Channel either. The park has a variety of Flora and Fauna and it’s acknowledged to be a habitat for over 95 mammal species with about 612 species of birds. The various species in this park, has made it a unique park most liked by tourists. Geographers will say that the park

WHIPSERS OF THE WILD

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                                           LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK Park At A Glance: Size: 370km2 Altitude: 1,220m - 1,828m above sea level Wetland habitats comprise 20% of the park's surface The parks' precarious past has seen wildlife virtually eliminated several times: firstly in various attempts to rid the region of tsetse flies, then to make way for ranches, and finally as a result of subsistence poaching. 20% of the park's entrance fee is used to fund local community projects such as building clinics and schools. This is one of the largest five lakes that are near by the wetlands, and it accounts for only 20% of this unique lake found in western Uganda. The park covers only 370km² yet it has 5 lakes within. It’s situated between the towns of Masaka and Mbarara taking you about  4 hours to get there. Lake Mburo National Park is  the only place where you can spot the impalas in Uganda, antelopes as well as the Elands. There are also many herds

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park ranked 15 among 23 of the world's best hiking trails

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"Wildlife walks don't come more fascinating than a trip into Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, where you can get up close and personal with the area's mountain gorilla population." Follow:  https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/best-hiking-trails-world/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0vG1JG7juceonuGQ7fliU0cm7OkUPa7fDdNbpCgVL_hYh_BxFvjGp2pJc Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is well positioned at the rim of the western arm of the Great Rift Valley (the Albertine rift valley), in Southwestern Uganda. The park is shared by three districts:  Kabale, Rukungiri and Kisoro. Bwindi impenetrable rainforest is one of those very few found in Africa which flourished throughout the last Ice Age and covers approximately 331 sq km at an Altitude Range between 1160 meters within the Ishasha gorge and 2607 meters up the Rwamanyonyi Peak. It has a yearly average temperature ranging between 7 degrees Celcius and 20 degrees Celcius with the coolest time being from June to July an