What Is Uganda Popular For? Uganda is one of the best countries where one could choose to visit while on safari. It is referred to as pearl of Africa which has a good warm climate compared to many other countries which has two seasons that is; the dry season which is considered to be the best time as to when individuals should visit and this is between months of June to August and from mid-December to February and the rainy season. Uganda is also considered to be among the world’s top tourist destinations because it is has best places to go to while on your wildlife safari and hiking safaris. More so, Uganda is a fantastic destination, which is surrounded with green lush vegetation, beautiful physical features, stunning water bodies, mountains, valleys, dense forests, tropical and montane forests that all act as good natural habitats to many wildlife species and birds. In addition, this country is popularly known its tourist attractions and many interesting activities that tourists can do while exploring around different areas and some of these activities include the following below;
Gorilla Trekking.
Gorilla trekking is always on a bucket list of almost all individuals who are on a safari in Uganda and this activity is best done from destinations like; Bwindi Impenetrable national park and Mgahinga Gorilla national park, which are known for hosting large populations of Gorillas. And the best time to go for gorilla trekking is between months June, July, August to December because it is during this period of time when less rainfalls are received and the ground is always dry which makes it for people during the hiking and also enables them to capture classic views of the endangered mountain gorillas. More so, Gorilla trekking always involves tourists to move through different parts of the park with the main purpose of tracking where the mountain gorilla species are located whereby they are accompanied with a park guide or ranger due to the fact that are familiar with all the parts of the park and they know the tricks to apply in in order to trace the gorillas so easily.
Hiking to Mountain Rwenzori.
Hiking to Mount Rwenzori is another must do activity while on a safari in Uganda. This mountain is located in the western region of the country and it is ranked to be Africa’s third highest peak and Uganda’s tallest peak, which stands at elevated area of about 5,109 meters above the sea level and covering about 100,000 hectares of land.
More so, hiking to the top of this mountain always goes for about 8 to 9 days and while on this journey, tourists get to sight see many attractive and beautiful features such as; stunning waterfalls, fast flowing rivers, layered vegetation and many others.
Visit Queen Elizabeth National park.
Queen Elizabeth National park is among the most visited destinations and it ranked as the second largest national park in the country after Murchison falls national park. more so, this national park is famously known to be the only place in the country where tourists can see the tree climbing lions that are best spotted within the Ishasha sector. Therefore, touring around this national park, tourists will sight see the tree-climbing lions as they are always relaxing and resting on big tree branches and it is noted that they always climb tree because it helps them to protect them from being bitten by the parasites and from the heat on the ground. More so, while up in the trees, it helps them to watch where their prey is located which makes it easy during their hunting process. In addition, many others.
Apart from the above mentioned, there are many other reasons as to why Uganda is popular and some of these include; this country is one of the best places to visit and hang around chimpanzee species which are best spotted within places like; Kyambura gorge, Kibale national park which is located in the Southwestern region of the country and Budongo forest. More so, Uganda has around 50 beautiful crater lakes where tourists can visit, go to the stunning Murchison falls that are found within the northern region of the country in Murchison falls national park, tour around Kampala which is famously known as the capital city of the country, visit the Equator, visit Lake Bunyonyi which is known as Uganda’s deepest lake, canoeing, Kayaking, Jinja rafting and many others.
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