Afrika Tur – Your guide about Uganda

Rwenzori Mountains National Park

The Mystical ChallengeAfrica’s highest mountain range, the 5,109m Rwenzori or Mountains of the Moon is the snowy source of the Nile referred to by early geographers 17 centuries before European explorers marked it on their maps. The high Rwenzori is a montane wonderland, the trails to the snow peaks following glacier-carved valleys filled with fantastically

Kidepo Valley National Park

It’s one of Uganda’s most spectacular parks with 1,442 sq.km and harbours scenery unsurpassed in any other park in East Africa. It lies in the rugged, semi-arid valleys of Karamoja province in Kabongo district on the far northern border with Sudan. Kidepo Valley is the most remote national park ‘it could not be any better’

Lake Mburo National Park

Its (260 sq.km) lies along Mbarara Road with easy access of Kampala. It’s an attractive park of rolling hills and open grass valleys covered in extensive acacia woodland, Mburo has markedly different fauna to other reserves. Find herds of Zebras, Cape buffaloes and Eland Antelopes, Oribi and Topi, Impalas are easily approached. Along with the

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park Where Gold Meets SilverThis small park covering just 38 sq km enjoys a magnificent setting on the northern slopes of the Virunga volcanoes. Two rare primates, mountain gorillas and golden monkeys can be tracked and one can climb the dormant volcanoes to stand simultaneously on the border of Uganda, Rwanda and

Mount Elgon National Park

The world’s Prime Mountain CalderaWhile the beaten tourist track runs south-west from Kampala, those heading in the opposite direction can discover some equally stunning but far from crowded destinations. Mount Elgon is a massive solitary volcanic mountain on the border of eastern Uganda and western Kenya. Its vast form, 80 km in diameter, rises 3070m

Murchison Falls National Park

Murchison falls national park is the largest of Uganda’s national parks covering a total area of 5,308 km with a pleasant wilderness area of rolling grasslands and wooded savanna, it’s also one of the most spectacular parks in Africa. Renowned for its scenic beauty and spectacular falls from which it gets its name. It also

Semuliki National Park

Semuliki is a very dense forest and part of the great Ituri Forest that stretches in the DR. Congo. It is the only park in Uganda composed primarily of tropical lowland forest. The land is quite flat, creating a startling contrast to the rugged Rwenzori Mountains nearby. Sempaya Hot Springs is a mosaic of different

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

A magnificent verdant swathe across the steep ridges of the Albertine rift valley, this ancient 331 sq km rain forest, one of the few in Africa to have flourished throughout the last Ice Age is home to roughly half of the world’s mountain Gorillas. Looking deep into the expressive brown eyes of these giants is

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP) is one of the outstanding treasures of Uganda, QENP has recently been designated a Biosphere Reserve for Humanity under UNESCO. The park covers 2000 sq. km, and includes a remarkable variety of Eco-systems, from semi deciduous tropical forest to green meadows, Savannah and swamps. It is the home of the

Uganda is a land of contrast, dappled with wildlife, serene undulating hills of tea plantations, lush but orderly, give way to tangled jungle and rain-forest with the musical accompaniment of chaotic, cacophonous bird-life. Uganda is alive with these contrasts: yet silent elephants, disappearing like a vapour behind the trees, the chimpanzees crashing about the forest canopy, the lugubrious gorilla, chewing thoughtfully in the bamboo thickets. Let us show you Uganda with all its contrast and wildness.

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