| Uganda is the mecca for seeing one of the worlds | | | | giant forest hog. Buffalo also call Kibale home and |
| most endangered and largest primates, the mountain | | | | about six species of antelope. |
| gorilla but there are some other national parks in the | | | | 3. Murchison Falls National Park |
| country that are well worth a visit too. These are | | | | This is the largest national park in Uganda and it's |
| the top four National parks in Uganda at the | | | | named after a 43m waterfall that funnels through a |
| moment... | | | | small channel to plunge thunderously into a pool |
| 1. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park | | | | below. This park is also famous for its population of |
| Most people only know about this park in Uganda | | | | the very strange looking but also exceptionally rare |
| because it's world famous for its population of | | | | shoebill stork. This is one of the few places in the |
| mountain gorillas that are habituated to human | | | | world that you will have an opportunity to see them. |
| presence. Spending an hour in the company of a giant | | | | You can see all of the big five here with the |
| silverback and the rest of his family is an amazing | | | | exception of white and black rhino and you can also |
| experience that has cemented Bwindi's reputation as | | | | track chimps in the Rabongo forest. |
| one of the most popular African National Parks. | | | | 4. Queen Elizabeth National Park |
| 2. Kibale Forest National Park | | | | This park is a birders nirvana with an incredible 606 |
| This park is home to another endangered primate | | | | bird species listed including flamingos which inhabit the |
| every bit as amazing as its larger cousin but more | | | | crater lakes there and you will also find the shoebill |
| closely similar to humans. The chimpanzee roam | | | | stork here. There are almost 100 different types of |
| freely through a dense canopy of forest trails here | | | | mammals to be seen including the Uganda Kob |
| and you can track them in Kibale as they have also | | | | antelope, elephants, lots of hippos and also |
| been habituated to humans. In fact, there are a total | | | | habituated chimps in the Kyambura Gorge. |
| of 13 different species of primate inhabiting this area | | | | Unfortunately there are no rhino, zebra, impala or |
| including the red Colobus and L'Hoests monkey. | | | | giraffe to be seen due to intensive poaching of this |
| This is also a birders paradise with 334 different | | | | area in the past but this reserve still boasts one of |
| species recorded and if you are very lucky you might | | | | the highest biodiversity ratings of any game park on |
| get a sighting of the elusive forest elephant and the | | | | earth. |