Uganda's Top 10 Attractions You Can't Miss

Wondering what to look out for on your next safari to Uganda, here is are Uganda's 10 top attractions you dont want to miss.

Uganda, dubbed the pearl of Africa by Winston Churchill is situated in the East Africa a tourism hub with various attractions ranging from wildlife such as national parks, mountains, hills, forests, among others. The pearl is also home to fresh water lakes, heritage sites and not forgetting the rich culture with diverse languages.

Uganda's Top 10 Attractions You Can't Miss

The following are the top 10 attractions you cant miss when you visit the pearl of Africa

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National park

Located in southwestern, Bwindi impenetrable forest national park is among Uganda's the top 10 attractions you can miss when you visit Uganda. Bwindi Impenetrable national park is home to the famous mountain endangered mountain gorillas with 50% of the world's population. With over 190 mammal species,350 recorded bird species and about 163 tree species, the park is great adventure park destination.

Prepare to have an action packed trip when you visit Bwindi impenetrable forest national park. the major activity do in the park is gorilla trekking which starts early morning and takes 3-6 hours depending on the location of the gorillas. You can as well visit the Batwa people, a tribe which is believed to have lived in the forest for over 500,000 years. With its record of birds, the park is an incredible place for birdwatching and nature walks.

Gorilla habituation is another major activity you can do incase you want to spend a day with the gorillas.

Jinja City

A beautiful escapade waits for all age groups. Located in Eastern Uganda just 96 kilometres from Kampala the capital city of Uganda, Jinja district stands out as one of Uganda's top attractions you cant miss.

The source of the nile is the most selling attraction in Jinja and one of the reasons Uganda was referred to as the pearl of Africa. While at the source of the nile, you can engage in various activities like white water rafting, kayaking, boat cruise, bungee jumping among others.

Jinja has got other attractions like the railway museum, busowoko falls, itanda falls, bujagali falls and many more. With these attractions comes numerous activities like zip lining, horse riding, water massage, tubing, quad biking and cultural interactions.

The journey to this adventure park is a breathtaking experience with vast activities done along the way for instance visiting griffins falls for zip lining and team building games, the wonderful stop over at the famous Namawojolo stage for some of Uganda's road side delicacy and get lost admiring the beauty of Mabira forest which will usher you into Jinja.

Murchison Falls National park

Famous for being the world's strongest waterfall, Murchison falls national park is among Uganda's top 10 attractions you cant miss. Situated on 3840 square kilometers along the Murchison falls national park is home to 75 mammal species and over 450 bird species any animals including the big four that is lions, elephants, leopards and buffaloes. Other aminals include antelopes, Rothschild's girrafes, warthogs among others.

Wondering what activities to do when you visit Murchison falls national park

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