In Mparo Village, Hoima District is the Royal Burial site of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom-Mparo Royal Tombs. The Mparo Royal Tombs are one of the most treasured historical sites/royal tombs in Uganda alongside the Kasubi Tombs which are a UNESCO World Heritage site for the Buganda Kingdom and the Karambi tombs of Tooro Kingdom. Bunyoro Kingdom was...
In Hoima district, western part of Uganda is a popular block of rainforest that once covered about 41144 hectares, The Bugoma Central Forest Reserve. It is 200km from Kampala and the swathe of the tropical forest is rich in biodiversity. The forest reserve is a medium altitude semi-deciduous forest. Bugoma Central Forest Reserve is bordered...
TORO-SEMLIKI GAME RESERVE The Toro-Semliki Game Reserve is Uganda’s oldest protected natural area and was among the first gazetted areas established in 1926. The reserve extends to over 543km2 and runs northeast of the Bundibugyo to Ntoroko, a sprawling fishing village on the shores of Lake Albert. Toro-Semliki Game Reserve is topographically remarkable, set on...
Away from Uganda’s famous attractions, (Gorillas, chimpanzees, and other natural attractions), in the district of Kumi a few kilometers off the Eastern Safari Circuit, are six rock shelters on a rock out crop with Art created by ancient tribes of Uganda-The Nyero Rock Paintings. These the finest of the several rock art sites and other...
RWENZORI MOUNTAINS – Mountains of Mystery Often referred to as the “Mountains of the Moon”, the towering Rwenzori Mountains are a UNESCO World Heritage site that runs along the Congolese border between the hot floor of the Semliki Valley, and in the backdrop is the Queen Elizabeth National park. The top slopes of the Rwenzori...
JINJA – East Africa’s adventure capital On the Northshore of Lake Victoria, 84km east of Kampala, is a historic town that has claimed fame for adventure on the Nile River-Jinja. It also hosts the source of the river where it commences its epic 6500km (3 months) to the Mediterranean Sea via Sudan and Egypt. In...
Ishasha sector, the home of Tree Climbing Lions in Uganda Queen Elizabeth National park is one of Uganda’s popular parks and its scenery and wildlife make it popular. It has two parts, the northern that has the Kasenyi plains, Kazinga Channel, Kyambura gorge, and the craters, the southern sector- The Ishasha sector. Somehow, the Ishasha...
Uganda Wildlife Education Centre is located along the shores of L. Victoria in Entebbe town plot 56/7 Lugard Avenue Entebbe Uganda. The center is a 15 minutes drive to Entebbe International airport and 36km from Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. Formerly known as “Entebbe Zoo” the center was established in 1952 and was opened...
The equator crosses 13 countries in the whole world and Uganda is one of them. About 45 miles from the capital Kampala on the Masaka-Mbarara highway, at Kayabwe, the equator crosses this major road. It provides a rare opportunity to stand with one foot in the Northern and the other in the southern hemisphere. It...
