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Tourists Attractions In Uganda ; – Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa whose diverse landscape encompasses the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains and immense Lake Victoria. Its abundant wildlife includes chimpanzees as well as rare birds. Remote Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a renowned mountain gorilla sanctuary. Murchison Falls National Park in the northwest is known for its 43m-tall waterfall and wildlife such as hippos.

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Top 10 Famous Tourist Attractions In Uganda

Scout Africa discovers the Top 10 Tourists Attractions in Uganda You Must Visit. Read This Article and scout at any of these Attractions in Uganda . Lets Get Started !

Lake Bunyonyi

Lake Bunyonyi is in south-western Uganda between Kisoro and Kabale, and it is close to the border with Rwanda. The lake appeared from 2004 to 2009 on the 5,000 Ugandan shilling note under the title “Lake Bunyonyi and terraces”. Scientific literature generally quote a maximum depth of 40 m, but some tourist guides and locals insist that it much deeper, about 900 m, which would make it the second-deepest lake in Africa. Towns on its shores include Kyevu and Muko, while its 29 islands include Punishment Island and Bushara Island. 

Can you swim in Lake Bunyonyi?Lake Bunyonyi is known as one of the few lakes in Uganda free of bilharzia (a common parasite found in southern Africa), making its waters safe for swimming.

Sipi Falls

Sipi Falls is a series of three waterfalls in Eastern Uganda in the district of Kapchorwa, northeast of Sironko and Mbale. The waterfalls lie on the edge of Mount Elgon National Park near the Kenyan border. The Sipi Falls area is the starting point for many hikes up Mt. Elgon. The most popular route starts in Budadiri and follows the Sasa trail to the summit and then descends down the Sipi trail back into the Sipi Falls. Hikes around the falls offer stunning views of the Karamoja plains, Lake Kyoga, and the slopes of Mt. Elgon.

How much is abseiling at Sipi Falls?For the dare devils; abseiling sipi falls-will just take your breath away as you go down besides the great magnificent roar of the water falls. Robs rolling rock is the only company that provides this adventure activity for about $50.

Queen Elizabeth National Park
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Queen Elizabeth National Park

Queen Elizabeth National Park is known for its wildlife, including African elephant, African buffalo, Ugandan kob, hippopotamus, topi, waterbuck, warthog,]giant forest hog, Nile crocodile, leopard and lion. It is home to 95 mammal species and over 500 bird species.The area around Ishasha in Rukungiri District is famous for its tree-climbing lions, whose males sport black manes. In 2020, Uganda Wildlife Authority executive director Samuel John Mwandha stated that the wildlife in park has been increasing in the last five years.

Where is Queen Elizabeth National Park?southwestern Uganda. The park was initially known as ‘Kazinga National Park’ before it was renamed in 1954 to commemorate a visit by Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain.

Murchison Falls National Park Uganda

Murchison Falls National Park is a national park in Uganda and managed by the Ugandan Wildlife Authority. It is in north-western Uganda, spreading inland from the shores of Lake Albert, around the Victoria Nile, up to the Karuma Falls. Together with the adjacent 748 square kilometres Bugungu Wildlife Reserve and the 720 square kilometres Karuma Wildlife Reserve, the park forms the Murchison Falls Conservation Area.

What is Murchison Falls known for?Murchison Falls National Park is best known, though, for the most powerful waterfall in the world.

Muhavura Volcano

Mount Muhabura, also known as Mount Muhavura, is an inactive volcano in the Virunga Mountains on the border between Rwanda and Uganda. At 4,127 metres Muhabura is the third highest of the eight major mountains of the mountain range, which is a part of the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. Its summit contains a small crater lake. The limited evidence for this volcano suggests that it last erupted some time in the Holocene, but the exact date is not known. Muhabura is partly in the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda and partly in the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda. The name Muhabura means “The Guide” in the local language, Kinyarwanda.

Lake Mburo National Park

Lake Mburo National Park is a national park located in Nyabushozi County, Kiruhura District near Mbarara in Uganda.

What is Murchison Falls National Park famous for?Murchison Falls National Park lies at the northern end of the Albertine Rift Valley, where the sweeping Bunyoro escarpment tumbles into vast, palm-dotted savanna. First gazetted as a game reserve in 1926, it is Uganda’s largest and oldest conservation area, hosting 76 species of mammals and 451 birds.

Rwenzori Mountains National Park
Rwenzori Mountains National Park

Rwenzori Mountains National Park is a Ugandan national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Rwenzori Mountains. Almost 1,000 km² in size, the park has Africa’s third highest mountain peak and many waterfalls, lakes, and glaciers. The park is known for its beautiful plant life.

How long does it take to climb Mt Rwenzori?Very experienced climbers can do the trek in 7 days(9 days tour) and the less experienced or first timers are recommended to do the trek in 9 days(11 days tour). 8 days(10 days tour) is recommended for those with some experience but not ready to do the trek in 7 days.

Mabira forest

The Mabira Forest is a rainforest area covering about 300 square kilometres in Uganda, located in Buikwe District, between Lugazi and Jinja. It has been protected as Mabira Forest Reserve since 1932. It is home for many endangered species like the primate Lophocebus ugandae.

Which animals are in Mabira forest? Mabira forest has also got a good number of trails that tourists can use and come across wild animals like duikers, bush pigs, grey cheeked Mangebay, baboon, colobus monkeys, fruit tailed bat and red tailed monkey to mention a few, there are also over 90 moth species.

Lake Mutanda

Lake Mutanda is a small freshwater lake in Uganda that is located in the Kisoro District in southwestern Uganda. It is approximately 20 km north of the town Kisoro and nestled in the foothills of the Virunga Mountain Range, at an altitude of 1800 metres.

Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre

The Entebbe Wildlife Sanctuary is found in Uganda. It was established in 1951. This site is 51 square kilometres .

How much is it to enter Entebbe Zoo?The Entrance fee to Entebbe zoo is $15 for adult non-residents and $10 for children who are non-residents. Adult Ugandan pay 10,000 shilling while children pay 5,000 shillings. There is a separate rate for schools and tertiary institutions who visit the Centre for educational purposes.

Conclusion enjoy your stay in any of these Tourists Attractions in Uganda whether its being a vacation , holiday , Honeymoon etc.…Have a nice day !

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