The mountain gorilla has a robust build with long, muscular arms, a massive chest, and broad hands and feet. It is the hairiest race of gorillas; its long, thick black hair insulates it from the cold of living at high elevations. The fur of the Mountain Gorilla, often thicker and longer than that of other […]
Category: Monthly archive December, 2011
If you like mountaineering, then you will love this, My favorite mountains in Uganda are: Rwenzori Mountains and Mount Elgon Snow covered Rwenzori Mountains also known as the ‘Mountains of the Moon’ and protected as Rwenzori Mountains National Park which is also a World Heritage Centre is said to be (5,119 m) high, Here you […]
Tracking the chimpanzee that is our ‘cousin’ is a very interesting experience. The way they feed, climb trees, respond to humans, caring for their young ones, is just phenomenal. There are three chimpanzee groups in Kibale which are habituated and only six people per group in the morning and evening. Kibale has over 1450 chimpanzees […]
Watching wildlife is one of the main attractions and highlight of a visit to Uganda. Uganda’s ten National Parks and 12 Wildlife Reserves are some of the most diverse in the region and some of the best in the world.The endowment of natural resources, largely covered by large vegetation and huge expanses of tropical forests […]
Uganda chosen as top tourist destination for 2012 world rankings published on ‘Lonely planet ‘website shows list of the ‘top TEN countries’ for 2012, WITH Uganda emerging ahead of both Myanmar and Turkey KAMPALA (Xinhua) — Uganda on Wednesday warmly welcomed with great excitement the news of being selected the world’s tourist destination for the […]
Uganda is the best birding destination in the world located at the centre of the african continent. No other area in Africa can match Uganda’s Amazing diversity of habitats and this richness is reflected in the ever-burgeoning bird list of over 1000species. Amongst these are many special birds such as Shoebill and the numerous spectacular […]