Rwenzori National park covers an area of 996km. Rwenzori mountain is the highest mountain range with 6 glacier peaks some including mount Stanley, mount Speke, mount baker, mount Emin Pasha to mention a few. History The park was gazetted in 1991 and was recognized as a world heritage site in 1994. The park has the third highest African peak Margherite, 5,109meters above sea level which is permanently snow-capped, mount Stanley and many waterfalls, lakes and glaciers. Mount Stanley is bisected …
Kibale national park is the most magnificent of Uganda’s tropical rain forests, a very important eco-tourism and safari destination protecting moist evergreen rain forest and popular for its habituated chimpanzees. It’s about 766km in size and stands at an altitude of 1,590 meters above sea level. The forest covering predominates in the central and northern part of the park on the raised Fort portal plateau. History Kibale national park was gazetted in 1993 to protect a large area of forest …
Bwindi Impenetrable national park is one of the richest ecosystems in Africa with scrambled vegetation draped over an intensively fissured landscape of the steep, haughty ridges as well as the slippery valleys, covering an area of 331sq km of the jungle forest and contains both montane and lowland forest in kanungu district. Bwindi Impenetrable national park is a home to about 27 amphibians, 120 mammals, 346 birds, 200 species of butterflies and home to 11 primates’ species mainly the monkeys, …
Kidepo national park is the most beautiful, fascinating though remote and least explored park covering an area of 1,442 square kilometers. It has a rugged Savannah area dominated by Africa’s finest wilderness with Savannah landscape extending far beyond the gazetted area towards horizons outlined by distant mountain ranges with an altitude of 2,750 meters above sea level, transected by Kidepo and Narus Rivers. History Initially Kidepo national park was a settlement area for the IK farmers and Dodoth pastoralists before …
Queen Elizabeth national park is the second largest after Murchison falls national park, occupying an estimated area of 1,978 square kilometers extending from Lake George in the North East to Lake Albert in the South West and it includes the Kazinga channel that connects the two lakes. It is the most scenic of all, making it the most visited with big variety of habitat including savanna grassland mixed with various kinds of trees and grassy plains but also tropical rain …
Murchison falls national park is the largest and oldest park in Uganda, with the most famous scenic beauty, magnificent falls and high concentration of game. The park has a tropical and hot type of climate with temperatures quite uniform throughout the year, so it’s pleasant to visit any time of the year. The park has grasslands, wooded savannah, tropical forests, wetlands and an open water landscape hosting about 76 species of mammals and 451 bird species. History Murchison falls national …
Uwanda game reserve is located near Katavi national park in the Sumbawanga district found in the southwestern part of Tanzania. The park covers an area of 4,100 square kilometers, with 80% being Lake Rukwa, which is renowned for its large population of crocodiles. Despite most of the park being covered by the lake, the land areas feature scenic shores set against acacia and miombo trees. It’s an interesting place to visit for safaris in Tanzania. The Uwanda game reserve was …
Udzungwa Mountains national park is one of Tanzania’s best-kept gems that you can include while on a Tanzania wildlife tour. The park is located south of Mikumi national park covering an area of 1,990 square kilometers. The park is also renowned for having the best altitudinal range of forests in East Africa, endowed with various species of mammals and primates, some of which are endemic only to the park, over 2,500 plant species and over 400 species of birds, as …
Saadani National Park was gazetted as a game reserve in 1969 and fully established as a national park in 2005; it covers an area of 1,062 square kilometers. the park derives its name from a village within the park’s boundaries known as Saadani village. One unique thing about Saadani is that it’s the only national park in the country bordering a sea; it’s also positioned in the historical towns of Zanzibar, Pangani and Bagamoyo. It’s a wonderful national park to …
The Ngorongoro conservation area boasts with the Ngorongoro Crater lake which is the world’s largest intact, inactive, unflooded and unbroken caldera , some people have referred to this area as garden of Eden due to it’s incredible beauty. Ngorongoro conservation area was established in 1959 as a multiple land use area as the local Masai people used to graze their cattle, the Ngorongoro conservation area covers 8,292 kilometers squared. This crater is one of the most common destinations to go …
Mount Meru is Africa firth highest mountain found in Tanzania west of Kilimanjaro which is Africa highest free standing mountain, Mount Meru stands at the backdrop overlooking the magnificent Arusha national park. It’s always a starting point for hikers preparing to hike Mount Kilimanjaro. Mount Meru park is located 70 kilometers west of Kilimanjaro and north of Arusha town, the mountain had a recent minor eruption in 1910, technical skills needed for hiking mount Meru might be greater than for …
Mnazi bay Ruvumba Estuary Marine Park is situated in the Mtwara region in the southeastern part of Tanzania, covering an area of 650 square kilometers, with 33% of the park being covered by land. The park was established in 2000 and is renowned for the very rich marine biodiversity of seagrass beds, coral reefs, mudflats, sand, salt pans, lagoonal patch reef and mangroves. It is also said to be home to about 20,000 inhabitants. It’s such a great destination to …
