Western Uganda Safari Circuit
Sign up with a safari company (see below) to take you on a counterclockwise tour of western Uganda’s national parks. Starting in Kampala, here’s where to go.
Murchison Falls National Park
The Uganda Wildlife Authority’s riverboat gets up close to hippos and crocodiles.
Kibale National Park
Thirteen primate species live here, including blue monkeys, gray-cheeked mangabeys, and 1,450 chimpanzees.
Rwenzori Mountains National Park
The Rwenzoris are Africa’s highest mountains, with multiple 15,000-foot peaks.
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Hike past crater lakes to the Ishasha sector and see lions lounging in fig trees.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
This park is home to about half of the world’s 750 remaining mountain gorillas.
Abacus African Vacations, 256/312-261- 930, abacusvacations.com
The Uganda Safari Company, 256/414- 251-182, safariuganda.com
Wild Frontiers, 256/414-321-479, wildfrontiers.co.ug
This story appeared in the September/October 2011 issue. Photo by Dook.
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Not sure why this article includes the tag Buruli? This district is now known as Nakasangola (not mentioned in the article) and not on your circuit (unless you plan to visit the white rhinos at Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary?)
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