Katonga Wildlife Reserve is a low key wildlife reserve covering about 211sq km of land along the banks of river Katonga in western Uganda. This reserve was opened in 1998 and today, it’s a home to lots of different plants and animal species especially those that like staying in wetland areas for example the Sitatungas.

The vegetation cover along river banks is forest fringed and so the best way someone can explore this area is through taking a nature walk or use the canoes along the river because you can’t drive through a forest and there are no roads for the vehicles. This is a great place to visit on a Safari in Uganda as you will be amazed by what you will find in this small game reserve. (more…)

Kenya Tourism News – During the officially opening of the English Point Marina by Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta – the president of Kenya in Mombasa today, the President officially revealed a number of strategies that have been put in place so as to make destination Kenya more competitive and which will help boost Kenya’s tourism sector.

Some of the strategies made was removing visa fees for adolescents (up to 16 years old) plus children traveling for a Safari in Kenya, starting 1st February 2016. (more…)

The Kabwoya wildlife reserve is one of the best tourists’ destinations in Uganda because it is blessed with abundant, amazing features and really beautiful scenery. It was gazette around 1980 as a controlled hunting ground, covering about 87 km and it became a wildlife reserve in 2002 thus the newest reserve in the country. Located in western Uganda in between the Lake Albert and Bunyoro escarpments this wildlife is worth visiting on your Safari in Uganda to western Uganda. (more…)

With regards to adventure, the Kidepo National Park in northern Uganda shines above all. Anyone who has visited it will surely agree that its unique features form its exceptional attractiveness.

Most tourists to this park will talk about antelopes, bush pigs, elephants, bush bucks, giraffes, jackals, buffaloes and leopards, among other animals. However could there be something they haven’t seen?

On the terrain of the Kidepo valley, scattered with palms and acacia thorns, are the Kanangorok hot springs, where Mother Nature formed one of the most beautiful natural wonders- the hot mineral-water. This continues to be a fairy tale to that who haven’t visited the park. (more…)

Gorilla trekking in Africa is mainly done in the forested areas of the Virunga massif which is composed of a chain of 8 volcanoes that spread across 3 nations that include Rwanda, Congo and Uganda therefore covering their national parks like Parc National des Volcans (PNV), Parc National des Virunga (PNVi) and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park respectively. There are about 480 gorillas left in this region and the other place is Uganda where gorillas are is Bwindi impenetrable forest which holds half the world’s population. It’s important to remember that only the habituated groups of gorillas are accessed by tourists and researchers in all countries. If you are planning a gorilla trekking adventure, you should consider taking steps like; (more…)

The gorillas are large, quiet and gentle apes, they are peaceful and shy animals though they are often considered as very aggressive and dangerous. There are two types of gorillas, the mountain gorillas which live in mountainous areas and the low land gorillas that live in low lands. Then the subspecies include the eastern low land, the western low land and then the cross river gorillas. They are on the list of the most endangered species in the world because they are facing threat of extinction due to the fact that they are losing their habitat. For that reason many people travel from all parts of the world to enjoy a Uganda Gorilla Safari during which they will be able to meet these giants face to face. (more…)

Lake Mutanda is located in Kisoro and it’s among the most stunning lakes in Uganda. It’s surrounded by very beautiful landscape particularly very huge hills while it sits deep down in the valley. It has the highest number of islands compared to any other lake, some are really tiny islands while others are big enough to support human settlement as well as small scale gardening. While on Safari in Uganda this is among the recommended places to visit because the lake has very beautiful scenery which includes the Virunga mountain peaks like Muhabura, Sabinyo and Gahinga peak. (more…)

The Congo Nile trail is a cycling and hiking trail passing along the shores of Lake Kivu in Gisenyi, then goes through Rugavu, Rutsiro and then ends in Rusiszi district. It’s called the Congo Nile not because it’s in Congo or that it’s along the banks of Nile river but because it follows watershed between Congo as well as the Nile river. This trails covers about 227 Km passing through Rwanda’s amazing landscape of mainly the hills and water bodies. The trail also takes you through communities where you will meet wonderful people among them are the little kids who will happily cheer for you. (more…)

Today, Gorilla trekking safari to Bwindi impenetrable can be a bit less hectic because rather than driving from Kampala to the Park, you can always fly to or fro Bwindi especially if you have limited time but would like to go gorilla tracking. Depending on where you are, if you are in Kampala, you have to go to Entebbe airport from where you will board the Aero link charter flight and in this case, a Gorilla Trekking Safari can be done in just 2 day. (more…)

Semuliki national park lies across the Semuliki valley in the western side of Mountain Rwenzori and it is largely occupied by part of Congo basin’s Ituri forest which is Africa’s oldest and most bio diverse forest. It lies along the junction of numerous ecological and climatic zones which is why there are so many different plant species and lots of animal species. The best time to visit Semuliki while on Safari in Uganda is during a relatively wet or dry season because during the heavy rains, some parts of the park may flood which will make game drive, and nature walks very difficult. (more…)