Mgahinga is Uganda’s smallest national park but offers big experiences. Located in the Virunga Mountains, it protects mountain gorillas and the rare golden monkeys, both of which can be tracked with experienced guides. The park’s three volcanoes, Muhabura, Gahinga, and Sabyinyo, offer thrilling hiking opportunities with panoramic views. Cultural encounters
Mikumi is easily accessible from Dar es Salaam and is often called a mini-Serengeti because of its open plains and abundant wildlife. Visitors can spot elephants, lions, zebras, giraffes, wildebeests, and hippos. The park’s Mkata Floodplain is a popular area for wildlife viewing. Mikumi is great for short safaris and
Straddling the Kenya-Uganda border, Mount Elgon National Park is centered around an extinct volcano and offers breathtaking mountain scenery, lush forests, caves, and waterfalls. Its lower elevations are rich in wildlife, including elephants, buffaloes, monkeys, and a variety of bird species. A unique feature of the park is the Kitum
Mount Kenya National Park protects Africa’s second-highest mountain, Mount Kenya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a sacred site for many Kenyans. It offers stunning alpine scenery, glacier-clad peaks, moorlands, and bamboo forests. It’s a dream destination for hikers and mountaineers, with several routes leading to different peaks, including the
Murchison Falls is Uganda’s largest and oldest national park, split by the mighty Nile River. The park is named after the spectacular waterfall where the Nile is forced through a narrow gorge, plunging 43 meters with thunderous power. Boat cruises to the base of the falls provide close encounters with
Nairobi National Park is the only wildlife park in the world located within a capital city, just a 15-minute drive from downtown Nairobi. Despite its urban proximity, the park boasts a rich array of wildlife including lions, rhinos, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, and over 400 bird species. The park’s open grass
The Ngorongoro Crater is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the world’s largest inactive, intact volcanic caldera. It forms a natural enclosure for a high concentration of wildlife, including black rhinos, elephants, lions, and hippos. The area combines breathtaking scenery with diverse habitats, grasslands, swamps, forests, and soda lakes. Maasai
Now part of Nyerere National Park, the Selous Game Reserve is one of Africa’s largest protected areas. It offers boat safaris on the Rufiji River, walking safaris, and classic game drives. The park is home to elephants, hippos, crocodiles, lions, wild dogs, and many bird species. Its diverse ecosystem includes
Queen Elizabeth is one of Uganda’s most scenic and diverse parks, stretching from the Rwenzori Mountains to Lake Edward. It is famous for its tree-climbing lions in the Ishasha sector and excellent boat safaris on the Kazinga Channel, where visitors can view elephants, buffaloes, hippos, and abundant birdlife. The park
Ruaha is the largest national park in Tanzania and one of the least visited, offering a wild and unspoiled safari experience. It is known for its large lion population, as well as elephants, wild dogs, leopards, and kudus. The park features rugged landscapes, rocky hills, baobab-studded plains, and the Great
