Uganda is located astride the equator, an imaginary line that separates into two equal halves; the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere. Also it is found in a location where the Sahara desert meets with the equatorial rain forests thus offering unique habitats for different types of wildlife.
Uganda is a country with a number of amazing places to explore during your holiday. From natural attractions to cultural and manmade attractions, Uganda has a vast array of things to see as well as activities to engage in during your holiday.
Uganda’s spectacular untouched marvelous natural landscape ranges from big lakes, big rivers, open savannah, big forests, rift valley floor, spectacular waterfalls like Sipi, Bujagali, Murchison , Sezibwa to big mountains.
Incredible Wildlife
Always referred to as the Pearl of Africa, Uganda is a beautiful country found in Eastern Africa. Located astride the Equator, Uganda has numerous attractions that include both natural and man-made. Though most renowned for hosting nearly half of the total remaining mountain gorillas within the world, Uganda has a diversity of wildlife which cannot easily be found elsewhere including the tree climbing lions of the Ishasha Sector, large troops of chimpanzees, birds etc. Most of the wildlife, especially wild animals have been conserved in gazetted areas owned by government as way to prevent the remaining species from further extinction.
Birds
Uganda has become a major tourism destination in Africa due to the fact that it offers unique tour attractions with over 1010 bird species that are endemic to the region due to its location.