PRIME SAFARIS AND TOURS AFRICA

Rwanda genocide memorial museums are located in various areas which were mostly affected by the 1994 tragedy in Rwanda which left hundreds and thousands of people killed in the blood shade between the two tribes of Hutu and the most affected Tutsi. Currently the genocide sites in Rwanda are now acting as one of the very significant tourist attraction as many travelers from different parts of the world take safaris and tours to Rwanda to pay visit to any of the memorial museums. Rwanda Safaris and tours organize itineraries for visitor to visit Gisozi Memorial site which positioned in the Gasabo District in Rwanda and its where  most of victims of Tutsi Genocide are buried from the year 2000. A visit to this memorial site will expose the visitors to the cemetery which is a house showing various events on Genocide section. Gisozi memorial site is an estimate of around 300,000 genocide victims were laid to rest. To visit this place while on Rwanda safari is very vital ...

The Tourism for Biodiversity (T4B) which is a programme funded by USAID under the implementation of Africa Wildlife Foundation has enhanced the Uganda’s tourism sector with a range of educational and information guide books featuring the three Uganda safari destinations of Lake Mburo, Kidepo Valley and Murchison Falls National Parks. The information guide books which were produced in conjunction with Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) aims at educating people including travellers that intend to undertake safaris to Uganda about the three featured parks where Tourism for Biodiversity works. These books have already been delivered to the respective institutions of learning including Makerere University and Mbarara University of Science and Technology along with other respective organizations like the Uganda Wildlife Education Center (UWEC) and Igongo Cultural Center which is always visited by travellers on Safari in Uganda . The books were received in appreciation by the r...

The Bwindi Impenetrable national Park is popular because of its various natural biodiversity and so many travellers coming for Safaris in Uganda come with the intensions of visiting the exotic plants as well as animals characterize the Bwindi National Park. For decades of years the Impenetrable forest in Bwindi was habitant to the local Batwa people also called the Batwa pygmies. When Bwindi Impenetrable Forest was gazzetted to national park, the Batwa where pushed away since then they started living miserable life but currently the traditional owners of the forests are enjoying the management of the park resources and now they developed the Batwa trails which is a community based tour products were tourist can visit the local owners of forest. Tourists on Uganda safari have the opportunity to visit the Batwa community and the batwa trail which begins at Muhavura Mountain at 8:00am takes the visitors through the lower slopes of Gahinga and Muhavura volcanoes in the Mga...

The Budongo Forest reserve is an Eco-tourism site in Uganda and it’s included in the list of places in Uganda where birders who are in their bird watching safaris in Uganda can easily enjoy birding in Uganda. The wonderful birding destination in Uganda is positioned on the nice looking escarpments located in the northeast direction of the prominent Lake Albert. Budongo forest covers an area of 42800 hectares of land and the forest is composed of the wood land and savanna vegetation characterized with semi deciduous verdant forests as well as being located in rolling landscape. The nature forest is supplied water by the three small rivers surrounding the forests and among these includes Sonso, river, River Waisoke and also Bubwa River. The existence of these rivers has favored the survival of different bird species which stay in the forest and sometime enter the rivers to take water and are always encountered by travellers on Uganda safaris . The best birding destina...

Rwanda a country of thousand hills is the best climbing and trekking destination as earlier described by the French traveller while on her safari to Rwanda Dian Fossey. Dian Fossey on his own words expressed that the heart of Central Africa is so high up that hikers first have to shiver before they sweat and this great experience to the experienced hikers. The stunning volcanoes indeed prove as an evocative example for a guided climb. As hiker makes his or her way along the ascents, trekker will pass through various types of natural vegetation and this ranges from thick green bamboo forests as well as the rare giant lobelia plant species which are only in places with high altitude especially in the alpine meadows. The most significant reward especially if the weather is very favorable, visitors on Rwanda safari can enjoy beautiful spectacular views of the mountain surroundings. Travelers on Rwanda safaris and tours interested in hiking experience to climb and trek the...

Uganda is habitant to over half of the world’s total estimated numbers of the Mountain Gorillas. Most of these rare animal species are found in different sections of Bwindi Impenetrable national Park which is also world heritage site and one of the most popular destinations in the African Continent. Taking gorilla safari tour to Uganda offers you the opportunity of having a magical experience with one of the Uganda’s oldest habituated group called the Mubare gorilla family. Gorilla Safaris in Uganda offers an impressing trip to visitors who confirm their safaris to Bwindi Impenetrable National park in western part of Uganda. The interesting experience comes from the face to face interaction between visitor and the Mubare gorilla group located in the Buhoma region .The Mubare gorilla family also called the M-group is the oldest habituated gorilla family in Uganda. The group was habituated in year 1991 and it was open and exposed to tourism in the year 1993 which is th...

Besides being place of thousand hills, the Republic of Rwanda is blessed with a varied natural beauty and wild life and it has been one of the very important pulling factors for travellers taking their safaris and tours in Rwanda . The natural beauty and wildlife is exhibited in the country’s national parks which are constantly visited by different travellers from all over the world. Exploring Akagera National Park is one the experiences travellers should not miss with in their safari tour to Rwanda . The well-known national park in Rwanda (Akagera) is located near Rwanda-Tanzanian border and it’s surrounded by the magnificent waters of River Akagera and the park also acts as home to the typical grasslands of the African Savannah. The best option to explore Akagera National Park is by booking Rwanda Safari and here visitor will be explore the pictorial natural beauty of the fresh waters of the rivers and lakes in which the park is located. The well-know Akagera Nationa...

Trekking the mystic Rwenzori Mountains also called Mountains of the Moon is a surely an impressing and fantastic experience which can only be got by taking safari tour to Uganda . Having face to face encounter with the wonderful glaciers found at high altitude of the mountains of the moon and experiencing the beautiful valley composed of nine lakes is an experience one should not just read or wait to be narrated too by friend but rather it should be you sharing the memorable experience when you confirm your Uganda safari tour and i guarantee you the experience you will get from the trip will keep meditating on your mind for the rest of your life time on earth. The diverse beautiful flora and fauna with various biospheres as one goes through distinct vegetation zones offers the ultimate experience for trekking. Trekking the mystic mountains of the moon of the famous destinations usually encountered on Uganda safaris is beautiful, impressing and rare trek that has never...

Rwanda also called a home of thousand hills is proud of wildlife and a varied natural beauty and the country which is positioned in the Great Lakes region and composed of five distinguished lakes surrounding the entire region. Lake Kivu is the biggest numerous freshwater body of the great Rwandan region. The lake is also one of the Great Lakes in the whole of the African continent and therefore paying a safari to Rwanda specifically to this beautiful lake will offer total memorable excitement to the tourists. Lake Kivu is an ultimate beautiful fresh water body which is covered on all sides by huge green terraced hills which is vertical and the serene lake is positioned the Rwanda- Congolese border. Lake Kivu supplies its water to River Ruzizi and it further flows in the southwards direction into the great Tanganyika Lake in Tanzania. The lake approximately covers an area of 2700 square kilometers and falls from an estimated height of 1460 meters above sea level. This can...

The Uganda safari destination of Echuya Forest is located in the south west of Uganda along the road to Kisoro from Kabale in the shadows of the Virunga Mountains one of the unique features that Uganda is gifted to have shared that in turn prompts various travellers to undertake safari tours to Uganda . The Echuya Forest is one of the mature tropical forests in Uganda thus it contains great counts of bio-diversity dome of which is rare on other areas. Its position in the famous Kigezi highlands makes it a high altitude forest with remarkable species of high altitude dwelling species. Considered to have a population of 152 species of birds with 18 of these being listed as endemic to the Albertune rift valley  such as the endangered Grauer’s Swamp-warbler which is among the highly sought after birds by birders on birding safaris and tours in Uganda , Echuya forest is a rich birding destination. Stretching to cover 3,400ha filled with remarkable flora and fauna, Echuya...

Butare usually visited by travellers on Rwanda safaris and tours is Rwanda’s intellectual city has population estimate of 77,000 people as of August 2002 statistics and located in the Huye district Southern Province of Rwanda. It is one on the traditional cities and also colonial capital of the former Province of Butare, Rwanda, that was separated in January of year, 2006. It is a town in Rwanda where North Gate University of Rwanda is located and also holds the prestigious Nyakibanda Seminary which is Rwandan National Institute of Scientific Research, therefore tourists, researchers interested in finding or doing researcher in Rwanda can visit Butare and due to its strategically location for universities, its often regarded as university city in Rwanda. Butare is also a place on interest to visitors because it’s where Ruhande Arboretum and a cathedral is located and hence tourists interested in religious tourism as part of their Rwanda safari package can visit the pla...

It’s now close to 20years since the 1994 Rwanda Genocide occurred and this genocide was one of world’s most terrifying persecutions that took lives of the people. Different genocide memorial centers were established in different places and these are acting as one of the important pull factor as to why tourists from all over the world take their Safaris and Tours to Rwanda to pay visit to the sites in order to share the sorry experience . Kigali Genocide memorial was started in 2004 and the site plays very important role in showing the events as well as the victims of the genocide. Taking a safari tour in Rwanda and Kigali city in particular will offer the visit chance to share the sorry experience with the fellow Rwandese who lost their friends, relatives during the genocide. A visit to this site offers also the visitors with chance of seeing the numerous faces of various victims which are portrayed in the Centre’s displays as well as photos of slain children that have ...

Ugandan national parks are endowed with different primate species but the common ones to be trekked are the Mountain gorillas and Chimpanzees in Kibale national park .Taking safaris and tours to Uganda mainly in the country’s smallest part Mgahinga national park offers you chances to trek the undisturbed park ‘s rare species of the Golden monkey. Besides gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda , there is a great opportunity which no traveller should miss of having a direct eye contact with old world monkey species only now found in the Mgahinga national park in south western Uganda and other Virunga Volcanic mountains of central Africa. The rare species is only restricted to the high land forests, mainly ones dominated by the bamboo vegetation. Trekking this opportunistic feeder primate makes the trekker to have golden experience which comes at cost of trekker booking a safari to Uganda , but the reward got is better than the cost. Finding out that IUCN endangered golden m...

With rough estimate of 400 mountain gorillas being kept in the scene environment of Bwindi impenetrable forest national park, Uganda is habitant to almost half of the total population of Gorillas surviving in the whole world. Gorilla tours in Uganda are done in two national parks i.e. Bwindi and Mgahinga but the most reliable park is Bwindi which is also partitioned into different gorilla trekking regions. Trekking Nkuringo Gorilla family while on Uganda gorilla trekking safari tour is very enticing because the group is composed of 19 individual members including even the two silverbacks who are the leaders of the group. The group is also located in the Nkuringo gorilla trekking sector and the habituation period of this wonderful group of gorillas was finally completed in the year 2004. The name Nkuringo in the Rukiga traditional culture means round hill and therefore the group was given name basing on the hill they first sighted the group. This particular group of t...

Sparing time to take safaris and tours to Uganda is really very rewarding because your time and resources will not be wasted but rather paid with true African cultural encounters that are soul touching, inspiring, interesting and above all memorable experiences that will never get off from the traveller’s mind. The pearl of Africa as earlier named by the worlds significant personality Winston Churchill while on his safari to Uganda , the country is gifted and endowed with different interesting cultural sites which are of valve to cultural tourists interested in knowing the cultural history of the Ugandans before colonial times. Taking cultural safari tour in Uganda avails the traveller with the chance to have cultural impressing encounter with the Wamala Tomb that is located on the crest of a low hill almost 12km in the northwest direction of Uganda’s capital city Kampala. Wamala Tomb is protected in a traditional thatched domed building which is to attractive and bit ...

Gor ill a trek king in Uganda particularly in Bwindi ranks among the most important reason as to why travellers travel to Africa. The impression attached to the first time a visitor meets the rare mountain gorillas is always challenging to explain. Gorillas are exciting animals that possess the unique behaviors from those exhibited by other wild animals and therefore trekking these impressing animals is an experience which no visitor should underrate. Gorilla trekking safaris and tours to Uganda ’ s Bwindi national park are always conducted in the different areas or regions and in these regions there are different gorilla families or groups habituated and exposed to tourists visit. Rushegura gorilla family is located in Buhoma gorilla trekking region and this region was the first to be set for gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The group is made up of 19 individual members of gorillas including one silverback and is more impressive is the gorilla’s s...

Busoga located in the east of Uganda right from the shores of Lake Victoria, the margins of the Mabira rain forest extending to the Far East has got impressive heritage with the potential to attract world travellers to undertake safari tours to Uganda . The Busoga Cultural and heritage sites range from the famous source of the Nile, Kazimbula, Nenda and the Mpumwiire and Igenge hills some of which are always encountered by travellers on Uganda safaris and tours . The Basoga elders and other stakeholders in the monarchy embarked on this move in order to avert the continued depletion that is occurring at these sites. The Prince Patrick Izimba Gologolo who is the Chief of the Chiefdom of Kigulu notes the failure of the sites is contributing to their depletion as the Government which is currently responsible for them has neglected them. The Busoga Kingdom has got a feeling that they can take better custody of these sites that can be visited by Uganda safari undertakers mo...

Uga nda gorilla tracking safari in Bwindi can be carried out in the four gorilla tracking places that have been partitioned in the park and among these include Buhoma gorilla tracking area were Habinyanja gorilla family is located and hence booking your gorilla trekking safaris and tours to Uganda will enable you to have a memorable experience of  tracking the Habinyanja gorilla groups in the Buhoma gorilla tracking sector ranging from Kahororo to Rubona. Encountering this habituated group on Uganda gorilla safari tour is interesting because the group has 17 individuals’ members with 2 silverbacks inclusive and this offers great chances for a group of 8 trekkers easily view the gorillas in their natural form other than other habituated groups which have few members of the gorillas. The great enjoyment is derived when the gorilla opens its wide big eyes to look at the tourists direct in the eyes and through the physical encounter each other’s keeps on learning the ...

Public transport is one the most important aspects that are always considered especially in terms of urban tourism. The urban centers have got rich heritage centers and recreational attractions that present visitors in such cities to take a short time visit to those areas as a break from their business deals and workshops. For example the Uganda’s city of Kampala is a re-known tourist destination with cultural, religious, historical and recreational attractions which always impress travellers on Uganda safaris and tours . Connecting from one point to another with in the city is very important. There must be easiness in terms of connections and travellers like those on Uganda safari should not face difficulty in making these connections as most of them want to utilize the limited time to maximize their experience,. From the past, it is known that Kampala has always had issues with its public transport. Besides, unspeakable traffic jam, the public transport services like...

Mabamba swamp is one of the famous birding hot spots that is always encountered by birders on birding safaris and tours in Uganda . Positioned on the shores of Lake Victoria in a narrow bay fringed by counts of papyrus, Mabamba wetland lies within the Mpigi district. The Mabamba swamp is dominated by Cyprus and Miscanthus species however there is a narrow strip of open water and a patch of Nymphea caerulea. The Mabamba swamp also has Cladium mariscus areas and drifting islands of papyrus islands which makes it lovely to encounter on Uganda safari tours. The Mabamba swamp is part of the Waiga bay south west of Nakiwogo lying in the west of Entebbe International Airport where travellers on safaris and tours make their first step in Uganda. Listed among the Important Bird Areas of Uganda by the Birdlife International, its close proximity of the swamp to Kampala provides a perfect excursion for time constrained birders to have a glimpse of Ugandan specials including the vul...

The lion one of the precious Uganda safari attractions which had set the rural communities of Ngarama Sub county in the district of Isingiro in a horrific moment after attacking and injuring three of their members, was brought to the end of its life on Wednesday by Uganda Wildlife Authority members in a bid to save the residents lives. The origin of the species usually encountered by travellers on Uganda safaris and tours is not yet clear with speculations inclined to northern Tanzania as it made its way to Lake Mburo National Park. The life of the lion came to an end following a gunshot as it approached the Kyakabindi trading center with counts of the local people who were running after it. Following its attack on the residents of Ngarama Sub-County, a call was made to Lake Mburo National Park one of the visited parks by travellers on safaris in Uganda where a team of rangers under the lead of the Assistant Warden in charge of Problem Animals were dispatched onto the ...

Ntoroko Game lodge one of the best Uganda safari lodges in western Uganda is closer to Semuliki National Park and provides a perfect escape from the urban stress. One would wonder about various activities that he/ she can participate in while staying at the lodge. The travellers on Uganda safaris and tours staying at Ntoroko Game Lodge can encounter the famous Sempaya hot spring. Classified as the most popular attraction in the National Park of Semuliki usually encountered on safaris in Uganda , the Sempaya hot springs comprise of the Male spring Bintente and the female one called Nyansimbi with a boiling geyser of over 103 degrees Celsius of which its bubbling water can spur up to 2 meters high. Staying at Ntoroko Game lodge also opens your doors to have thrilling game viewing in the Toro – Semuliki Game reserve with 53 mammal species of which 27of these are large mammals. The interesting rare species like the pygmy antelope and the two flying squirrel species can al...

The country which is described to be small and also gifted by nature . Rwanda is positioned in the Central and Eastern Africa. Besides the a thousand Hills as is well known for, the beautiful country is also endowed with the world’s rare species of the Mountain Gorillas. It’s anticipated that of the 800 gorillas, almost half of these unique species can be got in the Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park. It is upon this that the country of thousand hills becomes one of the Africa’s exceptional tourism destinations because it provides one of the best places in Africa for visitors to have gorilla trekking experience. Gorilla trekking in Rwanda is the best memorable experience tourist should not miss because taking gorilla trekking safari to the volcanoes national park offers visitors the opportunity to interact with the habituated groups of gorillas in the five small volcanoes .Having face to face encounter while looking at the large eyes of the silverback gorilla is something...