TOURISM POTENTIAL IN KABAKA LAKE-UGANDA SAFARIS

lakeKabaka Lake is the Uganda’s and perhaps one of Africa’s longest surviving man-made lakes. The lake has brought in many safaris to Uganda
The water body is at one of the royal place of kabaka, in Rubaga. The lake was built by Mwanga, the King of Buganda in 1886 to create a channel which was to take him to his palace in Lubiri and in Munyonyo.
Kabaka Mwanga II is one of the previous kings known in history for his ruthlessness. The king seeing that his people were disobeying and no longer respecting him decided to order for the arrest and killing of the young Christians who refused to denounce their faith he did this to scare his people form turning away from him. The killing of these young men who are now known as the Uganda Martyrs worldwide has led to increase in safari visits since Christians from all over the world comes to attend the masses held for the memory and perseverance of these young men.
The king is known for his ruthless and this has made people not to consider his good performances. The lake was one of  his greatest achievements and now the lake is attracting very many safari visits to Uganda and it is being use to host big events in the tourism industry which shows how great his lake is to the country and to the Buganda Kingdom the activities in the lake includes ferry for transporting passengers and giving tourists the experience of the lake, water sport activities plus other activities which provide tourists with the experience to take home hence attracting safaris in Uganda.
The man-made lake is very important as it accommodates various bird species and thus a birding spot for tourists. Various bird species can be seen flying from all over the lake. This beautiful lake is leading to increase in the number of safari tours.
Safaris in Uganda give you the chance to enjoy this beautiful man-made lake
Uganda safaris/Uganda safari News
Prime Uganda safaris & Tours Ltd

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

WHERE CAN YOU FIND & SEE GORILLAS IN UGANDA AFRICA?

Image
Uganda has only two national parks where one can see gorillas i.e Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and this is where g orilla trekking in Uganda is done to search and find  the rear endangered Mountain Gorillas . With about 1063 mountain gorillas that still exist on earth today, Uganda is home to more than half of all these endangered Great Apes making it one of the only 3 countries in the world where mountain gorillas live and Uganda gorilla tours are only done in there two national parks. Uganda has 20 gorilla families that have been habituated and already set for tourism purposes , 19 of which are tracked/found in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and only 1 is found in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is one  of the places where you can see Gorillas in Uganda Africa. The appropriately named Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (also called “The Place of Darkness”) is the world’s premier gorilla t
Read more

Mountain Gorilla Behavior,Diet,Threats and Predators

http://www.primeugandasafaris.com/gorilla-safaris/5-days-uganda-gorilla-safari.html Behavior  Although strong and powerful, gorillas are generally gentle,shy ,retiring rather than ferocious and treacherous . They live in groups of 2-40 individuals, averaging about 11. Groups are led by a dominant male, the Silverback, named for the silvery gray hairs that grow when the male matures. The Silverback serves as the chief leader and protector of the group, to whom all group members defer. He decides when and where to go, rest and sleep, arbitrates disputes among his family members and protects them from rival Silverbacks or human predators. Gorillas usually seeks no trouble but will valiantly defend its family group if threatened. An adult male called a silverback named for the silvery gray hairs on its back normally leads each group, serving as its chief protector and defender. Gorillas
Read more

SHELLEY’S CRIMSONWING; THE BIRDS OF UGANDA – UGANDA SAFARI NEWS

Image
With over 1057 species of birds, the birding safaris and tours in Uganda go beyond the ordinary. Among these species of birds, there is the eye catching Shelley’s Crimsonwing scientifically referred as Cryptospiza Shelleyi. The Shelley’s Crimsonwing is categorized among the estrildid finch species thrives in closed canopy moist forests, close to water valley bottoms, low secondary growth at the edges of forests, glades and forest clearings marked by extensive herbs, moorland and Bamboo thickets. The birders on Uganda safaris can explore the Shelley Crimsonwing in the Mountains of the Albertine rift valley including Rwenzori Mountains. This Species stretch to other famous parts in the region including the Virunga Mountains, the Kahuzi Biega Mountain, Itombwe Mountain as explored on Congo Safaris and tours and Nyungwe Forest National Park and Gishwati Mukura National Park as explored on Safaris in Rwanda . Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to the south west of Uganda is
Read more