Uganda is widely known for its interesting bird worching and primate trekking of which is Uganda is reviving from its pre colonial period where it was looked at with abad image during those dark ages
Sir Winston Churchhill described Uganda as the “Pearl of Africa”. This is a fact that is not disputed by any visitor to Africa. Uganda is one the most magnificent countries in Africa with fantastic natural scenery, half the world’s most sought-after mountain gorilla population, first class white-water rafting at the Source of the Nile River and national parks with a high concentration of wildlife.
The natural attractions are among the best in Africa. Take your pick from the highest mountain range in Africa, the Rwenzori Mountains; one of the most powerful waterfalls in the world, Murchison Falls; the highest primate density in the world, Kibale Forest national park and many more exist in Uganda.
Uganda has an area of 236,580sq km, of which about 25% is fertile arable land with a potential of high Agricultural yields. Lake Victoria and the Nile River create one of the best watered areas in Africa. Most of Uganda’s terrain is fairly at a constant altitude with mountains only in the extreme west (the Rwenzori), extreme east (Mt Elgon) and the Mufumbira ranges at the southwestern border with Rwanda.
The country enjoys a similar tropical climate with temperatures averaging about 260c at day time and 160c at night. The wet seasons in the south range from April to May and October to November, the wettest month being April. In the North, the rainy season is from April to October and the dry season stretches from November to March. In the rainy season the average rainfall is 175mm per month. Humidity is generally low during the dry seasons.
Uganda’s national parks include:
*Queen Elizabeth
*Murchison Falls
*Kibale
*Semuliki
*Mt Elgon
*Mt Rwenzori
*Kidepo
*Mgahinga
*Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Uganda’s mountains include:
• Rwenzori
• Mufumbira (Virunga ranges )
• Elgon
• Moroto
The above mountains form a natural border of Uganda with her neighbors that include: in the west, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); in the South, Rwanda and Tanzania; in the east, Kenya; and in the north, Sudan where they are all being looked as transboundary resources
