Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa and also referred to as the Pearl of Africa. It’s blessed with various species and lots of beauties. It’s diverse landscape encompasses the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains, the source of river Nile and immense Lake Victoria. Its abundant wildlife includes chimpanzees, goliras and rare birds. Remote Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a renowned mountain gorilla sanctuary. Murchison Falls National Park in the northwest is known for its 43m-tall waterfall and wildlife such as hippos.
Because Uganda is located at the equator, there is little variation in the sun’s declination at midday, and the length of daylight is nearly always 12 hours. All of these factors, combined with a fairly constant cloud cover, ensure an equable climate throughout the year.
Uganda is a home to Lions and leopards that are mainly in animal reserves and national parks, but they are occasionally seen outside these places. It inhabits Hippopotamuses, crocodiles, Mountain gorillas, chimpanzees, small forest elephants, Elephants, buffalo, the Uganda kob (an antelope), black rhinoceros and giraffes. The country still houses Zebras, topis, elands, roan antelopes, oryx, greater and lesser kudu, and Grant’s gazelle. Uganda is home to a diverse variety of bird life, including threatened species. Most of the country’s national parks provide excellent bird-watching opportunities. The country’s varied fish life includes ngege (a freshwater nest-building species of Tilapia), tiger fish, barbels, and Nile perch.
Uganda has 10 national parks thus; Murchison Falls National Park (the largest park in Uganda), Queen Elizabeth National Park that is about half the size of Murchison Falls. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Margherita Peak.
“Uganda is a fanciful magical nation that embraces many ecosystems, from the tall volcanic mountains of the eastern and western frontiers to the densely forested swamps of the Albert Nile River and the rainforests of the country’s central plateau. The land is richly fertile, and Ugandan coffee has become both a backbone of the agricultural economy and the best connoisseurs around the world.
Uganda is bordered by South Sudan to the north, Kenya to the east, Tanzania and Rwanda to the south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. The capital city, Kampala, is built around seven hills not far from the shores of Lake Victoria, which forms part of the frontier with Kenya and Tanzania. With its many and beautiful national parks that contain a number of animals.
Uganda is a natural tourist destination. From independence until the early 1970s, tourism was a major part of the economy and ranked third after coffee and cotton in producing foreign exchange. Under President Amin, however, tourism ceased and the national parks were neglected. Since the mid-1980s tourism has slowly increased, and foreign investment in new hotels has also expanded.