5 Top Places to Tour in Western Uganda

Western Uganda is a beautiful region in Uganda where you will find ample opportunities for tourism at various destinations. You will find varied tourism options in this region that will never let you disappointed. You will enjoy lots and treasure a unique experience of lifetime after sightseeing and tourism in Western Uganda. The main tourism attractions in this region lie in fascinating destinations like Bwindi National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kabale region, Lake Bunyonyi, Mgahinga National Park, Kisoro town, Lake Mutanda, Kibale Forest National Park, Mt. Rwenzori and so many others. Bwindi National Park is one of the 4 most popular tourist destinations in the region that are visited by a number of international tourists each year. Exploring these fascinating destinations will provide you a brilliant opportunity to see some of best Uganda Safari destinations.

Bwindi National Park

Home to almost half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas, Bwindi Impenetrable forest is the best place to see mountain gorillas in the world. Located in south western Uganda, Bwindi is a world heritage site recognized by UNESCO, and it is the most visited of all Uganda’s national parks. There are now 10 mountain gorilla groups which are habituated for gorilla trekking within the forest. Some of the groups include include, Nkuringo, Habinyanja, Bitukura, Mishaya, Kahungye, Oruzogo, Nsongi and so many others. Besides Mountain Gorillas, the forest is also well known for bird watching since it habits more than 130 species of birds. Bwindi is among the UNESCO World Heritage sites and therefore Gorilla Safaris in Uganda are the basically done tours be it on budget or on luxury holidays. Most of the Uganda Safaris have to include a 3 days Gorilla safari in Bwindi National Park.

Kibale Forest National Park: the park is famous for hosting different 13 species of primates including the Chimpanzees which are Man’s closest friends and cousins with almost 95% same characters. Other primates here include Vervet Monkeys, red tailed monkeys, blue monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys and so on.

Queen Elizabeth National Park: with the Kasenyi track where one can be able to spot a number of animals like Lions, Buffaloes, Elephants, warthogs and so on. The Kyambura gorge in this park is famous for the Chimpanzee tracking activity as well as bird watching. The Launch cruise offers you a chance to see the Kazinga Channel which is believed to be having the highest concentration of Hippos in Africa.

The Rwenzori Mountains

Also refered to as the “Mountains of the Moon”, the snow capped mountain Rwenzoris offer great opportunities to hikers. Whether you are a starter or an experienced mountain climber, the Rwenzoris will give you an experience of your lifetime. The hike to Magherita Peak the highest peak of this Great Mountains, takes 7 Days for those who are experienced or 8+Days for beginners! The hike takes you various climatic zones till you reach the snow capped peaks.

LakeBunyonyi

The dotted islands of Lake Bunyonyi are some of the best places to visit for a leisurely holiday in Uganda.

Other interesting sites in western Uganda include , crater regions, Semliki National Park, Mgahinga National Park, Lake Bunyonyi and lots of other sites. You can explore best attractions of the above Western Uganda regions by Packages which are tailor made to suite your travel needs and interests.