What are the unique things found in Uganda? Uganda, which is also referred to as the Pearl of Africa, is well known to be a peaceful country that is surrounded by beautiful nature of many physical features covered with green lush vegetation. This country is well known as the best option to opt and travel to while planning your vacation or for a good adventurous safari due to the fact that it has wildlife animals to look at such as; lions, African elephants, leopards, Rhinos, Mountain gorillas, chimpanzee, zebras and many others.
More so, Uganda is a country known to have a good warm climate compared to other many countries in the whole of Africa and the citizens of the country have good hospitality whereby they are so friendly and welcoming hence making the visitors comfortable during their stay and tour. In addition, there are so many other interesting and unique things that are found in the country, and some of these include;
Kampala city.
While in Uganda, exploring through Kampala city is always on the to-do list of many tourists. In addition, this city is known to be the biggest centre in the country hence it is ranked to be the capital city of Uganda. In addition, touring around the city blesses tourist’s chances to interact with many people of different cultures and religions, visit the Uganda Martyrs Shrine, Bahai Temple, Gadafi mosque, Uganda Museum, and Kasubi tombs, and gives you chances to learn more about the Buganda kingdom.
National parks.
Uganda is always considered the best destination to travel to while planning to go on an adventurous safari because there is a lot to see while in the country because it has around 10 national parks that tourists can visit. And the unique part about these parks is they are all located in different parts and regions in the country and each of them has different attractions which makes it more exciting to visit each of them on their own. Some of these parks include; Murchison Falls National Park which is famously known to be the largest park, Queen Elizabeth National Park which is the second largest, Kibale National Park which is best known as a perfect destination for chimpanzee trekking activities, Bwindi Impenetrable national park and Mgahinga Gorilla national park which are known for their large number of mountain gorilla species and being the only places where tourists can go for gorilla trekking activities while in the country. There is also semuliki national park, Mountain Rwenzori national park, Mount Elgon National Park, Kidepo valley national park, Lake Mburo National Park among others.
More so, Uganda is blesses with numerous numbers of wildlife animals that tourists will sight see while they tour around these national parks. And some of these animals include; lions, African elephants, leopards, buffalos, crocodiles, giraffes, zebras, waterbucks, bush bucks, chimpanzees, mountain gorillas, hippos, cheetahs, monkeys and many others. more so, tourists will be able to see very many bird species and this country is also a perfect destination to visit because it is a home to many birds like; the grey crowned crane, bar tailed trogon, the rare shoebill stork, standard winged night jar, marabou stork, African jacana, black bee-eater, turaco, black-breasted barbet, African fish eagle, Abyssinian ground hornbill, red-throated bee-eater, eastern plantain eater, regal sunbird, African spoonbill and many others.
Tribes.
Uganda is known to have around 50 ethnic groups of different cultures and visiting in this country gives you chances to go through many areas where you get chances to interact with people of different cultures the most interesting thing about these people is each tribe has its own way of lifestyle with different norms such as; they also speak different languages, each has their own dressing code and many others. Therefore, some of these tribes include; the Baganda, Banyankole, Bakiga, Banyoro, Batooro, Sabiny, Bagisu, Bakonzo, Karamojong, Bahororo, itesots, Acholi, langi, and many others.
Apart from the mentioned above, there are so many other unique things found in Uganda and some of these include; this country has very many stunning waterbodies such as; lake Albert, Lake Victoria which is known to be the largest lake in the country, River Nile, Lake George, Lake Katwe which is famously known as a salt lake, Lake Bunyonyi which is located in Kabale district and it is known as the deepest lake in the country among others. more so, Uganda has many hotels where tourists can always have their stay such as; Fairway Hotel, Serena Hotel, Common Wealth Munyoyo Speke Resort, and many others.
Contact our trusted tour operators in case of more information and inquiries about what unique things are found in the country and Book with our tours and travel companies such as; Achieve Global Safaris who offer the best tour packages while on your safari in Uganda.
