Once described by Winston Churchill as the 'Pearl of Africa', Uganda is a lush and rich country split by numerous waterways. The Great River Nile is the biggest of these and was once the main attraction of explorers who toiled into the heart of Africa, racked by malaria fever, to find its source. It is now well known now that the source of the Nile is at Jinja in Uganda.
Uganda - "The Pearl of Africa"
With the greatest variety of primates in Africa, 1008 bird species, spectacular scenery and political stability, Uganda is again a splendid place for a safari. Uganda has the greatest variety of primates anywhere in Africa, including chimpanzees and the famous mountain gorillas.
The remarkable 1008 recorded bird species provide unquestionably the richest birding on the continent. Add the majestic River Nile, the Ruwenzori ‘Mountains of the Moon’ and Lake Victoria, the second largest body of fresh water in the world, and it is easy to see why Ugandans refer to their country as 'the Pearl of Africa'.
Uganda has its share of diversity with savannah grasslands, dense forests and quiet lakes overlooked by high mountains.
Although Uganda does not have the great concentrations of plains game that Kenya and Tanzania have, it has its own unique attractions.
The Kazinga Channel that separates Lake George from Lake Edward is said to have the largest concentration of hippo in Africa and in the impenetrable forests of Bwindi, the rare and almost extinct Mountain Gorilla may be seen, although only a few are used to human contact.
Further north on the foothills of the Mountains of the Moon (Ruwenzori's), chimpanzees and other species of primates can be glimpsed in the pristine Kibale forest. In addition, the elephant, buffalo, lion and leopard are to be found in the various parks across Uganda and a breath taking sight is the mighty Nile pouring through a 6 meter gap of rock at Murchison Falls.
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