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Tourist Attractions in Uganda

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Queen Elizabeth National Park is understandably Uganda's most popular tourist destination. The park's diverse ecosystems, which include sprawling savanna, shady, humid woodland forests, sparkling lakes and fertile wetlands, make it the ideal habitat for classic big game, ten primate species including chimpanzees, mankeys, baboons and over 600 species of birds.

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Kidepo valley national park

Kidepo Valley National Park lies in the rugged, semi-arid valleys between Uganda's borders with Sudan and Kenya, some 700kilometers from Kampala.

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Murchison falls national park

Murchison Falls National Park lies at the northern end of the Albertine Rift Valley, where the sweeping Bunyoro escarpment tumbles into vast, palm-dotted savanna. First gazetted as a game reserve in 1926, it is Uganda's largest and oldest conservation area, hosting 76 species of mammals and 451 birds.

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Tourist Attractions in Rwanda

Volcanoes national park

Volcanoes national park is probably the most popular park in Rwanda. There are so many things to see and enjoy in this park. You can go gorilla trekking, golden monkey tracking, volcano climbing, volcano climbing and hiking, birding, nature walks, cave exploration, visiting Diane Fossey's research camp and so much more.

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Akagera national park

Akagera National Park offers thrilling Big five safaris which expands your luck to spotting leopards search for black rhinos, savanna elephants and lions. The national park is home to over 500 species of birds, making it a top destination for birding tours in Rwanda.

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Lake Kivu

Lake Kivu in Rwanda is a perfect place to relax after days of Rwanda safari activities, such as hiking, gorilla trekking, biking the Nile Congo trail, or exploring the Nyungwe forest, you will certainly need a good place to chill, relax, and come down before your long flight back home.

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Tourist Attractions in Democratic Republic of Congo

Kahuzi Biega National Park

{"The Congolese people are extremely friendly and helpful and the eastern Congo is a lush and enormous landscape of beautiful mountains and lakes simply gorgeous! Kahuzi Biega National Park is the last major sanctuary of Grauer's lowland gorillas.They are larger and potentially more endangered than the mountain gorillas of western Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo north of Lake Kivu.A visit to Kahuzi Biega National Park operated by the Institut Congolais Pour La Conservation de la is high-adventure travel to an environmental paradise!<h2>History of Kahuzi Biega National Park</h2>A small zoological and forest reserve was established around Mount Kahuzi in 1937. A larger Kahuzi Biega National Park operated by the Institut Congolais Pour La Conservation de la was established in 1970.The park became a World Heritage Site in 1980 to protect 200-300 eastern lowland (Grauer's) gorillas occurring mainly in the forests at 2,100-2,400 m, but also in the lower rainforest. The 'mosaic' of biotypes makes the park an excellent gorilla habitat.Other primates include eastern chimpanzees, and numerous Cercopithecinae and Colobinae. Other mammals include elephants, forest hogs and many antelope and duiker.Avifauna includes the endemic Rockefeller's sunbird, Grauer's broadbill, Grauer's warbler and Shelley's crimsonwing.Endemic mammal species include giant gennet, Aquatic civet, Maclaud's horseshoe bat, Rwenzori least otter shrew, owl-faced monkey, eastern needle-clawed galago, Thomas' tree squirrel and Alexander's bush squirrel.Fifteen villages of shifting cultivators were located in the eastern sectors of the park when it was created and continue to be occupied. The park is situated in one of the most densely populated areas of the country.Some 90% of the population of Kivu is rural, mainly dependent on agriculture. Seven separate tribal groups live around the park including the Pygmy, Barega and Bashi peoples. Traditional livelihoods are based on shifting agriculture and subsistence hunting.<h2>Landscape of Kahuzi Biega National Park</h2>The park consists of two sections; the lowland (closed for visits) and the highland (open for visits). The park is situated in the eastern part of the country, 50 kilometers west of the town of Bukavu, near Lake Kivu and the Rwandan border.It consists of a smaller sector on the eastern side covering part of the Mitumba Mountains, and a larger western sector in the Zairean central basin. The two zones are connected by a narrow corridor. The entrance to the park is at Tshivanga, on the eastern side. The 75,000 ha eastern sector is entirely montane.The massif is part of the Mitumba Mountains range, the western mountains of the Great Rift Valley. The two main peaks, Mount Kahuzi (3,308 meters) and Mount Biéga (2,790 meters) are extinct volcanoes, and the massif dates from the late Tertiary or early Quaternary.The lowland sector in the Zairean central basin covers the watersheds of the tributaries of the Luka and Lugulu rivers. These both drain into the River Lualaba. The extension lies below 1,500m apart from isolated peaks such as Mount Kamani (1,700 meters), and consists of mountains cut by deep valleys.Undulating terrain in the west forms a belt between the two zones. The western zone is forested by equatorial rainforest, with transition forest between 1,200 meters and 1,500 meters. In the eastern zone, six different primary vegetation types have been distinguished: mountain rainforest, high-altitude rainforest, swamp forest, bamboo forest, subalpine heather and swamp and peat bog.<h2>Flora and fauna</h2>The park is home to some of the last remaining populations of Eastern lowland gorillas in the wild. There were an estimated 600 living in the park in 1990, but there are only believed to be a couple hundred still alive after the tumultuous fighting of the 1990s and 2000s.In comparison to the western lowland gorillas, with a population of over 100,000 in Congo Brazzavile, the total population of eastern lowland gorillas numbers at less than 4,000. They are also not to be confused with the mountain gorillas sought by tourists in <a href=\"http://localhost:8080/destinations/Rwanda\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: var(--main-text-color);\">Rwanda</a>, <a href=\"http://localhost:8080/destinations/Uganda\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: var(--main-text-color);\">Uganda</a> and Virunga National Park in <a href=\"http://localhost:8080/destinations/Democratic-Republic-of-Congo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: var(--main-text-color);\">Democratic Republic of Congo</a>.The Eastern Lowland Gorilla is noteworthy for being larger than their western counterparts or mountain gorillas. They are the largest known primates, measuring in at 1.76 meters (5 ft 9 in) for males and 1.60 meters (5 ft 3 in) for females.<h2>Geting to Kahuzi Biega National Park</h2>The park is accessible by a decent road from Bukavu.Taxis, buses, and car hires can be made to reach the park.You need a letter of invitation to apply for your <a href=\"https://www.visahq.com/congo-democratic-republic/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: var(--main-text-color);\">Democratic Republic of Congo visa.</a>Book your airline tickets to Kigali, <a href=\"http://localhost:8080/destinations/Rwanda\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: var(--main-text-color);\">Rwanda</a> (KLM or similar) and to Kamembe-Cyangugu-Ruizi (Rwandair) in advance.You need a copy of your paid airline e-ticket to apply for a Democratic Republic of Congo visa, which costs $115 for a single entry.You may not need <a href=\"https://www.visitrwanda.com/facts/immigration-visas/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: var(--main-text-color);\">a visa to visit Rwanda</a>Do not try to cross the Democratic Republic of Congo border without someone from Democratic Republic of Congo government, hopefully from the ICCN (Institut Conglais de Conservation de Nature) who run the Kahuzi Biega National Park (Parc National de Kahuzi-Biega). If they are with you, your crossing will be smooth and quick. ","Kahuzi Biega National Park operated by the Institut Congolais Pour La Conservation de la Nature (ICCN) is a World Heritage Site. Kahuzi Biega National Park is famous as the largest refuge of the highly endangered Eastern Lowland (Grauer's) Gorillas. The last census of the gorillas in 2013 counted only 145 individuals."}

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Uganda | The pearl of Africa

Uganda, a land richly endowed with captivating tourist attractions scattered throughout its national parks, boasts a mesmerizing blend of perplexity and burstiness. Discerning travelers from around the globe find themselves irresistibly drawn to these top 10 must visit destinations when they set foot in Uganda.

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