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National Parks

SEMULIKI NATIONAL PARK

ABOUT THE PARK Semuliki Forest Reserve was created in 1932 and upgraded to national park status in 1993. It is the only tract of true lowland tropical forest in East Africa, hosting…

RWENZORI NATIONAL PARK

ABOUT THE PARK The park was gazetted in 1991 and was recognized as a World Heritage site in 1994 and a Ramsar site in 2008. Highest point: 5,109m above sea level on…

QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK

ABOUT THE PARK Queen Elizabeth National Park spans the equator line; monuments on either side of the road marking the exact spot where it crosses latitude 00. The park was founded in…

MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK

ABOUT THE PARK Murchison Falls became one of Uganda’s first national parks in 1952 At Murchison Falls, the Nile squeezes through an 8m wide gorge and plunges with a thunderous roar into…

MOUNT ELGON NATIONAL PARK

ABOUT THE PARK This extinct volcano is one of Uganda’s oldest physical features, first erupting around 24 million years ago. Mt Elgon was once Africa’s highest mountain, far exceeding Kilimanjaro’s current 5,895m. Millennia…

MGAHINGA NATIONAL PARK

ABOUT THE PARK Size: 33.7km2, making it Uganda’s smallest National Park. The park takes its name from “Gahinga” – the local word for the piles of volcanic stones cleared from farmland at…

KIDEPO VALLEY NATIONAL PARK

ABOUT THE PARK The park contains two rivers – Kidepo and Narus – which disappear in the dry season, leaving just pools for the wildlife. The local communities around the park include…