National parks of Uganda

The Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is located in southwestern Uganda in East Africa. The park is part of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, and is situated along the DRC (Congo) border next to the Virunga National Park and on the edge of the western Rift Valley. It comprises 331 square kilometers of jungle forests and contains both montane and lowland forest. The Bwindi Forest is also a sanctuary for colobus monkeys, chimpanzees and many birds. Accessible only on foot, the area is also known as the Impenetrable Forest. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bwindi Impenetrable National Park"

Kibale National Park is a national park in western Uganda protecting moist evergreen rainforest. The park was created in 1993 to protect a large area of forest previoulsy managed as a logged Forest Reserve (gazetted in 1932). The park adjoins with Queen Elizabeth National Park and is an important eco-tourism and safari destination, popular for its population of habituated chimpanzees and 12 other species of primate. It is also the location of a biological field station managed by Makerere University. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kibale National Park"

Kidepo Valley National Park is a 1436 km2 national park in Karamoja region in northwest Uganda. Kidepo is rugged savannah, dominated by the 2750 m Mount Morungole and transected by the Kidepo and Narus Rivers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kidepo Valley National Park"

Murchison Falls National Park lies in north western Uganda, spreading inland from the shore of Lake Albert around the Victoria Nile. It is named for the Murchison Falls waterfall, itself named for a president of the Royal Geographical Society. The park is known for its wildlife which has partly recovered from a massacre by poachers and troops under Idi Amin. The national park neighbours Budongo Central Forest Reserve, Kaduma Game Reserve and Aswa-Lolim Game Reserve. ...more on Wikipedia about "Murchison Falls National Park"

The Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP) is Uganda's most-visited game reserve. It lies in the west of the nation and occupies 2,000 square miles from Lake George to Lake Edward around the Kazinga Channel connecting them. ...more on Wikipedia about "Queen Elizabeth National Park"

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