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Located on the edge of the Equator, Uganda is positioned in south-central Africa, and bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan and Tanzania. Uganda averages about 1,100 metres (3,609 ft) above sea level, and while much of its border is lakeshore, Uganda is landlocked with no access to the sea. The country is mostly plateau with some rolling hills and low mountains. Grassland and tropical forest dominate the central region, with volcanic foothills in the east. The Ruwenzori Mountains form much of the southwestern border between Uganda and the DRC. The highest peaks there are snow capped. In eastern Uganda, the border with Kenya is marked by volcanic hills. Uganda is replete with water and contains many large lakes. In fact, almost one-fifth of its total area is open water or swampland. Four of East Africa's Great Lakes - Lake Victoria, Lake Kyoga, Lake Albert, and Lake Edward lie within Uganda or on its borders. Lake Victoria   is the second larg...

Ishasha is one tourist spot that is well known for its tree  climbing lions in Uganda ., Once you are in these places, you will get a chance to see the young lions playing as they climb from one tree to another. Unfortunately it’s not so easy for you to spot these lions, there are seasons when you can’t even find one and because of this, tourists or visitors are concluding with fun ideologies that it’s just a gossip about these lions or perhaps the safari companies are using it as a marketing procedure. If you really want to get a good glance of these tree climbing lions including the young and the older, the only place in Uganda that can offer this view is Ishasha plains of Queen Elizabeth Park. The lions spend the entire day climbing trees and some resting under the cool environment. It has a beautiful sight that you may not discover in the whole of Africa Truth be told, these lions are so scarce in Africa and once you are in Uganda or perhaps heading to Bwindi Impenetr...

The spotted hyena’s famous “laugh” is actually a sound made to alert other group members to a source of food. This noise can be heard up to three miles away, and is one of many sounds made by this sociable species to communicate with each other. Hyenas are skilled hunters as well as scavengers, and their large, powerful jaws allow them to chomp through every part of their prey, including the skin and bones. The only parts which cannot be digested are hair, horns and hooves - the hyena will regurgitate these in pellets. Hyenas are found in many habitats, including woodland, Savannah and desert, though being nocturnal, they are rarely observed. Human-wildlife conflict has long been a problem. Hyenas are known to have eaten people, though it is more likely that they will kill livestock, which results in them being targeted by hunters. Try us www.ssemambotours.com for your best affordable travel experience across East Africa

Of all animals in the wild, Zebras must be the easiest to identify - with complete certainty. Even for someone who has never seen the picture of a zebra, it is likely they have seen the zebra crossing on the road. That is all the description anyone needs to know what a zebra is. Like a horse, but with stripes of black and white.Kidepo Valley National park and Lake Mburo National Park are the only two Game parks in Uganda that are populated by zebras. There are around 3000 zebras in Uganda.Their population has not grown so much because of natural factors of climate change – such as longer droughts. Watching zebras go about their day in the savannah is just a mesmerizing sight. Each zebra with its own pattern of stripes and yet they look majestically the same.Before you come face to face with these fascinating creatures,#visitour website . for heart beating and mesmerising moments #check our #tours and different services at the best offers #plan your #tour with us

Giraffe which was unknown of Africa, excited mans curiosity that it was sometimes sent as a diplomatic gift to other countries one of the earliest records tells of a giraffe going from ‘Melinda’ (presumably Malindi) in Kenya to China in 1415. it was thought to be a cross between a carried and a leopard, a mistake immortalized in the giraffe’s scientific name of giraffe Camelopardalis  Where to find the Giraffe Giraffes are found in arid and dry savanna zones south of the Sahara, wherever trees occur. Found in Kazungula, Maasai steppe and Sambiru. In Uganda you will easily find the Giraffe at the Uganda Wildlife Education Center and the   Murchison Falls protected area .  What the Giraffe Eats Giraffes are herbivores/ browsers. They flourish in areas where food is abundant year round. They drink water where it’s available and can survive where it is scare. Occasionally they eat grass and fruits of various trees and shrubs,though their principal food source is the ...

. L’hoest monkey These are shy, terrestrial monkeys who are classified as vulnerable on the IUCN list. It’s common to find group members bonding with the young and grooming each other along forest trails in Bwindi Impenetrable National Forest Park.  #travel #explore #www.ssemambotours.com  

Bush bucks are smallest members of the spiral horned antelope. In some areas like South Africa they hunted as a sports activity. Though small in size, they are extremely dangerous. They can be very aggressive especially when wounded or covered. For this season, ever sports hunters who are going after bush bucks are always issued with very strict instructions which have to be followed or else lose out on the turn in the sport hunting. Hunters are encouraged to give ample time to shoot bush back so as to allow the bullet do its work since wounded bush back’s usually escape to dense cover. Hunting the bush back is similar to hunting Americans white tailed deer.   They are found in South Africa and central Africa, east Africa.   You will easily find this antelope in   Mgahinga National Park in South-Western Uganda . Bush buck is extremely shy and prefers rive-rine forest and dense thickets always near a water source as he must drink daily. He feeds on branches fruit tears ,f...

Looking for the list of national parks in Uganda? There are a number of Uganda national parks and more could come up in the near future. So how many national parks are in Uganda? Uganda currently has 10 National Parks distributed in various parts of the country. These national parks harbor a wide species of mammals and birds. Talking about size , Murchison Falls National Park is so far the biggest of all while Semiliki Valley National Park is the smallest.  Lets take a look at the national parks Uganda has like Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Gorilla Park ,Queen Elizabeth National Park ,Kidepo Valley National Park , Kibale Forest national park , Lake Mburo National Park, Mountain Rwenzori National Park ,Mgahinga National Park , #do you need a holiday gate away ...#book your #safaris with us @ www.ssemambotours.com

In Uganda Mountain Gorillas are found in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP) and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park(MGNP). In these areas tracking takes place at 5 locations Buhoma, Ruhija, Rushaga, Nkuringo in BINP and Ntebeko in MGNP. All locations combined give a total of over 18 Gorilla groups, however the permit number are limited because only 8 people are allowed to visit a gorilla family per day for only one hour.Prior booking is recommended and this can be done  directly with with a reputable Tour agent/operator   Gorillas display uncanny human characteristics. The close-knit family groups are headed by a silverback - a mature male - who selects places for the group to eat and sleep, and has many privileges, including the right to feed first. This privilege pays off for the rest of the family, as if the group is threatened, the silverback - weighing up to 120kg (260lbs) - will defend them to the death, if necessary. Generally though, the gorilla is a ge...

The Golden monkey  Cercopithecus mitis kandti  is one of Uganda’s 20 primate species. It is found in Mgahinga Gorilla National park which is part of the Virunga Mountains where it is endemic. Compared with other monkey species, the golden monkeys are gorgeous in appearance. They have bright coloured fur with long golden hair mixed with orange . The overall estimate currently stands between 2000 and 4000 individuals and since they are only found in the Virungas, they have been classified as endangered. They live in troops of about 100 lead by an Alpha male, and mostly feed on bamboo shoots, a variety of seasonal fruits, bamboo leaves, lichens, sprouts, flowers, leaves and small invertebrates. Golden monkeys have to be habituated for tourism. Currently the habituated troops are available for tracking, and also the semi-habituated troops are available for experiential tourism. Golden monkey tracking is not as exhausting as gorilla tracking because the monkeys do not build ne...

A leopard does not change his spots, or change his feeling that spots are rather a credit. Some kinds of animals burrow in the ground; others do not. Some animals are nocturnal, as the owl and the bat; others use the hours of daylight. There are tame animals and wild animals. Man and the mule are always tame; the leopard and the wolf are invariably wild, and others, as the elephant, are easily tamed. The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon  A leopard’s prey options are surprisingly wide and can include antelopes, baboons, rodents, carrion, fish, reptiles, birds, hares, hyraxes, warthogs, monkeys and porcupines. Leopards often drags the killed prey into trees to prevent it from being stolen by lions and hyenas. Leopards often drag carcasses up into trees away from other predators. They can carry up to 3 times their body weight.#we offer all the different safari tours #hotelreservations #airticketing #airport transfers #vehic...

Appearance The African Fish Eagle is a fairly large eagle. It has a distinctive black, brown, and white plumage. Diet Although, as its name suggests, it feeds extensively on fish, in some areas it preys on flamingoes and other water birds. It is also known to eat carrion and is classified as a kleptoparasite (it steals prey from other birds). Goliath Herons are known to lose a percentage of their catch to Fish Eagles. Their main diet is fish, sometimes dead, but mostly caught live. Catfish and lungfish are caught most frequently. Larger prey are eaten on the ground next to the water. Behaviour The African Fish Eagle has two distinct calls. In flight or perched, the sound is something like the American Bald Eagle. When near the nest its call is more of a 'quock' sound - the female is a little shriller and less mellow than the male. So well known and clear is the call of this bird that it is often known as 'the voice of Africa'. The African Fish Eagle is usually seen...

Uganda is not only home to the  African Savanna Elephants  but also to its smaller brother – the African Forest Elephant. Most likely you will not see the differences unless you pay close attention – they have 5 toes on their front feet and four the back ones.  They have a covering of hair and are gray in color. They have smaller tusks and they are more straight and point downwards so that they can navigate around the tropical rainforest jungles of West and Central Africa – but you can also find them in Uganda, there are native ones and the migrant ones that enter through a wildlife corridor from the Democratic Republic into Ishasha region of Queen Elizabeth Park and extends as far as Kibale Forest. Even though the Forest Elephants are smaller than their Savannah Cousins they are still massive and weigh up to three tons – the length of their body is between 3 and 4 meters.  They have large rounded ears.  When you come across them in the southern sector of...

NATURAL FOREST The thick green and high concentration of different forests in Uganda makes up part of why we have good weather,these forests are very much part of our lives and also home to a record of 1061 bird species, of which two are endemic and four are rare or accidental.For bird watching,forest walks and general avifauna,flora and fauna studies which Uganda hosts a lot of schools for such projects.Major forests include Mabira forest, Bwindi impenetrable forest, and Namanve forest...#chimpanzees #gorillatracking #naturewalk #explore #adventure www.ssemambotours.com #

The cheetahs are one of the rare animals that can hardly be seen in any national park but in Uganda they are found in the pearl of Africa hidden treasure in the most remote national park that can’t easily be accessed either.The park is situated in the north Eastern part of the country. Cheetahs belong to the cat family and can only be found in kidepo national park in Uganda, some years ago there were a lot of fears that the cheetahs might have been extinct from kidepo valley national park but reports have it that they are spotted in the park though not very oftenly.There were reports from the Uganda wildlife that there about only 20 cheetahs in Kidepo valley national park. therefore something must be done to protect them and their habitat to avoid more extinction there are several non government organizations implementing conservation programs to reduce the poaching activities and over use of animal habitats the best time for viewing cheetahs and other big cats is before sunrise and a...