Uganda’s Cultural and Prehistorical Sites-Uganda Safari News

 Uganda is not only rich in nature and wildlife,but also has unexploited, enchanting, cultural heritage and Historical sites well distributed in different parts of country. Predominantly, these cultural and prehistorical sites are perfectly situated in towns, kingdoms, chiefdom's as well as some rural places of Uganda. This makes the whole country to be unique safari destination because each corner of the country has unique attractions to satisfy visitors on Uganda safari tours.
Below are some of the most charming historical sites in Uganda that deserve a visit by all visitors on holiday safaris in Uganda just to have a wonderful view of the past or ancient history of Uganda’s communities as well as cultures. The Uganda safari sites below will give you an opportunity to imagine the diversity of culture in Uganda.
Bulange building is the ancient or traditional seat of the Buganda Parliament. Straddling on the south side of Natete road, it is one of the most fascinating colonial era buildings in Uganda. Visit to this place will expose you to the history of the Kingdom and one can also enjoy the views of the exotic giant tortoises dawdling around the gardens of fascinating blue building.
Described as the biggest or largest man made lake in Africa, Kabaka Mwanga’s Lake is one of the most charming cultural or historical sites situated in the heat of Uganda. The lake that was made in 1888 by Kabaka Mwanga is an elusive wonder that deserves visit by any cultural interested visitor on safari tour to Uganda. The lake acts as natural harbor to different birds and these can be viewed by bird lovers on Uganda safari tour to the lake.
Constructed in traditional or ancient architecture, Kasubi tombs positioned on Kasubi Hill is an outstanding cultural site in Uganda .The round grass-thatched dome has the tombs and power symbols of the Buganda Kings. The site denoted as world heritage site contains a huge traditional reed and bark cloth building of the Kabakas kings of the Buganda people and its most visited by visitors on Uganda safari tour.
Namugongo Martyrs' Shrine is a significant religious as well as historical site nearly connected to Buganda kingdom. This is fascinating site where 22 Christian converts were mercilessly killed on the orders of Kabaka Mwanga II in the year 1886. The site is must visit to all religious as well as cultural tourists on safari tour in Uganda.
The Uganda National Museum located out of the town center on the Kira Road is the only national Museum displaying cultural of items from archaeological sites from around the country, it has a collection of musical instruments including many drums and a large and fantastic canoe. It’s also perfect place to enjoy the cultural performances in Kampala-Uganda’s capital city.
Katereke prison is yet another non ordinary cultural site in Uganda. It’s an extensive prison ditch at Katereke characterized Buganda during the late 1880s. It was established by the late Ssekabaka Kalema who was an Islamic sympathizer.
In addition to the above is Sseziwa falls. These falls lie 35km east of Kampala in the Vanilla growing district of Mukono district. The splendid waterfalls are believed to have been born by humans many hundred years ago. The worthwhile falls are one of the most spiritual and cultural centers where many natives flock for blessings, fortunes and wealth, A traditional healer performs traditional ceremonies for both local and non-locals seeking for blessings inform of love, a successful business deal, children or a good harvest.
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Exploring the Susa a gorilla family in Rwanda – Rwanda safari news

 The Rwanda gorilla safari destination of Volcanoes National Park has ten (10) habituated gorilla families that thrive on the slopes of the Virunga Volcanoes where they have survived for centuries past.
Previously studied by the legendary Dian Fossey, the Susa A gorilla family is one of the most sought after gorilla families by travelers on gorilla trekking safaris in Rwanda because of its special touch to the famous gorilla conservationist and its long time existence.
Deriving its name from the local river named Susa that flows through their place of abode, the Susa A gorilla family presents itself as the hardest gorilla family to trek considering the fact that it dwells in the highest slopes of the Virunga Volcanoes However, to neutralize this challenging hike, the trackers from the Rwanda Development Board would ascertain where the group is the evening of the previous day so as to provide smooth trek to the next trekkers on gorilla safari in Rwanda. Because of its distant and yet challenging movements, gorilla trekkers have been stopped at times to explore it.
With a family size of twenty eight (28) gorillas, Susa A is gifted with three (3) silverbacks. Amazingly, the group was even larger with 42 members before splitting to form the Susa B. During that time, when one encountered it during his/her gorilla safari in Rwanda, the eyes could only land on gorillas everywhere.
Apparently, the joyous moods in the group are brought up by the two playful twins Impano and Byishimo and poppy which is among the oldest habituated gorillas. Poppy is known to have been born in 1976 and is among the first gorillas to be habituated by Dian Fossey. Exploring the Susa A gorilla group while on a gorilla safari in Rwanda is one of the memorable encounters that one can have in Rwanda.
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How about a safari to an enthralling tooro kingdom of western Uganda - Uganda safari news

  In the southwestern districts of Kabarole and Kasese rests a dominant but ceremonious and amicable group of folks who to great depths inspire an incredible Uganda Safari. A region not only opportunely gifted with a rich and very fascinating arts, beliefs and philosophies, Tooro kingdom presents to the eye a varied number of attractions that will keep visitors in awe of such an incredible Uganda Safari and Tour destination.
At the heart of the kingdom, and on top of a majestic hill that overlooks an uncontaminated Fort Portal town, magnificently rests the palace of Tooro’s handsome King the Omukama Oyo Nyimba Iguru Kabamba Rukidi IV. Quite a mouthful of names those are! But “Omukama” is just a title given to all Tooro’s kings similar to their close elder brothers the Kingdom of Bunyoro. Known for his historical coronation after the passing of his father the Omukama Patrick David Mathew Kaboyo Olimi III, Omukama Rukidi IV has since the age of 3 (three) and a half graced the throne making him the “world’s youngest monarch” reigning today.
Genuinely situated at a high altitude, Tooro Kingdom is higher than most parts of Uganda (about 1500-5000 meters) and therefore a Safari Tour in Uganda Tooro Kingdom will accord you a privilege to enjoy a modified tropical climate.
Ranging from the mythical stalactites referred to as “Amabeere ga Nyina Mwiru” by the local people embodying the breasts of one of Tooro’s princesses (Nyina Mwiru); the thick green of the incessant tea estates; the rivers and streams like Mpanga, , Mahoma, Nkusi, Nyakisi and Semuliki; numerous crater lakes of varying sizes, like Saaka the largest among them; to cultural encounters with numerous settlements and livelihoods that are back-dropped by views of the legendary Rwenzori mountains, Tooro Kingdom has continually told a perfect story to visitors interested in an all-round Safari in Uganda.
There is surely a lot to marvel at, for anyone desiring to break away from the daily routine, much that cannot be exhaustibly described and understood in writing. Let me mark the second week of my September calendar in particular because around this time the annual coronation ceremonies (Empango) are held at the king’s palace. You might want to also do the same.
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New silverback assumes over leadership of Nyakagezi gorilla group-Uganda Safari News

Nyakagezi gorilla family is the only habituated Mountain gorilla group in Uganda’s smallest national park Mgahinga National Park situated in south western section of Uganda. The park is part of the prodigious Virunga Massifs and strategically situated in the extreme boarder with Rwanda’s Volcanoes National park and unexplored Virunga National park of the democratic republic of Congo.
The famous Nyakagezi gorilla family in Mgahinga has ten (10) individual mountain gorilla members which include five silverbacks, one juvenile, three females, and one babie. During times of habituation, individual Mountain gorillas in a given gorilla family are accorded different names to ease identification process. Nyakagezi gorilla family which can be encountered by visitors on Uganda gorilla trekking tour to Mgahinga national park has members identified as Mark, Mathew, Bugingo, Nshuti, Baby Rukundo, Nvuyekure, and Mutagamba.
Breaking news coming in from Mgahinga National park portrays that Mark has assumed over the leadership of Nyakagezi gorilla family from former Bugingo silver back who is estimated to be 53 years old. The news also say that Bugingo still lives with the family members harmoniously which is a rare case in mountain gorillas as well as other animals where supplanted silverbacks tend to separate from such families and leave in single life or search for refuge on other gorilla groups or families. In some instances, they tend to join other habituated gorilla groups or form its own new gorilla family. We have witnessed these instances or scenarios where Mwirima silver back went into isolation after it was replaced from the leadership of Mubare gorilla family.
From total number of seven (7) individual gorilla members to ten (10) members is good news to Uganda’s gorilla tourism as visitors on Uganda gorilla trekking safaris like to trek mountain gorilla families or groups composed of many members including silver-backs as well as babies. The increase in the number of gorilla members in Mgahinga is attributed to better conservation methods used by Uganda Wildlife Authority in partnership with other stakeholders who are working day and night to see that mountain gorillas are conserved and protected in Mgahinga.
Nyakagezi gorilla family used to be nomadic gorilla family moving from Uganda’s Mgahinga to Virunga national park in Congo and Volcanoes national park in Rwanda until last year 2014 when the group finally settled down in Mgahinga National Park in south western part of Uganda. Because of its nomadic nature, it was very difficult for Uganda Wildlife Authority to sell its gorilla permits in advance to an extent that all visitors on Gorilla trekking safaris but interested in trekking the Nyakagezi gorilla family would book their gorilla permits on ground. This was a great limitation to the development or takeoff of gorilla trekking tourism activities in Mgahinga National Park since no visitor would spend money to undertake Uganda gorilla trekking tour to trek Nyakagezi gorilla family when gorilla permits sold are for Bwindi Impenetrable National park. However, due to the fact that the gorilla family has permanently settled in Mgahinga, the Park is now receiving notable number of visitors undertaking gorilla trekking safaris to the park to participate in mountain gorilla trekking as well as other activities like golden monkey trekking, hiking of Mgahinga Volcanoes among other volcanoes that include Sabinyo and Muhavura. There is also Batwa trail which allows tourists to explore the life style and culture of the once traditional owners of Mgahinga forest before it was gazzeted to national park.
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The tourism guide for east Africa under processing – Uganda safari news

The One stop shop for the East African region tourism is underway as the initiators are putting together a range of aspects that will be featured in that guide that will see the region popularized and thus attracting world travelers including those that will plan safaris in Uganda.
The new service and destination guide for the countries of Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Burundi is in the making and the details of what the advertisers and the users should anticipate have been released as noted by Catherine Ndwiga who is behind this initiative.
The Tourism guide to East Africa is considered as a nonstop directory that will provide the travel information for the East African region so as to ensure the detailed encounter of the area by the interested travelers including those on Uganda safaris and tours. The guide features the links between the Business to Business, Customer to Business, customer to Customer and Business to customer.
The guide will feature the following listing covering accommodation like lodges and hotels, food and drink, attractions including Uganda safari sites, travel service providers like tour operators and travel agents, places for shopping not forgetting events. This will leave the travelers to the region tuned to the respective destinations
Considering the efforts in the East African integration and the initiatives like the Single tourism Visa, joint marketing efforts, regional travel with the use of national Id, the East African Tourism Guide is considered to have come in at the right time to back up the efforts of the mentioned move to invigorate more world travelers to visit the region including  gorilla safaris in Uganda among others.
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Uganda’s finest National parks ranked on the top 50 Best Africa Parks-Uganda Safari News

 Uganda’s tourism sector seems to be recovering its glory since three of its finest national parks have been ranked among Africa’s best 50 protected National parks to be visited or explored in 2015 by safari bookings which are one of the online ports with enormous following or viewership from all over the world. The Uganda’s best national parks that featured among the best fifty national parks in African continent include Kidepo National park, Murchison Falls National park as well as Queen Elizabeth National park.
This ranking which I hope will bring facelift to tourism sector in Uganda was conveyed or carried out by the safari booking portal located in Holland. In the ranking, Kidepo Valley National Park located in the far north east of Uganda appeared to be 14th in great African continent and Queen Elizabeth National park ranked in the 34th Position where as Uganda’s largest national park- Murchison Falls National Park was placed at 39th position in whole African continent.
In spite of the fact that Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Kibale National Parks are the most famous and visited National parks in Uganda by visitors on Uganda mountain gorilla trekking Safaris and chimpanzee tracking safaris respectively, they never appeared in this survey or ranking due to the fact that the survey only focused or considered only specific national parks providing classic wildlife viewing opportunities in Africa.
Kidepo Valley National park perfectly situated in the far north eastern corner of Uganda was last year also described as the finest or best National park in Africa where travelers on African Safaris to Uganda can easily see and spot wildlife predator’s species such as lions, rare cheaters. The park is also considered to be the only park in Uganda with the largest herds of buffaloes, antelopes and Elephants. Hence this has made Kidepo National Park one of the best places to visitors on Uganda wildlife Safaris. The karamajongo culture is another additional life time experience for any traveler under taking Uganda safari tour to Kidepo national park. You can visit the Karamajongo and partake in their cultural dances and explore their manyatas.
Murchison Falls national park deserves no special introductory statement or description because it’s the largest conservation area in Uganda and is very famous to most travelers on safari tour to Uganda for its adventurous boat cruises to the base of the might falls and to the delta, undeniably the best game drives conducted in the northern bank of the Nile as well as sports fishing activities which are taking off at high rate. Travelers to this outstanding national park can as well experience chimpanzees trekking in Budongo forest or partake in energy demanding hike to the top of the world’s fascinating Murchison falls.
Strategically positioned in south western Uganda on the floor of the great western arm of the East African rift Valley, Queen Elizabeth national ranked in 34th position is Uganda Safari destination highly famous for its tree climbing lions, adventurous boat cruise on Kazinga channel that offers an opportunity to enjoy the views of wide-range the of hippos, buffaloes, Elephants as well as unique bird species. Game drives in Kasenyi, Magnificent views & sights of the mountains of the moon.
Uganda the pearl of Africa is continually gaining from such international rankings or accolades following her being named or considered to be the best tourist destination in 2012. If such wonderful rankings and accolades continue, then we will experience more visitors’ increasing to undertake safaris tours to Uganda provided the country remains peaceful. In the recent budget reading, the tourism sector was allocated thirty (30) billion shillings for marketing Uganda as a number one safari tourism destination in Africa and the whole world. I hope that if this money is well utilized, it will go an extra mile to do something since funds have now increased from what the tourism sector used to get in the previous budgets.
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The Rothschild giraffes to be transferred to lake mburo national park – Uganda safari news

  The Rothschild giraffe is one of the most sought after Uganda safari products that at the moment thrive in Murchison Falls and Kidepo Valley National Parks only at the Uganda standards.
In a bid to ensure the diversification of national parks and enhancing their capacity in being attractive to the travelers on safaris in Uganda, some population of Rothschild giraffe will be transferred to Lake Mburo National Park in south west of Uganda.
Lake Mburo like other national parks in the south west of Uganda has no Rothschild giraffes thus bring in the giraffes to its rolling savannah landscapes dotted with acacia species would definitely contribute to its attractiveness and prompt world travelers to include it on their travel itinerary while planning safaris to Uganda
According to Mr. Atimnedi Patrick who is a conservation expert in the Uganda Wildlife Authority overlooking this exercise, a count of eight giraffes with the composition of four (4) males and four (4) females are to be relocated from the Uganda safari tour destination of Murchison Falls National Park and the exercise is planned to take 3 weeks. Upon arrival in Lake Mburo National Park, the giraffes will be first put in a boma which is a secure area as they get acclimatized with the park.
The Lake Mburo National Park has proved a friendly habitat for the giraffes as it has plenty of acacia woodland that act as food for them. Lake Mburo is the closest park to Kampala with 3½ hours drive and as population of Impala and Burchells Zebra along with other grazers. It provides a perfect en route break while to Bwindi on the gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda
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