Visiting Uganda can be much fun than never before. Many know Uganda as a gorillas land but those who have visit to this pearl of Africa can bare with me. Uganda is more than that and has a lot more to offer than Gorilla Tourism. Although Uganda is a country of more than 50 tribes and languages, they have all found a way of living in one country with no tribe clashes and find away to understand each other besides the many languages. An average Ugandan has May know 1-2 local languages and the rest he gambles with them or does not understand them at all.
This has given away to English language to be know by majority of of people in offices, and public place as a mode of communication and number of tour guides know English and few know other languages like German, Spanish, French to mention but these. And if you are tour agent you have to send a group leader who knows the language of your clients or a inform a the tour company you are in touch with early enough so that they can get a translator for you.
Besides that enjoying Uganda should be one of your priority, Why? you may be asking. The hospitable nature of Ugandans is one of the major Tourist attractions. You feel this right away when you reach the Airport (Entebbe). The embrace of the people is breath taking as smiles are flooding everywhere for you. Gives you a feeling like everyone was waiting for you.
The ever green land scape gives you a great feeling of nature in the country side. Uganda is also one of the few counties in Africa whose grass is ever green. It’s actually referred to as a compressed Africa. Its the summery of Africa.
Uganda has got a number of attractions and tourist activities, as summarized below;
1) Mountain Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi and Mgahinga National park also a home to many more primates including Chimpanzees (The Chimpanzee here are habituated for human presence therefore no Chimpanzee tracking is carried out here) for more details visit www.ugandagorillatour.com
2) Bird Watch : You will noise birds right way you reach the Airport. Uganda is home of over 1000 bird species and is the best birding destination in Africa. The number species it has can be categorized in Residents and Migrants birds.
3) White water rafting on the Nile. Rafting on the World’s longest River is one of the best experience one can ever get. Here you may choose one day rafting or full day or Family rafting. If you are staying in Kampala the rafting company will transport you to Jinja and bring you back after rafting as a complimentary service to you. But do not expect a discount if you have travel by yourself the price remain the same.
4) Boat Cruise ; Boat cruises in Uganda can be found in number of places these include; Lake Victoria in Entebbe, Speke Resort Munyonyo. You can get also do it in Lake Mburo, Jinja on the Nile, go canoeing on the Lake Mutand, Cruise to the bottom of the falls in Murchison falls, and game and bird watch cruise on kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
5) Cultural tour in Uganda; Uganda being diverse in culture has given way to cultural tourism and it can be done in Kampala where you can visit the Kasubi Royal tombs, the kabaka’s palace and the same can be done in Hoima among other place in Uganda.
These are among the many activities that can done in Uganda. To find find out yourself why not plan your Uganda safari soon and experience why Churchill call this great destination the pearl of Africa.
