Good
Earth Tours & Safaris - Uganda is a classic
adventure tourism destination. Sprawling across both
sides of the equator, a network of 10 national parks
and several other protected areas offers wildlife
enthusiasts a thrilling opportunity to experience
Uganda’s biodiversity.
Harmony
Safaris - Harmony safaris is one of the leading
tour/safari companies in Uganda. We offer services
which include the following,
General Tour guiding, Traditional camping, Individual
tours, Historical tours, Guest housing, Gorilla
permit bookings, Hotel bookings, Airport transfers,
Car hire.
Magic
Safaris - Offering mobile camping and lodge safaris
with gorilla and chimpanzee treks in Uganda.
Safari
Guides - Adventure travel vacation trips to Zimbabwe,
Botswana, Zambia, Namibia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda,
and West Africa.
Safariline
Africa - Offers safaris in East Africa, particularly
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.Safariline Africa LTD was
formed in 1996 to arrange safaris for travellers with
a passion for Africa, its abundance of wildlife and
its culture, who have a sense of adventure and want
to explore off the beaten track
Tekko
Tours & Travel - At Tekko Tours, we are dedicated
to offering life changing experiences and dream holidays
at affordable cost. Discover Africa and it's wonderful
people. Visit the world famous Maasai Mara and the
Serengeti , Climb Mount Kilimanjaro, relax in our coastal
towns of Lamu, Malindi and Zanzibar or simply enjoy
the cultural tours and mix with the local people.
We offer Wildlife, Cultural and Natural History expeditions
in East Africa. We specialize in providing Safari Tours
in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia. Our clients
are individuals, families, groups and incentive travellers.
The
Uganda Safari Company - All
of our safaris are tailor made, and almost all are
private groups. We work with our clients long before
they arrive in the country to ensure that we are going
to give them what they want. We communicate by Email
and we chat on the phone.
Travelust
Africann Safaris - Uganda is where the East African
savannah meets the West African jungle. Our Uganda
Safaris and Mountain Gorilla Tours highlight the experience
of exploring all of Africa in one single destination.
This country comprises of Fresh water Lakes, Mountains,
Equatorial Rain Forests teeming with wildlife, Open
Savannah, Rift Valleys.
Wild
Trek Safaris Ltd. -
Wild Trek has offices in United States and Kenya
specialises in offering travel programs in Kenya,
Tanzania and Uganda.
Why
you Want to Visit Uganda
Uganda is
the pearl of Africa! Many travelers make tours to this
destination for gorilla safaris and wildlife, sightseeing,
birdwatching , mountain trekking and other adventure
expeditions in the National parks and other hot tourism
spots.
Uganda’s star attraction is the endangered mountain
gorilla, the bulkiest of living primates, and among the
most peaceable.Uganda is also home to man’s closest
relative, the chimpanzee, a delightful ape whose evocative
pant-hoot call is a definitive sound of the African rainforest.
Chimpanzee communities have been habituated for tourism
at Kibale Forest, Budongo Forest and Queen Elizabeth National
Park’s Kyambura Gorge.
Places
of Interest
Bwindi
Impenetrable National Park - Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is located
in southwestern Uganda and covers 331Sq Km. It lies at
the edge of the great western Rift valley, and is part
of the highest block of Kigezi or Rukiga Highlands. Bwindi
lies next to Congo border, about 29km by the north west
of Kabale.
Mgahinga National Park - Mgahinga is to the southwestern
corner of Uganda, it covers the northern slopes of
the three northernmost Virunga volcanoes, Mt Muhavura,
Mt Gahinga and Mt Sabinyo. The entire park is in Bufumbira
county of Kisoro district.
Kibale Forest National
Park -
Kibale National park lies in western Uganda, southeast
of the Fort Portal town. Amongst the gently undulating
lush green of cultivation. To the west the legendary
mountains of the moon rout in snowcapped splendor,
whilst the grasslands and lakes of queen Elizabeth
National Park stretch away to the south.
Lake Mburo National Park - At 260 sq KM Lake Mburo
National park is small in comparison with the many
other east African parks, but its mosaic of habitats – dry
hillsides, rocky outcrops, busy thickets, open and
wooded savannas, forests, lakes and swamps – are
home to a surprising diversity of plants and animals.
Queen Elizabeth National Park - This protected area
runs from the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains in
the north of the Ishasha border post on the south,
and falls within 5 District Administrations: Kabarole,
Kasese, Bushyenyi, Rukugiri and Kanungu.
Languages
English is
the official language of Uganda, even though only a relatively
small percentage of the population speaks it. Access
to economic and political power is almost impossible
without having mastered that language. The East African
lingua franca Swahili is relatively widespread as a trade
language and was made an official national language of
Uganda in September 2005. Luganda, a language widespread
in central Uganda, has been the official vernacular language
in education for central Uganda for a long time.
Climate
The temperature,
usually ranging from 21 to 25°C (70 to 77°F),
can be quite cool in some parts of the country owing
to the country’s high altitude, despite its position
on the equator. The mountain areas become much cooler
and the top of Mount Elgon is often covered with snow.
Other parts of the country are much warmer. There is
heavy rain between March and May and between October
and November.
Cuisine
The cuisine
of Uganda consists of traditional cooking with English,
Arab and Asian (especially Indian) influences. Like the
cuisines of most countries, it varies in complexity,
from the most basic, a starchy filler with a sauce of
beans or meat, to several-course meals served in upper-class
homes and high-end restaurants.
Main dishes are usually centered on a sauce or stew
of groundnuts, beans or meat. The starch traditionally
comes from ugali (maize meal) or matoke (boiled and
mashed green banana), in the South, or an ugali made
from millet in the North. Cassava, yam and African
sweet potato are also eaten; the more affluent include
white (often called "Irish") potato and rice
in their diets. Soybean was promoted as a healthy food
staple in the 1970s and this is also used, especially
for breakfast. Chapati, an Asian flatbread, is also
part of Ugandan cuisine.
Chicken, fish (usually fresh, but there is also a
dried variety, reconstituted for stewing), beef, goat
and mutton are all commonly eaten, although among the
rural poor there would have to be a good reason for
slaughtering a large animal such as a goat or a cow
and nyama, (Swahili word for "meat") would
not be eaten every day.
Various leafy greens are grown in Uganda. These may
be boiled in the stews, or served as side dishes in
fancier homes. Amaranth (dodo), nakati, and borr are
examples of regional greens.
Ugali is cooked up into a thick porridge for breakfast.
For main meals, white flour is added to the saucepan
and stirred into the ugali until the consistency is
firm. It is then turned out onto a serving plate and
cut into individual slices (or served onto individual
plates in the kitchen).
Fruits are plentiful and regularly eaten, as in the
Western World, as snacks or dessert. Europeans introduced
cake and this is also popular
