Wildlife Beyond Gorillas

Best Places to See Shoebill Storks in Uganda The shoebill stork — Balaeniceps rex, the…

Kampala's position in central Uganda — within easy driving distance of several of the country's…

The Albertine Rift — the western arm of the East African Rift Valley, running from…

Lake Bunyonyi's 29 islands, papyrus-fringed shores and calm blue-green water make it one of the…

Golden monkeys — the vivid orange-gold-and-black primates of the Virunga volcanic highlands — are trackable…

Two colobus monkey species are found in Uganda: the black-and-white colobus (also called guereza) and…

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park — Uganda's smallest national park at 33.7 square kilometres — packs…

Lake Bunyonyi — Uganda's deepest lake and one of the most scenic bodies of water…

Uganda's elephant population is distributed across several national parks, with the largest concentrations in Queen…

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest hosts over 350 bird species, including 23 Albertine Rift endemics — birds…

Gorilla trekking is the headline activity at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, but it occupies only one…

The gorilla habituation experience (GHE) at Bwindi's Rushaga sector is one of the most unusual…

Uganda offers two gorilla encounter experiences: the standard gorilla trek (one hour with a fully…

Planning your first gorilla trek in Uganda? The experience is extraordinary — and with the…

Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park and Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest are the two premier gorilla trekking…