The Mount Elgon National Park is named after Mount Elgon, an extinct shield volcano that first erupted more than 24 million years ago and is located on the Kenyan-Ugandan border. With a peak elevation of 4,321 meters, Mount Elgon is the eighth-highest mountain in Africa and has the biggest surface area of any extinct volcano in the world. The Ugandan section of the park occupies 1,110 km2 of its 1,279 km2 total surface area, while the smaller Kenyan section occupies …
Night Game Drive Safaris in Murchison Falls National Park: Night game drives safaris in Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda are ideal for those seeking to view nocturnal wildlife. The national park is the Uganda’s largest national park and is located in the country’s northwest. It is also one of Uganda’s most visited national parks, second only to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the south-western part of Uganda. Murchison Falls National Park draws a big number of people on a …
Are there Gorillas in Congo? Rwanda and Uganda are the most well-known sites for mountain gorilla tracking. They have excellent tourism infrastructure, are substantially smaller in size, speak English (French is the official language of the Democratic Republic of Congo), and, probably most importantly, have been at peace for decades. However, there are other reasons why the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a particularly great area to watch gorillas. To begin with, this is the only country in the …
A Hike To Dian Fossey Tomb in Rwanda: A trip to Dian Fossey’s mausoleum is now a must-do on any Rwanda safari to Volcanoes National Park. Dian Fossey was a primatologist and anthropologist from the United States who dedicated her life to the protection of the Mountain Gorilla by undertaking an 18-year detailed research on the fatal ape. Dian found love and comfort with the animals after being reared with dejection and a lack of parental affection from her stepfather …
