In terms of wildlife, Uganda has one of the largest number of protected areas (game reserves). With over 10 national parks in a country the approximately the country definitely has one of the highest concentrations of game reserves in the World. The major national parks offering Uganda safari packages include;
- Bwindi national park
- Murchison falls national park
- Queen Elizabeth national park
- Kidepo valley national park
- Kibale forest national park
- Semiliki Valley national park
- Lake Mburo national park
- Mountain Elgon national park
- Mountain Rwenzori national park
- Mgahinga national park
Most Uganda safari tour packages include mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi forest national park, wildlife tour packages like game drives in Murchison falls national park and Queen Elizabeth national parks. Kibale forest national park is mainly known for chimpanzee trekking because it has the highest concentration of primates in the World with over 13 different species of primate.
Some of the wildlife you should expect to see are zebras, elephants, kobs, kopis, buffaloes, hyenas, wild dogs, giraffes, elands, chimpanzees, baboons, monkeys, water bucks, rhinos, leopards, cheetahs, lions, thompson's gazelles, mountain gorillas, golden monkeys, bush babies, crocodiles, hippos etc. There is also plenty of bird species for those who love bird watching.
