Must-see attractions in Southwestern Uganda

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    Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

    Southwestern Uganda

    Home to almost half the world’s surviving mountain gorillas, the World Heritage–listed Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is one of East Africa’s most…

  • Igongo Cultural Centre

    Southwestern Uganda

    Located 12km from Mbarara on the road to Kampala, this cultural village features the best museum displays in Uganda. Set on the grounds of a former palace…

  • African elephants in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.

    Queen Elizabeth National Park

    Southwestern Uganda

    This fabulous national park is on nearly all itineraries, and while you'll never be far from other safari groups, you're guaranteed to see a large range…

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    Kibale Forest National Park

    Southwestern Uganda

    The 795-sq-km Kibale National Park is a lush tropical rainforest, believed to have the highest density of primates in Africa. It's most famous for being…

  • Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

    Southwestern Uganda

    The smallest of Uganda’s national parks (34 sq km), Mgahinga punches well above its weight. Tropical rainforest cloaks three dramatic extinct volcanoes…

  • Rwenzori Mountains National Park

    Southwestern Uganda

    The legendary, mist-covered Rwenzori Mountains were named a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1994 because of both their beauty and biodiversity. It’s the…

  • Kihingami Wetlands Sanctuary

    Southwestern Uganda

    This eco-tourism site, set up with the help of Fort Portal’s Kabarole Tours, preserves an attractive 13-sq-km valley that otherwise would have been…

  • Salt Mine

    Southwestern Uganda

    The interesting village of Katwe on the north shore of Lake Edward, 4km west of Main gate (Kabatoro gate), is famous for its salt industry. Salt mining on…

  • Semliki Wildlife Reserve

    Southwestern Uganda

    The Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve is the oldest protected natural area in Uganda, having first been set aside in 1926. Once one of the best-stocked and…

  • Amabeere Cave

    Southwestern Uganda

    The reputed birthplace of King Ndahura, this small cave offers more cultural significance than natural wonder. The water dripping from the roof is milky…

  • Semuliki National Park

    Southwestern Uganda

    The Semliki Valley is a little corner of Congo poking into Uganda. The only tropical lowland rainforest in East Africa is a continuation of the huge Ituri…

  • Lake Mburo National Park

    Southwestern Uganda

    The 370-sq-km Lake Mburo National Park is an increasingly common stop on the safari circuit. It’s the only place in southern Uganda to see zebra and…

  • Great Lakes Museum

    Southwestern Uganda

    Along the highway on approach to Kabale, keep an eye out for this museum. It has a varied collection of artefacts and masks, information on clans, and…

  • Nabajjuzi Wetlands

    Southwestern Uganda

    Just out of Masaka on the way to Mbarara, these Ramsar site–listed wetlands offer excellent opportunities to spy two of Uganda’s most elusive animals: the…

  • Leopard Village

    Southwestern Uganda

    Leopard Village is one of the communities within Queen Elizabeth National Park. It's possible to visit it on a tour run by Uganda Carnivore Program, which…

  • Kabale Arts Center

    Southwestern Uganda

    Inside Kwanzi, this simple but worthwhile cultural museum houses a replica traditional homestead, built of sticks and papyrus, showing how the local…

  • Camp Ndegeya Sculpture Park

    Southwestern Uganda

    This community arts centre in Ndegeya village, 7km from Masaka, has a cool outdoor sculpture park and holds art events throughout the year, including…

  • Equator

    Southwestern Uganda

    The equator crosses the northern sector of the park near Kasenyi and is marked with a circular monument on either side of the road, predictably popular…

  • Top of the World

    Southwestern Uganda

    On the highest hill behind Lake Nyamirima, from this viewpoint you can see up to five lakes (depending on the air clarity).

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