Why Uganda? - World's Top Travel Destination 2012

Uganda becomes the world's top destination for travel 2012. Why?, take off time to a journey of the most fascinating volunteering experience combined with exploring through the scenic beauty of the beautiful landscapes, wild and vegetation of the country's outskirts. 

Providing amazing journey holidays for one and all, Uganda combines a laidback life design with stunning organic splendor and a pleasant neighborhood population to give a really memorable and unforgettable vacation. Having an impressive prosperity of countrywide parks, which cover a lot more than a quarter of the country's land surface, Uganda gives journey lover's with a thrilling phase; everything from mountain biking to white water rafting, game drive safaris and jungle treks to gorilla tours. For all those who appreciate the ocean in all its glory, Uganda has some of the ideal surf breaks and swells in the world, with extraordinary snorkeling and underwater diving opportunities too.

Why you should go to Uganda?

1. Beautiful scenery and stunningly amazing landscape

In the book My African journey, Sir Winston Churchill describes Uganda as a scarcely describable beautiful garden. You may think that this has changed much since the time Churchill wrote that in 1908. But even today, Uganda still retains its amazing scenic beauty, one that very few other African countries can rival.

Some of the beautiful places we take you to in Uganda include the spectacular Murchison falls, Lake Bunyonyi and its many tiny islands, Lake Mburo, and Queen Elizabeth national park among others. Simply put, Uganda’s majestic rivers, green rolling mountains, and other natural features are the perfect setting for the most exhilarating scenic tours in Africa.


2. Spectacular African wildlife safaris

You have probably heard of the tree-climbing lions. But did you know that you can find them in Uganda? The Ishasha plains of the Queen Elizabeth national park is the place to be to witness this.
In fact, you can see all of the big five African animals in Uganda. The Murchison Falls, and Queen Elizabeth national parks are among the best destinations for wildlife safaris in Uganda. They all have four of the big five, rhinos being the exception, plus an array of several other African animals. Like in other Africa destinations, leopards may be harder to spot in the wild because of their elusive and nocturnal nature. There was a time when there were plenty of rhinos all over Uganda. However, the poaching menace, plus civil wars, led to their near extinction in the country. Today, the Ziwa Rhino Sanctaury is the only place you are assured of seeing rhinos in Uganda.

Of course, you cannot compare Uganda to Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, or South Africa when talking about wildlife safaris. But the country does offer a unique experience that you will not find elsewhere. You will find both the cape buffalo and the smaller forest buffalos, the savanna elephants and the smaller forest elephants, and hundreds of other animal species. You can also go on a chimpanzee tracking safari at the Kibale forest national park.


3. Great Opportunities for adventure sports
The Nile, the longest river in Africa and in the world, has its source in Uganda. If you love extreme sports and adventure, the white Nile presents you some of the most exhilarating adventure opportunities. Popular adventure activities in Uganda include kayaking (from class II to class VI), white water rafting, and bungee jumping, all in the white Nile. You can also go sport fishing in Lake Victoria and at the foot of the Murchison Falls.

Owing to its hilly terrain, Uganda also has many excellent hiking and trekking trails, among them Mt. Elgon. You can even go mountain climbing in the snow-capped Ruwenzori mountains. Compared to the more famous Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) and Mt Kenya (Kenya), the mountains of the moon are less crowded with other tourists, yet they are just as challenging.

4. Gorilla trekking and other primates safaris

Have you ever watched the 1998 movie Mighty Joe Young? Or the Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011). Did you find them interesting? Of course, being movies, they have several exaggerations, but they well capture our (human’s) fascination with chimpanzees, gorillas, and other apes, considered our close relatives. What better way could there possibly be to satisfy this fascination, than tracking these primates in their natural habitat.
Gorilla trekking is without doubt the number one tourist attraction in Uganda.

The country is home to one of the world’s largest population of mountain gorillas, the biggest of all apes. Every year, thousands of visitors travel to Uganda just to observe these mighty apes in their true home in the wild. The Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the most popular gorilla trekking destination in Uganda. Generally though, gorillas are also found in the Virunga mountains forest region, which transverses the Uganda, Rwanda, and Democratic Republic of Congo borders. Besides gorillas, other primates you can see in Uganda include chimpanzees, colobus monkeys, mangabeys, baboons, and many more monkey species.

All in all, its also about giving back to the community?

Volunteering in Uganda is a stimulating and provoking experience. The program enables you to absorb the fascinating Ugandan culture whilst sharing your knowledge and skills with the country. The project will provide an unforgettable eye opening experience for a gap year, vacation, spring break or career break for groups and individual travelers.  You’ll work together with other volunteers, who share the same interests as yourself

 Local people are almost always very friendly as they know that you help their community. You will have the chance to make friends for a lifetime from all around the world. Activities available to you as a volunteer include spending time at a our orphanage taking care of the children, teaching in rural schools, working on building and renovation projects for both schools and safe water, feeding children in a nearby village, and working on farming projects available all year around. You’ll have a lot of work, but it is guaranteed that you are going to have as much fun as well.


We offer 2 - 4 Weeks or even upto 8weeks volunteer packages with inclusive of 6-7days discovery of Uganda adventures , trips going for the best white water rafting on the nile, Lake Mburo, Murchison Falls and Queen Elizabeth National Park all combined into one package, our packages are very affordable and full of fun but remember the most important of it is that you had a hand in making a difference......come to Uganda Gifted by Nature!

Be part of us today;
The Mzungu Team.
www.mzunguvolunteers.org
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