| KIBALE FOREST - PRIMATE LODGE
Situated in the heart of Kibale Forest, this exclusive tented camp offers you a truly authentic jungle experience and is the perfect gateway for tracking the primates of Uganda.
Kibale Forest National Park harbours the greatest variety and concentration of primates found anywhere in East Africa. Not less than 13 different species are living in this small area of 560 km², including the black-and-white colobus, blue monkey, red-tailed monkey, grey-cheeked mangabey and bushbaby.More important, the dense forest hosts a population of more than 1,000 chimpanzees.
Kibale Forest is also an excellent forest for bird watching. About 325 species are recorded in this area, including the Red-winged Francolin, Green-breasted Pitta, Joyful Greenbul, White-bellied Crested Flycatcher, Woodland Warbler and Orange-tufted Sunbird. Six species of birds are endemic to the Albertine Rift region, including the Black-capped Apalis, Blue-headed Sunbird, Collared Apalis, Dusky Crimsonwing, Purple-breasted Sunbird and Red-faced Woodland Warbler.
Eight unique safari tents in African style are raised on a wooden platform, with a private veranda overlooking the forest. Each of them is tastefully decorated in African style, with comfortable twin beds, large windows and en-suite bathroom. Recently renovated cottages are also available.
Website : www.ugandalodges.com / www.primatelodge.com
Email : info@ugandalodges.com / reservations@primatelodge.com
Tel. : +256 (0) 414-267153
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| BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST - GORILLA FOREST CAMP
Gorilla Forest Camp is a permanent luxury tented camp nestled in the mist-swathed rainforests of a mountainside in the heart of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Bwindi is situated on Uganda's extreme western border, very close to the geographical heart of Africa where the confluence of the Rift Valley and the Great Lakes have created an eco-system that perhaps defines the very essence of the continent. Fittingly, Bwindi is one of the most biologically diverse areas on Earth, recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is an enduring pocket of a huge primeval forest that once stretched from the Virunga Volcanoes in the South to the Rwenzori Mountains in the North. The fertile 331 square kilometers of the park contain 113 species of mammals (including a herd of the rare forest elephant), 200 species of butterfly, over 360 species of birds and a prodigious 324 tree varieties (10 of which are endemic to the park).
In addition to this incredible diversity, Bwindi is home to seven species of primates, attracting the attention of international conservation efforts, of which the most endangered is that elusive giant of Africa- the Mountain Gorilla.
This luxury tented camp in the heart of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a perfect base for tracking the endangered mountain gorillas. Accommodation is in large en-suite tents with bathtubs looking out to the forest.
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| LAKE MBURU NATIONAL PARK, MIHINGO LODGE
Perched on a rocky outcrop with spectacular views; Mihingo Lodge presents Africa at its most magical. Offering horseback safaris into the bush, boat trips, game drives and walking safaris en route to the gorillas.
Mihingo Lodge is a peaceful and exclusive retreat adjacent to Lake Mburo National Park . It features ten rooms which are built on wooden platforms with stilts, covered by a thatched roof. Suspended under the thatched roof is a spacious and comfortable tent equipped with en-suite bathrooms with stunning views, including hot and cold running water, showers, and flush loos.
Animals gathering in the valley provide guests with fantastic game viewing opportunities or a chance to relax and watch wildlife at a water hole below the pool. Lake Mburo is home to many different animal species, including Zebra, Eland, and Impala. Additionally Lake Mburo has big numbers of Waterbuck, Topi, Buffalo, Hippo, Duiker, Bushbuck, Klipspringer and if you are lucky you will see Oribi, Reedbuck, Leopard and Crocodiles.
At 260 km², Lake Mburo National Park is small in comparison with many other East African parks, but with its mosaic of habitats – dry hillsides, rocky outcrops, bushy thickets, open and wooded savannas, forest, lakes and swamps – is home to a surprising diversity of plants and animals.
For reservations contact:
Mihingo Lodge, PO. Box 28142, Kampala, Uganda
Tel. +256 - 75 - 241 0509
email. reservations@mihingolodge.com
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| FORT PORTAL, WESTERN UGANDA, NYINABULITWA
Nyinabulitwa Country Resort & Safari Camp is a bird and primate conservation area for the adventurous and eco-conscious traveller. The resort is situated approximately 20 kms outside Fort Portal in the western part of Uganda. It borders Kibale Forest National Park, one of the most beatiful tropical forests in the country with stunning bird and insect life and 13 species of primates, including a unique population of more than 1400 chimpanzees. The forest also hosts forest elephants, buffaloes, bush pigs and duikers and a great variety of reptiles.
The resort makes an ideal base for safaris to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, host to the rare mountain gorilla, Murchinson Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park with 500 bird species, Rwenzori Mountains and Semuliki National Park.
The resort itself contains a small tropical forest where different primates can be seen, including the black and white colobus monkey, red-tailed monkey, grey-cheeked mangabey, red colobus monkey, vervet monkey and, occasionally, migrating chimpanzees. The resort borders a small crater lake "Nyinabulitwa" or "Mother of Lakes", the shores of which provide habitat for an abundance of bird life, including among others hornbills, ibis, herons, sunbirds, pelicans, kingfishers, weavers, turacos, different water and predatory birds.
Tel. +256 (0)712 984929, (0)782 291577
email: info@nyinabulitwaresort.com
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