Nature and wildlife in Uganda and Rwanda

In many parts of the nation, the average maximum temperature is between 20°c and 27°c during day time, and the minimum between 12° C and 18° C. This makes the country a real nature and wildlife heaven, as it ensures the best conditions for the flourishing of both the flora and the fauna that are typical of this region. 

Most parts of the counter receives a yearly rainfall between 1000 and 2000 mm (except in the drier north, where in some regions the average yearly rainfall is as low as 100 mm), with a wide regional variation in rainfall patterns. As a rough guide, nonetheless, the wet seasons are from September to October and April to May. That said, it is possible to travel to Uganda the whole year round: rainfall usually implies a heavy shower for 1 hour and then the sun takes over again.

Rwanda has a similar climate and is also part of the Great East African Rift Valley: its lakes and hills are a consequence of this geological phenomenon. Rwanda is covered with tropical rainforest, yet in the most recent hundred years forest coverage has decreased because of the increasing population. However, it is still possible to visit the great Nyungwe Forest, and the wonderful valley where the Akagera River meanders. Here you can still explore and enjoy the original beauty of the nature of Africa. 

Uganda and Rwanda have a lot of tourist attractions to offer besides mountain gorillas!

The area's national parks are home to a variety of rare wildlife, for example, antelopes, elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes, zebras among others. The numerous lakes and the river Nile are also home to hippos and crocodiles. 

Uganda and Rwanda are also perfect destinations for bird lovers. The area is home to more than 1000 species of birds, and on any of our safaris you easily get to see more than 350 of them.

Uganda Speaker of Parliament woos ATA to invest in Uganda

The Uganda Parliament speaker, Rebecca Kadaga has called the Africa Travel Association (ATA) to invest in Uganda's largely undiscovered tourism market in the effort to strengthen the Country's greatest income earner, Tourism.

While gracing a tree planting event arranged by the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities at the Source of the Nile, Jinja to crown the five day long Congress which united the best players on the Tourism industry from Africa and America, Kadaga observed that there numerous opportunities that members of ATA can in vest in, for example, accommodation, adventure tourism, hoteling industry, water and air transport.

"As Government, we made it clear that Uganda is dead set to be a good lifetime partner in its Tourism industry success," she told over 50 members of the ATA present.

By the same token, the Uganda tourism minister, Maria Mutagamba further offered an assurance that the Government is committed to provide suitable investment atmosphere that would encourage the establishment and development of tourism related investments, for example, hoteling, transport, education among others.
The event which was aimed at highlighting the importance of conservation was further used to showcase the investors present how endowed the Source of the Nile-just like the same as the other tourism attractions around the nation are.

According to Chief Executive Officer, Uganda Tourism Board, Stephen Asiimwe, this approach was purposed to woo the interest of ATA members into tapping the abundant available opportunities in the industry as based on first-hand experience.

Established in 1975, The Africa Travel Association is the leading global trade association promoting travel and tourism to Africa and strengthening intra-Africa partnership.
Africa Travel Association (ATA) serves both public and private sectors of the global travel and tourism industry.

Its membership companies of African Governments, their tourism ministries, Tourism bureaus and boards, airlines, cruise lines, hotels, resorts, front line travel sellers and providers, our operators and travel agents.

Volcanoes National Park Gorilla Trekking Rwanda

 Volcanoes National Park - Home to the Mountain Gorillas

Ruanda is a small landlocked republic in Equatorial Africa, famously known for mountain gorilla trekking. It lies on the eastern rim of the Albertine Rift, a western arm of the Great Rift Valley, and the watershed between Africa’s two largest river systems: the Nile and the Congo.

Much of Rwanda’s 26,338km2 is dramatically mountainous, the highest peak being Karisimbi (4,507m), part of the volcanic Virunga chain in the northwest. Ruanda is the most densely populated country in Africa, and heavily cultivated, with even the steepest hills outside of conservation areas being tightly terraced from base to peak.

The largest body of water is Lake Kivu in the Albertine Rift. Numerous other lakes are dotted around the country, notably Burera, Ruhondo, Muhazi and Mugasera, all of which have erratic shapes following the contours of the steep mountains, which enclose them.

The country is dominated by a central plateau made up of steep mountains and deep valleys and has therefore received his subtitle Land of thousand hills. The average elevation of the plateau is about 1.700 m.