Destinations & Wild Places

📜 Brief History: Bwindi was declared a national park in 1991 after years of conservation efforts to protect the endangered mountain gorillas. The park is also the ancestral home of the Batwa people, who lived in the forest for millennia before being relocated.

📜 Brief History: Established in 1952 as Kazinga National Park, it was renamed to commemorate a visit by Queen Elizabeth II. The park is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and protects a vast network of savannah, forest, and wetland ecosystems.

📜 Brief History: First gazetted as a game reserve in 1926, it became a national park in 1952. The falls were named after Sir Roderick Murchison, a 19th-century geologist, but are locally known as Kabalega after the Omukama of Bunyoro.

📜 Brief History: Kibale was established as a forest reserve in 1932 and upgraded to national park status in 1993. It is part of the Albertine Rift, one of the most biodiverse regions on the continent.

📜 Brief History: Gazetted as a national park in 1962, Kidepo was historically a hunting ground for the Karamojong people. Today, it is one of Africa's most pristine wilderness areas, with dramatic landscapes and abundant wildlife.

📜 Brief History: Established as a game reserve in 1961, the Mara is managed by the Narok County Council. It is part of the larger Mara-Serengeti ecosystem, one of the oldest and most intact ecosystems on Earth.

📜 Brief History: The history of the River Nile in Jinja combines ancient geography, 19th-century European exploration, and major 20th-century cultural landmarks. It was identified by John Hanning Speke in 1862 as the source of the Nile.

📜 Brief History: Established in 1925 as Albert National Park, it was split in 1969 and became Volcanoes National Park. It was the base for Dian Fossey's groundbreaking gorilla research, which helped save the species from extinction.

📜 Brief History: Gazetted as a national park in 1951, the Serengeti is one of the oldest and most famous parks in Africa. It was the inspiration for many of the first wildlife documentaries and remains a symbol of wild Africa.

📜 Brief History: Established in 1991 and designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994, the park spans nearly 100,000 hectares. The mountains were first identified as the "Mountains of the Moon" by the ancient Greek geographer Ptolemy.