Rwenzori Mountains National Park
Rwenzori Mountains National Park, National park and World Heritage Site in western Uganda
The Rwenzori Mountains National Park spans 996 square kilometers along Uganda's border with Congo, including Mount Stanley's 5,109-meter Margherita Peak.
The area gained protected status as a Forest Reserve in 1941, received national park designation in 1991, and achieved UNESCO World Heritage recognition in 1994.
The Baamba and Konjo peoples maintain their traditional practices on the mountain slopes, adapting their agricultural methods to the steep terrain.
The park requires guided tours for all visitors, with multiple-day hiking permits available through the Uganda Wildlife Authority office in Kasese.
The mountains function as a water catchment for Lakes Edward and George, providing the primary water source for over 500,000 Ugandan residents.
Location: Bundibugyo District
Location: Kabarole District
Location: Kasese District
Inception: 1991
Operator: UWA - Uganda Wildlife Authorities
Address: Uganda
Phone: +256705362851
Website: https://ugandawildlife.org/other-parks/rwenzori-mountains
GPS coordinates: 0.36667,29.95000
Latest update: November 28, 2025 14:12
Uganda sits at the heart of East Africa, where dense tropical forests meet open savanna and the Nile River begins its long journey north. The landscape rises from the shores of Lake Victoria through rolling green hills to mountain ranges that touch over 5,000 meters, high enough to hold glaciers just kilometers from the equator. National parks protect rare mountain gorillas in the mist-covered highlands of Bwindi and Mgahinga, while chimpanzees move through the canopy of Kibale Forest. The Murchison Falls compress the full force of the Nile into a narrow gorge, and Lake Bunyonyi spreads across dozens of small islands where villages perch on terraced hillsides. Kampala, the capital, climbs across seven hills in the center of the country, where markets, temples, and modern buildings share space in a city of one and a half million people. To the east, Jinja marks the place where the White Nile leaves Lake Victoria, now a base for rafting and boat trips. Entebbe rests on a peninsula jutting into the lake, quieter than the capital, with old botanical gardens and tree-lined streets. Between these cities and the parks, travelers find royal tombs, ancient rock art, and small trading towns that connect the country from the wetlands of the west to the drier plains near Kenya.
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