Guidebook for Mbale
Drinks & Nightlife
It's by far the only presentable upgraded night club that operates daily around Mbale town, has a rooftop bar, it's located in the heart of the town and the environment is friendly to first time guests. There are however other interesting hangout spaces you could try.
Club el Tanjia
Plot 9 CathedralIt's by far the only presentable upgraded night club that operates daily around Mbale town, has a rooftop bar, it's located in the heart of the town and the environment is friendly to first time guests. There are however other interesting hangout spaces you could try.
Sightseeing
This is one of the slopes of Mountain Elgon. While on top of this hill, you can have a beautiful view of the whole Mbale town.
Wanale
WanaleThis is one of the slopes of Mountain Elgon. While on top of this hill, you can have a beautiful view of the whole Mbale town.
The 3 waterfalls at this location are breath taking, a must visit during your stay with us. It's so beautiful.
SIPI FALLS
The 3 waterfalls at this location are breath taking, a must visit during your stay with us. It's so beautiful.
The main tourist attractions of this park was definitely the unique Murchison Falls as well as the River Nile with its streaming hippo and serried ranges of crocodile along the sandbanks, as well as large numbers of different species getting down to drink & bathe.
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Murchison Falls National Park
The main tourist attractions of this park was definitely the unique Murchison Falls as well as the River Nile with its streaming hippo and serried ranges of crocodile along the sandbanks, as well as large numbers of different species getting down to drink & bathe.
Food Scene
The coffee is so good not forgetting the food, i guarantee you'll love it there.
Casa del Turista Guest House
The coffee is so good not forgetting the food, i guarantee you'll love it there.
Parks & Nature
Very large open space with various bird species, farm lands, golfers and a quiet environment
Golf Course
MasabaVery large open space with various bird species, farm lands, golfers and a quiet environment
Big Game
With an astonishing 5000 hippos, 2500 elephants and over 10,000 buffalo thriving in its grasslands, Other common herbivores include warthogs, waterbuck, Uganda kob and topi, as well as the sitatunga antelope.
Primates
Ten species of primates enjoy the park's diverse habitats, the most popular of which is undoubtedly the chimpanzee. Vervet and black-and-white colobus monkeys are easily spotted in the trees, but the boldest of all are the baboons, be sure to keep car windows closed to avoid food theft.
Birds
Over 600 bird species
Big Cats
Queen’s most elusive inhabitants are its felines: lion, leopard, civet, genal and serval cats.
Lions are found throughout the park.
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Queen Elizabeth
Big Game
With an astonishing 5000 hippos, 2500 elephants and over 10,000 buffalo thriving in its grasslands, Other common herbivores include warthogs, waterbuck, Uganda kob and topi, as well as the sitatunga antelope.
Primates
Ten species of primates enjoy the park's diverse habitats, the most popular of which is undoubtedly the chimpanzee. Vervet and black-and-white colobus monkeys are easily spotted in the trees, but the boldest of all are the baboons, be sure to keep car windows closed to avoid food theft.
Birds
Over 600 bird species
Big Cats
Queen’s most elusive inhabitants are its felines: lion, leopard, civet, genal and serval cats.
Lions are found throughout the park.
Size: 1,121km²
This extinct volcano is one of Uganda's oldest physical features, first erupting around 24 million years ago.
Mt Elgon was once Africa's highest mountain, far exceeding Kilimanjaro’s current 5,895m. Millennia of erosion have reduced its height to 4,321m, relegating it to the 4th highest peak in East Africa and 8th on the continent.
Mt Elgon is home to two tribes, the Bagisu and the Sabiny, with the marginalized Ndorobos forced to dwell deep within the forest of Benet.
The Bagisu, also known as the BaMasaba, consider Mount Elgon to be the embodiment of their founding father Masaba and refer to the mountain by this name.
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Mount Elgon
Size: 1,121km²
This extinct volcano is one of Uganda's oldest physical features, first erupting around 24 million years ago.
Mt Elgon was once Africa's highest mountain, far exceeding Kilimanjaro’s current 5,895m. Millennia of erosion have reduced its height to 4,321m, relegating it to the 4th highest peak in East Africa and 8th on the continent.
Mt Elgon is home to two tribes, the Bagisu and the Sabiny, with the marginalized Ndorobos forced to dwell deep within the forest of Benet.
The Bagisu, also known as the BaMasaba, consider Mount Elgon to be the embodiment of their founding father Masaba and refer to the mountain by this name.
PARK AT A GLANCE
Size: 795km2
Kibale is highest at the park’s northern tip, which stands 1,590m above sea level. The lowest point is 1,100m on the floor of the Albertine Rift Valley to the south.
351 tree species have been recorded in the park, some rise to over 55m and are over 200 years old.
Kibale’s varied altitude supports different types of habitat, ranging from wet tropical forest on the Fort Portal plateau to woodland and savanna on the rift valley floor.
Kibale is one of Africa’s foremost research sites. While many researchers focus on the chimpanzees and other primates found in the park, others are investigating Kibale’s ecosystems, wild pigs and fish species, among other topics
Kibale National Park Tourist Information
PARK AT A GLANCE
Size: 795km2
Kibale is highest at the park’s northern tip, which stands 1,590m above sea level. The lowest point is 1,100m on the floor of the Albertine Rift Valley to the south.
351 tree species have been recorded in the park, some rise to over 55m and are over 200 years old.
Kibale’s varied altitude supports different types of habitat, ranging from wet tropical forest on the Fort Portal plateau to woodland and savanna on the rift valley floor.
Kibale is one of Africa’s foremost research sites. While many researchers focus on the chimpanzees and other primates found in the park, others are investigating Kibale’s ecosystems, wild pigs and fish species, among other topics
Kidepo Valley National Park lies in the rugged, semi arid valleys between Uganda’s borders with Sudan and Kenya, some 700km from Kampala. It has a profusion of big game and hosts over 77 mammal species as well as around 475 bird species.
Uganda’s most isolated national park, but the few who make the long journey north through the wild frontier region of Karamoja would agree that it is also the most magnificent, for Kidepo ranks among Africa’s finest wildernesses. From Apoka, in the heart of the park, a savannah landscape extends far beyond the gazetted area, towards horizons outlined by distant mountain ranges. With 2 seasonal rivers Kidepo and Narus which disappear during the dry season.
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Kidepo Valley
Kidepo Valley National Park lies in the rugged, semi arid valleys between Uganda’s borders with Sudan and Kenya, some 700km from Kampala. It has a profusion of big game and hosts over 77 mammal species as well as around 475 bird species.
Uganda’s most isolated national park, but the few who make the long journey north through the wild frontier region of Karamoja would agree that it is also the most magnificent, for Kidepo ranks among Africa’s finest wildernesses. From Apoka, in the heart of the park, a savannah landscape extends far beyond the gazetted area, towards horizons outlined by distant mountain ranges. With 2 seasonal rivers Kidepo and Narus which disappear during the dry season.
Size: 33.7km2, making it Uganda’s smallest National Park.
The park takes its name from "Gahinga" - the local word for the piles of volcanic stones cleared from farmland at the foot of the volcanoes.
The British administration declared the area a game sanctuary in 1930; it was gazetted as a National Park in 1991.
Mgahinga has one habituated trans-boundary gorilla group.
The Batwa were self-sufficient – and visitors can see how during a fascinating tour with a Batwa guide to learn the secrets of the forest.
Mgahinga National Park
Size: 33.7km2, making it Uganda’s smallest National Park.
The park takes its name from "Gahinga" - the local word for the piles of volcanic stones cleared from farmland at the foot of the volcanoes.
The British administration declared the area a game sanctuary in 1930; it was gazetted as a National Park in 1991.
Mgahinga has one habituated trans-boundary gorilla group.
The Batwa were self-sufficient – and visitors can see how during a fascinating tour with a Batwa guide to learn the secrets of the forest.
Shopping
Bam Shopping Center
NaboaIt's cheap and big enough, has most things one would need to shop.
The city's biggest market, has almost every errand going on inside. Good place to shop groceries
Mbale Main Market
PallisaThe city's biggest market, has almost every errand going on inside. Good place to shop groceries
Namatala Market
Entertainment & Activities
Mbale Sports Club
Sports center, good for golfers, swimmers and tennis players.
Getting Around
Gateway Bus Station
CathedralPublic transport