Karuma Wildlife Reserve

What to do in Karuma Wildlife Reserve

Bird watching

Karuma wildlife reserve is a renowned birder’s paradise because it hosts some of the sought bird species including the endangered shoebill, pied kingfishers, giant kingfishers, secretary birds, martial eagle, sunbirds, swamp flycatchers, cormorants, giant herons and other water birds which makes your experience memorable.

Game viewing

The reserve consists of beautiful landscapes which are covered with short savannah grasslands and forest galleries which are habited with various species of animals such as African cape buffalos, hippos, elephants, leopards, Uganda kobs, Rothschild’s giraffes, topis, oribis, hyenas, waterbucks, warthogs and primates like the blue monkeys, vervet monkeys, red tailed monkeys, L’Hoest monkeys and many more. The reserve is noted to offer excellent game viewing safari experience as it is crossed by trails used on this experience.

Nature walks

Since the reserve consists of splendid landscape dotted with savannah grasslands with animals and birds, nature walks in this reserve are done on foot and guided by a knowledgeable safari guide. On this experience, you will sight a number of both bird and mammal species that will make your safari memorable. The prize of the nature walks ends on Karuma falls which features thunderous roars of water as they flow on a cascade of rocks.

Visiting Karuma Falls

Since you are already at Karuma wildlife reserve, you can also take the opportunity to go view the scenic Karuma falls as they flow over the uniquely formed rocks. You will enjoy the sight of the water as it flows over the rocks, the sound of the gnashing water as well as the view of the surrounding flora and fauna.

Community visits

Visiting the local communities is one of the must do activities here, since Kiryandongo is home to a number of refugee camps. You can opt to visit this community and learn more of how they survive and live in the camps. As we all know, Uganda has the most welcoming people in the world and this further explains why it has got the largest number of refugees in the world.