Anthax, an epdemic has hit Uganda’s famous national park, Queen Elizabeth National Park. According to the latest from Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), at least 27 hippos have been reported dead of a suspected anthrax outbreak in Queen Elizabeth National Park, one of the most renowned national park for wildlife safaris in Uganda.  The disease is caused by a group of bacteria, the Bacillus anthracis. These bacteria besides being able to multiply several fold to reproduce new individuals in short periods of time, also take on inactive and resistant forms often referred to as spores. In the spore form, the bacteria can survive for decades, waiting for the right conditions and opportunity to return under various conditions such as digging up and exposing previously intact land and soil erosion.

UWA in collaboration with Government and other stakeholders have, in the past outbreaks, combined several control and preventative measures to deal with the disease. Besides the mass vaccinations of livestock in the area, they have immediately buried and sometimes burnt the carcasses, quarantined the affected areas and controlled the slaughter of animals.

Queen Elizabeth National Park which is found in the western part of the country, is famous for its big game viewing safaris. The park inhabits over 100 mammalian species, 606 bird species, and herds of elephants, hippos, and hog. Apart from wildlife safaris, this park is also a haven for birders.

Murchison Falls is another  impressive park in Uganda. Bisected by the Mighty River Nile, this park is one of the most scenic and beautiful place in Africa with a rare scenery of the Mighty Murchison Fall,  the most influential surges of water body.

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is home to approximately 340 mountain gorillas and inhabits 4 different gorilla groups for trekking such as Nkuringo group with 19 gorillas and 2 silverbacks, Rushegura with 10 gorillas and 1 silverback, Mubare with 16 gorillas and 1 silverback and Habinyanja with 23 gorillas and 2 silver backs.  Renowned for gorilla tours, this park is also attractive to birders and nature lovers. Other notable animal species including the Colubus monkey, chimpanzee, elephant, antelope species: bushbuck and forest duiker, buffalo, golden cat, civet, bush pig, giant forest hog, black-fronted duiker, clawless otter, genet and many species of bats and rodents.

The Uganda Museum is the largest museum of the country sited on Old Kampala Hill. The different sections of museum show various value information the Archaeology section, music section, Independence pavilion section, Ethnography and many. Travelers interested in learning about Uganda’s past history and culture always do not miss out visiting the museum.

The Lake Bunyonyi is the earnest cavern lake at a height of 1 840 m with numerous small islands. It is particularly home to various water birds. The spot offer a very charming picnic site.

Makerere University of Kampala is one of the biggest universities of Africa. The university’s library has a great collection, and most key specialized collections. Students, from all over Africa, book flights to Uganda to acquire higher technical education from the university.

The Queen Elizabeth Park in western Uganda has a total ares of 2,000 sq m, Murchison Falls, which lies in Gulu and Masindi, has a total area of 3840 sq km, while Kidepo in Karamoja is 1442 sq km wide.

It has been noted that The Madhvani Group is the biggest concessionaire with a hotel in Queen Elizabeth National Park and 2 in Murchison Falls National Park. Others are Mweya Safari Lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park, while Paraa Safari Lodge, Sambiya Lodge and Sambiya River Banda, Red Chilli Rest Camp, and Chobe Lodge, which are expected to be operational next month, are in Murchison Falls. All other providers are situated outside the parks due to the exclusive rights agreement.

The Serena Group of Hotels, which owns 2 hotels, one in the city centre and another at the shores of Lake Victoria in Kigo, wants to set up another in Murchison, according to Kigozi.