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Budongo Forest

Uganda Western Region Nature Reserve

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About Budongo Forest

The Budongo Forest is a Nature Reserve in Uganda in the provinces of Western Region. The park was established on - and covers an area of 0.79 km². The Budongo Forest offers the possibility of self-drive safaris.

Budongo is located in north-western Uganda and borders Murchison Falls National Park to the south. The area, little visited by tourists, consists of several forest patches and chimpanzees are the main attraction here. The park is also known for its many bird species and for its abundance of East African mahogany trees. The next bigger town is Masindi.

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Biodiversity	Sighting conditions
Very high	Okay

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Official Name

Budongo Forest

Provinces

Western Region

Area

0.79 km²

Foundation

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Habitats

Forest

Big Five-reserves

Self-drive-reserve

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Landscape

The main habitat of the Budongo Forest is the Forest.

The landscape consists mainly of moist, medium-high, semi-deciduous forest, with patches of savannah and woodland. It covers a gently rolling landscape that slopes down towards the East African Rift Valley. Four rivers, Waisoke, Sonso, Kamirambwa and Siba, drain the forest and flow into Lake Albert. There are an amazing number of plant species in this pristine forest reserve. Most notable are the impressive giant mahogany trees, which are up to 60 m tall. Other beautiful trees to look out for are the spiny fagara trees, parasitic strangler figs and ironwood trees. The latter are regularly used by chimpanzees for communication by drumming on their trunks.

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Name	Location
Kichumbanyobo	North East

General information

Biodiversity	Sighting conditions
Very high	Okay

360Bird species

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Best tavel time

December (Beginning) - March (End)

Dry time

December (Beginning) - February (End)

Climate

mild-hot, tropical

Tavel time

March (Beginning) - November (End)

Climate

mild-hot, tropical

High season

June (Beginning) - September (End)

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June (Beginning) - September (End)

October (Beginning) - November (End)

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The climate in Budongo Forest is hot, tropical. The rainy season takes place from Beginning March to End November The dry season first extended over the months from Beginning December to End February inclusive. The best time to tour is Beginning December End March.

Temperatures range from 32°C during the day to a much cooler 17°C at night. There is little rainfall during the dry season. Mostly, the rain comes in the form of heavy storms during the rainy season.

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The Budongo Forest is home to 0 mammals such as Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Cape Buffalo, Gorilla as well as 360 bird species, 0 reptile species, 0 fish species and 0 amphibian species. The Budongo Forest provides Very high conditions for wildlife viewing.