Tourist Attractions In Ajai Wildlife Reserve : Ajai wildlife reserve is located in the Northwestern region of Uganda, it is ranked to be best destinations with many attractions, and therefore visiting this game reserve gives you chances to have the best ultimate Ugandan safari experience. Ajai game reserve is surrounded by a number of swamp islands, which includes Ajai Island, which was formed due to gradual deposition of soil from the hills and then by the Ala River and it covers a total surface area of about 166 square kilometers. more so, Ajai game park is also situated in an area with a higher altitude and it is characterized by beautiful features such as; prominent islands and surrounded with swamps, rivers, Ala feed which is known to be a seasonal swamp and it is always noticed that during the rainy season this swamp is maximally flooded, savannah vegetation and many others.
Ajai wildlife reserve is known to have derived its name from a local chief named Ajai who used to manage to park during the 1930s and then later in the 1980s, it was originally it was made a wildlife reserve. In addition, it takes individuals a drive of about 6 to 7 hours to be able to reach the park however, other individuals who have fixed schedules can opt to use air transport means.
Tourist Attractions in Ajai Wildlife Reserve.
Ajai wildlife reserve is well renowned for its large populations of rhinos and it is a home to many wildlife species hence making it one of the adventurous places to go to while on a safari in Uganda. therefore, exploring through different areas of this park blesses you with opportunities to sight see other wildlife species like; black and white colobus monkeys, black cobras, red monkeys, Oribis, bush bucks, warthogs, lewwl, hartebeests, Ugandan Kob, zebras, duikers, lions, sitatunga antelopes, duikers, olive baboons, vervet monkeys, leopards, puff adders, green snakes, pythons, black cobras, civets, buffalos, dik dik, monitor lizards, hippos and many others. In addition, all these animals are usually spotted while they roam around the park searching for food and water, and individuals can best overlook at these animals in large numbers especially when they decide to embark onto game drives.
Besides that, Ajai wildlife reserve is also seen as a birders paradise due to the fact that it hosts a variety of bird species because this game reserve is surrounded with swamps and woodlands, which act to be good natural habitat to the bird species. In addition, some of these birds to see include; Marabou stork, weaverbirds, African fish eagles, grey crowned cranes among others.
Things to do in Ajai Wildlife Reserve.
Visiting Ajai wildlife reserve blesses gives tourists great opportunities to participate in several interesting activities where they can gain and learn new experiences as they create remarkable memories. In addition, some of these activities include; Guided nature walks where they get to walk though many areas of the reserve on foot and they always accompanied to with park guides or rangers who lead them through different trails due to the fact they are familiar with many parts of the park. tourists who are bird lovers can choose to go for bird viewing and they are always to come along with binoculars in order to help them capture classic views of the birds even when they are in a distance and they are also usually accompanied with a guide because they always have a lot of information about the types of birds in the park.
more so, tourists can opt to for game drives which happen to be done in different sessions such as; in the morning; afternoon and in the evening hence giving tourists chances to choose what time they would prefer to go. Other individuals could choose to for photography because this game reserve is dominated by diverse landscapes and surrounded with myraids of uniqueness and large numbers of wildlife species, which makes it a perfect backdrop for photography and many others. and tourists should note that the best time to visit within this game reserve is during the dry season when there are less rainfalls and the grass vegetation is always short which helps them to capture classic views of the park.
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