Uganda listed among the 20 must see destinations for 2013 by the National Geographic traveler magazine

Despite the fact that Uganda was voted the number one tourist destination country by lonely planet for the year 2012,It  has won international recognition  and has been listed in the top 20 must see destinations in East Africa for 2013 by the National Geographic traveler Magazine this year . Therefore choosing Uganda for your 2013 African wildlife safari is a worth while experience.

The top 20 listed must see destinations for the year 2013 by National Geographic magazine includes:

1- Crimea                                            

2- Marseille city, France

3- Raja Ampat Island, Indonesia

4- Ravenna-

5- Great Bear Rain Forest

6- Lake Malawi

7- Quito city

8- Bagan

9- Cape Breton Island –

10 – Uganda, East Africa

11-Hudson Valley, New York

12-Thessaloniki

13-Grenada, Caribbean Islands

14- Bodo

15-Valparaiso

16- Missouri River Banks – Montana

17-St Augustine- Florida

18-Memphis- Tennessee

19- Kyoto, Japan

20-Jarash islands

 Uganda is well known worldwide as home to over half of the world’s population of mountain gorillas staying in Bwindi Gorilla Park and Mgahinga National park and gorilla tracking is the most thrilling tourist activity in these parks. Bwindi impenetratable national park had also been voted Africa’s number one birding site  by the African bird club

The virunga volcanoes in south western Uganda was also voted a must see place for 2012 among the top places one had to visit in 2012

Further more Uganda’s Ruwenzori Mountains were voted among the top hiking places in Africa and among the top hiking spots in the whole world.

Uganda is credited for its natural endowment and efforts in conservation and development of the tourism industry ranging from exciting natural sceneries to cultural attractions and many more.