The Only Place to See Rhinos in Uganda
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is the only place in Uganda where you can see rhinos in the wild. After rhinos were wiped out in Uganda by the 1980s, the sanctuary was established in 2005 to reintroduce and breed southern white rhinos in a protected 70 sq km reserve. The population has grown since, and you track the rhinos on foot with a ranger rather than from a vehicle. Ziwa sits on the road between Kampala and Murchison Falls, which makes it an easy stopover, and it is a model for community-based wildlife conservation.
- Nakasongola District, Central Uganda
- 70 sq km
- 2005
Destination Highlights
On-foot rhino tracking with rangers
Uganda’s only wild rhino population
Convenient stop en route to Murchison Falls
Shoebill stork canoe tracking
Community-based conservation success story
Over 350 bird species
In pictures
Zebra in dry savannah grass. 
A kingfisher on a perch.
Southern White RhinosHipposCrocodilesSitatunga AntelopesBushbucksReedbucksOribiVervet MonkeysShoebill StorksGrey Crowned CranesAfrican Fish Eagles
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