Wildlife Reserve in Bokora

The steep Elgon region’s Bokora Wildlife Reserve serves as a wildlife corridor that links Matheniko Wildlife Reserve, which is located southeast of Kidepo Valley, and Pian-Upe Wildlife Reserve, which is located farther southeast of Kidepo but considerably closer to Mt. Elgon National Park. Numerous wildlife species alternate between these networks of protected areas on a regular basis in accordance with the weather patterns.

The Bokora Wildlife Reserve, spanning 2,056 km2, is Uganda’s second-largest wildlife geographic surface area. Its biological significance was acknowledged during colonial times and it was gazetted as a wildlife protection area in 1964. The Bokora Wildlife Reserve is mostly a flat plain with a predominance of stunted trees, bushes, and brush, as well as the semi-arid plant cover typical of the Karamoja region.

Some areas of the terrain are bare in the dry season, which runs from June to September and December to February. Two recognizable, striking natural features that penetrate the clear skies in the northern region of Bokora Wildlife Reserve are the Mountains Kadam and Napak.

What is the Bokora Wildlife Reserve?

Bokora is a location that offers thrilling attractions in their unadulterated state in a relaxed natural setting. Only a small percentage of tourists on tours of Uganda enter the Bokora Wildlife Reserve, but those who do often have extraordinary sights while on safari in Uganda. The Loporokocho Swamp is vital to many wildlife species, particularly in the dry season when some areas become barren.

Among the mammals sighted are lions, smaller kudus, buffalos, topis, leopards, elands, oribis, zebras, roan antelopes, striped hyenas, Uganda Kobs, Bright’s gazelles, hartebeests, spotted hyenas, oryx, and reedbucks. Bokora is a great place to go birding on a Ugandan safari because it is home to several rare bird species that can survive in semi-arid climates.

Among the resident bird species that might be difficult to spot elsewhere are the ostrich, Alpine chat, Grey cukoo-shrike, Dusky turtle dove, Whiteheaded buffalo weaver, African Hill Babbler, Lemon dove, Thick-billed Honey guide, Mountain yellow warbler, Jackson’s Hornbill, Eastern Bronze-napped Pigeon, Grey C, Hartlaub’s Turaco, and Black-throated Wattle-eye.

What is the experience at Bokora Wildlife Reserve?

An unforgettable Uganda tour experience that puts visitors in close contact to animal species is setting up tents near herds of creatures. In the Bokora Wildlife Reserve, camping is the only lodging option; however, plans to build permanent safari camps are ongoing with private developers.

With lodging options available, the villages of Moroto, Kotido, Katakwi, and Abim are perfect for spending the night before going on wildlife excursions within the Bokora Wildlife Reserve.