pian upe game reserve uganda

Pian upe   game reserve.

Situated in north eastern Uganda in the culturally rich Karamoja region is pian upe game reserve, about 446 km and 8:30 hours’ drive from Kampala central business district.  This wildlife sanctuary is the second largest game reserve protected area in Uganda.  Surprisingly this wildlife haven seems unchartered and less known by many yet the mare glimpse of the vegetation that surrounds it would speak volumes to wildlife enthusiasts on their safari to Uganda.

Gazeated in 1958 as debasian animal sanctuary and later was changed to pian upe game reserve in 1964  granting it a test on time standing in regards to wildlife protection, though it was subject to a threat following the proposal to degazeate part of it to carry out fruit farming in the year 2003, later the proposal  was called off deeming the reserve threat free.

 The reserve consists of less chattered vegetation made up of  open  Savannah grassland which constitutes of  acacia trees, red spike thorns kopjes etc .For visitors on Uganda safaris  intending to visit this amazing wildlife and game reserve rest  bares in mind that the mind the reserve has the following wildlife species to include  Jackals, Civets, Leopards, Wildcats;, Primates like patas monkeys, vervet monekys, olive baboons; Ungulates like cape buffalo, eland, Topi, common and blue duiker, Klipspringer, Gunteher dik dik, mountain and Bohor reedbuck.and a few  bird species and they include   ostriches. The reserve also has snakes such as African rock python and puff adders.