Matheniko Game Reserve is a pristine game reserve with plenty of opportunity to see predators and genus birds known as Ostrich as well as the rare wildlife species and other endangered species located in the northeastern part of Uganda. Matheniko Game Reserve presiding over almost 590 square miles of prime Ugandan game-viewing land, the game reserve is perched in Moroto District almost 348 kilometer from Kampala. Book Now
Matheniko is part of the wider Karamoja wildlife protection zone which includes Pian Upe, Bokora, and the vast Kidepo Valley National Park. It is close to Mount Elgon and has its own rocks that stretch up to about 6.000 feet. Animals and plants found in Matheniko Wildlife Reserve consist of mainly those that can survive in harsh conditions. The area is semi-arid for a great part of the year with high temperatures and little rainfall. The animals and plants must be able to stay for long periods without water. Despite this, the animal and wildlife population is respectable, though scattered in smaller groups and not as dense as in the larger game parks.
Matheniko Game Reserve provides an authentic jaw-dropping, eye-popping experience, rare solitude, and the ultimate in safari luxury – each time you spend here is worthwhile with a different experience up to every single accolade bestowed upon you. Commanding a major four distinct game viewing, rock climbing, bird watching, and cultural visits but equally breathtaking views, you’re guaranteed to leave with a lifetime of superb memories for whatever you choose to do and see in the Matheniko Game Reserve.
Each activity boasts a world-class wildlife experience, sparkling view, and excellent experience. Matheniko Game Reserve is an area of dense bush and lush vegetation with predators including several wild cats, hyenas, cheetahs, civets, leopards, and jackals. The primate population includes patas monkeys, baboons, and vervet monkeys. Antelopes rule this reserve and include dik-dik, eland, mountain reedbuck, roan antelope, Uganda kob, Oribi, Bright’s gazelle, Topi, duikers, and waterbuck. Matheniko Wildlife Reserve has Cape buffalos too. The reptile collection is impressive including geckos, skinks, chameleons, puff adders, small lizards, large monitor lizards, water snakes, and large rock pythons. Many of these animals like the blue duikers, bohor reedbuck, Bright’s gazelle, elands, cheetah, Lesser kudu, mountain reedbuck, roan antelope, serval cats, striped hyena, Topi, and wildcats are rare outside the Karamoja region. Other animals like Giraffe from Kidepo Valley National Park and Pian Upe wildlife reserve visit during certain months of the year.
Birdlife is prolific here too, bird watching experience is another exciting activities in reserve with varied of birdlife such as ostrich, Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, African hill babbler, Black throated wattle eye, Black-headed plover, Bronze naped pigeon, Cattle egret, Clapperton’s Francolin and so on. Uganda as a country is that many regard to be the essence of Africa rolled into one country. From dense forests of Bwindi National Park, home to Mountain gorillas that renders gorillas holidays in Uganda into acacia-studded savannah exhibited in Murchison Falls National Park & Queen Elizabeth National Park, the colourful tribes of the Ik community and the famous Batwa people, this is a country that certainly packs it all in. Book Now