Often described as the Pearl of Africa, a lush and rich country split by numerous waterways. The great river Nile is the biggest of these and was once the main attractions of explorers who toiled into the heart of Africa to find its source. Although Uganda does not have the great concentrations of plains game of Kenya and Tanzania, it has its own special attractions. The Kazinga Channel that separates Lake George from Lake Edward is said to have the largest concentration of Hippo in Africa and in the impenetrable forests of Bwindi, the rare and almost extinct Gorilla can be seen, although only a few are used to human contact. Further north on the foothills of the Mountains of the Moon, Chimpanzees and other species of primates can be glimpsed in the pristine Kibale forest. Of course Elephant, Buffalo, Lion and Leopard are to be found in the various parks across Uganda and a sight worth seeing is the mighty Nile pouring through a 6 metre gap of rock at Murchison Falls.