A day in Uganda for a safari
A day in Uganda for a safari: It might be a dream, to have a day in Uganda for a safari, and the fact is, Uganda is one of the best safari destinations in Africa and, perhaps, the whole world. a day in Uganda for a safari, is much exciting, if it is your first time to visit the country, and it is thrilling if you have ever visited the pearl of Africa before; either way, Uganda should be you next safari destination. The pearl of Africa offers tour packages in different categories and classes; you can enjoy the luxury safari to the national parks in Uganda, such as Bwindi impenetrable national park for gorilla trekking, or you can enjoy a one day safari to the nearest national parks in Uganda such as Lake Mburo national park for horse riding and nature walks. Still in Uganda, you have a lot of activities to enjoy for a day excursion to Jinja, Entebbe or even with in Kampala capital city.
Uganda is pushing its position on the world’s best tourist destination countries list to the top by using its full potential endowed in the great abundance of natural diversity, and great degree hospitality by the tourism service providers. Unlike the other safari destinations in Africa, Uganda is the only one among many with also of undiscovered and unique natural attractions in all the country. Uganda’s fame is much connected to the fact that it holds a number of iconic and world-wide significant features, such as, lake victoria which is the largest lake in the whole world, River Nile the longest river in the whole world, the equator latitude, very authentic cultures, such as the IK people of northeastern Uganda and the Karamojong people among others. Uganda is also richly gifted with a wide range of wildlife species kept in the 10 major national parks of the country and other game reserves within the land. The geography of Uganda is also outstanding composed of the tall Ruwenzori mountain, or the mountains of the moon, mountain Elgon, the rift valley escarpment of the west, crater lakes, gorges, waterfalls such as Murchison falls, Sisiyi falls, sipi falls, itanda falls among others.
It does not matter what safari package you take on in Uganda, the pearl of Africa got you covered for a life changing safari experience, ever in Africa. The safari packages to the west will offer you a chance to a wide range of wildlife wonders, birds, and others. however, the city tours, or the one day safaris in Uganda, will have you blending in into the culture of the people of Uganda, plus discover a lot about the African way of living and a lot of other trips to the nearest destinations to Kampala, such as ngamba island for the chimpanzees, mabamba swamp system for birding of the shoe bill stork, sezibwa falls, the reptile village, Entebbe wildlife education centre, the kabaka of Buganda’s palace, the source of the Nile among others. The fact is Uganda is a lot of enjoyment and thrill revealing for a lot of travellers to Africa, no doubts about the reason why the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill chilled at the top of Murchison falls and named Uganda the pearl of Africa.
The best time to visit Uganda
It is the pearl of Africa we are talking about here; Uganda is favourable for safaris all the year around. Uganda is one of the countries in the world with the most conducive weather conditions daily, and a cool climate all through the year. However, just like any other real countries in the world, Uganda as well gut seasons, and different safari activities are favourable for certain seasons of the year. Therefore, the best time to enjoy wildlife viewing safaris like the game drive safaris, chimpanzee trekking and mountain gorilla trekking in Uganda, is the dry season. And if you are planning on Uganda safari for one of the latter mentioned safaris, it is better if you plan for the dry season in Uganda, which is also the peak tourism season in all the national parks in Uganda. The dry season is characterised with less or no rain with clear skies good for birding, short dried grass in the savannah national parks of Uganda, which is good to see the wild animals clearer and best for game drive safaris in Uganda. The dry season in Uganda happens twice a year in Uganda; from late December to February and June to July, these are also the months for full capacity in most of the national parks in Uganda, an especially Bimpenetrable national park for mountain gorilla trekking. Therefore, if you are travelling to Uganda in a dry season, it is better if you book for you mountain gorilla trekking permit about 3 to four months earlier, same applies to accommodation and chimpanzee trekking among others. Despite, the wet season in Uganda is when you can get discounts on accommodation, and also have a free time in the national parks of Uganda due to less crowd, and full fun in the cities among others.
What to do for a day in Uganda for a safari
Assuring you, there is a lot of things you can do for a Uganda safari, be it a day safari, or a more days safari to the national parks in western Uganda. however, when you are in Uganda, irrespective of the core activity for your Ugandan safari, there is a lot of other activities you can do in Uganda and a lot of new things you can explore in Uganda during your safari, including the following;
- Ngamba island visit,
- Cycling in Entebbe town
- White water rafting at the Nile,
- Culture encounter in Kampala
- Lake Mburo national park horseback riding
- Ziwa rhino sanctuary visit
- Chimpanzee trekking in kibale national park,
- Murchison falls national park wildlife safari; hot air balloon, top of the falls hiking, and game drives
- Queen Elizabeth national park game drive safaris; kazinga channel boat cruise, lion tracking, katwe salt lake visit and kyambura gorge chimpanzee tracking
- Hunting expedition in Karamoja hunting grounds, among others.
