Best places for wildlife viewing in Uganda; Uganda the pearl of Africa offers a great opportunity to adventure diversity of wildlife on game drive safaris to places like Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National, Kidepo Valley National Park and Lake National Park. When it comes to rich in concentration of mammals and bird species to encounter in Uganda visit Queen Elizabeth National Park Uganda’s second and oldest to inhabit large number of mammals, however Murchison Falls Elizabeth National Park also offers the bio diversity of mammals such as Elephants, Bushbuck, Buffaloes, Hippos, Uganda kobs, warthogs Jackson hartebeest Oribis among others. Although it is not easy to spot predators its being luck to see them like Lions and Leopards, Best places for wildlife viewing in Uganda
The Uganda wildlife safaris at Lake Mburo National Park inhabits popular species ‘’antelopes like Zebras and Eland and other more. Lake Mburo National park is known as one of Uganda’s smallest game park but boosts with range of wild animals mostly the antelopes which are not commonly see in other Uganda national park.
The park is located in western region of Uganda and is the only national park that lies few driving distance from Uganda’s capital Kampala. More then, these unique species at Lake Mburo can also be found in Kidepo Valley National Park, which also offers rewardable chances to see Cheetahs, Ostriches, Bat-eared foxes among others.
Kidepo Valley National Park a home to over 86 mammal species and more than 500 bird species, located in northeastern region approximately 10 to 11 hours’ drive. The best alternative to access the park without too much tiresome is to board a domestic flight from Entebbe International Airport ‘’Aero link Uganda’’ to Lomej or Apoka Airstrip.
The best places to adventure wildlife species in Uganda are Queen Elizabeth National Park and Murchison Falls National park. Queen Elizabeth national park ranks the top visited national park on wildlife safaris because its houses wide range of animals over 95 mammals and numerous bird species of over 600 bird species ,located in southwestern Uganda region estimating 5 to 6 hours drive and about 1:10 hours by domestic flight Aero link Uganda or Bar Aviation to land you to Mweya Airstrip. Animals to explore in Queen Elizabeth include ; rare tree climbing lions , giant forest hog ,Nile crocodile ,Leopards ,Spotted hyenas ,Chimpanzee and Lion ,Africa Elephants ,African buffalo ,Uganda Kob among others .Birds to view include ; Grey –winged robin –chat ,Crab-plover ,Common sand martin ,Caspian plover ,Broad-billed roller ,African skimmer ,African hobby ,African finfoot ,Great blue turaco ,Grey –winged robin-chat ,Yellow-throated cuckoo ,Yellow-bellied wattle-eye ,White-backed night heron ,Spotted redshank ,Rufous-bellied heron ,Pink-backed pelican ,Pel’s fishing –owl ,Papyrus gonolek ,Palm-nut vulture among others.
Murchison Falls National Park famously known as Uganda’s oldest and biggest national park with about 3,893 square kilometers under protection of Uganda Wildlife Authority, that lies in north western region of Uganda, approximately 4 to 5 hours’ drive from Kampala to reach the park, alternative you can fly with domestic flight Aero link Uganda from Entebbe International Airport to Pakuba or Chobe Airstrip located within the park. More about, the park was created in 1952 as a national park to protect the diversity of wildlife species with over 76 mammal species and over 450 species of birds. Animals to see in the park include ; Giraffes ,Buffalos ,Uganda Kobs ,Bushbucks ,Elephants ,Hartebeests ,waterbucks ,warthogs ,hyenas, waterbucks among others .Birdlife species includes ; Swamp flycatcher ,Squaco heron ,Speckle –fronted weaver ,Shoebill ,Red –throated bee-eater ,Palm –nut vulture ,Malachite kingfisher ,Goliath heron ,Giant kingfisher ,Eastern grey plantain-eater ,Blue-headed causal ,Black0headed lapwing ,Blue –headed causal, Abyssinian ground hornbill ,African qualifinch .African Jacana ,Black-billed barbet among others,, Best places for wildlife viewing in Uganda .
On your Uganda wildlife safari –game drive we recommend you to always go with wildlife Authority range-guide which will guarantee you with remarkable chances of spotting more wildlife. The game drive is best done by safari vehicle 4×4 wheel drive that brings you closer to the wild animals and more to the stunning ground. You just need a company of an armed ranger guide as mentioned above .
Apart from game drive to discover the wildlife species, you can still adventure into bird watching, Mountain Gorilla and Chimpanzee tracking which can be done on guided nature walk – on foot.
Mountain gorillas trekking is one of the famously done activity on Uganda Safaris. Therefore, such places to visit Chimpanzee on Chimpanzee tracking is more popularly enjoyed in Kibale Forest National Park, Budongo Forest in Murchison Falls National Park and Kyambura Gorge in Queen Elizabeth national park. From Kampala to Kibale Forest takes about 5 to 6 hours’ drive, a home to high concentration of primate’s species with over 13 species of primates and around 1500 individuals of chimpanzees. During tracking experience only one hour is given to you to watch them as they feed, behave as well as taking photos, Best places for wildlife viewing in Uganda
Mountain gorillas –Trekking Mountain Gorillas, in Uganda can be trekked in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park world’s famous national park because it hosts half the reminding mountain gorillas in the wild, which can be trekking in habituated gorilla families over 22 of them which are divided into four gorilla sectors Buhoma, Rushaga, Ruhija and Nkuringo. Gorilla trekking starts early in the morning with a short briefing and then after be guided with park ranger who will give you correct information about the background of the forest and still the existing species .On to be able to adventure in gorilla trekking you need to first purchase a gorilla permit that allows to stay with them one hours to watch as they mating ,feeding ,playing and building their nest in the evening times but on the ground and also taking photography for the future remembrance. Mountain gorilla trekking and golden monkey is also rewarding in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.
Mountain Gorilla trekking in Uganda costs USD700 per person per day for foreign nonresidents, USD600 Per person per trek for foreign residents.
Uganda Bird Watching; This pearl of Africa is one of the world’s best bird watching destinations, boosting with a total of 1095 bird species recorded and half the total found in the entire Africa. There are quiet wide range of Albertine rift endemics can be spotted in Semuliki and Bwindi National Park. Other best places to watch bird species includes; Lutembe bay wetland near Entebbe –Kampala, Mabamba Bay wetland, Makanaga wetland, Lazarus Forest, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest , Murchison Falls National Park ,Lake Mburo National park among others .
Some of Uganda bird list includes; Vargas, helmet shrikes, Dapple-throat and allies, Old World buntings, Starlings, Reed warblers and allies, Crows, African warblers, Hyalites, Monarch flycatcher, African and green broadbills, Old World parrots, Kingfisher, Barn-owls, Secretary birds, Hamerkop, Storks, shoebill ,Sand, Gulls ,Particles and courses ,Shearwaters and petrels ,Storks ,Ground-hornbills ,Hornbills ,Shoebills ,among others, Best places for wildlife viewing in Uganda.
Best time to visit Uganda Safaris;
Uganda a tropical rain climate can be visited all year around though it experiences two seasonal period wet and dry season. Although the dry season is the most favored one which starts from June to Mid-September and December to February but receives less rain. Bird watching is best in wet seasons because birds like inhabiting in places with lots of fruits thus making birding in such birding destination more rewarding. Wet seasons happens from May to Aprils and October and November. November good to encounter migratory bird species Uganda birding areas.
