Uganda Budget Safari
Uganda Budget Safari is another way you can enjoy the beauty of Mother Nature in the pearl of Africa at a low cost that is very affordable. Uganda is a landlocked country but a safari to the pearl of Africa is the only way you can explore the virgin magical places of the pearl or discover a lot about Uganda and why it is the pearl of Africa. Uganda is home to a number of unique plant vegetation cover, also known as flora, and a unique selection of wild animals some of which cannot be found in any other protected area in Uganda. Uganda is a destination for you to visit for all kinds of safari plans; luxury, midrange and the budget Uganda safaris.
It doesn’t matter where you want to go and enjoy the budget safari in Uganda, all destinations in Uganda such as game parks, cultural sites, city recreation centres among others, can be prepared for you to visit in every possible way depending on your safari budget. Uganda is very well endowed with a lot of nature attractions ranging from the undulating hills of the west to the tall snow-capped mountains and the wide savannahs with make life possible for a wide range of wild animals and avian life.
The presence of a variety of attractions in the pearl of Africa makes all budget safaris easy and much rewarding. You can have the cheapest safaris in almost all the national parks in Uganda such as Queen Elizabeth national park, Murchison falls national park, Bwindi impenetrable national park, Lake Mburo national park, Kidepo national park, and Semliki national park among others.
You can also choose to visit the eco- sites scattered all around the pearl of Africa, Uganda. However, the destination might not matter a lot, but a lot of these factors can cause your safari to cost cheap or expensive, for example, the activities you are going to do in particular destination, the number of destinations you want to visit for your Ugandan safari, also the accommodation type determines the cost of your Ugandan safari. To note, also the destination contributes to the determinants of a safari budget in Uganda, for example, bwindi impenetrable national park is much expensive than Lake Mburo national park safaris among others.
What to consider for a Uganda safari budget
Uganda is a well-established tourism destination with a number of other destinations for you to visit; however, you cannot visit all the destinations in Uganda if at all you are planning a low-cost safari to the pearl of Uganda. Despite, you should know that a budget Uganda is very possible and good enough to make a good experience in the pearl of Africa. However, for you to enjoy the Uganda safari budget, you should take caution of a number of factors that make up good safari experience, as explained below;
Transportation to the destination is one of the factors to determine the cost of your Ugandan safari. If you are talking about the cheapest transport means in Uganda, which has to be public transport. The cheapest way to reach your safari destination in Uganda is through the use of public transport means such as the buses, and the minibuses called the taxis by the local people. However, you should take note that some remote national parks can’t be reached by the public transport means, for example, you have to find a special hire in order to reach bwindi impenetrable national park or mgahinga national park among others.
The activities to do during the Uganda safari also impact a lot to the cost of your safari. If at all you have planned a tight budget safari to Uganda, it is good to take caution on the cost of safari packages in the different national parks in the country. For example, you should not consider a 600 dollars gorilla trekking permit over the 150 dollar chimpanzee trekking permit in kibale national park. But still, chimpanzee trekking is cheaper depending on the destination; chimpanzee trekking in kalinzu is at 40 dollars and cheaper compared to chimpanzee trekking permits in kibale national park.
Restaurants and the meals is another thing for you to consider for your budget safari in Uganda. When you eat food from hotels it will be so expensive compared to the food sold in the restaurants, however, if you want to go for the cheapest option, the takeaway roadside food in much cheaper. For example, if you are in Uganda on a tight budget, you can enjoy the Rolex, fries and other fast foods from the roadside restaurants of fast food eating points.
Lastly, you should consider travelling in the low tourism season in Uganda. There is a lot of competition over accommodation and the other park fees which make safaris in Uganda expensive during the tourism season of Uganda. However, you should travel during the months of April, May, October and November, if at all you are considering a tight budget safari in Uganda.
Destinations to go for a budget Uganda safari
Murchison falls national park is one of the most visited national park is in Uganda after Queen Elizabeth national park. Murchison falls national park is the largest national park in Uganda with a lot of wondrous features for you to marvel at, such as the great Murchison Falls, the Nile river, the Albert delta with a lot of special animal species not found anywhere else in Uganda such as the Rothschild’s giraffes among others.
There is a number of activities for you to enjoy during your safari to Murchison falls national park including the game drive in buligi game tracks, top of the falls hike which one of the most interesting of all the activities, the bottom of the falls launch cruise, sport fishing primate safari in Kaniyo pabidi forest or even in Budongo forest for chimpanzee trekking.
Queen Elizabeth national park is another destination for you to enjoy your Uganda budget safari. Queen Elizabeth national park gets its name from queen victoria the second of Great Britain. Queen Elizabeth national park is the most unique national park in east Africa and, perhaps the whole African continent. Queen Elizabeth national park has the tree-climbing lions of ishasha make the park so unique form all the other parks around Africa.
The activities you can enjoy for your visit to Queen Elizabeth national park include, the game drive in ishasha, lion tracking in kasenyi plains, chimpanzee trekking in kyambura gorge, the kazinga boat cruise, or even the hot air balloon experience among others.
Lake Mburo national park is located along the Masaka Mbarara highway and also the smallest national park in Uganda. Actually, a visit to Lake Mburo national park is considered the cheapest because it is the easiest national park to reach in the western region. Lake Mburo national park is the only protected area or safari destination where you can find the zebras; this makes it a unique place for the Ugandan safari. Besides, it is Lake Mburo national park where you can go and have a quality time of game viewing on foot; the park is safe from dangerous wild animals.
The activities you can enjoy in Lake Mburo national park include, cycling in the open savannah grassland of the park, game drives, horse riding, birding along the several swamps of lake Mburo national park and the forests, sport fishing, nature walks among others.
Kibale National Park also known as the primate capital of the world is another place to take a budget safari in Uganda. kibale national park is the best destination for you to enjoy the primate safaris in Uganda such as chimpanzee habituation and chimpanzee trekking; this is possible because the park harbours about 1500 chimpanzees in the forest.
The other places you can visit in Uganda include mountain rwenzori, semliki national park, sipi falls, mount elgon national park, Bwindi impenetrable national park and Mgahinga national park among others. You can visit Uganda any time of the year for your wildlife safari. However, it is better if you work with a trusted tour operator to make your Uganda safari budget.
