Uganda Family Safari
Uganda family safari is something out of ordinary and it is some trip you can take to the national park and enjoy with your children without restrictions on age. There most appropriate destination for your family vacation is undoubted Uganda. Uganda offers some of the most delightful wildlife experiences among the African countries. You can do a lot of things with your family in Uganda, unlike the other tourism destinations; you can enjoy game watching in Queen Elizabeth national park, enjoy visiting the Kalangala Island and Ngamba Island for chimpanzees, or even spend some time along the beaches on Lake Victoria among other outdoor activities for the whole family.
The western region of Uganda is one of the most desired and visited places by the tourists for the Uganda safari. Your family holiday in Uganda will make a lot of meaning if you take some time and visit some of the national parks in the western region of the pearl of Africa. The western region is dominated by the vast savannahs which harbour a lot of wild animals making it favourite for the wildlife safaris in one of the protected areas in the region such as the national parks and the game reserves among others.
The west is not only for the game drives, the landscape is also astonishing to explore during your Uganda family safari in the western region of the pearl of Africa. The undulating hills of the west, the rift valley escarpments, the volcanic features, and the snow-capped mountains of the moon make the west wild in an astonishing way. the major national parks of Uganda are all located in the western region of Uganda, for example, queen Elizabeth national park which is the most visited national park in Uganda and Murchison falls national park which the biggest in all the national parks of the pearl of Africa, plus also the reason for the title that Uganda carries as “the pearl of Africa”.
The western region is not all you got for your Uganda family safari, the central region of Uganda is overflowing with a lot of attractions to suit your little ones below the age of 6 years; they can enjoy visiting Ziwa rhino sanctuary and enjoy seeing the shoe bill stork bird in foot or even enjoy the sighting from the black rhinos in Ziwa rhino sanctuary. Also for the children below the age of 15 years who cannot enjoy chimpanzee trekking in kibale national park, they can enjoy the visit to Ngamba island sanctuary for the chimpanzees. You can also visit the beaches of Entebbe and enjoy the cool breeze of Lake Victoria.
When you visit the eastern region of Uganda you have a chance to see the source of the Nile in Jinja town or even visit mabira forest for streamlining or even camping and picnic tours in the forest. You can also join in the adrenaline rising white water rafting or even horse riding along the shoreline of river Nile, or quad biking and biking in Jinja town, stand- up paddleboarding and kayaking among others.
Places to go for a Uganda family safari
Queen Elizabeth national park is favourable for all ages and the game drives in the plain savannahs of the park. Besides the game drives in queen Elizabeth national park, you can also enjoy the kazinga channel boat cruise where you and your family get a chance to see a lot of wild animals like the hippos, herds of elephants, buffaloes and antelopes among others. The kazinga boat cruise also offers you a chance to an array of water birds such as the king fishers, the great African fish eagle, francolins, herons among others.
Murchison falls National Park is also a good destination for family vacations in Uganda. The children will enjoy seeing a lot of animals in the savannah grasslands of Murchison falls national park such as the Rothschild’s giraffes and a lot of other animals like the elephants, warthogs, buffaloes, hippos, the blue colubus monkeys that even come close to Chobe safari lodge and the olive baboons among others. You can also enjoy the visit to the top of the falls in Murchison falls national park. Or even sail along the Nile during the bottom of the falls boat cruise among others.
The source of the Nile is favourite for all the age brackets and is an awesome option for a Uganda family safari. The source of the Nile visit is a chance for you and your family to enjoy reaching the origin of the world’s longest river. The source of the Nile visit is also associated with a number of other fun factors like cycling through the villages and the plantations around. You can also enjoy horse riding in Jinja town, plus joining in on the canoeing along the Nile or enjoy the lake victoria sun downer’s boat cruise among others.
A Uganda family safari can also involve all the city tours in the pearl of Uganda, Kampala city is the capital of Uganda with a number of administrative offices and all the big education institutes and cultural institutes that you and your little ones might enjoy learning about. A Kampala city tour is an opportunity for you to enjoy cycling in namirembe, Kololo high plus visiting a lot of cultural institutes in Kampala such as the kabaka of Uganda’s palace the royal tomb of the Buganda kingdom in kasubi and the Uganda museum in kamwokya. Makerere University, one of the first universities in Uganda were you can get a chance to learn about the birds in Makerere University such as the marabou stalks and other features of Makerere University such as the ivory tower among others.
Take caution of the following before planning a family safari in Uganda
Mountain Gorilla trekking in bwindi impenetrable national park is one of the highlights of most of the Uganda safaris. However, you should know that mountain gorilla trekking is not allowed for the children below the age of 15 years. Also, the children below the age of fifteen year are not allowed to join the chimpanzee trekking group. However, kibale national park caters for the children; the park has a guide in charge of the little ones who will show them around the forest plus teaching them a few survival forest tactics. Therefore, if you are planning to travel with little children, it is good to choose the best destination that can accommodate all your family such as the Ziwa rhino sanctuary which can be a good safari destination for you and all your children above the age of 6 years.
The main and cheapest means of transport in Uganda is road transport. However, you should know that the road system of Uganda is not the best since some of the roads and unpaved and rough which makes travelling take a lot longer than if the roads were better. You should also have an updated map of Uganda and all the roads if at all you are planning a self- drive to the national parks of Uganda with your family. Despite, hiring a driver is much better than self-driving in anew or unfamiliar country since he will know the short cuts and all the shortest routes to the selected destinations.
Another thing is, if you are taking on mountain gorilla trekking as and activity among your itinerary for a Uganda family safari, it is good that you enjoy the forest creatures of Bwindi impenetrable national park first. The gorilla trekking activity is as fragile as the permits for mountain gorilla trekking are not durable because they expire immediately when the journey into the woods start. Besides, bwindi impenetrable national park is one of the remotest national parks, so it is good to plan the journey well so that you do not miss out on your gorilla trekking experience in bwindi impenetrable national park.
