Uganda Leopard Safari
Uganda Leopard safari offers you a chance to go on expeditions with a specific aim to find the leopard of Uganda in different national parks and game reserves with in Uganda. The leopard safari in Uganda happens in the savannah national parks of western Uganda and kidepo valley national park in the eastern safari trail of Uganda. The bold dark rosettes on tawny skin is a signal which alerts you that the leopard is in a shrub, or it is the leopard you have seen during your game drive in Queen Elizabeth national park, nature walks in Lake Mburo national park, and game drives in Murchison falls national park among others.
The leopards in Uganda are renowned to be one of the most secretive and elusive carnivores in the wilderness of the pearl of Africa. During your Uganda safari, to see a leopard is one of the magnificent sights you can have during the game drives. A Uganda leopard safari is going to take you to places in the national parks of Uganda. However, the truth still stands, the leopards are solitary creatures, and it is a chance to see one, it is actually a safari sign of good luck in Uganda. Despite the solitariness of the leopards and the elusive nature, the leopard, together with the lions come first of the list of the many visitors who visit the Ugandan national parks. However, the best way to spot a leopard in the national park during the game drives it to let your tour guide that you want to see the leopard, and then they can drive you to places where leopards are expected to be in the national park.
Places where you can go for Uganda leopard safaris
Queen Elizabeth national park is one of the renowned places to find the big cats of Africa, including the rare African leopard. If your target of visiting Queen Elizabeth national park is to see the leopard, then there is a great big chance for you to spot the leopards during your time in Queen Elizabeth national park. In Queen Elizabeth national park you can see the leopard when tracking the lions in kasenyi plains, also known as the research track. You can also, fortunately, find the leopards of Queen Elizabeth national park near the Queen’s pavilion near the old mating ground in kasenyi. Kyambura gorge is another hideout for the leopards in Queen Elizabeth national park, ishasha sector of the tree-climbing lions is also a place for the leopards in Uganda. You can also find the leopards in ntunwge mating grounds in the morning or in the late dusk. To note, the night game drives in Queen Elizabeth national park, pause as the best time for you to see the leopards of Uganda.
Murchison falls national park in the northwestern part of Uganda is a good destination for leopard safaris in Uganda. The game drives in buligi offer a chance to see the leopards in the shrubs, around the palms near tangi gate, and in the elephant corridor in Murchison falls national park. You can also find the leopards in Murchison falls national park along the Queen’s track through the sausage tree areas. Despite, you should know that, leopards can be found anywhere, if there is food, therefore, it is good if you do not walk in Murchison falls national park along, or else, you will face the fierce leopards face to face.
Lake Mburo national park is yet another spot for the leopards during a Ugandan safari. Lake Mburo national park is one of the smallest national parks in Uganda, however, the presence of the herbivores like zebras, impalas, elands and the Uganda kobs, among others, invite the dangerous big cats such as the Uganda leopards. In Lake Mburo national park, you can find the leopard in warukuri tracks for game drives, the zebra tracks, and during the evening drive along the sides of Lake Mburo. If you are going to sleep in mihingo safari lodge, then you are luck, because there is a resident leopard in the area around mihingo lodge, there might be a chance to see a leopard near rwakobo rock lodge in Lake Mburo national park. However, the night game drives in Lake Mburo national park offer the best time to see the leopards camouflaging in the nearby thickets and bushes.
Other places where you can find leopards in Uganda include kidepo valley national park which is located in the north eastern part of Uganda. In kidepo valley national park there are also cheetahs; therefore you guide should be in places to differentiate for you between a leopard and a cheetah, since they both have some similarities such as the spots on their skin among others. Semliki national park nature walks also offer you a chance to see the leopards; actually, these leopards in semliki national park are tree climbing in nature. A Uganda leopard safari also offers you a chance to see other wildlife like, lions, civets and cerval cats during the night game drives in Queen Elizabeth national park, Murchison national park and lake Mburo national park.
The other activities that offers a chance for you to see the leopards, on one leopard safari in Uganda, include hiking and nature walk in mweya peninsular in Queen Elizabeth and maramagambo forest, still in Queen Elizabeth national park. The birding safaris on kazinga channel in Queen Elizabeth national park also offers you a chance to see leopards along the water edge during the kazinga channel boat cruise. Also Kibale national park chimpanzee trekking safaris also offer you a chance to see the leopards in the thickets, especially the night forest walks in kibale national park, offers you some real chance to see the twinkling eyes in the forest and that has to be a leopard.
In a synopsis, the leopards in Uganda are the shyest animals in the wild, and this nature, makes them very rare to find in, not only Uganda but the entire Africa and world at large. However, you can talk to you tour operator in order to organize for you a safari to find a chance to see and, perhaps, take some photos of the leopards in the different destinations they can be found.
