Uganda Safari Destination
Uganda Safari destination is one of the ways you can enjoy your travel time in Africa. Uganda is one of the best safari destinations on the African continent and also the home of the unique mountain gorillas which make the highlight of almost all the Uganda safaris. It doesn’t matter if Uganda tourism is not heard so loud, but truth is, the pearl of Africa is a land of a lot of wondrous features not found anywhere in the world. The source of the Nile found on the shores of Lake Victoria in Jinja town, is a world attraction that has even attracted some of the world’s greatest explorers and geographers many million years ago.
Uganda is also naturally endowed with a lot of natural attractions such as the thick forest that harbor a lot of primates such as kibale forest for the chimpanzees and the monkeys, the wide savannah grasslands in the western region are a reason to the fantastic game drives in Queen Elizabeth national park, Murchison falls national park among others. It is the greatness of the gifts of mother nature found in Uganda that have paved way for the pearl of Africa to be among the top tourist destinations in the world basing on the national geographical channel’s research. A number of other bloggers and tourism websites have, over the years, ranked the pearl of Africa, Uganda, as one of the best safari destinations in the whole world.
Uganda is blessed with a number of rain forests all around every region you can reach and the terraced hills used for agriculture make the hilly areas of the country really verdant and attractive. The one commune route for, almost, all the Ugandan safaris is the western route which leads to the wide belt of the savannah national parks of Uganda. The western belt is a home for a lot of wildlife species which you will be able to enjoy during the game drives, or during the nature walks through the forests of the west. Also, the western ecosystems in Uganda harbor an arrangement of unique, common, and endemic bird species including the glorious shoe bill stork.
The game drives in the different safari destinations in Uganda, provide assurance for your to enjoy the vistas of the big five of Africa, for example, queen Elizabeth national park has all the big five wild animals of Africa, apart from the rhinos. However, a visit to Murchison falls national park is a chance for you to branch off for Ziwa Rhino sanctuary where you can still find the black rhinos in Uganda after a number of them being killed in 1995 in Murchison falls national park and kidepo valley national park in eastern Uganda.
What to expect in Uganda as a safari destination
The ultimate safari in Uganda is, mostly, highlighted by the absolute pinnacle primate safaris in either bwindi impenetrable national park of kibale national park. For the most rewarding primate safaris, Uganda should be your number one destination; the primate safaris in Uganda will lead you to the primate capital of the world also known as kibale national park. kibale national park is a home for the highest number of chimpanzees in East Africa and other parts of the world, however, you can also enjoy the primate safaris in other destinations within Uganda, such as Kyambura gorge in Queen Elizabeth national park, Kalinzu forest reserve in kasese, Budongo forest reserve in Murchison falls national park or kaniyo pabidi forest reserve. For the chimpanzee trekking safaris in any of the destinations in Uganda, it is not only the chimpanzees to find, for the forest walks during chimpanzee trekking offers you a chance to glare at other forest primates such as the de brazza monkeys, the black and white colubus monkeys and the l’hoest’s monkeys among others.
For the unique mountain gorilla trekking safaris, still, Uganda is your destination to be. Mountain gorilla trekking is one of the major reasons as to why the pearl of Africa receives a lot of visitors from Europe, and other parts of the world, year in year out. The mountain gorillas are a greatly protected primate species since it is the only huge primate left in the world, though at the edge of its extinction; the mountain gorillas are under the red list of the endangered species of the world. Bwindi impenetrable national park in Uganda holds the highest number of mountain gorillas in the whole world, there is over half of the world’s mountain gorillas dwelling in the montane tropical rain forest of bwindi impenetrable forest. The time spent with the mountain gorillas in bwindi impenetrable national park is, no doubt, such a life changing experience and memorable for all the African safaris you have ever taken around the world.
Uganda is also sought after destination by bird lovers around the world. Uganda is a home for over 1000 bird species found in the different spots in the pearl of Africa. The birding safaris in Uganda as a safari destination will have you glaring at the mysterious shoe bill stork, the beautiful francolins, the breasted purple sunbirds, dwarf honeyguides among the other unique, some of which are even endemic, bird species of the world. There is no doubt that Uganda is the best destination when it comes to natural attractions and uniqueness. Also, the cultural safaris in Uganda are much interesting when added to the other safaris in the national parks of Uganda. If at all you are searching uniqueness in your safari experience, Uganda offers the best, vibrant and fresh destination choice for you, your family and friends.
How to spend your time in Uganda safari destination
There is a long list of things for you to do for your long stay in Uganda. However, the time to stay in Uganda is much dependent on a number of factors and also your preferences. The longest safaris in Uganda will take you foe mountain gorilla trekking in bwindi impenetrable national park. Most of the mountain gorilla trekking safaris take about 3-5 days in Uganda including the day of arrival and departure. It is much recommendable to trek for mountain gorillas in Uganda for, at least two days in order to really enjoy the gorilla experience in Uganda.
Some of the visitors, who come from mountain gorilla trekking in bwindi impenetrable forest only, travel back to Entebbe International Airport to catch their flight back on time. However, some others enjoy staying for more time in order to enjoy the western Uganda safari circuit experience in the savannah grassland of queen Elizabeth national park and Murchison falls national park for the game viewing experience, or even visit kibale national park and the tourist towns of kasese and fort portal. If at all you came for mountain climbing in rwenzori mountain national park, it is good to know that the safari has to take, at least, seven days.
You can also take on the eastern safari circuit of Uganda where you can find the magical places of Uganda, the protected areas in the eastern region of Uganda are untouched with a lot of new features for you to explore, for example, Pian upe game reserve where lots of the giant birds called the ostriches are found, and Kidepo valley national park for the foxes and cheetahs among others animals. The eastern region is also where you find sipi falls and Mount Elgon national park among others.
The best time to visit Uganda as a safari destination is not as defined as you can visit any time of the year. However, the rain season which happens around March to May and November to December makes safaris somehow tricky and at times hard. For example, mountain gorilla trekking in bwindi impenetrable national park is very challenging during the wet season. The high tourist season for Uganda is the dry season, however, the prices in the national parks are slightly higher due to the stiff competition for permits and accommodation.
