Uganda Safari
Uganda safari is one of the best ways you will get to know about the pearl of Africa at a glance. A Uganda safari will take you to the wildest places secretly hidden in the magical savannahs of western Uganda and other parts of the country. There are a lot of activities for you to enjoy during the Uganda safari including the game drives, nature walks, mountain gorilla trekking, primate walks in kibale national park, and the magical boat cruises in Queen Elizabeth, city tours such as Entebbe, Kampala City, Jinja and Mbarara among others, cultural site such as the Kabaka’s palace, Kasubi tombs, Tooro kingdom palace, Amabeere ganyina mwiru among others, ngamba island visit for chimpanzee tours, birding safaris in Queen Elizabeth national park and other places, mountain climbing, source of the Nile tours, bungee jumping, hot air balloon in queen Elizabeth national park, lion tracking, chimpanzee and mountain gorilla habituation among others.
Uganda is famously known as the pearl of Africa; this is a name that was given by the British explorer after finding the Murchison falls national park. the beauty of Uganda; the verdant forests, the wide savannah plains, the high peak mountains, the undulating hills, the long river valleys, make Uganda justified to be the pearl of the African continent. Despite the fact that Uganda is a landlocked country, it is one of the best tourist destinations you must visit during your African wild safari or a visit to East Africa. The safaris to Uganda offer a wide range of activities to do from a number of destinations such as national parks, cultural sites, beaches, islands, museums, cities and towns among others.
Where to go for a Uganda safari
Uganda is naturally endowed with a lot of natural features composing up ecosystems that harbor different wildlife species, depending on the adaptability. Uganda has about ten national parks which are major for tourists and visitors; some of the national parks are set apart in the east, north, however, the wide savannah has a high concentration of wild animals plus a number of national parks, game reserves, and sanctuaries such as ziwa rhino sanctuary.
Bwindi impenetrable national park is one of the most famous tourism destinations in Uganda. Most of the visitors and safari travellers to Uganda come for mountain gorilla trekking in bwindi impenetrable national park. The mountain gorilla safaris make the highlight of the trips and vacations here. Bwindi impenetrable national park is found in south western Uganda and covered by a thick forest, montane tropical rain forest, called bwindi impenetrable forest. The forest of bwindi harbors he best natures kept species of primates called the mountain gorillas. The mountain gorilla are the largest primate species, accepts the mystery of the huge King Kong.
Unfortunately, the population of mountain gorillas in the world is on a rapid decline. Your visit to Uganda is a chance for you to see a lot of mountain gorillas in their natural habitat since the highest population of the mountain gorillas in the world is found in Bwindi impenetrable national park. Bwindi impenetrable national park holds about 1400 mountain gorillas in the forest, which is about ½ of the world’s total mountain gorilla population. A visit to bwindi impenetrable national park offers you a chance to trek for the habituated mountain gorilla families such as Busingye, buhoma, ruhizi among others. to note, gorilla trekking is the major activity carried out in bwindi impenetrable national park, however, there are other activities you can enjoy during mountain gorilla trekking.
The other activities in Bwindi impenetrable national park include birding, where you get to see a lot of the Albertine endemic species of birds that dwell in the space of bwindi impenetrable national park. The nature walks in bwindi impenetrable national park offer you a real-time to see the different species of butterflies in the forest. The nature walks through the forest also offer you a chance to enjoy the scenic views of the mountains of the west like the virunga mountain ranges of eastern Congo, the waterfalls in the forest, tranquil streams in the dark forest, et cetera. When you visit bwindi impenetrable national park, you can take that as a chance to visit the garama caves of the forest pygmies where you can enjoy a lot about the pygmy culture and also learn a lot about their survival skills in the forest, such as hunting, and fruit-gathering among others.
Queen Elizabeth national park is the most visited national park in Uganda. It is also found in the savannah plains of western Uganda in kasese district, covering up about 5 districts in the Wild West. Queen Elizabeth national park has the highest concentration of wildlife dwelling is the wide array of ecosystems ranging from the thick forest of maramagambo to the savannah plains of ishasha and kasenyi, rivers and channels such as kazinga channel, lakes like Edward and George among others. Queen Elizabeth national is famously known for the tree-climbing lions of ishasha. If you visit Queen Elizabeth National Park during a Uganda safari, you are assured of tracking the lions in kasenyi plains, see the tree-climbing lions of the Ishasha sector. There is a difference between the tree-climbing lions and the normal lions. The uniqueness of the tree-climbing lions comes from what they do; they love to spend some time hanging in the big tree branches.
The game drives in Queen Elizabeth national park offer you a chance to see a lot of animals, such as the antelopes, the Uganda kobs, elephants, buffaloes, hyenas among others. The kazinga boat cruise is another way you can see the wildlife in Queen Elizabeth national park at a glance. The boat cruise along the Kazinga channel is conducted twice a day for a duration of about 2 to 3 hours in the morning and in the afternoon. The boat cruise along the kazinga channel allows you to see a lot of bird species, such as the morning sunbirds, pelicans, herons, falcons, African fish eagles, different kinds of king fishers, among other water birds. a boat cruise is a chance for you to see lion prides along the water-line of the stream, wallowing buffaloes in the mad beside the water edge, showering elephants, a lot of hippo schools and snapping crocodiles among others.
Other activities you can enjoy in queen Elizabeth national parks include, hot air balloon, mongoose tracking, hippo census, bird census, community walks, visiting the fishing villages of kasenyi, forest walks in maramagambo forest, chimpanzee trekking in kyambura gorge, the katwe salt mines visit, crater drive, visit to the queens pavilion, et cetera. You can also enjoy visiting the omwani women cooperative where you will visit the coffee plantations and also learn how the coffee is locally processed. Queen Elizabeth national park safari also offers you a chance to visit the kilembe mines in kasese, kalinzu forest reserve where you can see a lot of monkeys among other interesting things waiting for you.
Kibale national park also another destination you can visit during a Uganda safari Kibale national park is known to be the primate capital of the world, majorly because of the large population of primates is harbors. Kibale national park holds about 1500 chimpanzee in the forest; the kibale forest has over 12 species of monkeys including the red colubus monkeys, the chimpanzees, black and white monkeys, bush babies among other species. Chimpanzee trekking is the highlight of almost all the safaris to Kibale national park; chimpanzee trekking offers you a chance to see a lot of chimpanzees in a natural setting which allows you to learn about their different behaviors and traits.
Other places to visit on a Uganda safari
A Uganda safari can take you to the wildest places of the world other than the national parks. A Uganda safari is a chance for you to visit the source of the Nile in Jinja, and sail along the largest lake in the world, Lake Victoria. Visiting Mountain Ruwenzori is a chance for you to climb one of the highest peaks in the world where you get a chance to see a lot of creatures and unique plant species. You can also visit the Nyero rock paintings in northeastern Uganda which explains a lot about the evolution of modern-day artwork and painting. Visiting kidepo national park offers you an opportunity to learn about some of the most authentic cultures and tribe of the world, such as the ik tribe and the Karamojong pastoralists among others.
In a synopsis, a Uganda safari offers you the best ways to discover the secrets of Uganda hidden in the magical places of wild Africa. You can visit Uganda at any time of the year to enjoy your Uganda safari. A visit to Uganda is a chance for you to learn a lot about the African culture plus find a justification for the title given to Uganda as a pearl of Africa.
