Uganda is truly the pearl of Africa famous for mountain gorillas in the Bwindi National Park a home to half of the world’s gorilla population, River Nile voted as one of Africa's seven natural wonders with its source in Uganda. The Nile has featured activities like White water rafting, bungee jumping, kayaking. Uganda is also hosts the Murchison Falls which is an incredible waterfall on the Nile found in Murchison Falls National Park, in fact the most beautiful and exciting park in Uganda also offering boat cruises, and best game viewing. Uganda's Kibale National Park is popular for its high concentration of 13 species of primates mostly the chimpanzees. It also boosts of over 200 species of trees.
Experience Africa's wilderness in Kidepo Valley National Park, Africa's 3rd best National Park with its spectacular landscapes and plenty of mammals and big cats. Queen Elizabeth National is another top park in Uganda endowed with mammals, and great kyambura gorge. Uganda also hosts the Rwenzori Mountains known as the ‘Mountains of the Moon’ with the snow-capped highest peaks in the range. There is no doubt that Uganda is a unique tourist destination with unbelievably green and unspoiled beauty.
Tracking Gorillas Uganda Safaris
Tracking gorillas Uganda involve walking in the wilderness in search of these great apes the mountain gorillas in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Bwindi Impenetrable forest boosts of about half of world’s Gorilla population and thus a hotspot for tracking gorillas in Uganda.
Irrespective of where you go for tracking, the tracking experience in the is the same. For a permit of $800, you are able to encounter these rare apes in their natural wild.
Gorilla Habituation Experience is another way of encountering the Mountain gorillas, this is more detailed as you get to spend a few more hours following the gorillas from the time they wake up from their nests along the way as they feed. Gorilla Habituation Experience permit is a little more costly at $1500 but more than worth its cost.
Chimp Tracking
Kibale Forest National Park is the home to a big population of Chimps and other primates. During the chimp Tracking, trekkers are split in groups and with their rangers/guides they head out to the forest to track man’s closest relative. Only a maximum of 8 people are allowed to visit a community of chimps at a time, this is all done to ensure that chimps don’t get uncomfortable. The trek may take anywhere between 2 – 7 hours depending on the movement of the chimps, one can be assured of one hour of being with the chimps to observe them, watch them play, swing in the tree branches, it is phenomenal.
Golden Monkey Tracking
Golden monkeys are rare and gorgeous primates endemic to the Virunga ranges, in Uganda its inhabits the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Golden monkey tracking is not as tedious as gorilla tracking, but worth doing. You can enjoy watching these gorgeous primates with its spectacular match of colors of its bright coloured fur and long golden hair mixed with orange by tracking or experiential activity much more like Monkey Habituation experience.
On Our Uganda Safaris
- Experience the thrill of standing close to a mountain gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Watch chimpanzees feed, play and swing from branch to branch in Kibale National park during the chimp tracking
- Experience True Africa Safari in Kidepo Valley National park
- Enjoy Africa’s sunrise and wilderness in Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Be awed by the Mighty Falls in Murchison Falls National Park
- Be spoilt by a walking safari in Lake Mburo National Park
- Trek the specular Mountains of the Moon
- Meet the friendly people and learn of the rich culture
From our sample Uganda Safari packages, you get an idea of what to expect while planning for a Uganda Safari. Our Packages can be amended as par your expectations, desired activities and destinations, desired number of days and even the type of accommodation.
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Day Trips
Our trips and excursions are arranged to give you a hint of what a particular country has to offer. They are in most cases half day or one day trips but you will find them very enjoyable. Such trips may be organized for you either at the beginning or (and most advisable) at the end of your long safari. You can also take on a short trip or excursion at the end of your business trip, or when you have little time that cannot allow you to take on a long safari. Just tell us what you want and we shall do it for you, in whichever part of the country you are. However, you can have a look at some of our suggested short trips and excursions in Uganda, Kenya, & Rwanda. Your trip will be customized according to your interest, time and financial ability.
What to do while in Uganda
Entebbe trips and excursions: include visiting the following sites
The Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (For a glimpse of Uganda's game), Entebbe Resort beach - for relaxation and site seeing at the shores of Lake Victoria, The Botanical gardens - for nature walk and birding, Fishing villages at Kigungu landing site and Kasenyi landing site to mix with the local fishermen, The Ngamba island Chimpanzee sanctuary to view chimpanzee feeding, interact with the chimps, read chimp stories of how they live day by day, enjoy a boat cruise on Lake Victoria, visit near by fishing villages to intereact with the locals, do a forest walk with one of the chimps or become a day's care taker of the chimps by feeding them, changing their hay for their nests and many more.
National Parks in Uganda
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Murchison Falls National Park - Jewel of the Nile
- Queen Elizabeth National Park ’Medley of wonders’
- Kidepo Valley National Park
- Kibale Forest National Park
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Mt Rwenzori National Park
- Mt Elgon National Park
- Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
- Semliki Valley National Park
