for attraction. During explore Uganda the pearl of Africa, the visit will not only spot wildlife but also various attractions like birding, nature walks, culture encounters, quad biking, cycling, bungee jumping, water rafting, boat cruise, river tubing, sports fishing, salt mining, visiting falls like Murchison falls, sipi falls and many more.
Uganda safari is an amazing adventure that every visit doesn’t wish to miss in savannah national parks like Queen Elizabeth national park, Murchison falls national park, kidepo valley national park, Mt Rwenzori national park, Mt Elgon national park, semuliki national park, and many more.
Birding.
During the safari tour in Uganda, bird lovers will spot various bird species because Uganda is a birding paradise. Bird lovers are expected to pack binoculars, cameras, long trousers, long t-shirts, comfortable hiking boots, raincoats, water & snacks. Despite the fact that water bodies and forests surround Uganda, it makes it the best destination for birding. Some of these bird species include wagtail, great blue turacos, spurfowl, ring-necked bird, long-horned billed birds, white egrets, vultures, shoebill, grey crowned cranes, African green broadbill, and many more.
Nature walks.
Despite the fact that Uganda is a beautiful land that makes it the pearl of Africa from other countries. Visitors would find it more interesting during nature walks with the help of guides who will take them to local communities where they will interact with local communities, visit traditional doctors, visit traditional entertainments, visit iron smith who make panga and knives out of metals, local markets with art and crafts and many more places. Despite the fact that nature walks involve walking on foot, visitors get a chance to spot various beautiful sceneries as well as various bird species like grey crowned crane, great blue turacos, wagtail, kingfishers, vultures, and many more.
Culture encounters.
While on a Uganda tour, visitors are advised to encounter cultures since Uganda has various tribes with different traditional ways that are interesting. Most cultures neighbor national parks thus making it the best place for cultural encounters. After having the game drive and a boat cruise for birding, visitors may do culture tours in order to enjoy traditional dances, local languages, and tasting local meals, and visiting local markets.
A visit to the Batwa communities during the Batwa community trail in Mgahinga national park is a memorable one, a visit to the Karamojong community is a remarkable experience to learn their culture and way of life is one to remember on your safari in Uganda, and many other tribes that surround the safari destinations.
Boat cruise.
In spite of the fact that Uganda is a water body surrounded by beauty, it makes it the best destination for boat cruises. The boat cruise can be done in the morning hours, afternoon hours, and evening hours depending on your package. While on a boat cruise, visitors will spot various bird species like grey crowned crane, kingfishers, vultures, great blue turacos, ring-necked, long-horned billed birds, wagtail, spurfowl, shoebill, white egrets, and many more. However, during boat cruise, some mammals and reptiles are spotted like elephants, crocodiles, hippopotamus, buffalos, water bucks, bush bucks, kobs, and many more.
Hiking mountains
Are planning to explore Uganda and you’re planning a hiking experience? Uganda has the best hiking destinations like Mount Rwenzori in the western part of Uganda and Mt Elgon which is in the eastern part of Uganda and is known as the land of thousand falls. While hiking, hikers are advised to pack a rain coat, water &snacks, long trousers, comfortable hiking boots, long t-shirts, cameras, heavy jackets, and many more. Hiking activity involves visitors who are physically fit so that may enjoy their hiking comfortably with the help of porters and guides. During hiking, hikers will spot various vegetation altitudes, mammals and bird species.
Chimpanzee tracking and habituation.
Chimpanzee tracking and habituation are best done in Uganda especially, in Budongo forest in Murchison falls national park, Valley of Apes in kyambura gorge, Kibale national park, and kalinzu forest in Queen Elizabeth national park. However, chimps can also be spotted in the Maramagambo forest and semuliki national park. Chimpanzee tracking and habituation can only be accessed after paying a chimp permit which varies like chimp permit in Kibale costs $200 per person, the kyambura gorge and kalinzu permit costs $50 per day, and the budongo chimp permit costs$100 per day.
Chimpanzee tracking gives visitors one hour visit with gorillas whereas habituation visitors are given four hours visit with gorillas. before chimp tracking and habituation, visitors are first briefed to know the dos and don’ts of chimpanzee tracking and habituation.
Gorilla tracking and habituation.
Despite the fact that gorillas are spotted in Rwanda, Congo, and Uganda, Uganda is the best destination to do gorilla tracking. Uganda Gorillas are spotted in Bwindi impenetrable national park which inhabits about 400 individuals in four sectors that is Ruhija, Nkuringo, Rushaga, and Buhoma as well as Mgahinga national park which inhabits the Nyakagezi gorilla family.
For visitors to access gorillas have to pay gorilla permits that cost $700 per person and habituation permits costs $1500 per person. Although congo permits are cheaper than that of Uganda, congo is less visited due to wars thus making Uganda the best destination and secured place for gorilla tracking.
Visitors for gorilla tracking are expected to pack cameras, raincoats, comfortable hiking boots, long trousers, long t-shirts, water &snacks. Visitors are given one-hour visits and are limited to 8 individuals. Gorilla tracking allows only children above 15 years of age as well as keeping a 7m distance while they are with gorillas.
