There are many options for visiting after your gorilla tracking safari in Uganda. While most gorilla trekkers already have Lake Bunyonyi on their list as a place to relax and chill, there are other attractions that will excite every visitor from cultural encounters with BaTwa to hiking the virunga volcanoes and to game drive safaris.
Africa Tours Adventure’s selection of Uganda safari packages offer the chance to explore Uganda before or after gorilla tracking.
Uganda is regarded as the pearl of Africa. the country is home to half of the world’s mountain gorillas, making it number one destination for gorilla tracking. gorilla safaris take place in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park and Mgahinga gorilla national park found in southwestern Uganda. the country is as well notable for its diversity of wildlife, landscapes and culture. Uganda hosts over 1062 species of birds, 55 indigenous tribes, the world’s longest river, the Nile, the snow capped Rwenzori mountains, tropical forests and savannah.
Bwindi located in southwestern Uganda has easy access from Kigali Rwanda. In other words a gorilla trekking trip to Uganda can begin or end in Rwanda. let’s look at four places to visit before or after a gorilla trekking safari in Uganda
1. Lake Bunyonyi
located 1 hour drive from Bwindi, Lake Bunyonyi is the best place to relax and enjoy boat rides. The lake is home to 19 islands, one of the beautiful landscapes in Uganda. There are lodges on the shores where you will sleep and enjoy breathtaking views.
and relax after a strenuous gorilla trek. taking a boat trip or canoe is a fun and most relaxing things to do to explore some of the 19 islands. You can even swim. That is to say no crocs and hippos or bilharzia infection. you will also find activities like zip lining, canoeing, walking around the lake.
2. Queen Elizabeth National Park
If you have a day or two after tracking gorillas and you prefer to spot tree climbing lions or other big game mammals, don’t miss to go into the wilderness of Queen Elizabeth national park. This park is home to home to tree climbing lions, elephants, Buffaloes, lions, leopard, Uganda kob, giraffes, hippos, Nile crocodiles and more than 600 species of birds. Game drives is a great activity to add to spot animals in the morning and in the afternoon enjoy a boat cruise on Kazinga channel to see aquatic mammals such as Nile crocodiles, hippos and water birds. You can pass through Queen when going or coming from Bwindi.
4. Mgahinga Gorilla National park
What’s more, Mgahinga is another place to see mountain gorillas in addition to Bwindi. once you are in Mgahinga, another key attraction to remember are the golden monkeys and virunga volcanoes. Mgahinga gorilla national park consist of 3 dormant volcanoes which make up the chain of 8 virunga mountains.
climbing to the summit of the volcanoes actually takes a day excursion.
