Best 10 Uganda Safari Activities You Should Experience.
Best 10 Uganda safari activities you should experience, on you visit to Uganda, for a great safari vacation. Uganda safari is full of fun and diversity. From the people, landscape and nature, there is something for you to engage in. Uganda has over 10 national park and 15 wildlife reserves.
Hosting half, of the world gorillas, and being a home to primates and wildlife, you will definitely fall in love with Uganda, with its diversity.
Below are the best 10 Uganda safari activities you should experience on your visit.
Volcano Hiking
The “mountain of the moon” raises 5,109 m for a great challenge. If you’re a great hiker and would like to do a challenging hike, then mountain Rwenzori will reward you with the best hiking experience with less crowd. The mountain has not been much explored and has less visitors, giving a great chance to enjoy a quiet environment while hiking. The beautiful mountain, has great hiking trails, and you can approach using two hiking route, thus the central route and the southern route. Both route reward’s you with great experience. The hike takes 8 days round trip.
Further hiking challenge, you can visit Mount Elgon, which stands at 4,321 m, makes it a great hiking challenge, and this can take 5 day’s round trip. Those who cannot make it for the long hiking always take the day trip to Sipi Falls, to enjoy the guided hike to the beautiful water falls.
Other famous volcanoes include Mount Muhabura, Mount Sabinyo, and Mount Moroto, which are all great hiking mountains.
White Water Rafting.
Discover the Nile through taking a white water rafting challenge. The great Nile will reward you with a grade 5 level of rafting. You can as well go rafting through kayaking and still have the fun over the waterfalls.
The white water rafting can be done on half day or full day depending on your choice of interest.
Wildlife Safari.
With over 10 national parks, 4 of them are savannah parks that will reward you with a great safari experience, with a good opportunity to encounter the Big Five. Rhinos’ can be sighted at Ziwa Rhino sanctuary, while others can be seen at the great parks of Kidepo Valley National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Lake Mburo National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Primate Trekking.
Hosting half of the world mountain gorillas, and numerous number of other primates such as the chimpanzee and golden monkey, Uganda is a primate capital destination for the primate lovers.
Gorilla trekking at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga National Park, is one of the leading tourism activity bring a number of tourist who come to see the gorillas.
Chimpanzee trekking at Kibale National Park, which is the leading destination, known as the home of chimpanzees, with great experience and close encounter, will blow your mind. Other chimpanzee trekking areas include, Kalinzu forest reserve, Budongo forest, Kyambura Gorge at Queen Elizabeth National Park. You can as well see the chimpanzees at Gamba Island, where you will have a close encounter of the chimpanzees at the sanctuary.
Other primates being trekked are the famous golden monkeys of Mount Mgahinga National Park.
Boat Trips.
Being blessed with a number of fresh water bodies, Uganda, has a great beautiful water bodies that has favored a great boat ride experience in the country. All over the country, there is a lake, where one can easily go for a great boat ride, from Lake Victoria, across to the River Nile, you will encounter an amazing boat ride. All the savannah parks, has lakes which favors’ boat ride except only Kidepo National Park.
Kazinga Channel at Queen Elizabeth National Park, has one of the best boat ride experience, including boat ride on Nile at Murchison Falls National Park. You will enjoy an ultimate boat experience, with a great view of numerous wildlife, hippos and crocodiles.
Boat experience at Lake Bunyonyi, is also one of the beautiful experience, with a visit to numerous islands. You can do this by a canoe ride or powered motor boat.
Cultural Encounter.
Indulge yourself, with great cultural performance at Ndere cultural center. There is local food served for the dinner with great cultural performance to kill the evening. Uganda has over 56 tribes, and by travelling across the region, you will experience a different community settings. The people are hospitable and you will feel welcome everywhere you travel across the country. Most lodges and hotels will serve you, with local cuisine food, when tuned to Uganda setting that will leave your mouth watering.
Bird Watching.
Uganda is a birding paradise, with over 1050 bird species, you will enjoy a great birding experience as you move around the country with your binoculars trying to spot the winged ones.
Some of the prominent birding areas include, Mabamba swamp, well known for the shoe-bills, Bwindi forest, Lake Bunyonyi, Kibale National Park, for the Great breasted Pitta, Semuliki National Park, Murchison and Queen Elizabeth National Park. Birding around Entebbe and Masaka areas are also rewarding.
Kampala City Tour
Taking a walk in the city, is another way to get to mix with the people and get to know the country and it’s economic. Kampala is the largest city in Uganda, and host all kind of people across the country. Taking a city tour, will make you learn a lot about the city and the people. Popular areas to visit includes the Bahai temple, Namugongothrine, Namirembe cathedral, Kabaka Palace, Makarere University, Kibuli Mosque, Gadaffi Mosque, Nakasero market, old taxi park, Owino market. You need to be smart to be able to marvel around Kampala, and take good care about your bags and belonging. Night life is the best when you visit boutiques, bars and restaurants. You will enjoy the city and meet some of the amazing friends to connect with.
Go Cycling
Are a fun lover, going out peddling is one way to explore the country and get to meet and know the country side people. During your tour, you can request to go out with bikes or hire them along the way. Lake Mburo National Park, is one of the parks, that favors cycling and getting close to the wildlife as you explore the park. You can as well decide to cycle around as you tour the country, to get a general experience on two wheels. The topography varies from one regions to another, and this will test your biking abilities. Explore the country while peddling.
Dine out.
Having many tribes, makes Uganda unique when it comes on food, if you love food, you will enjoy your stay. From the road side sales along high way, to the bars and restaurant, across to hotels, you will enjoy some of the best local organic cuisine. Have a taste of luwombo, matooke, ugali and local vegetable with nyamachoma and call it a visit.
Ugandan eat heavily and work so hard to meet the ends.
Above, are the best 10 Uganda safari activities you should experience, on you visit to Uganda, for a great safari vacation. There are a number of activities not mentioned, but the above are the top 10 activities you must know, to plan your safari trip well, while you explore Uganda.
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