Activities in Uganda
Activities in Uganda are the different ventures that different travelers can engage in when they visit Uganda on different safari packages. On your tour to Uganda, you will get amazed with notable attractions and activities in Uganda’s national parks and other protected areas which are excellent tour packages organized by different tour operators suitable to your wish tour list that will take you to many attractive destinations depending on how many days you select. Travelers planning to visit Uganda shouldn’t get worried to visit a welcoming and peaceful country with conducive weather suitable for everyone. Perhaps, Uganda is a blessed country and one of the most rewarding countries in the world for those looking for marvelous holidays with abundant wildlife including the Big five mammals, the endangered mountain gorillas, other primates like chimpanzees, Colobus monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabey as well as sighting unique birds like the pre-historic looking shoebill is the number one among the rest species, which can be explored in ten different national parks of Uganda.
Activities in Uganda
Gorilla Trekking
Visit Uganda tours and travel deep into the heart of Bwindi impenetrable national park and encounter these unique endangered creatures mountain gorillas. Gorilla trekking can be done in one of 14 habituation gorilla families and in one gorilla sector of Bwindi. Gorilla sector include Ruhija, Nkuringo, Rushanga and Buhoma sector. This is an exciting activity done in the morning hours by the help of a trained guide who leads you to one of the gorilla families to trek, through trekking a traveler can get a chance to spot other species like birds, monkeys, wildlife species many more. The activity can take 30 minutes to 8 hours depending on where they were left the previous day and once gorillas are found, you’re given one hour to watch them how they spend their day-long playing, grooming their your young ones, display their nests up high on the tree. In this case, you might spend a full day in the wilderness, so it requires you to go with your packed lunch.
However, travellers are advised not to touch gorillas because they are 98% DNA of human genes and they can easily be affected by diseases. Children below 15 years are not allowed to trek.
Guided nature walks
Many travellers prefer encountering the nature beauty of Uganda and for them to enjoy the hidden treasures, we advise the travellers to always foot but not use of a car. Visit Bwindi impenetrable forest and explore the six main nature trails in Buhoma which can lead you to waterfalls, forest walk and primate encounters where you will be rewarded with a variety of species like monkeys, trees, birds in the forest like African green pigeon. African harrier hawk, Cinnamon-Chested bee-eater, Crowned hornbill, Giant kingfisher, Western green tinker bird, Ruwenzori apalis, Yellow-streaked greenbul, Mountain masked apalis, Handsome francolin, Olive breasted sunbird, Blue-headed Sunbird and much more.
Wildlife viewing
Travel to Uganda and embark into its wonderful national park and enjoy the incredible wildlife viewing in its protected national park such as Murchison falls national park where you will be able to view a variety of wild animals since it’s a home to over to 76mammal and 500 bird species like giraffes, buffaloes, lions, it also offers a great view of the Nile crocodiles, hippos, Kidepo valley national park offer amazing view of variety of species like zebras, reedbucks, hyenas, cape buffaloes, giraffes, leopards, unique bird like Ostriches, Queen Elizabeth national park offers wonderful sighting of tree climbing lions, high number of hippos, chimpanzees to be viewed in kyambura gorge, other animals include elephants , topi, baboons, warthogs, baboons, waterbucks, crocodiles, you can as well visit Bwindi impenetrable forest national park and have a rewardable sight viewing of half of the rare gorillas that are remaining in the world.
Chimpanzee tracking
Kibale national park in the western part of Uganda is famously known the number one Africa’s best chimpanzee trekking destination which harbours with over 1500 individual chimpanzees. This species is ready to be tracked because they trained on how to get close to humans. The activity starts in the morning hours after visitor’s breakfast, go for briefing and afterward a guide with accompanying you to their nature inhabits. Once Chimpanzees are allocated you will be given one hour to observe them as you learn their lifetime behaviours.
Birding
On visitors’ Uganda tour, they can as well do birding which is best done in Semuliki national park which is found in the western region of Uganda. Bigodi wetland in the western part of the country and Semuliki national park is a true haven for birders where you can be able to spot beautiful species of birds both residential and endemic species such as Red-rumped tinkers bird, African piculet, Black-casqued wattle Hornbill, Great blue and Ross’s Turacos, among others.
Golden monkey trekking
This gorgeous and active activity can be encountered in Mgahinga gorilla national park where you can get amazed with this fast active primate come along the mountain gorillas plus other primates like red tailed monkeys, colobus monkeys, white and black monkeys. There is a possibility of seeing wild animals like elephants, buffaloes and many more.
Visit Bujagali falls
On your tour to Uganda, you can travel deep to Uganda’s stunning places like the Owen falls dam and bujagali falls in Jinja which is a short drive from Kampala city to the main destination. Where you will experience the breath-taking rapids of the falls and the spectacular viewing is rewardable along here.
White water rafting along the River Nile.
This is also one of the highlights you can do on Jinja tours in Uganda which is a lifetime adventure filled with lots of excitement. In Uganda, white water rafting is carried out along the source of the Nile and this is the best destination to enjoy water rafting in the world despite the fact that River Nile is the Longest River in the world. On your water rafting experience expect to do long, rollicking strings of grade IV and grade V rapids with lots of thrills and spills.
Visit the Equator
This is landmark activity on Uganda tours and is best viewed on your tour to Queen Elizabeth national park since it is located on the same route in Kayebwe district. Along with the equator, you can get excited with a photoshoot, view how the imaginary line is separated on the earth into two section that is the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
Boat cruise
The boat cruise can be enjoyed along the Nile water in Murchison falls national park to the side of upstream to the Nile bottom of falls which is the most powerful waterfall in the world and the boat cruise done at the downstream of the Victoria Nile delta stretches to the shores of lake Albert. While enjoying your boat cruise you’re free to do sundowner and you can be able to spot water birds like the shoe bill stork, white egrets and much more. Traveller can as well do sport fishing along the Victoria Nile.
Batwa trail and cultural Experience
Batwa trails lead to you Batwa people who were the first people to live in the forest of Bwindi with mountain gorillas and they are called Batwa pygmies who are hunter-gatherers and depend on the forest for shelter, food, and medicine. This trail leads to Muhavura cave where you can meet the Batwa people and learn about their traditional lifestyle, storytelling and they can teach you how to make their local dishes, tell you about their history and the journey can be interesting.
Mountain climbing
Travel deeply on Uganda tours, to many travellers who prefers climbing experience, Rwenzori mountain would be your first favoured one. A traveler to involve in climbing needs her or him to be physically fit in the body and free from sickness in order to make your climbing successful up to the highest point of peak famously known as Margherita peak and to climb up there is a great experience of viewing countryside features. To climb up to the highest peak it takes several days to reach there. At its top, it offers great spectacular viewing of the land scape, countryside, the beauty of the mountain of the moon and many more.
Rhino Trekking
On your tour to Uganda never miss out to visit Ziwa Rhino sanctuary the only place in Uganda where you can trek Rhinos. Rhino trekking activity is done on foot with the help of a tour guide and it can be done en route to or from Murchison falls national park.
Where to stay on Uganda tours
Each protected area to visit on your Uganda tour sounds with beautiful accommodation, amenities and with enough security. So travellers shouldn’t get worried about the accommodation facilities in the national parks which range from mid-range to luxury ranges.
What means of transport are used to access these national parks
Both cars and air transport can access these national parks, although road transport can take long to access some national park the journey can be interesting and rewarding.
Air transport
All Uganda’s national parks can be easily accessed by use of charter flight or scheduled flight which can be booked in Entebbe International Airport with the help of a tour operator. And we Achieve global safaris we can organise your excellent trip combined with means of transport, activities and accommodation facilities.
Lastly, Visit Uganda and marvel into an excellent trip itinerary where you will have immensely great time most especially the mountain gorillas, chimpanzees plus other wildlife species and end up calling it worth visit you encountered in the pearl of Africa.
