Uganda Safari on Budget : Uganda is known as the pearl of Africa offers diverse range of landscapes, wildlife, cultural experiences that are for both budget and luxury travellers, Uganda is one of the most affordable destinations for a thrilling safari offering an authentic African experience in different national parks all offering different experience. The budget safari in Uganda provides exceptional value while ensuring travellers to get best nature walks, wildlife, culture experience and many more. Here are some of the best budget safari options you should consider.
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
When thinking about Uganda safari tour this is one of the places that should not skip your mind because you can not afford to miss out on seeing mountain gorillas, because gorilla trekking is undoubtedly one of the most sought experience though gorilla permits are costly but it is worthy the experience but you can book the permits during the low season in case you are budget in the months of march April November and the accommodation also the lodges are given on discounts, some tour operators also offer group discounts like friends, solo travellers to mention but a few.
Queen Elizabeth National Park
This is like a must to visit for any one in Uganda to visit and for any visitor looking for rich wildlife diversity because Queen Elizabeth National Park has the big four animals. This national park is located in western part of Uganda in Kasese district which is a home to variety of animals like lions’ elephants’ warthogs, buffaloes, leopards, birds, antelopes and one on a budget safari in queen Elizabeth national park should avoid activities like lion trucking because one of the expensive activities to do in queen Elizabeth national park.
Murchison Falls National Park
Murchison Falls National Park is Uganda’s largest park with the big five animals and it offers one of the most affordable experiences it is located in north western Uganda. When you want to enjoy Murchison falls on budget visit it as a group and sleep in budget accommodations like red chilli camp, when you are in Murchison your able to see wildlife like buffaloes’ elephants’ hippos’ lions’ leopards, visit the top of the which is the most interesting part in Murchison falls add on your budget ziwa rhino sanctuary where you will see the white rhinos.
Kibale National Park
Kibale National Park is located in western Uganda in Kabarole district, famous for chimpanzee trucking and chimpanzee habituation with other primates like baboons, monkeys and the budget safari in Kibale National Park includes nature walks bird watching and many others with the cheap accommodation options like campsites, guest houses to mention but a few.
Lake Mburo National Park
Uganda’s smallest savannah park but with rare animals that you should not miss out while on a Uganda safari like elands, zebras, lake mburo gives budget friendly activities like boat cruise, game drives nature walks, cultural excursions where visitors can learn about the culture of Ankole with their people like the long-horned cattle and visitors engage in activities like milking, making ghee, smoking the milk vessels. The blend of nature and culture makes mburo a perfect budget friendly destination.
Methods of visiting Uganda on a budget
Travel with family or friends. When you travel a solo visitor you foot all bills, but when you have friends or family bills are shared and one of the cheap transport’s costs, we have boda, tax, and special tax hire that can take you anywhere you want to visit.
Save money on accommodation. Do not sleep in luxury hotels when there are budget accommodations because every destination has budget accommodation so sleep where your money belongs in case, you’re not on budget safari tour in Uganda.
Do not spend money on food. Like eating in 5star hotels when you’re on a budget safari, you can choose to make your own food or eat in a low budget hotel or restaurant.
Choose the best safari activities. choose those you really want to do and can fit in your budget like game drives, boat cruise, gorilla trekking and many more.
When to visit Uganda on budget safari
The ideal time to visit Uganda on a budget is during the low season. The wet season is considered as the low season there is less travel and traffic in Uganda, hotels, camps and resorts charge less and lower rates, though it a bit hard to access some of the national parks and spotting wildlife during the rainy season.
Some of the budget safari accommodations we have
Here are some of the budget safari accommodations Parkside safari lodge, red chilli rest camp, katungulu guest house Uganda wild life Bandas, to mention but a few.
By following these tips, an affordable safari in Uganda is within reach. With careful planning and a willingness to embrace the local way of life, you can have an forgettable adventure with out over spending, remember the richness of the experience does not necessarily correlate with the price. Enjoy minus spending a lot.
