A holiday safari in Uganda offers a wholesome and holistic African experience. Uganda is a piece of Eden in the heart of Africa with favorable climate tamed by numerous physical natural features and high altitudes that make this country a top holiday safari destination. And whether you’re travelling with a young family, or friends or solo, the country offers various activities that you can tailor in your holiday safari to suit your interests and thirst for adventure. Uganda boasts a a variety of diversity from rainforest, expansive island-dotted fresh water lakes and rivers, savannas and woodlands that are offer various activities. Improved accessibility and amenities between and around various attractions and across the country makes travelling here easier.
Popular Activities and Highlights on a Holiday Safari in Uganda
Mountain Gorillas and Chimpanzee Tracking
The major highlight to most visitors on a holiday to Uganda is an up-close trek experience along the mountain gorillas and their smaller counterparts the chimpanzee in their natural rainforest habitats. This major highlight has been deemed a privilege and a lifetime adventure by most visitors. Uganda hosts half of the global population of mountain gorillas within its pristine gorilla rainforest parks, where over 20 gorilla families are available for daily trekking experience. Uganda offers the most exciting and affordable mountain gorilla tracking experience in the region. Chimpanzee trekking occurs in a few forests in Uganda but Kibale NP is best place to encounter this iconic species.
Wildlife Safaris in Uganda
Several of Uganda’s 10 national parks savanna and woodland where iconic game occur including the Big 5. Less touristic crowds brings that exclusive real Africa’s wilderness feel and off-the-beaten wildness experiences. The parks diversity of habitats from fresh water bodies, rugged mountain ranges, woodlands and expansive savanna grasslands all teemed with Africa’s iconic game and an exciting birdlife. Major activities offered here include game drives, boat cruises and nature walks getting you up-close and personal to Africa’s most iconic game. Popular game include Lion, Leopard, African Elephant, Hippo, Buffalo and a diversity of birds.
Rafting on the Nile
Another highlight while on holiday safari in Uganda is white water rafting on the world’s longest river Nile. Near its mouth at Jinja, the Nile cascades cover over various rocks to create the world’s most iconic rapids, an attraction to the-most daring adventurers. The white water rafting is undertaken as a family or solo on a half-day or full-day experience.
Birdwatching
With time on your hands, you can travel far and wide to Uganda’s birding hotspots to tick off the continents most iconic species like the prehistoric Shoebill. Uganda’s geographic position on the equator and at the confluence of Africa’s major habitats favors it with 1080 bird checklist, about 50%of the continents bird species! While on game drives, boat cruises or forest treks one can easily tick off several dozens of species that occur in these habitats.