Unique Uganda Safari Holiday

Once probing for the paramount country, you can go to for safari holidays, Uganda still bounces the best submission. This trivial East African interior boasts in variety of adventures which can be included on your safari holiday. These includes the gorilla trekking, chimpanzee tracking, Big Five safari, Adrenaline Safaris, Hiking Safaris, birding safaris among others. All these can form a kind of safari combination making you a unique safari holiday once in Uganda.

Special things Uganda holds than any other country, has the source of the Nile, hosts the largest side of Lake Victoria Africa’s largest fresh water lake, hosts the highest population of mountain gorillas in the world, offers the best chimpanzee tracking proposals, unique varies of cultures, hosts the endemic golden monkeys, harbors the highest number of bird species on the African continent. And many more, when combined they form varies of Unique Uganda Safari Holidays.

List of Unique Uganda Safari Holidays

Gorilla Trekking

One of the most common safari holidays done in Uganda. Adventure safari of trekking mountain gorilla’s plain is suitable for travelers who do have limited time of 3 to 4 days of traversing. The gorilla trekking safaris are Africa’s highlight of all adventures, and these have attracted quite a huge number of travelers at least to search and watch the mountain gorillas face to face.

Mountain gorillas are endangered species according to IUNC and these are endemic to two volcanic tropical forests. The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest of Uganda and the Virunga Conservation Areas shared among Mgahinga forest in Uganda, Volcanoes Forest in Rwanda and Virunga Forest in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Gorilla trekking in real sense means to enter into the impenetrable volcanic tropical forest and start a search for the mountain gorillas. While searching, trekkers have to make their own way to reach the gorillas. The hike/trek through the volcanic slopes and hikes may take about 30 minutes to 5 hours before finding your assigned gorilla family and on finding them, you have a limit of an hour watching hem face to face.

Gorilla trekking safaris are unique in the way that they rewind your origin of about 40 million years back according to zoologist researchers. The fact that gorillas share about 98% of human DNA, there is a lot scientific speculation of human having evolved from the gorillas.

Gorilla safaris are possible in Uganda in only two neighboring parks of southwestern Uganda. These are Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Bwindi Impenetrable is the capital of gorilla trekking in Uganda with highest number of habituated gorilla families available for trekking. There are four gorilla trekking sectors of Buhoma, Ruhija, Rushaga, and Nkuringo.

To trek gorillas in Uganda a permit costs $700 and also gorilla habituation which only done at Rushaga sector a permit cost $1500 per person to trek a day.

Gorilla, Chimpanzee and Wildlife

It looks awesomely incredible to visit Uganda on your holiday and take a safari which combines the three features of gorilla, chimpanzees and Wildlife. This gives an opportunity to visit more than 3 parks which offer various experiences. In a unique way Uganda remains the only tourist spot which offers perfect combination of gorilla and chimpanzee tracking experiences. Gorilla and chimpanzees are both larger apes that almost share the same DNA with human. To be made ready for trekking both undergo the same process, mainly habituation which makes them ready.

A safari holiday that connects gorilla, chimpanzee and wildlife takes you to visiting at least three parks and mainly can be Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Kibale National Park, Lake Mburo National Park and Queen Elizabeth National. One of the suggested safaris can be a 7 days gorilla, chimpanzee and wildlife and more.

Gorilla and Golden Monkey Tracking

Gorilla and golden monkeys are finest safari suggestions. These two are endangered species which are endemic to the tropical volcanic forests of southwestern Uganda. This is possible for both Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Mostly the adventure is craftier at Mgahinga where the “Gold meets Silver”, this means finding the golden monkeys living alongside gorillas.

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is located in Southwestern Uganda sharing on three borders of Uganda, Rwanda and DR Congo. The forest shares on the mighty Virunga Conservation Areas which is still shared among three parks.

Golden monkeys are shy beautiful and gorgeous primates which can run away on human sight. However, they underwent habituation process and are now used to human presence that trekkers can walk close to these monkeys without them shying away.

Visiting Mgahinga, there is a chance to trek both gorillas and golden monkeys. While tracking gorillas, there is a chance of finding the golden monkeys living alongside the Albertine Silver back. It’s an amazing safari holiday which suggests adventures which are customized for Uganda.

Wildlife and Gorilla Trekking

With wildlife safari being a famous form of adventures in Africa, then after watching the Big Five just try combining with gorilla trekking. This is almost the most common safari holiday content but very unique in rewards. Watching variety of wildlife among which can even include the Big Five games (lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes, and rhinos, and then add on several games, birds and later take a forest walk to meet with human closest relatives the mountain gorillas.

The wildlife and gorilla trekking safari holiday requires a minimum of 7 day and more to drive and experience variety of encounters. On this holiday safari expect to undertake adventures including gorilla trekking, game drives, wild boat cruise, nature walks, and bird watching among others.

The suggested trip can start from Kampala goes to Lake Mburo National Park, continues to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park and continues according to your safari consideration.

Big Five Safari

The Big Five Safari means watching this full-scale list. It’s selective when it comes to adventures in Uganda. Planning unique safari holiday in Uganda with an intention of watching the Big Five means a certain kind of destination selection.

This majorly means driving to Murchison Falls National Park with an en-route to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. Uganda is a rich safari destination with wider range of adventures to consider on your safari.

Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is the only natural environment accommodating rhinos. About 20 years back rhinos were not present in Uganda following their extinction which had happened in the 1990s. However, there was reintroduction of the rhinos and were set at Ziwa which is en-route to Murchison Falls National Park. All safari parks almost are home to the rest of the big games, mainly Queen Elizabeth, and Kidepo Valley National Park.

So, planning a perfect big five safari holiday in Uganda, the Ziwa en-route shouldn’t miss at any point.

The Northeastern Safari Holidays

Looking for something special on your trip, here is the northeastern safari holiday proposal. This proposal has greater en-routes and major points. It starts from Kampala taking to Jinja, and here en-routes include Sezibwa waterfalls, and Mabira forest (Griffin falls, and Ziplining), at Jinja you do rafting which goes up to the world class grade 4 and grade, Bungee jumping, water sliding and source of the Nile boat ride.

Then there is Mt. Elgon hikes and an en-route to Sipi waterfalls, visiting this adventure progressing Pian-Upe game reserve. The Karamoja culture and manyatta exploration, and majorly will have to visit this Africa’s remotest park according to CCN 2017 report. The northeastern route also includes visiting Murchison Falls National Park with two en-routes of Aruu waterfalls and Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.

This sometimes is the most rewarding as far as wildlife viewing is concerned. This unique Uganda safari holiday is packed with tremendous adventures of adrenaline, wildlife and culture. For wildlife will do game drives, boat cruise, hiking, nature walks, sports fishing among others.

Round Circuit Safari Holiday

Do have enough time of 25 days plus for your safari holiday in Uganda? Then we suggest this can be one of the most rewarding safari adventure holidays in your life of adventures. Almost it exposes you to undertake all adventures in the country. From either side you can start your safari from Kampala.

This time around will consist major adventures like Big Five games, and watching variety of wild animals on a game drive and wild boat cruise, gorilla trekking, chimpanzee tracking, nature viewing and hiking, hiking and rafting, waterfalls visit among so many adventures.