Uganda Safari Tours Holidays
Uganda is an East African country that offers some of the continent’s most diverse wildlife viewing, dramatic landscapes, and immersive cultural experiences. It’s where you’ll discover some of Africa’s largest mountain ranges, like the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains, Mount Elgon and vast Lake Victoria, the source of the River Nile, its abundant wildlife includes chimpanzees as well as rare birds and the remote Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a renowned mountain gorilla habitat.
Murchison Falls National Park in the northwest is known for its 43m-tall waterfall and wildlife such as hippos, crocodiles and the Fresh waters largest fish the Nile perch. Game viewing is the most popular tourist activity in the country’s national parks. This is because the country has a variety of game, including the rare tree-climbing lions of Ishasha, white rhinoceros, and elephant and it is home to 11% of the world’s bird species.
Uganda is home to more than half the world’s population of mountain gorillas. While in Uganda do not miss to enjoy the gorilla trekking safari in the mist. Trekking to observe them in their indigenous habitat, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest tops many bucket lists, and combined with the remote Kidepo Valley National Park and Murchison Falls National Park to come face to face with “The Big Five”– lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and buffalo – on safari. Jinja is East Africa’s adventure capital, and a renowned spot for white water rafting on the Nile.
The country’s oldest inhabitants are Batwa and Bambuti people – descendants of ancient hunter-gatherer cultures. As a result, Ugandans have a diverse cultural life which permeates everything from food to festivals.
All Uganda tours offer such experience of beautiful country side as well as green undulating terrains filled with coffee and banana plantations. There are also traditional homesteads and cattle grazing. You will also enjoy many beautiful scenic drives, good to the eyes of any tourist on safaris to Uganda.
Wildlife is viewed in all the parks of Uganda and tourists have a chance to enjoy the big five and the herbivores including the giraffes, zebras, antelopes, hippos, and Nile Crocodiles. Get to see the 400 population of mountain gorillas found in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park as well as chimps and other monkey types you find in Kibale National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park. Besides wildlife, you will also have chance to view the many birds including the rare shoe bill stock while on a safari.
Mountain Rwenzori; this is a snow caped mountain and is the highest in East Africa. This mountain was also known as Ruwenzori Ranges and they are mountain ranges of the eastern equatorial Africa. These ranges are on border between Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The mountain is 5,109km above sea level and is about 120km long and 65km wide. It’s filled with variety of flora including tropical rain forests, the giant groundsel and the giant lobelia. The fauna around this mountain include; primates like the monkeys, forest elephants and endemic birds.
Source of the Nile; this is found in Jinja town and it was discovered by John Speke, you can enjoy many different water activities on source of Nile, these include; white water rafting, swimming, bungee jumping, boat cruises, kayaking and many more.
Murchison falls; these falls are in north western Uganda and it’s among the most magnificent water falls found in Uganda and it’s located on source of Nile. Other safari trips include a boat cruise on the Nile where you will enjoy an up-close experience with many water animals including; the hippos, giant crocodiles as well birds.
