Gorilla Trekking Safari will happen in the Bwindi impenetrable forest National park. Bwindi is situated on the brink of the Great Rift Valley in southwestern Uganda. Bwindi is home to over 350 endangered mountain gorillas that are…
This Uganda Safari brings you to Uganda’s top safari parks: Lake Mburo National Park, Bwindi Gorilla Impenetrable Forest for mountain gorilla trekking tour, Kibale Forest National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park, chimpanzee
1 Day Jinja tour takes you to Jinja town where you explore the might River Nile, world’s longest River. This 1 day Jinja tour explores you to many destinations along the way as you will get chances to view the scenic Sezibwa Falls
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East Africa is blessed with lots of wildlife, cultures, beautiful scenaries and top of that, human’s closest cousins, chimpanzees.
Birding Safaris on a Uganda Safari is one of the engrossing activities in the home of thrilling experiences. This is done with adroit tour guides who
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What is a Gorilla trekking Safari? Gorilla trekking safari is one of a kind activity any adventurous visitor would like to experience. Gorilla Safari tour is not an open trip like going to a zoo where you can just go and view animals in cages, it involves hiking into thick forests and mountains in search for these rarest primates.
Gorilla Safaris may require a physically fit person or else hiring potters to carry you through the forest following gorilla trails. These gentle giants are usually in gorilla groups with a silver-back or black-back as the leader of every family and trackers are also supposed to be in a group of not more than 8 and have only one hour to spend with any of these mountain gorilla groups once tracked.
In the whole of Africa, mountain gorilla trekking and tracking safaris can only be done in three countries and these are Uganda in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Rwanda in Volcanoes National Park and Congo in Virunga National Park.
For a tourist to be able to track mountain gorillas in any of these countries, you need a gorilla permit that costs $1500 on Rwanda Safaris, $700 on Uganda Safaris and $400 in Congo. Park entrance fee to the trekking sites is on the Gorilla permits and gorilla safaris usually offer free birding experience as the forests host different bird species.
Gorilla Trekking Safari will happen in the Bwindi impenetrable forest National park. Bwindi is home to over 350 mountain gorillas
This Uganda Gorilla Safari takes you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for mountain gorilla tracking. Bwindi National Park is located
Mountain Gorilla Habituation is an amazing experience; that gives mountain gorilla tracking a whole new incredible unbeatable comfort since
Uganda gorilla trekking and wildlife safari allows you to explore Bwindi National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park.
A wildlife safari or game drive is an adventure that entails viewing wildlife in an off road car and it is always accompanied by a professional tour guide that explains animal behavior and also interpret nature. This activity mostly takes place very early in the morning, late afternoon or in the evening simply because most animals are more active during cooler times of the day.
Game drives on Uganda safaris are done in the following parks; Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, and Lake Mburo National Park.
Kenya is also another country that carries out game drives in the following parks, these include; TSAVO East National Park, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Nairobi National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park, Meru National Park to mention but a few.
Below is a list of national parks in Tanzania and these include; Selous National Park, Ruaha National Park, Saadani National Park, Serengeti National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Katavi National Park, Tarangire National Park, Arusha National Park, to mention but a few.
Just like any other countries in East Africa, Rwanda safaris also offer wildlife safaris in three national parks and among the three you can only conduct a game drive in only one which is Akagera National Park.
Choose from a series ready made best Uganda Safaris or Rwanda Tours tailored to meet your travel desires. From the thrilling Gorilla Trekking Safaris and rafting to awesome Wildlife sightseeing tours and Cultural experiences. These are the most booked African Safaris!
Murchison falls National Park derives it name from the Murchison falls where the mighty river Nile explodes through a narrow gorge and flows down to become a placid river whose banks are …
Queen Elizabeth National Park has been designated a Biosphere Reserve for humanity under UNESCO auspice. The park together with Kyambura and Kigezi Wildlife reserve form one of the most diverse
Lake Mburo National Park, an extension of the Tanzanian plains with big herds of zebra, impala, eland and other ungulate. The park offers amazing game viewing opportunities and it is the best
3 days Kenya Safari enables you to discover Masai Mara Kenya’s most celebrated game park. The safari offers the possibility of seeing “the big five” and other species of game that are sought after … Read More
11 Days honeymoon vacation in Tanzania. Live the romance of the African bush by touring Tanzania’s national parks and after visiting the parks relax along the pristine beaches of Zanzibar. Our Tanzania Honeymoon
Highlights For 5 Days Game Viewing Safari: Day 1: Kampala – Queen Elizabeth National Park, Day 2: Game Viewing Safari – Queen Elizabeth Np, Day 3: Chimpanzee Tracking – Kyambura Gorge, Day… Read More
Kibale National Park harbors the greatest variety of primates found anywhere in East Africa. It is an extensive National Park, protecting a large block of rainforest that offers excellent bird watching… Read More
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Our escorted Golf Tours are ideal for the discerning guest, wanting a relaxing and scenic experience of spectacular Ugandan landscapes and lush Golf Courses complete with exciting activities… Read More
This Rongai Route is imminent to Kilimanjaro from the north not far from the Kenyan border. The area retains a sense of untouched wilderness lost on the crowded Marangu and Machame trails… Read More
On this 10-day private customized tour, you stay at the Hotel Mille Collines in Kigali, where Rusesabagina saved 1268 people from the genocide in 1994, visit Nyungwe Forest and trek primates… Read more
Although all Safari Parks matter, some are more important to the tourists as they have much and unique experiences they offer. In the Eastern Part of Africa, the listed are the most popular national parks, with the highest number of visitors on Uganda safaris, Rwanda Tours and Kenya Safaris.
Bwindi impenetrable forest is a Uganda Safari Park with the biggest number of mountain gorillas. The park offers gorilla trekking safaris in 4 gorilla tracking sectors. It is located on the edge of the western rift valley (Albertine rift), South Western Uganda. Bwindi covers around 331 square kilometers on an Altitude… Read More
Nyungwe Forest National Park is the only place where we have seen troops of more than 300 colobus monkeys traveling in the trees. The park has 25 % of the primates of Africa with its 13 recorded primate species. It’s a primates paradise! Nyungwe Forest offers the best of Rwanda Chimp Tracking Safaris… Read More
Masai Mara National Reserve is an extension of Serengeti National park covering an area of 1510 km2 and bordering Loita Hills in the east, I tong Hills in the north and Syria escarpment in the West. It’s famously known for the Kenya Safaris great wild beast migration that usually takes place in July-October and the big five. Read More
Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP) together with Kyambura and Kigezi Wildlife reserves form one of the most diverse Eco systems in Africa. Here, the melting glacier waters of the Rwenzori Mountains create a vast wetland system comprising for two main lakes George and Edward being channeled by the mighty Kazinga Channel to the… Read More
Lake Mburo National Park (LMNP) is a very special place ; every part of it is alive with a variety, interest and color. LMNP contains an extensive area of wetland. The park harbours several species of mammals including Zebras, impalas, elands, topi and buffaloes. The bird population includes the rare Read More
The Serengeti centres on acacia savannah, with dry grasslands to the south, western corridor of wooded highland that fronts Lake Victoria and north, the wooded grasslands along the Grumeti and Mara Rivers. Around 3,000 Lions and upwards of 500 Cheetah inhabits this enormous sanctuary. Tanzania safari can’t be complete… Read More
Volcanoes National Park or Parc National Des Volcans (PNV) is part of the Virunga Conservation Area and covers more than 125 km². This is the only park in Rwanda that offers Rwanda Gorilla Tours. It is also the shortest gorilla trekking park to reach from a capital city. Accommodations, other attractions in the… Read More
Akagera National Park is located in the east of Rwanda along the Akagera River that is the natural border with Tanzania. The park was created in 1936 and was once in terms of natural beauty, landscape, scenery and animal life, one of the best national parks in Africa. a Rwanda Wildlife Tour is complete only if Akagera Read More
Uganda Safaris featuring the Rwenzoris provides exhilarating rewarding experience but one, which must be Well planned. The key to an enjoyable Uganda tours must be prepared! The conditions on the mountain are a challenge to even an experienced hiker because this mountain is known for its un-engeneered… Read More
Murchison Falls National Park derives its name from the Murchison falls where the mighty River Nile explodes through a narrow gorge and flows down to become a placid river whose banks are thronged with hippos, crocodiles, waterbucks, and buffaloes. Murchison Falls is the largest and most popular Uganda safari Park… Read More
Kibale Forest National Park is an extensive Safari Park, protecting a large block of rainforest that offers some excellent forest for bird watching. Birds and primates combined with easy access, a good infrastructure and a variety of interesting Activities make this forest ideal for primate watching safaris to Uganda… Read More
Kidepo is ideal for Uganda safaris featuring wildlife tours. For the visiting birder, Kidepo Valley National Park boasts a bird list of over 475 species, a total second only to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Lying in the rugged, semi-arid valleys of Karamoja province on the far northern border with Sudan, it is Uganda’s most remote… Read More
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Mubare Gorilla Group Receives Another New Baby Gorilla (Baby Born Gorilla) Today on 7th November 2019, the Uganda wildlife authority (UWA) announced the birth of another baby gorilla in the Mubare family within a period of 3 weeks. It is said that the mother, Karungi and the baby are in good health. However; the sex/gender […]
First Polka-dotted Zebra A zebra foal with no stripes but a dark coat and white polka dots sighted in Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, the foal was first spotted by Antony Tira, a guide in Masai Mara National Reserve who named the foal Tira. Reports say, the foal is said to have a condition […]
Birding Safaris on a Uganda Safari is one of the engrossing activities in the home of thrilling experiences. This is done with adroit tour guides who have all the birding expertise you need. Birding is usually done concomitantly with gorilla trekking which is quite an enthralling encounter while in Uganda’s wilderness.
Uganda has multitudinous birding spots all over the country depending on where the tourist wants to take their safari from. Some of Uganda’s most enchanting birding locales in no particular order include the Rwenzori Mountains National Park which is distinctive for its Rwenzori turaco and the three-horned Johnston’s chameleon, the Bigodi wetland Sanctuary located that has over 138 bird species including the rare white winged webler and the papyrus gonolek.
The Mabamba bay wetland at Lake Victoria, Lake Mburo National Park wetlands, Bwindi impenetrable National Park, Semuliki National Park, Mgahinga National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park identified for its idiosyncratic migrating flamingos plus the Budongo Forest located in the Murchison Falls National Park which is known for its magnificent shoebill, Cassin’s spinetail, ituri batis and the African blue breasted dwarf kingfisher.
Uganda is arguably the world’s best birding destination with tentatively 1100 disparate bird species that lures tourists and researchers from all over the world. This calls for prior bookings and preparations with authorities and tour guides who will take you for your mesmerizing birding safari which routinely starts at 7:00 am for the best birding adventure.
White water rafting is an activity done in paddle rafts, where each person belongs to a team that is captained by a professional guide. Paddlers are given instructions on how best they can enjoy themselves on the whirling waters but at the same time observe safety by using safety kayaks which accompany every raft trip on the water.
White water rafting is done on a Uganda Safari at the historic mighty river Nile in Jinja which is the recognized home of the source of the Nile. Where the flow of water is in grades of the rapids rafted on the stretch of the Nile which range from stages 1-5. Tourists are given the option of whether to go through the middle which is the rapid or go through the easy way which is around the edge.
There is variety of options depending on the tourists, there are different time intervals one can do their rafting, half-day, full-day, two day white water rafting, then family rafting depending on the tourists desire one can access any of the types of rafting.
Rafters are provided with safety attires while going for rafting like a helmet and a high buoyancy life jackets specially designed to bring someone up to the surface and allow them to swim, the companies that do white water rafting are Nalubale rafting, Nile explorers, adrift rafting.
White water rafting is an activity done in paddle rafts, where each person belongs to a team that is captained by a professional guide. Paddlers are given instructions on how best they can enjoy themselves on the whirling waters but at the same time observe safety by using safety kayaks which accompany every raft trip on the water.
White water rafting is done on a Uganda Safari at the historic mighty river Nile in Jinja which is the recognized home of the source of the Nile. Where the flow of water is in grades of the rapids rafted on the stretch of the Nile which range from stages 1-5. Tourists are given the option of whether to go through the middle which is the rapid or go through the easy way which is around the edge.
There is variety of options depending on the tourists, there are different time intervals one can do their rafting, half-day, full-day, two day white water rafting, then family rafting depending on the tourists desire one can access any of the types of rafting.
Rafters are provided with safety attires while going for rafting like a helmet and a high buoyancy life jackets specially designed to bring someone up to the surface and allow them to swim, the companies that do white water rafting are Nalubale rafting, Nile explorers, adrift rafting.
Golden monkeys are one primate species that stands out from the amazing baboons, gorillas, chimpanzees, and monkey family. Such a unique species that can only be found in the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and the spanning areas within the Virunga Conservative Area.
Bungee jumping over the source of the Nile is one of the most spectacular bungee jumping sites in the world. It is done on a Uganda Safari.
Uganda holds the source of the Great Nile River, the longest river in the world, where it flows northwards through the tropical climate of East Africa and into the Mediterranean Sea cutting through nine African countries. This blessed Uganda with multitudinous locales favorable for canoeing in Uganda.
Some of the phenomenal scenery on the Nile River include; the source of the Nile which is passionate about its symbolic location thus a memorable safari to Jinja; the Bujagali falls and the river below Murchison Falls among others. Other canoeing places in Uganda include; Lake Bunyonyi, Lake Mburo among others. Safety of a life jacket while on a canoeing and rafting tour is paramount
Outdoor camping and backpacking is one of the adventurous tours in Uganda’s countryside and national parks. Camping is one assuredly to feel the closer touch to nature’s gifts of birds, wild animals, insects, butterflies and the vegetation.
Camping in Uganda may not recommend you to simply set up solitary tents in the middle of nowhere, but rather urge you to restrict to established recognized and secure campsites. There are several established campsites in Uganda where prior booking is paramount for a better preparations and the best experience. Some these include;
Outdoor camping tourists commonly move out for adventure and fun but happen to encounter some challenges. This triggers an alert that you should make sure you have the right camping gear and equipment for your camp trip in Uganda’s national parks and reserves.
Watch out for the best tents, hiking boots, warm and thick clothing, adequate supplies and drinking water, backpacks, sun hats and sun glasses. You also need to carry utensils, chairs, camping stoves, flash lights and sleeping bags, to mention but a few.
Finally, take caution to be friendly courteous to the locals in and around camping centers as these will be your immediate sources of help, company and ultimate information plus helping you in other domestic activities like fetching water, washing and taking you around the interesting places around the camps.
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