Great Encounters On An Amazing Uganda safari
Found in the East Africa and one of the few countries that is crossed by the equator line, this describes Uganda. Characterized by tropical rain forests, moderate temperatures, lakes and rivers this makes her having the best temperatures in the world. After having confirmed your holiday, vacation, or honey moon need, you hope for the best of Uganda safari, assuring you the country is one of the best destination for individual traveler, couple, family or group visit. With a number of visitor interests, the country is endowed with beautiful scenery for both flora and fauna, the landscape and culture without compromise you are assured of the best experience of its kind.
After confirming your tailor made trip plan (travel itinerary) while descending at Entebbe Airport your will appreciate the beauty of the so called pearl of Africa. Variety of travel trails and tourist destinations at your disposal, you can choose to explore the beauty 0f the Capital Kampala on your first day, cultural, religious, and visiting the local markets. The tour may also include Gadhafi Mosque the biggest mosque in East Africa and the 2nd biggest in Africa on its high tower you’re able to view the whole Kampala city and its surroundings, other interesting sites to visit include Namirembe and Rubaga cathedrals, Namugongo Martyrs shrine, the Uganda museum, Bahai temple one of its kind in Africa and the great Buganda kingdom the most powerful kingdom in east Africa. The first time experience of the Kampala city tour is very rewarding.
Among your adventure list is the beautiful water falls that offer nice views to relax one’s mind, spectacular waterfalls such as Sezibwa falls about 37km away from the city center, this rivers is believed having been born like any other human being, actually it’s a twin and the other twin brother is Mubeya and is also a river flowing eastwards while Sezibwa flows northwards. the falls rewards you with the best cool and silent lonely environment accompanied by a number of bird species 120 including weaver birds, cooks, forest birds, red-chested cuckoo, snake eagles, sunbirds, cormorants, kingfisher an warblers flying on top of tall trees. Griffin falls within Mabira eco forest good where you can do zip lining. Then continue to Jinja for Itanda falls on the historical Nile River which offer opportune to have the most adventurous activates of bungee jumping, white water rafting and kayaking on white rapid waters.
The amazing Sipi falls on the foot hills of Mt. Elgon, in 3 phases Sipi falls are hiked one by one in the wildness and are distanced from one to another, the phases ranges from 1600 to 1900m above sea level. The spectacular rocky Aruu falls in Pader district northern part of Uganda, are beautiful and have the best view for photographs. The mighty Murchison falls on river Nile the most powerful falls in the world and the falls are rewarding for viewing a number of wildlife while on a boat cruise and by hiking to view its counterpart the Uhuru falls separating on pouring and joining back on falling. The Kisizi falls in Rukungiri which are viewed on suspended bridge in the middle of tall trees, Amabere Ganyin a’mwiru fall in fort Portal are very historical for Bunyoro Kitara dynasty among others. The variety of these water falls one of them can accompany any of your safari package.
Gorilla and Chimpanzee Trekking in Africa
Spectacular trekking of gorillas in Uganda tops up all safari experience in Africa, this popular and exceptional adventure activity at both Bwindi impenetrable and Mgahinga Gorilla National parks enables you encounter the few of the remaining great mountain gorillas. Bwindi alone is home to over 480 mountain gorillas and that over half of the world’s total population. Trekking gorillas you need to book trekking permit at least three month before the trekking date because the activity is on the high demand, on your trekking date you supposed to report on the park headquarter by 8:00hours in Uganda and in Rwanda 7:30 hours for briefing about the trekking etiquette, after being assigned a group/family will join a group of other seven member to make a total of 8 , in company of an armed ranger guide you will enter the Eco-forest with your packed lunch, at least two litters of water and a rain court to search for the beautiful gentle giants. The trekking may take between 30 minutes to 8 hours following their foot prints, the activity is hectic but once you find them all the difficult you have gone through will be forgotten. Looking eye to you with the mountain gorillas is an experience of a life time, you will realize how close mountain gorillas are to human, remember they share 98% of human DNA. You will be allowed strictly an hour in their presence and keep a distance of 7 meters. You will watch the young ones playing in tree branches
Gorilla trekking in Uganda also can be done to Mgahinga Gorilla National park where silver meets with gold, meaning there are chances of encountering the rare golden monkeys. Only in Uganda where you can do double gorilla trek in two different forest parks. Chimpanzees trekking in Kibale forest national park the only park where you encounter with 13 different primate species including the baboons, Mangebay, red colobus, vervet monkey, red tailed monkey, coppery tailed white nosed monkey, bush babies, eastern black and white colobus, L’Hoests, pottos, and the incredible chimpanzees. Other are where you can track chimpanzee are Kyambura gorge in Queen Elizabeth national park, Budongo forest reserve and Kalinzu forest reserve.
Birding
Go on an amazing birding safari through the varied of Uganda with swamps, lakes, rivers, forests, savannahs and mountains, these shelter 1031 bird species recorded of which 58 are said to be accidental and 19 are uncertain. Kampala is where your birding experience starts at the Kabaka’s Lake the largest manmade lake in east and central Africa which is a home to a number of bird species which include Grey Crowned Crested Crane, Open-billed Stork, Several Species of Egret, Sacred Ibis, Glossy Ibis, Black-headed Herons and Grey Herons and many birding species can be ecounted. Also the lake is home to Yellow-billed Stork and Marabou Stork; Long-tailed cormorants, also some forested sand beaches in Kampala for example Botanical garden beaches in Entebbe also enhances the experience, the Mengo palace the official palace of Buganda kingdom it’s a rewarding spot for birders, Mabamba bey wetland among others in kamala.
Other birding spots of Uganda that are rewarding they include Queen Elizabeth national park in the western region of Uganda with over 600 bird species which include papyrus canary, papyrus canary, yellow-billed stork, martial eagle, gabon among other, Murchison falls national park with 450 bird species, Semulii national park with 441 bird species, Kibale forest national park 375bird species, Bwindi impenetrable national park south west and Budongo forest reserves in the north west with 350 bird species, Lake Mburo national park with 315 bird species, Mugahinga forest national park and Mt. Rwenzori national park with 180 and 177 bird species respectively. All these are rewarding birding spot where one can view over 1000 bird species.
Stupendous game drives
On a fabulous game drive, you encounter a number of wildlife and beautiful sceneries to give one a real adventure experience of the pearl of Africa. Viewing the unending savannah landscape that avails the opportunity of watching the big five include the Elephants, buffalos, lions, leopards, and rhinos. While driving around in your open roof tour vehicle high concentration of wild life for example herds of antelopes, school of hippopotamus, zebras, Rothschild giraffes, warthogs, wild pigs, ostrich and cheetahs. The drive can take one about 3 hours and interactions with natural beauty continues. Uganda safari is among the few destinations in Africa where you encounter the rare tree climbing lions in ishasha south of Queen Elizabeth national park, viewing different wildlife it’s an amazing experience in kidepo valley national the only adventurous park where cheetahs are found.
Safaris in Uganda are full of incredible adventures which also include boat launch in beautiful rivers and lakes in any of the parks, in Murchison falls the boat cruise leads you on viewing the most powerful water falls in the world and cruising also leads to the hippo pool the largest world hippopotamus population in Murchison falls and Queen Elizabeth national parks, and sport fishing on a special arrangements an interesting one.