Best safari Destinations in Uganda, there a number of safari destinations in Uganda to encounter on your trip.
Uganda is one of Africa’s country with amazing nature to offer, with a number of national parks which is named after the royal Queen Elizabeth 11 of England and established in the 1954.Queen Elizabeth is known as the best area for the concentration of Hippos, a home to a number of elephants, Lions, hippos, African leopards, chimpanzees and many more mammals, bird watching spot hundreds of birds in the park. Main attractions are tree, climbing lions, volcanic cones and deep craters.
Adventure using the boat launches, lodges and game drives, salt mining, community walks.
RWENZORI MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK.
The park is a home to the landscape in the world, the mountain is 1000 Kilometers square in size, Rwenzori was named by UNESCO WORLD Heritage site because of the extraordinary nature experience the land of hiking activities, breath taking waterfalls ,valleys of nine lakes, with fauna and flora there a number of endangered species.
LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK.
Lake Mburo National Park is the smallest National park in the western region of Uganda its approximately 375 Kilometers squares it’s a home to Zebras ,Impalas, hyenas ,leopards and many more to spot. A bird’s haven with perfect sceneries for photographers.
Bwindi national park is located in the southwest part of Uganda, its known for the famous mountain Gorillas in the world inhabiting over 800 endangered mountain Gorillas .it has rich ecosystem in Africa,with over 600 birds species,500 tree species, geckos ,butterflies ,frogs, geckos and chameleons.
SEMILIKI NATIONAL PARK
Semiliki National Park is best famous for the Sempaya Hot springs, the hot springs one cannot bath in them since the temperature is over 2000C.
One can boil eggs, green bananas within ten minutes; the park has primate creatures including the elephants, grey-checked mangabey, elephants, monkeys, chimpanzees, antelopes and other bird species.
The park is a lowland tropical forest with riches of fauna and flora in Africa.
Murchison falls National Park
Murchison falls National Park is the oldest and biggest national park in Uganda with a majestic epic river Nile adventure. Murchison falls National Park has a number of mammals such as lions, buffaloes, elephants, leopards, giraffes, zebras, hippos and many more. Amazing views of the water falls as you watch it squeezing through a narrow gorge with amazing beautiful waterfalls.
Kibale National Park
Kibale National park is a habitat for the chimpanzees and wildlife, a great safari tour. Watch as animals graze in the park of diversity these including endangered species in their natural habitat. Experience too much rain this happens in the months of March-May and September to November take a raincoat with you.
Kidepo valley National park is one of the isolated National parks in Uganda. The journey is worthy through the terrain vegetation with amazing beautifully borders with Kenya and Sudan.
There are 77 species of mammals, 585 bird species; the game is enjoyed while using a 4 wheel drive car.
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, is a dense forest of natural its located to Kisoro region, the park is a dense natural habitat part of the rare mountain Gorillas, golden monkeys.
The opportunity of cultural experience as you visit the Batwa pygmies, these are hunter gatherers the first people who lived in the forest. Mgahinga national park is an extinct of volcanoes.
Mountain Elgon National park
The park is an extinct of volcano in the world, the park was gazette in 1992,it has the Kenyan part which was gazette in 1968.The region in Uganda covers approximately 1110 square Kilometers.
Bird lovers have an opportunity of spotting a number of bird species, amazing fauna and flora invertebrates.
WILDLIFE
There are many national parks that are family friendly with ages below five years enter for free ,while children to the age of 15 years the price for entrance fee its at 40% lower than the adult. There are a few national parks with great views of sceneries, elephant, antelopes, giraffes, warthogs, lions, hippos, lions, zebras and many more.
KIDEPO NATIONAL PARK,
Kidepo national park could be a great one for children however it’s a long drive not favorable for children unless one decides.
Ziwa Rhino sanctuary
Ziwa Rhino sanctuary is also part of the parks that are family friendly, with great areas for children ,Rhinos are trekked on foot ,its an adventure area for children with armed rangers who walk by your side, incase of anything their able to scare away the animals.
Enjoy a boat ride and spot the shoebill stork the rare famous bird in Uganda.
VILLAGE VISITS
Visit the villages and see the different life in a home away from home; children will love the visit and engage themselves in games, dances, jumping, cooking and many more. The visit is part of experiencing different unique cultures. Enjoy the village walks near the parks.
Jinja- The lonely planate.
Jinja is an amazing city located in Jinja city, the city is known to as the lonely planate where there is a lot of tour activities to encounter such as visiti9ng the source of River Nile with children, water rafting, family float ,jet boating, boat rides, Quad vehicle riding, horse ride. Accommodation at any island in Jinja as your surrounded by rushing waters, visit the Itanda falls, walk in the Mabira forest ,Ssezibwa forest.
Visit cultural events including Ndeere culture center, Sosolya Dance Troup.
Visit Ngamba chimpanzee Sanctuary Island, spend time with the orphaned chimpanzee.
Visit the Ssese islands, Bigodi wetlands
