Uganda Wildlife Viewing Safari
Uganda Wildlife Viewing Safari : Uganda is home to a diverse range of wildlife, including elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, lions, leopards, zebras, waterbucks, hippos, Uganda kobs, Jackson’s hartebeest, bushbucks, elands, topi, and oribi, primates such as gorillas, chimps, olive baboons, red tailed monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, L’hoest monkeys among others.
Murchison Falls National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park, Lake Mburo National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Semuliki National Park, Kibale National Park, Mount Elgon National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Rwenzori National Park, and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park are among the ten national parks in Uganda.
A wildlife viewing safari in Uganda can include a game drive, a night game drive in the park, a boat cruise, horseback riding in Lake Mburo, a hot air balloon ride in Murchison Falls National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park, biking, and other activities that allow you to explore and enjoy great views of wildlife species.
Where to go on Uganda Wildlife Viewing safari
The Murchison Falls National Park is Uganda’s largest and most visited national park. Murchison Falls National Park is divided into two sectors by the River Nile: the northern and southern sectors. Because the northern sector is the more frequented and has a high concentration of wild species, tourists who wish to explore all parts must cross the Nile by ferry. During your wildlife safari in Murchison Falls National Park, you will see lions, buffaloes, elephants, leopards, giraffes, Jackson’s hartebeest, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, and bird species such as the rare shoebill stork, among others.
Various animal and bird species may be seen in the park during the game drive, which follows routes like as the Buligi game track, Albert track, and Victoria track, and during the boat tour, which goes upstream to the bottom of the falls and downstream to the Victoria Nile delta.
Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda’s second biggest national park, is located in southwestern Uganda in the districts of Kasese, Kamwenge, Rubirizi, and Rukungiri. The national park is one of Uganda’s most frequented parks, home to exotic creatures such as elephants, buffaloes, lions, leopards, waterbucks, Uganda kobs, bushbucks, and the famed tree climbing lions, which can be seen in the park’s Ishasha sector in the south. Wild creatures in the park may be seen on game drives in the Kasenyi plains, Mweya peninsular, and Ishasha sector, or on a boat trip on the Kazinga channel.
Kidepo Valley National Park is one of the remote protected places in the Karamoja region’s Kaabong district. The national park is abundant in wildlife, with certain species being unique to the Karamoja area. During your game safari in the park, you will go on a game drive and see animal species on the vast savannah plains as well as other animals gathering around water banks during the dry season to drink water. Giraffes, zebras, bush pigs, lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopards, cheetahs, African hunting dogs, bat eared fox, black backed jackal, hyenas, caracal, aardwolf, greater and lesser kudu, mountain reedbuck, Gunther’s dik-dik, and other creatures will be seen.
Lake Mburo National Park: The national park is one of the smaller national parks in western Uganda, yet it is home to a diverse range of animals. The national park provides game drives in the savannah vegetation as well as boat cruises on Lake Mburo where you can see animals such as buffaloes, impalas, topi, eland, bushbucks, warthogs, leopards, hyenas, jackals, duiker, bohor reedbuck, Sitatunga, klipspringer, zebra, impala, hippos, giant forest hogs, bird species among others.
When is the best time for a Uganda wildlife viewing safari
During the rainy season, which lasts from March to May and October to November, visitors may also go on a Uganda wildlife safari. The rainy season is also known as the low season because there is heavy rainfall in the parks during this period. Visitors who travel during the rainy season will be able to explore the national parks with fewer crowds and save money because luxury lodges offer discounts to visitors as a way of attracting visitors to travel during the rainy/low season.
A Uganda safari may be taken at any time of year, but the best time is during the dry season, which lasts from June to September and December to February. There is less rainfall in the parks during the dry season, which means that access roads to the national parks will be passable, the grass in the park will be short, allowing clear viewing of the wild animals, and many animal species will congregate around water bodies to drink water, giving you the opportunity to view abundant animal species while also taking great photos.
Where to stay on your Uganda wildlife viewing safari
Travelers on a wildlife viewing safari in Uganda can stay in a variety of luxury, midrange, budget, and campground lodgings; however, visitors are urged to pick lodges near national parks for ease of access.
On your Uganda wildlife viewing safari, you will see amazing and beautiful views of animal species such as the big four mammals, bird species such as migratory, endemic birds that can only be seen in Uganda, and many more that will make your wildlife viewing safari in Uganda unforgettable.
