Uganda Wildlife Safaris Tours – OVERVIEW
Uganda has a count of ten (10) national Parks of which four of these are typical savannah with great counts of wild game. Kidepo, Murchison, Queen Elizabeth and Lake Mburo National Parks present memorable wildlife safaris in Uganda. There is diverse wild game ranging from cheetah to tree-climbing lions, Rothschild giraffes, Cape Buffaloes, African elephants, leopards, land-dwelling lions, White Rhinos, Roan Antelope and Impala Antelope that combine to derive a remarkable game viewing experience.
The forested parks of Kibale, Semliki and Mgahinga present other wildlife and scenic encounters. Kibale is a home to common chimpanzees that are well habituated for trekking, Semliki with its unique Sempaya hot springs and Mgahinga with its three volcanic mountains of Muhabura, Sabyinyo and Gahinga suitable for climbing and Batwa heritage trail which offers the encounters to the ancient home of the Batwa people that are known to among the short surviving people left in the world generate ultimate memories. The Rwenzori Mountain hiking and the Island hopping on Lake Bunyonyi add spice to the wildlife safaris in Uganda.
Uganda Wildlife Safari Tours | Wildlife Trips in Uganda
3Days Chimpanzee Tracking Safari in Uganda, The Kibale National park also known as the primate capital of the world is located in the west of Uganda and is gifted with 13 primate species.
3Days Uganda Wildlife Safari to Lake Mburo National Park offers you a short wildlife encounter that is closer to Kampala. The impressive savannah landscapes of Lake Mburo.
3Days Uganda Wildlife Safari to Murchison Falls National Park commence and end in Kampala. The safari involves white Rhino tracking in Ziwa Sanctuary, chimpanzee.
3Days Uganda Wildlife Safari to Queen Elizabeth National Park is also the best short wildlife safari that you can have in Uganda. Starting and ending in Kampala.
6Days Uganda safari Adventure, starts and ends in Kampala. The safari takes you through the pearls of western Uganda in including the Queen Elizabeth National Park.
6Days Uganda Wildlife and Chimpanzee Trekking Safari takes you to Murchison Falls and Kibale National Park. It allows you to explore the African Big five.
6Days Uganda Wildlife Safari to Kidepo and Murchison Falls National Parks allows you to explore the big five of land animals in detail. The lions, elephants, Buffaloes.
7Days Uganda Wildlife Safari takes to Queen Elizabeth National Park with its counts of wild life including the elephants, lions, leopard, buffaloes, antelopes, Nile crocodile.
13Days Uganda Classic Wildlife Safari, as its name suggests offers you an opportunity to explore the African game in its wilderness. Starting with the virgin wilderness.
Uganda National Parks | Safari Destinations in Uganda
Uganda is a gorgeous place to be and is truly the treasure chest of the African continent. Uganda’s abundance of life in the wild has always inspired peak Safaris in Africa and this is undoubtedly expected to continue in the future. Uganda is blessed with a great number of populated protected areas the greatest of which are ten (10) National Parks called Semuliki, Murchison Falls, Lake Mburo, Queen Elizabeth, Kibale, Rwenzori Mountains, Mount Elgon, Kidepo Valley, Bwindi and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Uganda’s varied but smart climate and its abundance of wetland, forested, montane and savanna ecosystems have attracted great populations of wildlife species to the heart of Africa (The Pearl of Africa). Each of the ten (10) National Parks is unique in its own biome diversity and none of the parks’ safari experiences will duplicate the other.
Choosing a Safari to Uganda’s National Park’s avails a tourist with the opportunity to see rare species like the Mountain Gorillas, the golden monkeys; bird species like the sporadic shoebill stork; and thousands of other globally craved wildlife species. Tourists who have visited Uganda have never declined from believing that Uganda is a blessed location. Read More about Uganda Safari Destinations
Queen Elizabeth National Park. Located within the western rift valley floor, Queen Elizabeth National Park was gazetted in 1952 as Kazinga National Park attaining its nomenclature from the 45m long Kazinga channel that bisects the park adjoining Lake George and Lake Edward. Queen Elizabeth National Park overlooks the highest point in Uganda Rwenzori Mountains with their snowcapped peaks as they were described by Ptolemy in 150AD as the mountains of the moon.
Lake Mburo National Park, There is a mystical story that is told about the formation of the lake. It is believed that many ages back, the grass-fertile area on which the park sits was occupied by generations of cattle keepers who also grew some crops on a small-scale. Among the settlers included two brothers called Mburo and Kigarama who both had their own animals and used to move with them throughout the valley in search for eating and drinking spots for their animals. One night when he was deep in his sleep, Kigarama had a dream in which the valley was completely covered by floods.
Kidepo National Park, Kidepo’s astounding beauty won it a nomination as Africa’s prime National Park by the World Travel Awards (2013). The park is home to over 77 species of mammals including lions, leopards, massive elephants, zebras, buffalos, giraffes which can only be found in three two other National Parks in Uganda (Murchison Falls National Park and recently some giraffes have been trans located from Murchison Falls to Lake Mburo National Park); the world’s fastest ground sprinter, the cheetah which can only be found here in Uganda.
Mgahinga National Park, The park has a long list of bird species (over 179 bird species). The list includes the Double-collared Sunbird, Grey-capped Warbler, and Speckled Mouse bird, Rwenzori Turaco, White-napped Raven, Paradise Fly-catcher, and the Rwenzori Nightjar. Mgahinga is also a home to seventy six (76) species of mammals including the bushbucks, elephants, the South African porcupines and the giant forest hogs.
Murchison falls National Park, Regarded as Uganda’s largest protected area, Murchison Falls National Park was nowhere until 1952 when 3,840km2 of land in the North West part of Uganda were established as a national Park. Perched on the northern extreme of the western arm of the great East African rift valley, Murchison Falls National Park is 80km from Masindi town which is the largest town in the sub region and 311km2 from the city of Kampala, the Uganda’s capital.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, The Impenetrable Forest from which the park gets her name dates back to over 25,000 years, and is remarkably esteemed for the ability of its botany to blossom even as other forests lost the battle for survival throughout the 6000 years of the Ice Age. Bwindi rainforest has over 400 mountain gorillas and has continued to wow visitors and scientific researchers by the rate at which it is able borne an increasing number of flora and fauna life.
Mount Elgon National Park, Spreading to over 1,121km2 of land, Mount Elgon National Park lies with in the eastern side of Uganda close to Kenyan boarder 255km from Kampala which is the country’s capital city. Mount Elgon which was once the tallest in Africa before it was eroded to being the fourth tallest in East Africa rises up to 4,321m above sea level and is the oldest and largest single standing volcano in East Africa having last erupted approximately 24 million years ago.
Mount Rwenzori National Park, had earlier been described by Ptolemy a Greek geographer in 150AD as Lunae Montes translated as the Mountains of the moon and were thought to be the origin of the Nile River which is the longest in world and one of the natural wonders encountered by Uganda safari undertakers.
Kibale National Park, boasts of one of the biggest number of chimpanzees in the whole world estimated at 1500 members. It also has the most beautiful and diverse areas of tropical forests in the country with varied types of vegetation ranging from forests, patches of grassland and swamp vegetation in different parts of the park. The park has tree species amounting to 351 among which some trees have been in existence for over 200 years and bearing record heights of up to 55m.
Semuliki National Park, Spreading to over 220km2 of land surface, Semuliki National Park is located in the west of Uganda in the county of Bwamba, Bundibugyo district. The park contains a range of species among which include 441 bird species and 53 mammal species. Established in 1993, Semuliki National Park is recognized among the newly established Uganda safari parks in Uganda.
Uganda Gorilla Safaris, Gorilla trekking Uganda | Gorilla Safari Uganda
Enjoy the world`s surprising Gorilla trekking Uganda African safari destination offering Uganda Gorilla tours / Uganda gorilla safaris – Bwindi Forest National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla Park Uganda. Read More about Uganda Gorilla Safari Tours
3Days Uganda Gorilla Tour to Mgahinga is a Short Uganda Gorilla Tour Trip-Uganda Gorilla Safari Tour to track Gorillas in the Virunga Region-Mt. Mgahinga Gorilla Park.
3Days Bwindi Gorilla Safari in Uganda is a Short Uganda Gorilla Safari-Uganda Gorilla Tour taking you trek gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP.
4Days Uganda Gorilla Safari Bwindi & Wildlife Tour Lake Mburo National Park, takes you Gorilla trekking in Uganda as well as to a Uganda wildlife tour in Lake Mburo park.
6Days Uganda Gorilla Safari & Wildlife Safari in Uganda, is an amazing Uganda Gorilla Tour to Bwindi Forest. Our 6 Days Uganda Gorilla Safari commences.
7Days Uganda Gorilla Safari tour Bwindi, Uganda gorilla safari tour taking you gorilla trekking in Uganda’s Bwindi impenetrable forest.
10Days Uganda Gorilla Safari Holiday & Wildlife Safari in Uganda, A Uganda Gorilla Safari Holiday Tour/Uganda Safari including Gorilla trekking in Bwindi and Wildlife tours in Uganda`s Major Game Parks.
12Days Gorilla Safari Uganda & Wildlife Safari tour in Uganda, is a long Uganda Gorilla Safari to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Park featuring Wildlife Tour to Uganda wildlife safari parks.
16Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking, Chimpanzees, Wildlife, Culture and Scenic Safari. This is a Long Uganda Safari Tour taking you in all Uganda`s wildlife Safari game parks.
21Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safari Tour, Chimpanzee trekking & Wildlife tour is a life time Uganda Safari Africa adventure that is suitable for travelers with long holidays & want to explore as much as they can.
Uganda Safari Information
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