Places To Visit While On A Safari In Uganda
Places To Visit While On A Safari In Uganda : Uganda is among the top countries in the whole world because it is a beautiful country with a wonderful nature and this country is commonly referred to as the Pearl of Africa hence ranking it as top destinations one could ever choose to travel to while looking for a place to go to while planning a safari. Exploring through Uganda grants you opportunities to enjoy fascinating moment because it is a country with a good warm climate compared to other climate in other countries. More so, it has many tourist attractions such as; stunning water bodies like; Lake Victoria which is known to be largest lake in the country, River Nile, Lake Albert, Lake George, Lake Katwe that is famously known as a salt lake, many cultures that all have different kinds of their lifestyle for example; how they dress, eat, speak among others. In addition, it is surrounded with beautiful landscapes and many wildlife species, which act to be among the top tourist destinations in the whole country.
Tourists who choose to visit on Uganda are also blessed with good opportunities of engaging in several interesting activities where they get chances to learn new experiences and create good memories during their tour and therefore, some of these activities include; Chimpanzee trekking, Hiking, Canoeing, gorilla trekking, guided nature walks where they are always accompanied with tour guides whose role is to ensure the safety of both the tourists and the animals. More so, they can also participate in other activities like; boat cruises, community visits, cultural encounters, chimpanzee habituation, lion tracking, bird watching and many others. In addition, there are many good destinations where in Uganda that one must visit while on their safari in the country, therefore some of these places are including the following below.
Best Places to visit while on a safari in Uganda.
Queen Elizabeth National park.
Queen Elizabeth National park is located in the Kasese district in the Western region of the country and it is famously known as the second largest national park which is also considered to be the most visited national park in Uganda being that it is the only place in the country where tourists can be able to spot the tree climbing lions. Queen Elizabeth National park was established as a national park in 1954 and it covers a total surface area of about 1980 square kilometers. More so, exploring within this national park, it grants you chances of having a satisfactory and awesome adventurous experience due to the fact that it is known to be a home to over 95 mammal species that’s tourists can be to sight see as they tour around the park such as; lions, African elephants, baboons, buffalos, leopards, antelopes, Zebras, Nile monitor lizards, Nile crocodiles and other primate species like; black and white colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys and the tree climbing lions which are easily spotted within the Ishasha sector. More so, it is also a good destination for bird lovers because it harbours around 600 bird species which makes it an exciting moment for individuals to sight see many beautiful bird species during their tour.
Bwindi Impenetrable National park.
Bwindi Impenetrable national park is located in the Southwestern region of Uganda in Kanungu district covering a total surface area of about 331 square kilometers. This national park is famously known as a good destination where one can go for a good Gorilla trekking experience because it is a home to over 800 endangered mountain gorilla species which attracts large numbers of tourists in the country. More so, it is a home to over 350 bird species, 120 mammal species such as; buffalos, leopards, antelopes, and hippos among others and around 400 plant species.
Exploring around Bwindi Impenetrable National park also gives you chances to participate in interesting activities like; biking, gorilla trekking, gorilla habituation, visiting the batwa trail experience, guided nature walks, community visits, guided nature walks and many others.
Murchison falls national park.
Murchison falls national park is known to be the largest national park in the country, which covers a total, surface area of about 3900 square kilometers. This game park is located in the Northeastern region of Uganda in Masindi district and it takes about a distance of about 290 kilometers and a drive of about 4 to 5 hours from Kampala city which is known to be the capital city of Uganda to be able to access the park. more so, Murchison falls national park is considered to be among the best destinations one could never miss out to visit while on a Uganda safari because it gives you the best adventurous tour whereby you can be able to sight see several wildlife species because this park is a home to over 76 mammal species such as; lions, leopards, bush bucks, hyenas, giraffes, hippos, elephants, chimpanzees, Nile crocodiles and many others. This national park is surrounded with savanna grasslands and woodlands, swamps, dense forests, riverine which all act to be good natural habitats to many wildlife species.
Touring around Murchison falls national park also grants you chances to engage in interesting activities like; Rhino tracking, bird watching because it is a home to over 450 bird species, wildlife viewing, hiking to the top of the Murchison falls, game drives, boat cruise, guided nature walks, community visits and many others.
Apart from the mentioned above; there are also many other good destinations that tourists can visit while on their safari in the country and some of these include; Mgahinga Gorilla national park, Kidepo valley national park, Kibale national park and many others.
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