Best Children-Friendly Family Wildlife Safaris in Uganda
Best Children-Friendly Family Wildlife Safaris in Uganda
Family Wildlife safaris in Uganda are very thrilling & adventurous tour packages that one can engage in together with his/her family. This kind of safari will offer you and your family stimulating and lifetime memories. This will happen as you discover a lot from the National parks and partake in various activities. These activities include Game drives, Boat cruises, cultural encounters, and so many others. Safari Vacations and Travel Services arranges family tours/trips in Uganda’s National Parks. Consequently, you visit parks like Lake Mburo, Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth, and Kibale Forest, to mention but a few.
What To Consider When Getting Ready For A Uganda Family Safari
Children’s Age Bracket
The usual age for one to be a child to as a child is when below 15 years. This thus means family safari tourists do pay for the entrance fee to the National park. But then, the park does not charge entrance fees to children who are below 5 years old. When preparing for a Uganda Family safari age is a vital factor. This is because there are activities like Gorilla trekking that take place in Bwindi Impenetrable /Mgahinga Gorilla National Parks. The activities require children above 15 years of age to trek. Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale National Park only permits children above 12 years to trek. So this only answers back that if parents want to involve themselves in any of the above-mentioned activities then they will let their children engage in other activities in these parks. These include spotting Wildlife such as Trees, Baboons, Birds, Monkeys, etc.
Company /Safari Operator To Use
As regards this safari, one should still be able to consider which tour operating company to use. This company must have the following credentials; The company should have registered with Tourism Associations such as AUTO, UTB, and so on. This allows the company to organize and rate the activities and organize family safaris. Safari Vacations and Travel Services is registered fully with the relevant bodies. We thus establish/organize family safaris to different Terminus at reasonable prices. So, if you have the desire to embark on a Uganda Family safari, contact our safari consultants for a family package. They have the necessary skills to organize your family tour. Also, they’ll recommend the exciting activities you can partake in on your safari.
Accommodation
Once planning a family safari in Uganda, please be mindful of where you are going to stay(Accommodation). Select or make the choice of where to stay that will offer you quite a relaxed/comfortable atmosphere. Also, choose family rooms with en-suite bathrooms, laundry amenities, etc. To top it up this place must be able to accommodate both the young children & the old people. Some places where to stay like the lodges/hotels don’t provide side beds for children. Therefore, when booking a lodge make sure it’s roomy/spacious enough. This helps to accommodate a side bed for your young ones in case you move with them.
Activities To Participate In While On Your Uganda Family Safari
Family Game Drive
This is an interesting activity one can engage in with his/her family as well. It is stimulating to discover and have a wide view of the National parks’ beauty. This includes Wildlife say; big five-lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes & rhinos plus others like zebras, Giraffes, warthogs, Elands, etc. You enjoy this in the coziness of the safari van or safari landcruiser depending on your budget. On your Uganda Family safari, you can embark on a Game Drive in National parks like Kidepo Valley, Lake Mburo, and Murchison Falls in Buligi game track –Northern section/Queen Elizabeth National Park in Kasenyi plains. Note that you do game drives in the parks above in the morning (7:00 am) /in the evening. During the game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park, you have a chance to spot the tree-climbing lions. You find them lazily lying up in the fig trees in the section of Ishasha.
Horse Riding Safaris
You can mainly partake in this activity in Lake Mburo National Park and at the Source of the Nile. Guides with perfect skills will accompany you. One is in front to direct you and the other behind in case of any problem. Here as you get engaged in family horse riding you will be able to discover the open savannah plains. Hence, you’ll see wild animals on horseback as children ride ponies in Lake Mburo National Park. The ranger escorts you to just ensure that you are safe. At the Source of the Nile, you will discover and view the lovely setting/backdrop, landscapes, children swimming, and indigenous communities as you horse ride.
The Family Boat Cruise
This is another fascinating activity that you and your family will partake in. These are on the Kazinga channel in Queen Elizabeth National Park, in Lake Mburo National Park, and in Murchison Falls National Park along the Nile River. This activity enables you to wide view Wildlife and birds among others. A Family Boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel takes about 2 hrs and you can widely view water animals. These include Hippos, crocodiles, and several other animals along the water banks like elephants, Buffaloes, Waterbucks, and lions. The bird species include pink-backed pelican, saddle-billed stork, African Jacana, open-billed stork, etc). You do a Boat cruise in Murchison Falls National Park upstream at the lowermost of the falls and downstream at the Victoria Nile Delta.
Take Caution Of The Following on Family Wildlife Safaris in Uganda
Activities with age limit
The Highlight of most of the Uganda Safaris is Gorilla Trekking which takes place in Bwindi’s Impenetrable forest and Mgahingha National Park. This activity doesn’t involve children below the age of 15 years. The same goes for Chimpanzee trekking. But then Kibale National Park has gotten a different kind of care it offers children. Always, some guides are there to take them around the forest. They also make them learn a few tactics of how to survive while in the forest.
Means of Transport
The major and reasonable means of transport used in Uganda is Road transport. It should also cross your mind that the road system in Uganda is not the finest. Hence, most of the roads are rough, with potholes, especially those in national parks, etc. And with this making transferring /traveling very unpleasant, you take longer than if the roads were in better shape. Still, you should make sure you get an updated map of Uganda if you plan to engage in a self-drive to Uganda’s National Parks with your family.
In case you are planning to embark on a Gorilla trekking activity and are well included in your travel plan for a Uganda Family wildlife safari, then it’s best you first relish the forest creatures of Bwindi’s Impenetrable forest. Bwindi Impenetrable National Forest is a dense National forest. So, it would be best if you plan your expedition very well so that you don’t miss out on anything especially your involvement in the Gorilla trekking activity.
