In east Africa and Africa as a whole, Uganda is among the top countries to visit for your tourism experience. As a result of its variety attractions that has attracted many of the travellers worldwide to come to Uganda. Travellers who visit Uganda often visit the country due to the fact that it is among the three East African countries offering Gorilla tracking experience.
In Uganda, gorilla tracking is only done in two national parks that are Bwindi impenetrable forest national park and Mgahinga gorilla national park, as we speak, Bwindi has turned into a leading tourism spot in Uganda for gorilla tracking. Gorilla tracking is an activity done on the Habituated gorilla families, since these are the families that are used to human presence.
Away from gorilla tracking, Uganda “the pearl of Africa” has a lot more to offering the tourism language, so travellers can go beyond gorilla tracking experience, there are a lot more attractions and activities one can include on the wish list and can be designed together with gorilla tracking experience.
Though gorilla tracking is on the lips of many travellers visiting Uganda, Uganda has a quite good number of attractions available beyond gorilla tracking experience. Referred to as the pearl of Africa by the famous UK Prime Minister Winston Church Hill due to the countries attractions, like physical features, national parks, wildlife among others. Uganda is with no doubt an ideal country for your tourism experience and in any way at any point of your life, you shouldn’t miss out on a visit the pearl of Africa.
In addition to gorilla tracking, Uganda also has boosts of primate tours and safaris, as you can take a trip for chimpanzee tracking and chimpanzee habituation experience in Kibale forest national park, as still the activity can be done in Queen Elizabeth National Park particularly in Kyambura Gorge, Budongo forest in Murchison falls national park. Here you will have an opportunity to take part in chimpanzee tracking with the chimpanzee habituated communities.
Again travellers have an opportunity to view other primate species for example the black and white colobus monkeys, and many others.
Mgahinga gorilla national park has both the gorilla tracking and golden monkey tracking where you will visit the habituated Golden monkeys that have been opened for tracking and mgahinga gorilla national park is situated in the south-western part of Uganda bordering Rwanda and the democratic republic of Congo.
Uganda has several national parks you can visit offering a lot of activities like game viewing, nature walks, community visits and boat cruise safaris which can be done on Murchison falls national park, Queen Elizabeth and Lake Mburo national parks. The game drive will expose you to a number of wild games roaming around the forest and on the savannah vegetation, wild animals such as Elephants, lions, antelopes like Uganda Kobs, Buffaloes, Zebras, Roth’s child’s Giraffes, Jackson’s heart Beasts and many more.
A Trip to these national parks, will also table you an opportunity to do a boat cruise safari on water bodies like River Nile in Murchison falls national park, Lake Mburo national park and the Kazinga channel in Queen Elizabeth national park. An activity on the waters like boat cruise will give an opportunity to see many water animals like the large number of Hippopotamus, lonely Buffaloes, Nile Crocodiles and a number of water bird species on the shores and one can still think about fishing trips to some of these water bodies.
For mountain hikers/Climbers; visit mountain Rwenzori which is actually the largest and highest mountain in Uganda, mount mgahinga, mount Sabinyo, and mountain Muhavura. These are the volcanic mountains situated in Uganda’s south western side, and Mount Elgon in the eastern part of Uganda. Climbing these mountains rewards Travellers with a lot excitement and fun beyond what they actually expected and therefore you shouldn’t miss on his exciting activity.
Uganda is rich in culture; Uganda has very many different traditional cultures and hospitable citizens, while on your trek, you will visit some of the nearby local communities of the batwa (pygmies) in the Bwindi impenetrable forest national park and the country entirely has a number of cultures and people who are welcoming that will offer you the perfect stay and safari in Uganda.
Get in touch with safari vacations and travel services and we will arrange for you a gorilla tracking trip and beyond all in a single package designed to suit your interests and budget. We book Gorilla Tracking Permits and other related permits, and boats in case you want to do a boat cruise safari on your behalf to avoid stress, disruptions, disappointments and inconveniences while on your safari in Uganda.