Uganda safari tour
Game drives and gorilla trekking in Uganda

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM A TOUR TO UGANDA?

A typical trip includes game drives to Uganda national parks and jungle trekking to search for mountain gorilla and other primates. This Uganda tour starts with an excursion to Murchison Falls national park, the beautiful fall onto Victoria Nile, interesting not only for the landscape, but also for the typical wildlife represented by giraffe, hippo, buffalo, elephant and hundreds of different bird species: this place, like most other national parks in Uganda, is indeed an excellent destination for ornithologists looking for a birding trip in Africa.

From the Nile river falls, our Uganda trip continues to Kibale rain forest national park, a protected area where, by different grade treks in the jungle, it's possible to meet the Chimpanzee and other primates. The next stop of our safari to Uganda, where we have many game drivers, is Queen Elizabeth national park and its Isasha sector, a drier place in Uganda, looking like more the typical african savannah, rather than the lush rainforests covering wide areas of Uganda. A cruise in the Kazinga channel becomes one of the most beautiful excursion during this journey to Uganda, as we spot hundreds of hippos and buffaloes, as well as other savannah wildlife and countless birds, immersed in a beautiful landscape.

Continuing to the south, we come close to the Uganda country state line with Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo, into Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park. In this dense jungle, after treks of unpredictable length and grade, we meet the rare mountain gorilla in its natural environment. Most of the world's mountain gorilla population is concentrated only here. Unfortunately this amazing primate is very endangered due to gorilla hunting happened in the past and because of forest destruction caused by human activities. Luckily these animals are now very protected and a special permit is required to visit them by a guided day tour in the rainforest.

On the way back to Entebbe, we stop for one night near the wonderful lake Bunyonyi. The last Uganda game drive is done around lake Mburo, searching for zebra and more wildlife, before crossing the equator line and going back to Entebbe airport where a British Airways flight from Entebbe to London, brings us back to Europe.

HOW TO ORGANIZE A TOUR TO UGANDA?

During the trip we had a Toyota landcruiser 4x4 with driver acting also as a guide expert in ornithology. The vehicle was just for us (the group was composed only by two passengers). Due to the conditions of the roads, we do not recommend to hire a vehicle and drive by your own, unless you are very experienced about this kind of trips. For accommodations, we chose the option giving the best price / quality ratio, which ranged from "essential" to "near-luxury", but in any case always comfortable and well placed in the context of the landscape. If you would like to travel to Uganda completely worry-free, you may communicate your itinerary to a local travel agency and they will take care of all the details, including the permits for the various national parks and the gorilla permit.

This Uganda safari has been organized through Acacia Safaris, a tour and travel company offering safaris in eastern and central Africa. We have chosen an itinerary from the many available and everything was pre-arranged by the travel company, in a completely "worry-free" travel style, starting from the 4x4 Toyota Land Cruiser with a driver / guide, in addition to all the accommodations, tickets and permits for the national parks, ending with the food where necessary. We thank you Acacia Safaris and our guide Sunday for this wonderful trip to Uganda.

WHAT IS THE BEST TIME TO GO TO UGANDA?

The best season to travel to Uganda is between June and September or between December and March, when it rains less. Anyway, please consider that Uganda doesn't have a real "dry" season, so rains are always possible even during the best time to travel. Temperatures are instead very mild and pleasant year-round, without any extreme.

IS IT SAFE TO TRAVEL TO UGANDA?

Tourism in Uganda is growing thanks to the wilderness and the presence of mountain gorillas, which you can find only in very narrow areas of Uganda, Rwanda and Congo. Safety conditions have constantly improved over the past years, however, we recommend to consult the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of your country of residence, for up-to-date information on security conditions in Uganda.