Activities for a Bucket List Safari
During safaris, we typically limit our attention to the classic pursuits of game drives, bird watching, nature walks, and boat trips. because these are straightforward and typical actions. You go for them since they are available in almost every park.
To add some variety to your safari, you can engage in non-traditional activities in addition to the typical ones.
Don’t get us wrong, both conventional and non-traditional activities are fantastic and worthwhile.
We shed some light on a few unconventional safari activities in this post, which we refer to as “bucket list safari activities.”
Trekking with primates
Primate trekking is the daring activity of hiking into the jungle to locate the powerful primates, where you may spend an hour watching and appreciating their company. Mountain gorilla, chimpanzee, and golden monkey trekking are the most well-liked primate trekking experiences. Nonetheless, more than 13 species of primates are observed in various environments.
Bwindi National Park, Mgahinga National Park, Volcanoes National Park, Virunga National Park, Nyungwe National Park, Kibale National Park, and other parks are home to primates in East Africa.
Tracking lions
This thrilling sport, which is mostly carried out in Uganda, gives you the chance to see the rare species of tree-climbing lions in their natural habitat. It’s a tracking experience since you have to follow these lions to locate them because they climb trees and are therefore elusive. And wow, what a fulfilling experience it is.
Tracking rhinos
This exercise lets you enter the rhino habitat and follow them until you locate them, much like lion tracking. It feels similar to monitoring lions, but this time you will be in awe of the enormous rhinos with their enormous horns, which are occasionally covered in muck. The sight is worth it and just as funny. This is definitely a bucket list activity because, in contrast to lions, rhinos are among the big five animals that are difficult to locate.
In all parks with rhinos, lions are tracked, and in Uganda, this is done at the Ziwa rhino sanctuary.
Canoeing
There aren’t many nations with bodies of water suitable for an amazing canoeing experience. Please complete that task when you locate the ideal one; you’ll thank us for it later.
Mountain biking and hiking
All of this entails climbing a mountain to challenge your stamina and provide you with an adrenaline rush, but the greatest satisfaction of these two pursuits is reaching the summit of a mountain, hill, or other elevated location you set out to conquer.
Anywhere there are hills and mountains, people go mountain biking or hiking. East Africa is home to numerous mountains, including the Rwenzori, Gahinga, Karismbi, Bisoke, Mount Kenya, Mount Elgon, and Mount Kilimanjaro, so choose your favorite and have fun.
Quad biking
On quad bikes, this is comparable to mountain hiking. You are riding quad bikes through steep and hilly terrain. You’ll be astounded by the encounter.
Trekking in caves
This is comparable to hiking primates, except that you are trekking through tunnels and marveling at the many shapes of the earth’s caverns.
Hikes to water falls
You may trek treacherous watery rocks, navigate through the water, and take in the stunning scenery as part of this exhilarating and mildly frightening adventure. This is carried out in every East African nation, but particularly in Uganda’s Nyungwe Forest and Aruu Falls.
Forest hike
Forget about hiking across the forest to locate the primates. Trekking through the forest is a fantastic way to see the trees, learn about the many tree species, observe butterflies, birds, and other forest creatures. The sense of fulfillment that comes from going on forest hikes will astound you.
The canopy walk
This hike, which can only be completed in Rwanda’s Nyungwe National Park, is stunning in the first place, but the view is much more amazing. allowing you to see the entire area from a height of more than 70 meters.
