Tours in Uganda: Nature and Wildlife
Tours in Uganda: One of the safari experiences available across Uganda’s several locations is nature and wildlife trips. One of the reasons Uganda is a fantastic place to visit for nature and wildlife trips is its vast biodiversity and lovely scenery. The environment and wildlife trips can be conducted in locations including the national parks and wildlife reserves scattered around the nation.
Uganda safaris allow visitors to witness several species of animals found in the nation and also get closer to their natural surroundings, which act as habitat for the species.
Sites for Uganda’s environment and wildlife trips
During Uganda’s nature and wildlife trips, some of the locations to see are the following:
The bwindi impenetrable national park:
Among the locations where visitors may enjoy guided nature excursions, Bwindi national park is situated in southern western Uganda.
Visitors of guided nature walks in Bwindi national park have the opportunity to discover the rich forests housing primates like mountain gorillas as well as black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys among others.
Queen Elizabeth national park:
Located in western Uganda, Queen Elizabeth national park is another place visitors could enjoy nature and wildlife trips.
Among the major locations visited for wildlife safaris in Uganda, Queen Elizabeth national park is home to a range of animals including elephants, lions, leopards, buffalos, hippos, waterbucks, bushbucks, hartebeests, kudu, Uganda kobs among others.
The Kasenyi plains, the Mweya peninsular and also around the Ishasha sector, in the Kyambura gorge, visitors can spot chimpanzees and also other primates during their wildlife trips at Queen Elizabeth national park.
Murchison falls national park:
Another place visitors could enjoy nature and wildlife safaris is Murchison falls national park in northern Uganda.
Among other species, visitors on wildlife tours in Murchison falls national park can view giraffes, lions, leopards, buffalos, impalas, waterbucks, hartebeests, kudu, dik dik, hyenas, warthogs.
Nature walks in Murchison falls national park explore the savannah grasslands and forests of the park and go near to the Murchison falls, a significant attraction at the destination produced where the Nile River is forced through a short valley.
Kibale National Park is:
Located in western Uganda, the Kibale forest national park is another place to explore for nature and animal trips.
Guided nature walks let visitors explore the national park and witness black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, L’hoest monkeys, vervet monkeys, blue monkeys, olive baboons among others alongside primates like chimpanzees.
Semuliki national park:
Found in western Uganda, Semuliki national park is well-known for its hot springs and lowland tropical rainforest.
In Semuliki National park, visitors can participate in guided nature walks whereby they can see the Sempaya hot springs and also stroll around the park’s woodland where many monkey and bird species can be found.
Lake Mburo national park.
Among the main sites for nature and wildlife trips in western Uganda is Lake Mburo national park.
Small and accessible for nature walks over the savannah plains, the national park allows visitors to see buffalos, giraffes, and antelopes close-by during their safaris in Lake Mburo national park.
Kidepo national park
Situated in the northern eastern region of Uganda, Kidepo national park is among the isolated locations in the nation with varied scenery, many types of wildlife, and rich culture.
During safaris, visitors can witness buffalos, giraffes, zebras, lions, elephants, antelopes, hyenas, warthogs among other species in the wilderness of Kidepo national park.
Uganda’s nature and wildlife trips’ cost
Nature walks at Bwindi national park, Mgahinga national park, Semuliki national park, Mount Elgon national park and Rwenzori highlands national park cost 40 USD for foreign nonresiders, 30 USD for foreign residents and 30,000 Uganda shillings for East Africans.
Visitors of Murchison falls national park, Queen Elizabeth national park, Lake Mburo national park, Kidepo valley national park, different Uganda reserves pay 25 USD for foreign nonresidents, 20 USD for foreign residents and 20,000 Uganda shillings.
To be able to enter the national parks all across Uganda, visitors pay park admission fees during wildlife tours there.
For international nonresidents, park entrance fees for Kidepo valley national park, Queen Elizabeth national park, Bwindi national park, Mgahinga national park, Kibale national park and Lake Mburo national park are 40 USD; for East Africans, they are 20,000 Uganda shillings.
Visitors to Murchison falls national park during nature and wildlife trips in Uganda pay 45 USD for foreign nonresidents, 35USD for foreign residents, and 25,000 Uganda shillings for East African nationals.
Visitors of Mount Rwenzori national park, Semuliki national park, Mount Elgon national park pay park admission fees of 35 USD for international nonresidents, 25 USD for foreign residents and 15,000 Uganda shillings for East African citizens for nature and animal tours.
Ideal season for Uganda’s environment and wildlife trips
The ideal time to go on nature and wildlife tours in Uganda is during the dry season, which runs from December to February and also in June, July, August, September and October when visiting the national parks in search of the many wildlife species is simple.
Additionally in November and during the months of March to May, nature and wildlife trips in Uganda can be scheduled during the wet season.
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