The Best African Safari Destination, Uganda- The Pearl of Africa

While it does not have so much publicity as neighboring nations of Kenya and Tanzania, with their well-known parks and epic wildebeest migration, Uganda is an incredible African safari goal, a dazzling destination; a reason early visitors like Sir Winston Churchill a former British Prime Minister regarded it “The Pearl of Africa”. Small and landlocked, the nation has stunning sites and activities to offer vacationers as far as assorted scenes; from the volcanic, block mountains and crater lakes to pristine evergreen forests and open golden savannas – natural life and close-up wildlife encounters, moreover the inconceivably friendly and inviting individuals. The country is home to the source of the world’s longest river; The Nile whose flow is punctuated by the Murchison Falls- a true definition of the power of nature. Being at the confluence of the West African jungle and East African savannas, the country is home to two (2) of the three (3) world’s Great Apes, while its savannas shelter variety of mammals not limited to the African Big Five, Uganda is purely a soothing African story…..

Here are our four motivations to be part of Uganda safaris.

Silverback in the forest of Bwindi National Park; a UNESCO Heritage Site

Gorilla trekking

Uganda is home to half of the world's Mountain Gorillas, and gorilla trekking is the top explanation individuals’ travel to the nation. Gorilla trekking is undoubtedly one of Africa's best, untamed life experiences: encountering these prestigious primates as they approach their day-by-day life, a couple of meters from you is unbelievably adventurous, emotional and ranks as one of the world’s premier wildlife encounters. It is a moment to think about to stand a couple of feet from a 150+ kilogram Silver back gorilla while he picks his nose and unresponsively eats leaves. Trekking through the misty African jungleand the brief hour you get the opportunity during adventure Uganda safaris to watch the gorillas will remain with you until the end of time.

There are two Gorilla tracking locations in Uganda, with one habituated gorilla group in the nation's smallest reserve in its far southwest corner, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. The better choice for gorilla trekking is Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, which has most of Uganda's gorillas in the sectors of Buhoma, Nkuringo, Rushaga and Ruhija. The reserve, in the southwest of Uganda, is roughly an 8 to 10 hours drive from Kampala, and is stunningly lovely, with slopes shrouded in rich, dim woods.

Rafting on the mighty River Nile

The Big Five

Uganda’s protected reserves of; Kidepo Valley, Murchison Falls and Queen Elizabeth National Parks, shelter four of the Big Five of Africa including; Lions, Leopard, Elephant, and Buffalo alongside numerous different wildlife species, spread across the huge miscellany of savanna plains for example, the Uganda Kob, Rothschild’s Giraffes, Zebras, Topi, Jackson’s Hartebeests among others. The Rhinoceros can be traced in the wilds of Ziwa sanctuary to complete your Big Five search and list in Uganda. A part from the Big five are two Great Apes; the Chimpanzee and Gorilla making it one of the few African countries with the Big Seven list. Where else to capture the thrill of the African vacation?

Chimpanzee trekking

While gorillas are Uganda's most renowned animal, its chimpanzees likewise draw guests from around the globe to have Uganda safari. Chimpanzee tracking is substantially more testing than gorilla trekking since they move quickly through the trees, it is an exciting activity to trek your way through the forest to discover them,getting swatted by vines, climbing over fallen trees and canopies towering overhead make it an experience long to remember. You likewise do not get as near them as you do to gorillas that are glad to sit near you and continue with their day-by-day business, as they will in general stay in the tall trees.

Kibale Forest National Park, which structures a continuous wildlife corridor with Queen Elizabeth National Park, is Uganda's most renowned chimp trekking park, with over 1,500 of the incredible individuals and 12 other primate species. In the park, you can either follow a habituated chimpanzee group for a couple of hours or go through an entire day doing a Chimpanzee Habituation Experience (CHEX), where you are permitted to visit a chimp bunch that is being habituated. Just outside of Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kalinzu Forest Reserve is a little hold that has two-habituated chimp bunches you can follow. Other sites being Kyambura Gorge in Queen Elizabeth and Budongo Forest near Murchison Falls.

Murchison Falls

Murchison Falls National Park, a four-hour drive north of Uganda's capital of Kampala, offers fabulous wildlife viewing in an amazingly grand setting. The Victoria Nile River divides the park into the Northern and Southern banks, and the park’s highlight is the Murchison Falls, a dazzling cascade that squeezes with a roaring sound through a 6-7 meter-wide gorge falling off 45 meters into the “Devil’s Cauldron”. Notwithstanding game drives, where you can see four of the Big Five, don't miss doing boat trips on the river to see the falls and travel downstream to go on a bird chase for the uncommon and imperiled Shoebill Stork: this is one of only a handful couple of spots on the planet to see them, Hiking /visiting top of the falls where you cool-off in the misty spray characterized by a trademark rainbow is and epic experience.

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