Major Uganda Tourist Activities

Major Uganda Tourist Activities

Visiting Uganda can be a quite exhilarating experience. Here are some of the Major Uganda Tourist Activities you should try when you visit Uganda.

Bird watching in Uganda Birding Sites:

This is an activity that involves anybody interested in birds to have great sights on certain bird species. Bird watching is one of the most considerable activities enjoyed by most bird lovers to Africa especially Uganda which is a home of over 1050 bird species such as great blue turcoos, flycatchers, rare shoe bills, sun birds, kingfishers, ingrets among other numerous species that can be found in different habitats including swamps, forests, lakes, rivers, savanna areas agricultural lands among other habitats. Uganda being crossed by the equator and the Albertine Rift valley in the West of the country is most recommended for bird watching because it has got a variety of beautiful birds in major 10 spots including Mabamba Bay Wetland at Lake Victoria, Budongo and in the other 8 national parks including Bwindi, Queen Elizabeth, Murchison falls, Mgahinga, Semuliki, Kibale, Rwenzori as well as Lake Mburo alongside other African countries.

Gorilla trekking in Uganda’s Gorilla Safari Destinations:

Gorilla trekking is one of the Major Uganda Tourist Activities and gets anyone closer to the precious forest gentle giants’ right in their habitats. Gorilla trekking is the one of the desired activities and most interesting especially when having the best experience with the mountain gorillas in their respective habitats. Gorilla trekking especially in Uganda is done in the main two recognized national parks including Bwindi impenetrable forest national park and Mgahinga gorillas’ national park and in other countries Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in parks volcanoes and Virunga mountains national park respectively.

Chimpanzee trekking in Uganda’s Primate Tour Destinations:

Chimpanzee trekking is a fantastic activity that involves tourists in the process of searching for Chimpanzees in their habitat and then enable them get close the gorgeous close relatives. The activity is majorly done in most gazzetted areas of Uganda by Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) including Kibale forest national park, Budongo forest in Murchison falls national park and Kyambura gorge in Queen Elizabeth national park among other gazzetted areas in Africa.

White Rhino tracking in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary Uganda:

Rhino tracking is an activity that discloses Rhinos in their natural habitat to those most interested in discovering more about them. The activity is only done at Ziwa Rhino sanctuary located in Nakasongola district near Murchison falls national park about 176 kilometers from North of Kampala city, the only unique area in Uganda where Rhinos are spotted in their natural habitat. Game drives: Game drive is an activity majorly done in five gazzetted areas in Uganda. The activity is aimed at spotting on a variety of wildlife including the Buffalos, elephants , giraffes , zebras, antelopes like the Uganda kobs, waterbuck, bushbucks and on other occasions leopards especially for night game drives usually with the help of the ranger guides by car that moves you around the respective park trails with rules and regulations attached. The gazzetted areas where game drives are done include Queen Elizabeth , Lake Mburo, Kidepo valley, Murchison falls and Semuliki national parks usually done early in the morning for better results.

City tours – Having City Walks in Uganda’s Major Cities:

City tour an adventurous trip aimed at exploring more about the area majorly cities for example Kampala city in Uganda that exposes you to different historical, monumental, social and public places like Kasubi tombs a place where all the Buganda kings are buried, Namugongo martyrs shrine a religious memorial place in history where 22 young catholic men were burnt to ashes after rebelling against Kabaka Mwanga when he ordered to stop worshipping the missionary’s preached God of Heaven but in vain, among Rubaga Cathedral a large beautiful complex in the city covered with trees and flowers situated on a hill with a great scenery view on the top for the amazing cathedral structure and the Namirembe cathedral church for the Anglicans. The Kabaka’s lake one of the large manmade lakes made by Kabaka Mwanga to connect Lake Victoria as an escape route for the Kabaka in case of any attack ,Nakasero market a public place where various food staffs are bought, Makerere University one of the most prestigious multinational universities in Africa with rich history and professors with old colonial structures fused with new contemporary that make it a great tour in Uganda worth for visiting and the Kabaka’s palace where most of the Baganda ceremonial activities are practiced among other interesting places within the city.

Mountain Hiking Like Rwenzori Mountains and Mount Elgon:

Mountain Hiking is a guided activity that involves personal courage to climb or get up on certain mountain ranges to explore the secret beauty both at the top of the mountains and gives spectacular views on the low lands. Mountain hiking in Uganda is mainly done in hilly gazzetted areas of Mount Rwenzori, Mount Elgon, Sabinyo, Mgahinga and Muhavura ranges and for successful hikes one has to really believe and appreciate the beauty of Uganda. Contact Alpha Wild Safaris today for any information about Major Uganda Tourist Activities.

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