Game Drives & Game Safaris in Uganda – Gorilla & Wildlife safaris in Uganda 2021 – 2022
Game drives & game safaris in Uganda – Game drives in Uganda has become one of the most thought of adventure in some of the savannah National Parks in Uganda that habituate different wild game species, which has turned out to be the most popular activity that many travelers in Uganda ought not to miss during any of their visits in Uganda National Parks. Game drives in Uganda are one of the highlights of all safaris in Uganda with the highest concentration of tourists in Uganda savannah national parks. Uganda is a Pearl of Africa and it is blessed with number of tourist’s attractions ranging from Wildlife, Lakes and Rivers, Physical features, Cultures and many other attractions that have made Uganda one of the best countries for tourism purposes in Africa.
Uganda as a country is endowed with ten National Parks and gifted with a lot of wildlife species ranging from primates, mammals, birds, reptiles, among others. A game drive in Uganda will expose you to a lot of animals ranking Uganda to one of the best tourist destinations in Africa for game safaris. Although Uganda may not be having wildebeest migration compared to Kenya and Tanzania, Uganda is absolutely the best country to visit Uganda.
game drives & game safaris are thrilling adventure as it exposes you to lots of animals with different character and different ways of survival in the wild, there is nothing exhilarating as watching predators such as Lions, Leopard make moves on their prey, it’s an amazing experience when you see Lions chasing after the antelopes and they are hunted down and killed without noticing. Many of the animals loose life as result of other predator animals hunting them for their survival. All this is best observed during the game drive in the savannah parks and the best season for this experience is during the dry season where the grass is short and there is no rain which in most cases interferes with game viewing since the animals tend to hide away. But during the dry seasons, the animals are seen feeding around the savannah grasslands in the National Park or gathered around water bodies to drink water and cool their bodies from the heat of the sun. By this time, wildlife viewing is at its best. Game drives and game safaris are all year-round activity though during the rainy season the grass is a bit tall hence gives challenges especially during game viewing since some animals might be missed out as they hide away because of the rain.
Game drives & game safaris enable you discover the most protected areas with all its attractions, travelers taking part in game drives normally explore the National Parks in our 4×4 safari vehicles with a pop up roof to enable you have clear views of the animals. Not only that, you can also take a hot air balloon adventure which is another interesting way of viewing animal in the wild, this is much better as it allows aerial views of animals hiding in the forest. In case you have interests in participating in the hot air balloon safari, reach to us at Great Adventure Safaris and we will arrange this for you since you can only find this experience in Murchison Falls National Park.
Savannah National Parks in Uganda for Game Safaris
Game safaris to Murchison Falls National Park
Murchison Falls National Park is the biggest national park in Uganda situated in north-western Uganda. This National Park comprises of a number of attractions that tourist can never miss to see when they visit Murchison Falls National Park, the park is endowed with a lot of attractions most especially wildlife, it’s a home to the big five game with the Rhinos currently at Ziwa Rhino sanctuary situated en-route to Murchison Falls National Park . The National Park is one of the most popular regions for game drives and highly visited by many tourists who come to Uganda for wildlife safaris. The park is joined by the Budongo forest and the Kaniyo Pabidi forest to form the large Murchison Falls conservation area.
Game drives in Murchison falls exposes you to a lot of wildlife, the park is a home to 70 different species of mammals, 400 bird species , The main areas in Murchison Falls National Park for game viewing are the Delta point where there are great chances of seeing the Lions waiting for prey as they go to drink water, the Buligi Peninsula and the southern sector famously known as the heart of Murchison Falls and the northern banks where the Nile divides the park in to two forming the north and the southern parts of Murchison Falls. During the game drives, you will have a great opportunity to spot number of animals including the African Elephants, Lions, Buffaloes, Hippos, Uganda kobs, Warthogs, Antelopes, Oribi, Water bucks and many others.