Uganda:
Tour Activities
GORILLA TRACKING: There are only about 650 individual
gorillas left in the whole world and Uganda has more than 50% of
these. Gorilla tracking is therefore a captivating and life time
experience involving guided walks in the forest wilderness in search
of these great apes
CHIMPANZE TRACKING: Visiting our cousins is
another very interesting experience. The way they feed, respond
to humans, mate, care for their young ones, is just phenomenal.
The chimp habituation team goes in the morning and or evening to
see how they make and unmake their beds. Visitors are guided to
experience this.
GAME AND SCENERY VIEWING : Uganda has adversity
of wild life. Game drive is full of great glimpses of the indigenous
wildlife/scenery. We boast of diverse habitants ranging from savannah,
wetlands, forests and mountains ecosystem, and corresponding diverse
species
BIRD VIEWING: Uganda is a world birding destination.
Located at mid way of the African countinet; Uganda attracts migrants
from the north or south and is the richest country for birds in
Africa . Out of 1500 bird species found in east Africa, over 1000
species of these exist in Uganda , compared to about 700 found
in Europe . Some of the existing birds you will view include birds
of water, land shore, scrub and wood land, forests and birds of
the open plain.
SPORT FISHING: This refers for fishing for pressure
with a single rod,reel,or line where any fish caught are not for
sale or barter. Although is an old practice in Uganda , sport fishing
is a relatively anew tourist product but started with full vigor.
FOREST AND PRIMATE WALK: In
most of our national parks and wild life reserves, we develop a
net work of trails for nature walks.Experience the quietness of
the wildness with sweet natural songs from birds and gentle winds
from leaves of tropical rain forests. Depending on ones interest,
there are short and long distance day or night walks, hiking, primate
walks, spring/bank e.t.c if interested in a true forest walk, visit
Uganda
MOUNTAINEERING: Ever heard of snow at the equator
then experience the 5,119m high snow covered Rwenzori Mountains
also known as the mountains of the moon and protected as a national
park but also as a world heritage site. tripe into the Rwenzori
is a life time adventure and an exhilarating and rewarding experience
that takes you about7days/nights.There is also the famous volcanic
mountain Elgon(4,32m),also a national park at the border with Kenya,
where mountaineering can be experienced and may include cross border
tourism in to Kenya. At the top, it has a beautiful and a large
caldera of 40km.
HIKING: This
is another self-rewarding activity that you can engage in at mt.
Mgahinga , also home to the famous gorilla. Particularly exciting
are the virunga volcanoes, which offers three exciting volcanoes
(my.sabyinyo 366m, mt.Gahinga 347m and mt. Muhavura 412m).At mt.
Sabyinyo ,a hike up to the top of the 3 peaks guarantees you to
be in Rwanda , Democratic Republic of Congo and at the some time. |