Reasons to Add Uganda on your 2027 and 2028 Safari bucket-list
Beyond its incredible wildlife, Uganda offers rich cultural encounters, spectacular landscapes, warm hospitality, birdwatching, adventure activities, and emerging wellness experiences. Whether you dream of a luxury gorilla trekking holiday, a family-friendly wildlife safari, or an immersive East African adventure, Uganda has something remarkable to offer.
Why visit Uganda for a safari in 2027 or 2028?
Though it doesn't have as much publicity as neighboring nations like Kenya and Tanzania, with their well-known parks and the epic wildebeest migration, Uganda is an incredible African safari dream. It's a dazzling and flawless destination; a reason early visitors like Sir Winston Churchill, a former British Prime Minister and World War veteran, regarded it “The Pearl of Africa”. Small and landlocked, the nation offers remarkable sites and activities for vacationers, with diverse scenery. From the volcanic and block Mountains to crater lakes, pristine evergreen forests to open golden savannas – natural life and close-up wildlife encounters, and, moreover, the inconceivably friendly and inviting people.
What are our highlights for you to be part of Uganda safaris in 2027-28
Gorilla trekking Safaris
With nearly half of
the world's Mountain Gorillas, Uganda is Africa's premier gorilla-tracking destination and a top destination for visitors. Gorilla
trekking is undoubtedly one of Africa's preferred wildlife experiences;
encountering these prestigious primates after an adventurous trek, as they go
about their daily lives just a couple of meters from you, is unbelievably
emotional and ranks as one of the world’s premier wildlife encounters.
It is a highlight to stand just a couple of feet from a 150+ kilogram Silverback Gorilla as he picks his nose and unresponsively munches leaves. Trekking through the misty African jungle, with tangled vegetation and dizzying terrain, the brief hour you have to watch the Gorillas during your Uganda safaris is a moment you will long remember and share with your peers.
Uganda has two gorilla-tracking locations, with one habituated transboundary gorilla group in the nation's smallest reserve, in its far southwestern corner: Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. The better choice for Gorilla tracking is Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, which has most of Uganda's gorillas in the four sectors of Buhoma, Nkuringo, Rushaga and Ruhija. The reserve, in southwest Uganda, is roughly an 8- to 10-hour adventurous drive from Kampala, via beautiful countryside, and it's a stunning destination, with slopes shrouded in rich, dim forest.
The African Big Five Safaris
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| Game drive in Kidepo Valley National Park |
Uganda’s protected reserves, including Kidepo Valley, Murchison Falls, and Queen Elizabeth National Parks, shelter four of Africa’s Big Five, including Lions, Leopards, Elephants, and Buffalos, alongside numerous other wildlife species, spread across vast savanna plains, such as the Uganda Kob, Rothschild’s Giraffes, Zebras, Topi, and Jackson’s Hartebeests, among others.
The Rhinoceros can be
found in the wilds of Ziwa Sanctuary to complete your Big Five list in Uganda.
In addition to the Big Five, there are two Great Apes, the Chimpanzee and the
Mountain Gorilla, making it one of the few African countries with the Great
Seven wildlife list. Where else can you capture the thrill of an African
safari in 2027 and 2028? Uganda is an absolutely remarkable game safari destination, and a
Uganda wildlife safari is well worth it.
Chimpanzee tracking and Habituation Experience (CHEX)
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| Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest |
While Mountain
Gorillas are Uganda's most renowned wildlife species, Chimpanzee tracking
likewise draws guests from around the globe for a Uganda safari.
Chimpanzee tracking is substantially more challenging than Gorilla trekking, as
the animals move quickly through the forest and swing through tree branches,
though the terrain is not as challenging as in gorilla habitat. It is an
exciting activity to trek your way through the forest to meet the troop,
getting swatted by vines, climbing over fallen trees, and navigating canopies
towering overhead, making it an experience long to remember.
On a general
Chimpanzee tracking safari, you can spend an average of three (3) hours, with
an hour available to you once you meet these primates, standing 8 meters away
as you watch them and make the best use of your time in their presence. While
on a Chimpanzee Habituation Safari, you get to spend more time (roughly the
entire day) with the Chimpanzees. On this kind of activity/safari (CHEX), you
accompany researchers and habituators on a daylong activity monitoring a group
of Chimpanzees as they get them used to human presence. It is conducted in Kibale
National Park and Budongo Forest Reserve.
Kibale Forest National Park, which forms a continuous wildlife corridor with Queen Elizabeth National Park, is Uganda's premier destination for chimpanzee tracking, home to over 1,500 chimpanzees and 12 other primate species. Just outside Queen Elizabeth National Park lies Kalinzu Forest Reserve, a little-known spot with two habituated chimpanzee groups you can track. Other sites include Kyambura Gorge in Queen Elizabeth, known for its stunning scenery and thrilling adventures, and Budongo Forest Reserve near Murchison Falls National Park.
Murchison Falls
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| Murchison Falls |
Murchison Falls
National Park, located in the northwestern part of the country, is just about a
four-hour drive from the capital, Kampala, and offers fabulous game viewing in
an amazingly grand setting. The Victoria Nile divides the park into the Northern
and Southern banks, and the park’s highlight is the Murchison Falls, a dazzling
cascade that squeezes through a 6-7 meter-wide gorge, producing an explosive
sound as it falls 45 meters into the “Devil’s Cauldron”.
Game drives are a
perfect way to explore the undulating golden-yellow savannas, where you can see
four of the African Big Five. Launch cruises or trips along the Nile heading
upstream are a flawless way to see the bottom of the astonishing falls. Trips downstream
are ideal for birding enthusiasts searching for the endangered Shoebill Stork.
This is one of only a handful of spots on the planet to see them. Hiking or
visiting the top of the falls, where you cool off in the misty spray marked by
a trademark rainbow, is an epic experience.
Are you inspired to go on a safari in Uganda, the Pearl of Africa? The ideal way to do so within your budget while enjoying the best in comfort, safety, and, of course, perfect exploration and adventurous excitement is to be with Avens Travel World. Call or WhatsApp at +256 773 148649 - Africa || +1 519 9913845 - North America to speak with our safari specialist, or send your inquiries to info@avenstravelworld.com
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