Uganda also referred to as the Pearl of Africa is home to 10 breath taking National Parks. A tour to these safari parks allows you to encounter the Big Five giant’s wildlife animals. Namely; the Rhinos, buffaloes, elephants, lions and leopards. Safari game drives in Uganda gives you a great chance to view a diversity of other unique charming wildlife species that include; hippos, lions, bush bucks, zebras, leopards, impalas antelopes, giraffes, hartebeest and many beautiful bird species.
A Game Drive in Uganda allows you to see a diversity of stunning wildlife in the various national parks and also view many colorful birdlife. Some of the bird species include; the rare shoebill, grey crowned crested cranes, Jameson’s Ant-pecker, African green broad bill, ibis’ vultures among others.
Top leading destinations for Game Drives in Uganda
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Queen Elizabeth National Park is among the most visited safari parks. The park offers all travelers a rewarding game drive safari since it hosts impressive number of wildlife diversities. The park is situated in western Uganda in Kasese district and extends across the radius of roughly 1,978 square kilometers. It is one of the oldest and second largest national park established after Murchison falls National Park in the Uganda.
Queen Elizabeth National Park prides in hosting about 95 mammal species and about 600 colorful bird species. As earlier mentioned, the national park is graced with huge numbers of wildlife that includes more than 10,000 buffaloes, 2500 elephants and about 5000 hippos among others. There are so many more animals in this Park which include; sitatunga antelope, Uganda kobs, topi, warthogs, waterbucks, bushbucks and many others.
The park is one of the bird watching sites, it is blessed with over 600 beautiful species. Some the birds recorded include African skimmer, papyrus gonolek, kittilitz’s plover, black headed gonolek and many more.
Amazingly, game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park can be combined with other activities like hiking, village tours, lion tracking, chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura gorge, boat ride on Kazinga channel, sport fishing among others.
Murchison Falls National Park
Murchison Falls National Park is famously known as a great game safari parks that hosts a number of tourists who come to Experience Park’s natural beauty. It is found in north western part of Uganda near to Masindi town. This is the largest and oldest park in Uganda, established in 1952 and covering an area of about 3,893 square kilometers. It is home to over 450 colorful bird species and over 76 different mammal species.
Game drive in Murchison falls national Park, allows to see many different wildlife species like antelopes, lions, buffaloes, Rothschild giraffes with bird species such as white thighed hornbill, great blue Turaco, rare shoe billed stork, Goliath heron, dwarf kingfisher to mention but a few.
On your Uganda Safari to this wonderful park, you can combine game drive with other activities like boat cruise on the Nile Delta, sport fishing, community tours, hiking to the top Murchison falls and many others.
Kidepo Valley National Park
Kidepo Valley National Park is one of those safari parks located very far from Kampala city, on this note it is among the list visited safari destinations in Uganda. The park is found in the north eastern region of Uganda sharing the Kenyan and South Sudan borders in kabongo district. Despite all that, Kidepo valley national park has a lot to offer on a game drive safari.
It is one of the best places to enjoy game drive safaris in Uganda experience. The game drive in kidepo valley national park allows you to see various wildlife like African caped buffaloes, dike-dike, cheetahs, hyenas, striped jackals, zebras, elephants, lions, Rothschild giraffes among others. You as well get an opportunity to see ostriches that is rare to spot them elsewhere. You also find the greater and lesser kudu.
Lake Mburo National Park
Lake Mburo National Park is wonderful small savannah park that also offers amazing game drive tours in Uganda. It’s important to note that lake Mburo is the smallest national park in the Pearl of Africa and close to Kampala city. The game drive here takes you to view many unique and rare species animals like gazelles, topi, reed bucks, elephants, giraffes, impala, zebras among others. The game drive in Lake Mburo National Park can be combined with other safari activities for your extreme enjoyments like the guided nature walks, community walks, horseback riding, birding and many more.
Game Drives in the Uganda is extremely breath taking and adventurous to all travelers, thus you should not risk missing on your Uganda safari. For more inquiries on how to book your a game drive safari in Uganda, simply contact our travel experts by email.
