Uganda Must Visit Safari Parks On Self Drive Adventure

Uganda Must Visit Safari Parks On Self Drive Adventure

Uganda Must Visit Safari Parks On Self Drive Adventure, The pearl of Africa is endowed with twelve national parks each park is a place of safety to numerous flora and fauna species, a home to different bird species among others. However, among those parks endeavor to miss out visiting Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park and Kidepo Valley National Park because of their stunning bio-diversity system.

Murchison falls national parks#Uganda Must Visit Safari Parks On Self Drive Adventure

This stunning national park is popularly known because of its powerful water fall that causes the surrounding to tremble, it is ranked as the oldest, largest and most visited park in Uganda. The park is nestled in Kiryandogo- Masindi District and it sits on the shores of lake Albertine Rift Valley.

Murchison Falls National Park is a place of safety of undisputed jewel of numerous bio- diversity system over seventy-six mammal species call it a home including the big four namely buffaloes, leopards, elephant’s other animals are hyena, water buck, warthogs, reed buck, oribi, antelope’s giraffe and many more.

The notable seen bird species at this national park include gray crowned crane, giant kingfisher, giant heron shoe bill, black headed lapwing among others as well as a home to the primate species including vervet monkeys, olive baboons black and white colobus, red-tailed monkeys, blue monkeys that are so magical and beautiful to see. Indeed, Murchison has almost every creature one needs to see while on the safari

while on a visit to this place tourists are granted with the opportunity to engage in to adorable activities including boat cruise, game drives, guided nature walks, visit to the top of the falls, bird watching, sports fishing. Murchison Falls National Park is a must visited park in Uganda

 Queen Elizabeth National Park#Uganda Must Visit Safari Parks On Self Drive Adventure

Queen Elizabeth National Park is situated in the western part of Uganda spanning in districts of Kamwenge, Rubirizi, Rukungiri, and Kasese found along the Congolese border to the north of Kasese and the Rwenzori foot hills to the east bounded to the west by the Ishasha River and Lake Edward.

This park is popularly known for the tree climbing lions in the Ishasha sector, harboring almost ninety-five wildlife animals including hyenas, antelopes, warthogs, water bucks, kobs, banded mongoose bushbuck, crocodiles to mention but a few as well a home to the big four namely elephants’ buffalo lions and leopards.

Queen Elizabeth National Park comprises of almost ten primate species including the vervet monkeys, blue monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, Lhoest’s monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, olive baboons with chimpanzees and over 610 bird’s species are recorded in the park

The notably seen birds include catcher grey capped warbler, white winged tern malachite, pied kingfisher African fish, eagle papyrus gonolek, papyrus canary, African mourning dove among others.

While on Ugandan Safari make it a point to visit Queen Elizabeth national park to engage in too many eye-catching activities including boat cruise, chimpanzee tracking, game drives, guided nature walks, bird watching, sports fishing community tours among others hence creating unforgettable experience in the wilderness.

Kidepo valley national park

This ultimate national park is ranked as Uganda third largest park it covers an area of almost 1,442 kilometer squared altitude ranges from 914 meter above the sea levels. Kidepo Valley National Park is positioned in the northeast of Karamoja subregion more than 500km from Kampala, bordering South Sudan to the north direction.

Kidepo Valley National Park is famously known as Africa’s true wilderness gifted with its rugged mountains scenery, compelling wilderness atmosphere by the sparse populated arid badlands of the Karamojong region.

Many fauna species call this national park a home including lions sided-stripped jackals, cheetah, spotted hyena, white and black-backed jackal bat-eared fox, aardwolf and caracal, Burchell’s zebra warthogs, Jacksons hartebeest, reedbuck, oribi and many more.

Not forgetting also that this park is a place of safety to many bird species namely ostrich, secretary bird, fox kestrel greater kestrel, white bellied, go-away bird, northern carmine bee-eater, little green bee-eater, Abyssinian roller, Abyssinian scimitar bill, red and yellow billed hornbill, northern red-billed horn billed among others

while on a visit to this tourism site guests are granted with the chance to engage in to numerous activities such game drives, guided nature walks, community tour, birdwatching among others Kidepo Valley National Park is a must visited park in Uganda   such a good place for the nature lovers and adventure enthuastic.

The best time to visit these national parks

The dry season of the year is the best period to visit these national parks that typically happens in the months of June to September and from December to February.

Dry season is associated with rainfall received, less fog, mist, and the trail heads are less muddy and slippery this period rewards guests with clear photography moments and there are high chances of wildlife and bird watching sighting

However, guests can also pay a visit to these parks during the rainy season of the year that typically runs in the months of March to May and from September to November. This period is associated with heavy amount of rainfall received, the trail heads are wet and slippery, guests are advised to make use of 4X4 wheel drive vehicles because some roads are in bad states. Inconclusion visiting these national parks it is really unavoidable