Uganda Game drive Safaris: Game drives in Uganda, God blessed Uganda with 10 beautiful national parks. They include Queen Elizabeth national park,murchision falls national park, lake mburo national park,kidepo valley national park, Kibale national park ,mountain Rwenzori national park, Mgahinga gorilla National park, Bwindi impenetrable forest national park, mountain Elgon national park, Semliki national park, and each of these national parks has its own unique wildlife attraction. Their game drive fees are standard how ever most game drives are done in these four common games and one of them has the big five animals and is kidepo, Murchison with big five, mburo ,Queen and Semliki. And they can best be done early in the morning or evening hours starting from 5pm to 7pm.
Game drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Queen Elizabeth national park is unique for its tree climbing lions and you can get these in the areas of kasenyi plains and ishasha sector. How ever other wildlife viewing takes place in the north east part of the park which is kasenyi area. this area has a number of mammals that visitor would encounter during Uganda wildlife safari. And these include. Buffaloes which are known as the most dangerous animals, elephants, water bucks, antelopes, warthog’s hippos. And the carnivorous animals that feed on the fresh meat that are hardly spotted, they include lions, hyenas, leopards and to view these animals well you either do earning game drive starting from 6am or late evening from 5 to 7pm but only done in mweya peninsular. However, some animals like the Topis or tsessebes you can find them in isasha sector which offers classic game drive experience.
Game drives in Murchison Falls National Park
Safari game drives in Murchison falls national park is the most common and exciting tourist activities in Murchison falls national park games drives in Murchison are done in two sessions the morning at 6:30 am to 10:00pm one afternoon at 2:00pm to 5:00pm .Murchison falls national park has two trucking parts the southern bank and northern bank how ever more game drives are done from the northern bank it is because that is where large concentration of wildlife and also there is anew truck created called the honeymoon, in Murchison falls the carnivorous animals like lions leopards are not trucked like they have no trucking device like those in queen Elizabeth national park meaning you have to look for them until you find them which makes the game drive fun and enjoyable though the park has other animals like jackons hartebeests, Uganda Kobs ,bush backs, buffakoes,oribis,giraffes, and also one can see rhinos on his or her way to Murchison or after the trip in Murchison which will leave you with a remarkable memorable experience of Uganda wildlife tour.
Game drives in Kidepo Valley National Park
If one wishes to spend more time in a savanna park, kidepo valley national park is a home away from home. kidepo game drives are done in three shifts morning afternoon and night and it is one of the parks that has night game drives which gives a chance to tourists to see what they missed during day like the cats that are hard to be seen during day because they are always hunting. and you can see some of these predators that are only found ln kidepo like cheetahs, black-backed jackal, and other wildlife animals like elands that that are also in only two national parks that is kidepo and mburo, elephants, oribis, jackon hartebeests, bush pigs lions’ leopards and buffaloes and kidepo has the largest number of hurds among all national park.
Game drives in Lake Mburo National Park
Taking a game drive in lake mburo national park is the way to explore lake mburo national park, if you would like to explore the smallest national park with a greater experience, safari game drive is always abetter idea for you. Lake mburo national park is the only place in Uganda where you can see impalas and zebras the other bunch of zebras being in kidepo, elands, hippos, giraffes, buffaloes while on Uganda wildlife to lake mburo national park you can also spot things like mongoose, giant bush rats and these wildlife species can be seen in Kazuma truck and kigambira loop. Where you can see the variety of wildlife during the Uganda tours.
Game drives in Semliki National Park
Semliki national park is the for the night game drives because it has a lot of Nocturnals that can be seen only at night how ever day game drives are also okay because it gives u a chance to see other mammals like warthogs, waterbucks, and elephants and others.
Costs to do game drives in Uganda national parks
Guided drives where the park gives you its guide with private cars
Day
Foreign non-residents 25USD person
Foreign residents 20USD person
East African countries 25000UGX per person
Night
Foreign residents 30USD person
Foreign residents 20 USD person
East African countries 30000 UGX person
Self-game drive with your own guide
Day
Foreign non-resident 10USD vehicle
Foreign resident 10 USD per vehicle
East African countries 10000 UGX Per vehicle
Using Uganda wildlife game drive cars
Day
Foreign non-residents 30 USD per person
Foreign non residents 25 USD per person
East African countries 40000 UGX per person
Night
Foreign non-residents 40 USD per person
Foreign non residents 35 USD per person
East African countries 40000 UGX per person
Best time to do game drives in Uganda
Game drives can be done throughout the year though dry season are the best for game drives since the roads are easily passible and animals are easily seen like elephants because they always gather to drink water.
Where to sleep when going game drives in Uganda
One can stay in different hotels according to the area of interest where one wishes to do game drive and these include Apoka safari lodge in kidepo, Semliki safari lodge, sambiya river lodge in Marchisio, kigarama wilderness lodge, and elephant plains in queen Elizabeth national park.
Uganda wildlife tour will give you the best experience ever because of its wildlife species and mammals.
