Things to do on a Camping Safari in Uganda

Camping tours involves pitching your tent on ground or at the car roof and spend the overnight. Its one of the cheaper safari options than spending on safari Lodge and Hotels. Camping safari can also combine Tent and Lodges with activities like hiking, birding, game drives and cultural experience among others.

Primate trip

Uganda is a haven of primates including Mountain Gorillas, chimpanzees, Golden Monkeys, Olive Baboons among others. Camping trips to see primates is one of the amazing trips in Uganda so, travellers can go camping to trek Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale National Park, Kyambura Gorge, Budongo Forest, Toro- Semuliki Game Reserve and kalinzu Forest.

Game Drives

Game Drive

Families, individuals and group of colleagues can organize a camping tour to see a variety of animals, birds, drainage features, Relief features among others. In most cases game drives through the parks are done under the guidance of the experienced game rangers. Most of the game drive are conducted in savannah glass land and savannah woodland of Uganda. Murchison Fall National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park, Lake Mburo National Park and Semuliki National Park are among the popular savannah parks in Africa.

Cultural experience

Almost each region in Uganda offers unique cultural experience. Popular groups in Uganda for cultural safaris include Karamajong, Batwa pygmies, Gishu, Baganda, Basoga among others. Prepare to enjoy Kadodi dance from Gishu, Nankasa or Muwogola dance from the Baganda, Bigwala dance from the Basoga, Naleyo dance for Karamajong among others.

Boat trip

Boat Cruise

Trips on water is one of the amazing activities in Uganda. Boat cruise on Kazinga channel, Lake Mutanda, Lake Bunyonyi, Lake Kyoga, Lake Albert, Lake Victoria, Lake Bunyonyi, Lake Gorge and River Nile among others. Boat camping trips offers amazing views of water loving birds and mammals like crocodile, Hippos and so on. Visitors can hire camping gear to explore Uganda water bodies.

Explore the source of River Nile

You can camp in Jinja to tour the source of River Nile. The Nile is a popular River in Africa that flows northwards into the Mediterranean Sea. At roughly 6,650 km long, it is among the longest rivers in the world. Activities done on this river include boat cruise, sport fishing, white water rafting, birding, horse ride and Quad Biking at the shows among others.