Have you ever thought of taking a walking safaris in Uganda? One way of exploring and get in touch with the locals, appreciate the beauty on ground is by walking through nature its self. Walking usually involves getting off the comfortable 4-wheeldrive and walk through plain savannah grasslands, shrubs and acacia woodland, jumping streams of water, it also involves physical fitness, however these walking safaris are best in Places like;
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is one of the most popular national parks in Uganda. Most known for gorilla tourism, this is the ultimate destination to see the endangered mountain gorillas. Within this park, tracking gorillas on foot is the most interesting adventure that you cannot miss! This adventure involves walking following the developed mountain gorilla trails until you find them. Other popular walking safaris are in Buhoma, Nkuringo, Rushaga and Ruhija, the forest has its natural beauty that will you will be able to spot primates like black and white Colobus monkeys, butterflies, bird species and water falls. The walking safaris will also take you to the local communities where you will visit the Batwa pygmy for the illustration of their way of living, local gin brewing and many others. The trek can take you 2- 3 hours but the ambiance is good.
Kibale Forest National Park
Kibale Forest National Park is most know for its primates colony! This amazing park in Western Uganda host the highest density of primates in Africa. You can have guided nature walks in the park and enjoy unrivalled birding and primate watching. The park is home to 14 different primates and these include the Colobus monkeys, baboons, chimps, red tailed monkeys, grey checked Mangabey, L’hoest Monkey, Pottos and Galagos. The neighboring Bigodi wetland offers great opportunities for nature walks on which you will enjoy birding through some of Uganda’s best birding areas! The Bigodi Nature walk was developed to support the local communities that live around Kibale National Park.
Semuliki National Park
Semuliki National Park is another rewarding destination for bird watching. The safari walk in Semuliki is one of the best adventures you can ever take in Uganda. The trail leads you to the natural hotsprings, one of the highlights of a Uganda Safari! You will see the healing natural boiling water from the ground following the sempaya trail! At the end of your trip you will realise that nature is indeed beautiful. The nature walk goes up to River Semuliki following Kirumai Trail where you also be able to see other wild life species such as elephants, sitatungas, birds and primates.
Lake Mburo National Park
Lake Mburo National Park is one of the closest national parks with natural sheer beauty. The park has variety of wild life from antelopes, zebras, kobs, elands, water bucks and so many others. Th park offers walking safaris where you will be able to spot all of the above. The visitors are usually accompanied by an armed ranger. The different trails will lead you to different attractions for example the Rwonya trail will lead you to the salt lick where you will find a concentration of wildlife species. Walks through the woodland allow one to sight forest birds and mammals, and the hike to the top of the hill rewards visitors with an eye-catching view of 9 of the region’s 14 lakes.
Walking safaris in most national parks will expose visitors to the hidden treasure in the park which include different species of flora and fauna. Different trails include the sabyinyo trial in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and Kaniyo Pabidi in Murchison Falls National Park among other.
