What To Do After Gorilla Tracking Activity: There is no doubt gorilla tracking is the most selling safari activity, however, travelers are always wondering what next after they are done with the gorillas, Uganda is immersed in natural beauty giving it a true definition of the pearl of Africa. There is so much to choose from to complete your safari while in Uganda.
Birding is your next ideal activity to warm your gorilla safari, Bwindi forest and mgahinga national park are a birders spot with over 300 bird species including the endemics of the Albertine rift valley. Some of the notable birds to see include fine banded wood pecker, the great blue turaco, Rwenzori turaco, Emerald, collared Apalis, western green tinker bird, Kivu ground-thrush, common bulbul, African green broadbill, Grauer’s rush warbler, and chestnut-throated apalis among others. These birds can be spotted among major birding trails in Ruhija and Buhoma on an evening nature walk.
Game driving and viewing, complete your safari in the savannah land for a game driving catching up with Uganda beauty in the wild. On your game drive, you are likely to spot different mammal species including lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, antelopes, warthogs and so much more. Game drives can be done in any of your preferred savannah parks depending on your. Some of the itineraries of the listed national parks are Queen Elizabeth national park, Lake Mburo national park, Murchison falls national park, and lastly Kidepo national park.
Chimpanzee tracking, this more like gorilla tracking meeting the stubborn jumpy little cousin in their natural environment. Chimpanzees live in tropical moist forests and this activity also involves trekking in search of a troop of chimpanzees. Chimpanzees in Uganda can be found in Kyambura gorge, queen Elizabeth national park, What To Do After Gorilla Tracking Activity, Kariju forest, Kibale forest national park, the capital primate park home to other 12 primate species and Budongo forest. The cost of chimpanzee trekking ranges from USD 200- USD 50 depending on your preferred destination.
Community/nature walk, after your gorilla tracking experience you could opt for an evening nature walk, while on the nature walk there are various attractions to look out like the blossoming flowers in the wild, singing birds in the air, cool breath, color full butterflies and so much more. Community visits will lead you to the neighboring locals especially the Bakiga community and the Batwa pygmies who once lived in the forest parks before they were evicted, the Batwa have fascinating stories of how they lived in the forest and demonstrating their survival techniques like hunting, lighting fire, medicines, and traditional dances and drama.
A Visit to Lake Bunyonyi, the thrilling breeze alone is enough to cool offer the adrenaline after a long day in the forest searching for the gorillas. Lake Bunyonyi is known to be the deepest lake with 29 small islands, because of the undoubting landscape and cool breeze, it was nick-named the “switz” of Africa. The visit is worth rewarding you with a visit to various islands with a historical marking such as Akampene island, the governor’s island, and much more. Enjoy boat rides and canoe rides from experienced guides as you around the islands.
Launch cruise is rewarding with the beauty on the water, most importantly you will get an up-close look to a school of hippos, Nile crocodiles, waterbird species such as African fish eagles, flamingos, pelicans, and many others. The launch cruise can be done in any of the savannah parks, whereas in Murchison falls national park the launch cruise will reward you with getting close to the thunderous Murchison falls and you could also hike to the top of the falls to see how water forces itself into a narrow gorge.
Hiking, adding to gorilla trekking safari the great Virunga conservation is covered with 5 volcanoes of which some of them shelter mountain gorillas. The volcanoes include Gahinga, muhavura, Sabyinyo, Bisoke and karisimbi. Hiking any of the volcanoes while in Mgahinga gorilla national or Volcanoes national park for gorilla tracking will reward with an aerial view of the park, neighboring community, homesteads, and farms. While a hike to sabyinyo is exceptional as you will present in three countries at the same time, that is Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Golden monkey tracking, the endangered species are only found in the Virunga massif, Mgahinga, and volcanoes national park, complement your gorilla safari trekking to the see the tiny golden monkeys. What To Do After Gorilla Tracking Activity, A golden monkey permit is issued by the Uganda wildlife authority at USD 100.
Conclusively, a gorilla safari is complete when you explore more than the gorillas, the package is always tailor-made according to individual interest.
