Exciting activities to consider for a sporting safari in Uganda : As Uganda’s tourism continues to grow, the industry is spreading into other facets that are fun and interesting for the people who visit uganda almost every month. Apart from the natural beauty of the land and the diverse wildlife, Uganda has much more to offer its visitors from landscape, agriculture, historical sites and now also sports.

Uganda is one of the top sports countries in Uganda excelling in different sports like boxing, football, rugby, netball, cricket, basketball, handball, hockey, volleyball, badminton, tennis, swimming and many more.

Because of Uganda’s sports popularity that continues growing as their different national teams make it to the world stage like in 2024 cricket men’s team was in the T20 world, rugby men and women were at the world series the previous year and was at the world cup netball in 2023. People are continual more intrigued about Uganda as and want to visit the place to engage in some of the country’s sports activities.

But though people are interested in seeing and taking part in these sports we also realize, these sports can be hectic for a lay person that’s why for tourism and vacationing, here are some sporting activities you can take part in when you visit Uganda. Sports for both fun and also exercising.

We start with the water sports; these are done in a water body, so on your safari itinerary you will need to visit one of these water bodies for that sporting event.

  1. The most popular one is White-water rafting done on the Nile River in Jinja. Usually this is fun when done in a group so it would be nice if you collect a couple of your friends to take part in this.
  2. The other one is kayaking done on Lake Victoria, the Nile river in Jinja and Lake Bunyonyi. Still like the white-water rafting, this sporting activity is more enjoyable in a group setting so find many people to go with.
  3. Canoeing done Lake Victoria and Lake Mburo is also becoming more popular as a water sports. The beauty with this it is not so competitive or strenuous as the above two, so it can be relaxing.
  4. Snorkeling and Scuba diving done Lake Victoria are also very exciting.
  5. Sport fishing on the Kazinga channel is also another exciting activity. The beauty with this the fish you catch – you get to roast and eat.

    Exciting activities to consider for a sporting safari in Uganda
    Boat Cruise

Then out of the water there are also other sports you can enjoy.

  1. The most popular one now being the Rwenzori marathon that has happened for two years now in row. This sporting event gets you running 10km, 21km and 42km in the Rwenzori area.
  2. Since we are talking the Rwenzori. Hiking can also be a sport, taking on a whole mountain is not for the faint hearted so, you can also go hiking on the Rwenzori Mountain, mount Elgon, mt gahinga and mt muhavura.
  3. another land sport can be mountain cycling, rocking climbing all done in several parks in Uganda, then quad biking in Jinja, horseback riding in Lake Mburo National Park.
  4. While in Kampala you can play some golf, fustal, tennis, badminton and a couple of other sports at the different kampala arenas.
  5. Nature walks in the wild can also be a type of sport, in the wild as you enjoy flora and fauna, you also get to exercise.

There are more things you can do on your sporting safari, but always remember, a sporting safari is not about competition, its about exercising with fun, so always remember to have fun.

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