THE BIG FIVE ANIMALS IN UGANDA
The big five animals in Uganda : The big five animals in Uganda are among the major attractions that tourists that visit Uganda come to the country to enjoy watching with a number of other attractions like the mountain gorillas that can be seen when they take part in activities like gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable and gorilla trekking in Mgahinga national park, chimpanzee trekking in Kibale national park, visiting the Ngamba island, chimpanzee habituation in Kibale national park, hiking the Virunga Mountains in Uganda, hiking mount Rwenzori among other rewarding attractions in the different national parks in Uganda. Among the different attractions that can be seen while you visit Uganda, the big five animals are quite rewarding because of the fact that they can be seen in a number of national parks in Uganda as you take part in the different activities in the national parks in Uganda.
WHERE TO FIND THE BIG FIVE ANIMALS IN UGANDA
QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
Queen Elizabeth national park is famous for its game drives both the morning and the evening where you will get to see a number of attractions including four of the big five animals in Uganda. In Queen Elizabeth national park you will get to see the lions, leopards, buffalos and the elephants these can be seen when you participate in a number of different activities in the park like the lion tracking experience in queen Elizabeth national park where tourists are able to locate the lions by the use of radio collars in order to understand the behavior of species. You can also see the tree climbing lions in the ishasha sector of the park where you will get to see the unique character of the species of climbing trees to keep an eye on their prey and also avoid the scotching sunshine on the ground.
During the morning game drives, you will get to see the elephants, buffalos rhinos and other herbivores in the park grazing within the plains and also quench their thirst from the different water sources in the park. During the evening game drives, you will get to see carnivores the leopards and lions and other carnivores catching their prey for dinner making your safari for tracking the big five animals in Uganda quite memorable.
MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
Visit the largest national park in Uganda, Murchison falls national park to see four of the big five animals in Uganda where you will get to see the lions, leopards, buffalos, elephants as you take part in the different activities like game drives where you will see the herbivores in the park grazing in the plains of the park as the carnivores the leopards and the lions await for the prey in the different hiding spots in the plains. You can also watch four of the big five animals in the country by taking part in the boat cruise in Murchison falls National park for an amazing experience while in the park. Some of together attractions that can be seen include; bird species like African fish eagle, Giant king fisher, yellow billed stork, great cormorant the endangered shoe bill, saddle billed stork Goliath Heron and many other bird species that will make your safari quite memorable.
Other activities in Murchison falls national park that can be carried out include; top of the falls hike, hot air ballooning, you can also visit Budongo forest where you can take part in chimpanzee trekking in Budongo forest for an amazing Uganda safari.
ZIWA RHINO SANCTURAY
It should be noted that in Uganda you cannot find all the big five animals in the same place, in most of the parks in Uganda you can find four of the big five animals in Uganda. Ziwa rhino sanctuary is the only place in Uganda where you can find the endangered rhino species in the country. The sanctuary will give you the chance to take part in Rhino trekking which will give you an up close look at the species as compared to the game drives in other national park in Africa where you can find the rhinos. In the sanctuary you will participate in the activity on foot as you move along the different tracks to access the rhinos as you observe their behavior in the sanctuary.
Other attractions that you can see when you visit the sanctuary include; the crocodiles, the endangered shoebill stork, the antelopes, hippopotamus, the black and white colobus monkeys, Mona monkeys, blue monkeys among other primate species that can be seen during your visit to Ziwa rhino sanctuary that will make your visit quite rewarding.
