Weekend breakouts in Uganda has become a common travel for visitors with few days to enjoy nature and other interesting attractions. Visitors with weekend break outs also can be covered when it comes to safaris in Uganda. There is tourism destination which are just few kilometers from Kampala enabling short holidays for visitors.
It can be family holiday, Honey moon with your loved ones, friends, couple and others. weekend holidays itineraries can be like 3 Days Uganda safaris, 4 Days exploring Nature. The tour company can advise on what can fit in a given number of days.
What to see on weekend breakouts in Uganda.
Lake Mburo National Park
It is located in the western Uganda just 240 km from Kampala. The park is among those tourism attractions mostly visited by visitors on short holidays. The park is known for unique wildlife species moving freely in African wilderness. There are many activities which are done in this park to explore hidden treasures here.
Game Drives. This activity is done in a safari vehicle following different tracks in the park. Many wild animals will be seen like Giraffes, Buffaloes, Impala, common errand, genets, Hyenas, Leopards, Jackals, and civet. They can be seen either in the morning game drive, evening or night game drives.
Nature walks. This is also a famous activity in this park. Nature walk will let visitors encounter small animals, different plants, birds, insects. It is done accompanied by a ranger.
Boat cruise: This is done on lake Mburo. Boats cruise visitors and they enjoy aquatic attractions like hippos, they will enjoy the cook environment, birds and others
Horse riding: This is another unique way to explore Lake Mburo. Horse riding will enable visitors to reach where the car cannot. There is no noise of the Engine, hence more views and experience wildlife in silence.
Other activities in Lake Mburo include, Cycling, birding, camping, and visiting local communities.
Murchison falls National Park is the biggest National Park in Uganda. Having many attractions to offer both to international visitors or local ones. The park is home to many wildlife, birds, Murchison falls where it derived its name, River Nile, and more. Here below are the activities which can enable you explore the above.
Game drives. Visitors will see much of hidden secretes of Murchison in the game drives. The big five animals like Lions, Elephants, Buffaloes, leopards are present here, Besides, there are other animals like Hyenas, giraffes, Antelopes and birds.
Boat cruise to the bottom of the falls: The falls is among the Highlights of visiting this park. Witnessing the power of water squeezing through a narrow gorge, is something amazing. Some of the attractions on the boat cruise include, the cliff, crocodiles basking along the river, and Hippos.
Other activities here include, Boat cruise on the delta, birding, fishing, and Local community encounter,
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.
This is the only place where visitors can see Rhinos in Uganda. It was established to reintroduce southern white Rhinos in Uganda. It is located just 164 km north of Kampala hence a suitable place for weekend visits.
Rhinos can be seen in a nature walk accompanied by guides. This will make visitors enjoy the Rhinos in their environment They move around freely around the Ranch. At Ziwa Rhino sanctuary, that’s where the list of big five becomes complete.
There are other attractions which can be seen in a Nature Walk like antelopes, warthog, different monkeys, cows and others. Other activities here include, birding and shoebill trek.
Budongo Forest.
This is located near Murchison falls National Park northwest Uganda. It is known for its former abundancy of East African Mahogany trees and some of the trees are still present in the forest. The forest has another exciting attraction called Chimpanzee. Chimpanzee tracking is one of the Major attractions in this forest.
Visitors sometimes after visiting Murchison falls also come here for chimpanzee tracking in this forest. Or they can do the activity as a stopover on the way to Murchison.
The forest has other attractions like birds, butterflies, moth, amphibians, mammals, trees and others.
