Best Walking Adventure Tours in Uganda 2025 : If you’re a nature lover, Uganda is the perfect destination for a deep immersion into the natural world. On a walking adventure tour, you’ll have the chance to explore areas that area often inaccessible by car. As you walk on the grassland, you’ll walk through the forests, or savanna grassland, you’ll have the opportunity to spot your favorite wildlife species up close. Walking safaris in Uganda are conducted with the presence of an experienced guide.
What sets Uganda’s walking adventure tours apart is the stunning and peaceful atmosphere of walking through the lush natural bush. It’s an escape from the bustling cities like Kampala, allowing you to reconnect with nature and its rhythms. If you’re looking for a unique and off-beaten- path experience, a walking adventure tour in Uganda is the perfect choice.
At Achieve Global Safaris, we offer a range of walking adventure tours that take you to some of the Uganda’s most breathtaking destinations, including the country’s stunning national parks. Our experienced and knowledgeable guides will accompany you every step of the way, ensuring that you get the most out of your walking adventure tour experience. Book with us today to start your adventure!
Uganda, often called the “Pearl of Africa”, offers a mazing walking adventure tours, and by choosing Achieve Global Safaris, you’re setting yourself up for an unforgettable adventure. Som of the best spot for these walking explorations in Uganda, ready to be discovered are kidepo valley national park, Lake Mburo National Park, Kibale National Park, Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Semuliki, Murchison Falls National Park, Bwindi impenetrable national park and Mgahinga gorilla national park among others.
Kidepo Valley National Park
Embarking on a walking adventure tours in Kidepo valley national park is highlight recommended. Its most rewarding when accompanied by a skilled park ranger, expertly trained by the Uganda wildlife authority. These walking adventure tour provides unique opportunities to observe animals that are not easily seen from vehicles, allowing for intimate wildlife experience in the park’s remote areas. As Uganda’s 3rd largest national park, kidepo valley national park is located in the semi-arid landscape in the northeastern Uganda, offering a vast expanse for exploration.
Kidepo Valley National Park was established in 1962 and covers an area of about 1,442 square kilometers and currently serves as a vital sanctuary of over 77 different species. Visitors can except to see a variety of animals, including Elephant, Rothschild’s giraffe, lion, leopard, spotted hyaena and black backed and side-striped jackal. Kidepo boasts over 475 bird species among these species includes Abyssinian roller, purple heron, Abyssinian ground hornbill, Karamoja apalis and Clapperton’s francolin among others
Murchison Falls National Park
Uganda’s largest park, Murchison Falls, offers more than just driving safaris; it’s also a great place for walking tours. These guided walks take you to areas that cars can’t easily access. Popular spots for nature walks and hikes include Budongo Forest (Kaniyo Pabidi) the hike to Murchison Falls, and Rabongo Forest. While exploring the forests and bush, you’ll likely spot various primates like vervet monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, and blue monkeys, alongside a variety of birds.
The best times to enjoy a walking safari in Murchison Falls Park are during the morning or afternoon. Each of these walks is accompanied by a knowledgeable park guide.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Beyond trekking to see most famous great apes- mountain gorillas. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park also offers incredible walking adventures for visitors. You can choose from numerous trails inside the park, like Kashasha Trail, Rubugiri Valley Walk, Mubwindi, Habinyanja Trail, Bamboo Trail, and many others, each offering a unique look at the forest’s beauty. Exploring areas close to the park brings more exciting experience, with chance to walk through Munyaga area, visit the Batwa people and see the lovely Lake Mutanda.
Kibale National Park
Kibale National Park is a national park in western Uganda, protecting moist evergreen rainforest. It is 766 square kilometres; the park isn’t only popular for its captivating chimp trekking adventures but also for enriching guided forest walks. The forest walks or hikes through the Kibale forest are a perfect immersion into the rich wildlife habitats. During your walking tour, you’ll have the chance to see a variety of species including primates, birds, colorful butterflies, and plants. Walking adventure tours in the park lasts for about 2 to 3 hours depending on your starting point.
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Embarking on a walking adventure in Queen Elizabeth National Game Park, the Maramagambo Forest offers a fantastic opportunity to see the park’s natural wonders. During these walks, you’ll discover a world filled with various plants, creatures, abd especially, the vibrant birds, monkeys and colourful flowers. Depending on your interest, you need about 2-6 hours to navigate through the lush Maramagambo Forest, especially along the waterfall trail. Shorter walks like the valley trail take about three hours, or you could do a shorter trip such as the river trail that takes an hour, while the palm tree trail is longer, around seven hours.
A guided nature walking tour in Maramagambo Forest in Queen Elizabeth National Park also provide an ideal opportunity for you to see an array of amazing wildlife. You might spot some playful monkeys like the l’hoest monkeys, vervet monkeys, chimpanzees, red-tailed monkeys, and blue monkeys as well as different bird species.
Lake Mburo National Park
For an exceptional walking adventure tour, Lake Mburo National Park in western Uganda’s kiruhura district is a top choice. The park is especially well-suited for experiencing the African wilderness on foot. With the company of an experienced park ranger guide, you embark on a guided bush walk in the park as you search for different wildlife.
During these walks, you’ll likely spot animals such as bushbucks, impalas, elands, and many birds. You may also spot giraffes, and buffaloes. In addition, expect also to come across some tiny insects, butterflies, reptiles, amphibians, and more.
The best time for a guided walks in Lake Mburo national Park is during the morning. The cost for these walks is $ 15 per person for the foreign non-residents and foreign residents while East African citizens pay UGX 10,000 per visitor. This fee covers the services of the park ranger guide.
Beyond walking adventure tours, Lake Mburo National Park covers an area of about 370 sq. km offers many other activities. Visistors can enjoy guided game drives, launch cruises, cycling, cultural tours, sport fishing, horseback riding, bird watching, and others. It’s approximately a 4 to 5-hour drive from Kampala to reach Lake Mburo National Park.
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch is a private, animal sanctuary in Uganda. Established in 2005 to re-introduce Southern White Rhinos in the wild, the ranch is the only place in the country, where one can observe these endangered creatures in the wild. Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is located approximately 164 kilometres by road, north of Kampala, Uganda’s capital and largest city. Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is one of the best places to visit for walking safaris in Uganda. A guided walk-through Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is a great chance to explore the different habitats of wildlife. Ziwa Sanctuary is home to about 32 rhinos plus birds including the shoebill, Grey-crowned Crane, African Fish Eagle, African Jacana, Pied Kingfisher, African Grey Hornbill, African Pygmy Kingfisher and Marabou Stork among others.
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