Game Drive Safaris in Uganda : Game drives are usually part of a safari, trip or a journey. It is carried out with own cars or game reserves, guided tour and that purpose off road vehicles led professional safari guide. Game drives are guided journeys through national parks or wildlife reserves in a specialised safari vehicle. It is an adventure discovering the incredible animals that call African home. Children under the age 3 are not permitted on game drives for safety reasons. Game safaris are overall exceptionally safe, accidents are infrequent, and most game reserves and have excellent safety records. there are different game drives for example morning drives and night drives.
There are different national parks in Uganda which have different game drives as mentioned below,
Queen Elizabeth national park, the game drives are basically done in Kasenyi plains. Mweya peninsula, and Ishasha sector. during the game driving at this park, you see wildlife like elephants, warthogs, bushbucks, hippos and climbing lions, birds and among others. there are night game drives where tourists explore then park at night spotlight torches in order to see Nocturnals animals which become active at night, the night game drives are always done at Mweya peninsula because Kasenyi is always flocked during day and so during the night they give time to animals to rest, these game drives usually take from 3 to 4 hours and they usually morning game drives which start 8 and night game drives.
Best time to visit Queen Elizabeth national park can be done anytime through out the year but the drier months of June, July, August, September, December, January and February because during the dry season the roads are accessible and passable compared to the muddy season where the roads are muddy, the vegetation is thin which helps you to view different animals clearly and take beautiful pictures.
The game drives are always guided by professional guides who take you through the activity. the day per vehicle is twenty thousand shillings, night per person is fifty thousand shillings and self game drive is ten thousand shillings
There are different accommodations as you embark of game drive safaris at Queen Elizabeth National Park for example Marafiki safari, Mweya safari lodge, Enganzi lodge, Ihamba safari lodge among others.
Murchison falls national park is the largest national park in Uganda and has a lot of wildlife and so game drive safari are very interesting activity at national park, it has experience thrilling game drives and it gives a chance to see four Africa big five rhinos, elephants, buffaloes, for the ultimate safari spend at least two nights in Murchison and do two nights in Murchison for game drive safaris.
The costs of game drive safaris at Murchison falls national park are 20 usd per foreign non residents ,15 usd for foreign residents and twenty thousand for East Africans when using private means and while using the UWA vehicles foreign non residents pay USD30 each,25 each for foreigners who live with in and thirty thousand for East African residents there are both night and morning shifts .Morning game drives start at 6 am while the evening game drives start at 4 pm and night game drive start at 8 after dinner . these game safari drives usually take 3 to 6 hours at Murchison falls national park. Murchison also offers an armed game ranger to explore and he can save the situation in case of anything, he also spotlights torches for clear viewing
Visitors are required to pack, light clothes and comfortable ones according to the weather, bottled water, cameras for taking memorable pictures and videos.
The best time for game drive safaris at Murchison falls national park is during the dry season of January, February, July, June and September, the vegetation is always thin and the roads are always accessible and dry which makes game drive safaris so easy
Kidepo valley national park. this has a vast of wildlife like elephants, zebras, buffaloes, leopards, many more animals .so visitors do game drives through the valleys of Kidepo as they see these animals, beautiful landscape and stunning sunsets. there are morning and night game drives and watch wildlife and sunsets. The park opens at 7 am and ends 7pm. The game drive safaris in Kidepo valley national park are mainly done at Kidepo valley and Narus valley
the best time for game drive safaris in Kidepo Valley National Park is during the dry season which is December June, July, September because it is always easy to spot animals, animals gather around water holes, clearer skies and favourable temperatures, sparse vegetation which makes the game drives enjoyable.
Lake Mburo national park. Lake Mburo delivers very delightful and unique game drive safaris, while on lake mburo game drives you get to see nature keenly ,sunset magic which of Lake Mburo has vey fascinating sunsets followed by a deeper dive into the stunning wildlife . the game drives are done with the help of professional guide who tells visitors or tourists the birds, wildlife like giraffes, zebras ,Impalas and so many others and history and the necessary information with whatever you encounter with during these game drives .
The game drive safaris at Mburo start 6 am in the morning ,4 pm foe the evenings and 8 pm for the night. these game drives usually take 2 to 4 hours.
The best time for game drive safaris at Lake mburo is during the drier months of June, February, July, September because there is thin vegetation to allow clear seeing of animals, the roads are always dry and accessible.
The costs of game driving safaris at Lake Mburo national park 20 usd for foreign non residents ,15 usd for foreign residents and twenty thousand for East Africans.
In a nut shell, Uganda offers unforgettable adventurous experiences for safari lovers to delve deeper into the natural world.
