How Much Is A Luxury Uganda Safari

The cost of a luxury Uganda safari is based on the activities you engage in. Travelling for a luxury Uganda safari you need to know what to engage in. Gorilla safari is the foremost adventure and most sought after Uganda safari activity. You can do gorilla trekking at the moment the cost of the gorilla permit is $700 per person one hour is allowed with the mountain gorillas. Gorilla habituation experience adventure is with a permit cost of $1500 per person per trek.

Other Uganda safari activities you may engage in include chimpanzee safaris, game drives, visit the source of River Nile, birding in Uganda, Launch trips, Golden monkey safaris, white water rafting, and other activities.

As Arch Safaris And Tours, we also assist you secure other amenities that support Uganda safaris like accommodation, vehicle hire, fuel and others. We lift off your shoulder the burden of planning and organizing Uganda safaris so as to make it memorable.

During the luxury Uganda safari, you expect to get a mix of upscale serve with an eco touch.

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Gorilla safari on Uganda tour

You need to purchase a gorilla trekking or gorilla habituation permit to confirm this adventure. Gorilla Trekking is an adventure where tourists follow a fully habituated gorilla permit and have one hour with them. Gorilla habituation experience tourists accompany a semi-habituated gorilla family and have four hours with them.

You need a gorilla permit but the current cost of the gorilla trekking permit is $700 for foreign nonresidents, $600 for foreign residents and 250000shs for East Africans.

The current gorilla habituation experience permit cost is $1500 for foreign nonresidents, $1000 for foreign residents and 750000shs for East Africans.

Gorilla safaris in Uganda happen in two parks that is Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga National Park. At the moment about 21 gorilla trekking families are open and two gorilla habituation families are open to public booking.

To confirm that you are to attend a gorilla safari, you need to book your permit in advance. Since gorilla permits are limited and yet many people struggle to obtain them, book yours atleast 6 months to a year in advance. Note where your gorilla permit is booked before securing logistics that accompany the gorilla safari especially in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Book accommodation to use during your Uganda gorilla safari too because demand for them increases especially during the peak season that is June, July, August, September, December and January.

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Game safaris in Uganda

Uganda is one of the few countries with natural homes for wild animals. At the moment, Uganda has four game parks that is Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Lake Mburo National Park and Kidepo Valley National Park.

Before attending a game safari in Uganda, you must pay Park entrance fees which cost about $40 to $45 per person depending on the park you visit. The cost of park entrance fees lasts 24 hours from the time you enter the park

During the early morning and late afternoon game drives through the tracks in the park, you may spot animals like lions, leopards, waterbucks, cheetahs, bushbucks, warthogs, giraffes, hartebeests, Uganda Kobs, Zebras, aardvark, cape buffaloes hyenas and others.

Never get out of the vehicle while on a game drive not even to ease yourself because you donot know what awaits you on ground.

Chimpanzee safaris In Uganda

Uganda is one of the best chimpanzee safari destinations in Africa and currently a population of about 5000 chimpanzees are inhabitants of different forests in the country. Kibale National Park is the prime home of chimpanzees in Uganda hosting over 15 fully habituated chimpanzee communities.

Other chimpanzee habitants in the country include Kaniyo Pabidi in Murchison Falls National Park, Kyambura Gorge in Queen Elizabeth National park, Kalinzu forest serve, Ngamba island chimpanzee sanctuary and others.

You need a chimpanzee trekking or chimpanzee habituation experience permit to be allowed to see the chimpanzees in most of these destinations. the cost of chimpanzee permits vary with destination in Uganda

• What Is The Cost Of Uganda Chimpanzee Permits?

The current cost of chimpanzee permits for Kibale national Park include:

Chimpanzee trekking permit cost for Kibale National Park $200 for foreign nonresidents, $150 for foreign residents and 150000shs for East Africans.

Kibale Chimpanzees habituation experience permit cost is currently $250 for foreign nonresidents, $200 for foreign residents and 200,000 shs for East Africans.

The cost of chimpanzee permits for Kibale national Park include park entrance fees, chimpanzee habituation, one hour of chimpanzee trekking or four hours of chimpanzee habituation experience and others.

The chimpanzee trekking permit cost for Kyambura gorge is currently $50 for foreign nonresidents, $40 for foreign residents and 30,000 shs for East Africans.

The chimpanzee permit cost for Kyambura gorge in Queen Elizabeth National park exclude park entrance fees, tips, transport and others.

Golden monkey safari in Uganda

The golden monkeys are living in Mgahinga national Park. Keen primatologists have the opportunity to find these charming monkeys with a body structure that is larger than the normal monkeys. The bear golden brown hairs at the lower bottom.

During golden monkey safaris, you need a golden monkey permit from Uganda Wildlife Authority.

 At the moment, the cost of Uganda golden monkey trekking permit is $50 for foreign nonresidents, $40 for foreign residents and shs 40000 for East Africans.

Currently the golden monkey habituation permit cost is $100 for foreign nonresidents, $80 for foreign residents and 100000shs for East Africans.

Launch trip on Uganda safari

During a visit two the national parks of Uganda, you may engage in the boat trip or Launch trip. There two prominent launch trips in Uganda that is Murchison falls national park and Kazinga channel launch in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

• The launch trip on Victoria Nile in Murchison Falls National park gets you closer to the strongest and most interesting part of the entire River Nile course. On the way, look out for the numerous wild animals that grace the shoreline to take a bath and quench thirst. An array of water birds also love feeding from the banks. Chances of seeing the large Nile crocodiles basking in the sun at the crocodile restaurant are more open and others

As you draw closer to Murchison Falls, you hear the thundering sound of River Nile as it squeezes through and bursts out of the narrow bend to produce cloudy appearance. It is a magical moment worth attending during the Uganda safari.

At the moment the cost of the Uganda Wildlife Authority Launch trip on River Nile in Murchison falls National park is about $30 for foreign nonresidents, $25 for foreign residents and 30000shs for East Africans.

Private launch trip on Uganda safari arrangement can be made for more exclusive moments in case you wish to do so but advance booking is required.

• A launch trip in Queen Elizabeth National Park on Kazinga channel is amazing and refreshing especially after the game drive under the scotching sunshine. Watch out for several animal that love feeding from the shore and quenching thirst. You may spot animal like lion, waterbucks, bushbucks, leopards, cape buffaloes and others.

The banks of Kazinga channel act as a magnet to an array of birds including foreign migrants. All year, you can watch birds that flock the channel shores to enjoy its freebies. Look out for the schools of hippos, crocodiles and others. To enjoy the stunning view on the floor of the rift valley, you can engage on the launch trip.

The cost of the launch trip on Kazinga channel in Queen Elizabeth National Park is about $30 for foreign nonresidents, $25 for foreign residents and 30000shs for East Africans

While water rafting on River Nile during Uganda safari

No experience is needed to do white water rafting on River Nile but the desire to beat the tides. There are white water rafting instructors on ground to help with all the necessary instructions you need to go through. You need to focus on peddling and sailing through the rough tides. Although there are different tide levels of white water rafting you have to maneuver, you can end where you most feel comfortable.

You can do white water rafting in Murchison National Park or Itanda falls on River Nile.

If you fail to go on white water rafting, you may do tubing, Kayaking and others on River Nile.

At the moment white water rafting cost in Murchision falls national park costs $50 for foreigners and 50000shs for East African. No park entrance fees.

Sports fishing on Uganda safari

You need to book a fishing permit for your Uganda safari from Uganda Wildlife Authority. carry own fishing equipment and hire a boat plus captain for the time of your Uganda sports fishing safari. You can do sports fishing on River Nile, Lake Victoria and other points.

 Some of the fish types you may catch include tilapia, Nile Perch, catfish, Lungfish and several others.

 At the moment the cost of the sports fishing permit from Uganda wildlife authority costs

Murchison Falls National Park one day $50 and four days $150 per person. This exclude park entrance fees, boat hire, fishing equipment and others.

Lake Mburo National park fishing permit cost is $15 for one day and $25 for four days per person. This cost exclude park entrance fees, fishing equipment, boat hire and other expenses.

Birding on Uganda safari

Uganda is a birding haven in Africa with an unrivaled bird list of over 1000 species. Within Uganda, you may spot a number of birds including those on the red list of IUCN. Chances of spotting Albertine endemics are high.

With a well tailored itinerary, you can visit the hot birding points in Uganda. Some of the birding destination of Uganda include Mabamba Swamp, Mpanga forest, Mabira forest, Bwindi forest, Mgahinga forest and others.

The cost of birding safaris in Uganda vary with destination but you need to pay park entrance fees in the National Park.

You need a professional and experienced birding guide to help you identify some of the species and the best areas where to find them.

Cultural experience in Uganda

Uganda has a rich culture where you can learn more about the local people. While in central Uganda, the Ganda culture is the most outstanding. The Baganda are under Buganda Kingdom with Kabaka (King) as there cultural Leader. The heaquaters of Buganda kingdom are in Bulange Mengo.

In Western Uganda, the Batooro and Banyoro culture is most outstanding under the leadership of kings locally called Omukama.

Eastern Uganda has Basoga culture with Kyabazi as there King. The diversity of cultures in Uganda each different yet similar to one another.

Mountaineering on Uganda safari

Hiking on the highlands in Uganda is enjoyable as you get to see the best views of the country from the top. You can hike Mountain Rwenzori the mountains of the moon which are snow capped all year around. This is about 7 day mountaineering experience  but you are escorted by a ranger guide and some porter to help carry your hiking gears.

Excursion mountaineering is also available on Mountain Gahinga, Mountain Sabyinyo and Mountain Muhavura. While on the top of Mountain Gahinga, you get too simultaneously see the border of Uganda, Rwanda and D.R.Congo at the same time.

Prior arrangements need to be done so that all that is necessary can be made.

Nature walks on Uganda safari

Other than the primate adventures in Uganda, you can go on guided nature walks in the different destination especially the nature based destinations. You may spot other primates like black and white colobus, vervet monkeys, grey cheeked mangabey, blue monkeys, olive baboons. Look out for butterflies, birds, other birds and so much more that the wilderness offers.

Never enter the protected areas for nature walks without an escorting ranger guide because you may encounter other forest dwellers that may hurt you.

Sempaya Hot springs

A visit to the Sempaya hot springs is incredible as you get to watch hot water emerge from underground to splash out. Do a tray of eggs boiling experiment on Sempaya hot springs.

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