Best Short Safaris to Uganda for 2020 by Acacia Safaris Uganda

Staying in Uganda for a longer time is one way of rediscovering the treasured Pearl of Africa and this is done by many travelers in what is referred to as long safaris. However, if you have limited time and are in need of a Uganda safari, then a short safaris to Uganda are the perfect option. Depending on your desires a short tour in Uganda can be well planned to suit all of your interests and offer the best of what the country offers.

Short safaris are recommendable because they are in most cases much more affordable compared to long trips. At Acacia Safaris Uganda, our short trips are well customized by our expert team from a range of 2 days tours to 6 days safaris. Any activity can be undertaken on a short trip except hiking on Mount Rwenzori National Park pear that requires about 8 days to and from. Here are the popular short tours to Uganda in the different activity categories;

Short Uganda wildlife tours

Wildlife viewing is one of the main reasons as to why tourists visit Uganda. The beautiful Pearl of Africa with its tropical forests and savannah plains make a backdrop for a variety of flora and fauna species. Uganda is home to about 330 mammal species. Among these include the big five African game which are the buffaloes, rhinos, elephants, lions and leopards. These can be seen in 3 of the national parks which are Murchison Falls National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park; however, rhinos can only be seen at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. Therefore to see all of the big five, a tourist has to tailor their wildlife safari in Uganda to any of those three national parks as well as a visit to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.

Some of the tailored short wildlife safaris in Uganda include;

• 3 days Murchison Falls safari Uganda
• 3 day Queen Elizabeth National Park Uganda safari
• 3 days Jinja city tour Adventure
• 4 days Kidepo Valley wildlife safari
• 4 Days mount Elgon Uganda trekking tour
• 4 days Murchison Falls National Park tour
• 4 days Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari Uganda
• 5 days Murchison Falls Uganda wildlife safari

Short gorilla safaris in Uganda

Uganda gorilla safaris are one of the popular safari activities in Uganda in search of the elusive mountain gorillas. Trekking gorillas in Uganda is an amazing activity that many have referred to as a lifetime experience and so refer to it as a privilege. Gorilla trekking in Uganda is more preferable because of the affordable costs which is US$ 700 for a gorilla trekking permit. This is way less than the US$ 1500 for a permit in Rwanda. In the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, a gorilla permit costs US$450, however, the area where the park is located has in previous years been highly affected by rebel groups.

Here are some of the best short gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda;

• 3 days Bwindi gorilla trekking safari Uganda
• 3 days gorilla safari Uganda
• 6 days Bwindi gorilla safari
• 5 days Uganda safari

Short bird watching tours

Birding in Uganda is one of the top tour activities in the country being the fact that the country is host to about 50% of Africa’s bird species and 11% of the world’s total.  Over 1,070 bird species are confirmed to be in the boundaries of Uganda with lots of endemic species that are found only in Uganda. The Fox’s Weaver is Uganda’s endemic bird found in the Eastern region of the country specifically in the districts of Kumi and Soroti within wetland marshes.

There several bird species in Uganda that include forest, woodland, water and savannah bird species making it an unmatched Africa bird watching destination. Though there several bird watching spots that are recommended for Bird watching tours in Uganda you cannot miss out on spotting a bird at least at every kilometer of your travel. some of the popular short birding tours include the 1 day tour to mabamba wetland, mabira forest and other places. A 5 days birding trip to Murchison Falls National Park or Kidepo National Park are also perfect.

Choose a short safari to Uganda today and have a cheap and memorable trip.