Why isn’t it recommended to visit Uganda in the Rainy season?

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Why isn’t it recommended to visit Uganda in the Rainy season?

Why isn’t it recommended to visit Uganda in the Rainy season? Uganda has two seasons that are mainly named the rainy and wet seasons respectively. The dry season is the most recommendable season of the year to visit Uganda and that leaves the rainy season not a good time to visit Uganda.

The rainy season is not good for Uganda safaris though it does not stop any activity from going on. Here is why it isn’t recommended to take a safari to Uganda in the rainy season;

what happens during the rainy season

Rain can delay a safari activity depending on when it decides to rain. During the rainy season, you cannot predict when it will rain and therefore it can easily rain before you set out for your activity and therefore you may be delayed.
The delay can affect the next activity or lead to not doing some activities. In parks like Kidepo Valley National Park water can easily flood in the valleys and you fail to cross to the other side at the estimated time.
In the rainy season, roads to the parks can become impassable and trails untraceable. This limits how far you can go in search of wildlife and therefore you can easily miss out on lots of experiences.

When the rains are high, the grass and other vegetation species grow tall. This makes photography less clear since the vegetation can easily obstruct wildlife.
In the rainy season, the weather is not bright, and therefore picture quality is low in most cases.

Why isn’t it recommended to visit Uganda in the Rainy season?

Uganda Safaris during the rainy season

If you need to have an amazing experience, visit wider parts of the game parks, take stunning pictures, and enjoy the sun in Uganda, then choose not the rainy season.

This season is in the months of March to May and October to early December.

However, though it’s not a recommendable time by many for a trip to Uganda, the rainy season does not stop any safaris.

All kinds of Uganda wildlife safaris, gorilla safaris in Uganda as well as bird watching tours can be undertaken. All of the national parks are open during all the days of the year.

The advantage of traveling in the rainy season which is also referred to as the low season is that you can have a cheap trip.

At this time of the year, travelers reduce in number, and therefore most of the accommodation facilities choose to reduce prices.

You could also have a discounted Uganda gorilla safari permit and have an affordable trip from a tour operator.

The country is located at the equator and therefore the climate is mild and does not get extreme like winter, therefore their possibilities of a bright day in the rainy season.

If you want to travel budget, then the non-recommendable time to visit should be the time you choose to take your trip to Uganda.