There are a lot of things to do while on holiday in Uganda. From soft adventures to adrenaline adventures, Uganda has a wealth of activities for tourists.The best adventure activities include trekking to the highest peak of Mount Rwenzori (5109m), rafting the Nile, gorilla trekking, chimpanzee tracking, bungee jumping, kayaking, forest hikes etc. Animal lovers can enjoy game drives through well preserved national parks, go birding, visit Reptile Villages etc! There are cinemas, museums, art galleries, health & beauty spas and glitzy casino’s. We have lots of ideas to enhance your stay in the Uganda, so look no further.

Do you need adrenaline or relaxing leisurely trips in Uganda? Well either way we have something in our directories here to excite and delight your senses. We have small guided gorilla tours, sightseeing trips, white water rafting trips, sunset cruises, mountaineering holidays, bungee jumping, chimpanzee tracking, bird watching tours, mountain tours, city tours, fishing and a whole lot more fun and excitement in our tours and adventures of Uganda.

Activity Guides

Uganda, the Land Gifted by Nature; was aptly described by Sir Winston Churchill as the “Pearl of Africa”. With a plethora of beauty, ranging from the people with their diversely rich cultures to the majestic mountain scenery and gentle rolling hills covered with green lush rain forests and vegetation within the south, central and western regions, and flat savannah plains in the north and north eastern regions. The country is teeming with wildlife due to the great conservation efforts of the government and Non Governmental Organizations. Uganda has become a hot tourist destination offering mountain gorilla tracking, bird watching, mountaineering, chimpanzee trekking, primate watching, rafting, kayaking, sport fishing, cultural tourism, bungee jumping, game drives to mention but a few. We as African Secrets would like to offer you a few travel tips when you get to the country.

Gorilla Trekking
The mountain gorilla nevertheless remains the highlight of anyone visit to Uganda. Tracking these gigantic endangered species through the thick rain forest undergrowth remains a moment to remember. Only one hour is allowed with these great apes but the experience is so exhilarating the minutes will fly by.

The vast rain forest of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has variety of fantastic primates to see especially mountain gorillas the park prime attraction and others like monkeys, wild elephants, chimpanzees, among others. You can track gorillas, go birding, hike to the falls, and ride a bicycle for a woman and more. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is the most populated mountain gorilla park remarkable for gorilla trekking safaris in Africa. The park plays a role in wildlife conservation and it allows a minimum of 80 tourists per day for gorilla trekking. Visitors must stay close to the park if there to trek gorillas the next day. How ever, if Bwindi permits are fully booked, check out Mgahinga Gorilla National Park a second gorilla trekking park in Uganda.

Adventure Activities

Opportunities to explore wildlife on horseback and quad bike are available in Lake Mburo National Park.

Nature Walks

Nature walks and special interest walks are available in all national parks with available opportunities for all tourist types and age groups.

Children Activities

Children activities have been put in place in some parks like Kibale. The Jane Goodall institute for example has positioned well trained guides to specifically handle children whilst their parents go chimp tracking. Chimpanzees are also available in the Kyambura gorge in Queen Elizabeth and Kaniyo Pabidi forest in Murchison falls national park.

Game Viewing

Game and bird life can be viewed in all the parks with a lot of different species to explore at your disposal. Night drives are also an attraction to experience to view the night jars. The exclusive spot lit night drive in Semuliki National Park is not to be missed. Other interesting night walks occur in Kibale and Queen Elizabeth.National Park.

Launch Trips

Launch trips on the Nile and Kazinga channels are some of the main attractions in Murchison and queen Elizabeth national parks respectively. The boat ride on Lake Mburo is also an important attraction in the park allowing views of marine life like hippos and lots of water birds and swamp dwellers like the shoe bill.

To enjoy thrill and adventure sports try out the white water rafting trips offered on the Nile. Enjoy the best grade five rafting in the world with a barbeque to wrap it all up. Bungee jumping from one of the highest spots on the Nile is also available in Jinja. Kayaking and the speed boat on the Nile are also worthy options to explore.

Hiking in Uganda

Hiking in Uganda is available for both the mild and expert hiker. The Rwenzori Mountains are recommended for only expert climbers because of their glacier peaks. Nevertheless even for the mild hiker available opportunities include hiking Mount Elgon. Volcano climbing is also available with an attempt of the Muhabura and Sabyinyo peaks in Mgahinga National Park.

Community Tours

Community visits to the local Batwa pygmies to study their way of life can be organized by visiting either the pygmies in Ntandi, Semliki or the Batwa in Kabale Bunyonyi. Cultural trails can also be followed on request with visits to Kasubi tombs, Ssezibwa falls, Amabere caves, Kabaka’s lake and Twekobe place.

Bungee Jumping

Bungee Jumping is another Uganda’s thrilling adventure on Nile River in eastern town of Jinja, the adventure Capital of East Africa where your adrenaline is put to full use. With a variety of adventure sports like White water rafting on the longest river in the world-Nile, Kayaking, Zip lining, jet boating, there is one activity that will leap you into a life-change from atop a bungee Jump bridge.

Nile high bungee jump meets the safety standards operated by Award-winning 5-star jump crew, by far the most experienced on the continent. The Purpose-built bungee jump was constructed and operated to the highest Australasian standards. Only persons above 13 years of age are permitted to participate in the thrilling adventure experience.

The view before you jump captures all the majesty and tranquility of the River Nile. Nile high camp is the only bungee jumping service provider and uses pendulum bungee technology to ensure the smoothest, most comfortable bungee jump possible. Jumpers are secured in a full-body harness combined with an ankle connection.

Zip Lining

The Canopy Super Sky way “zip-line” is a system that sends you soaring between the tallest trees in the rain forest. Mabira forest Super Sky way adventure is the most thrilling zip line in Uganda and by far the best zip lining in East Africa which is run by a team that’s well-versed in giving visitors one of the best experiences of zip lining. These Sky Captains make sure you have a safe and fun experience! You will have the opportunity to fly through the rainforest canopy and experience a bird’s eye view of the lively forest below.

other zip lining skyway are being developed at Itanda Falls that sends you cross above the river Nile  super waterfalls at Itanda, Kisiizi waterfall is another super zip line already developed by Europeans running Kisiizi hospital in the western district of Rukungiri

Have you ever wondered what primates and birds find fascinating about the forest canopy? Mabira forest in Uganda is a pioneer in canopy exploration, where thick branches serve as platforms for the adventurous traveler, more than 100 feet above the jungle floor. If you’re wondering why you’d want to head to the top of a tree just to look around, remember that 90% of Uganda’s primates and bird species in this rainforests live in the upper levels of the trees. When you explore that far off the ground, the view is spectacular and is something you’ll never forget!

Bird watching

Uganda is a bird watchers paradise destination. With many water bodies and forests this make possible to view birds of lots of categories, that is to say twitches, young, old, learners and the safari will be led by a birding instructors who is both knowledgeable and experienced not only birds but even other wildlife. Our Super Birding Safari starts from central Uganda, down to Lake Mburo one of the best savannah Parks for birding in Uganda as it attracts species from Northern Tanzania, after here we visit Africa’s number one birding site according to African Birding Club, Queen Elizabeth National park with the biggest birding checklist ever recorded in any game reserve, Kibale Forest is another best birding site for the Green Breasted Pitta, Semliki a home to the Guinea Congo Biome Endemic birds, Murchison Falls the number three (No.3) birding spot of Africa divided into four sections all with excellent birding – Kaniyo Pabid popular for the Puvel’s Illadopsis, The Royal Mile, Busingiro and Northern Murchison Falls gifted with savannah northern migrants plus other endemics, we have also included the isolated Mount Elgon National Park which is another home to the highland species.