Group Tours

GROUP TOURS IN UGANDA

Group tours are travel experiences organized by an individual who is a travel lover or a tour guide. They often bring together different groups of individuals usually strangers thus it helps them to make new friends in the due course of the tour. The tour is headed by a tour leader or a guide and is usually equipped with a well-drafted tour itinerary or a travel guide of the destinations to be visited.

Group tours come with transportation, accommodation, activities, and meals all on the same tour package which enables individuals to enjoy and benefit from group rates.    Group tour costs are always relatively lower compared to solo traveler packages. These tours are usually flexible since they cater to all groups of people in terms of age, interests, and purposes for travel.

They will provide you with an opportunity to visit different destinations and Uganda’s prime tourist regions. Group tours are organized aiming at introducing individuals to Uganda’s wonderful wildlife, mystical landscape, and amazingly diverse cultures. Group tours in Uganda offer the following experiences as detailed below.

Cultural encounters

You will be able to visit different communities near the destinations as you enjoy engaging in different activities. These include cultural dances, preparing local meals, carrying out sports activities, and interacting with storytellers to get to know more about their cultural norms and values and the local language.

Cultural tours will also provide an opportunity for individuals to visit the cultural-historical sites of Uganda. Therefore, providing them with a mesmerizing experience and enabling them to learn about the country’s history as well as its heritage. Some of the cultural sites to visit in Uganda include the famous Kasubi tombs in Kasubi near Kampala, a place where all kings of the Buganda Kingdom are buried. Visitors will be able to learn about the Kings of Buganda kingdom that ruled from generation to generation and also take a look at their tombs.

You will also be able to visit other places such as the Namugongo Martyrs shrine in Namugongo and take a tour of the Shrines museum. You will learn about the evolution of Christianity in Uganda and how the martyrs were killed by Kabaka Mwanga II who was the ruling king of Buganda at that time. You will also visit the independence monument in Kampala city, Uganda’s capital, and also the Kabaka’s palace in Mengo, Nyero rock paintings in eastern Uganda. The Amabere ga nyina mwiru caves and its amazing waterfall in Fort Portal as well as Fort Patiko which was established by Sir Samuel Baker a European explorer can also be spotted.

Wildlife tours

Wildlife safaris in Uganda will give you an exciting experience as you dive deep into the country’s beautiful and unique wildlife, magical landscapes, and beautiful sceneries. During these safaris, you will be able to enjoy experiences such as gorilla trekking in Mgahinga and Bwindi Impenetrable National Parks. It is one of Uganda’s most thrilling and interesting activities and it involves moving and hiking Uganda’s thickest rainforests for hours to get to the endangered mountain gorillas.

Wildlife tours are also characterized by other activities such as birdwatching in Uganda’s top-notch spots such as Mabamba swamp which is known mostly for the shoebill stork. Kibale National Park with over 374 bird species including the famous African grey parrot and the green-breasted pitta. Murchison Falls National Park with over 500 species including the shoebill and the Abyssinian ground hornbill is an important birding area. Bwindi is also a birders paradise with over 340 bird species with its specials being the grauer’s warbler.

Game drives through the flat savannah open plains will give you an up-close view of the animals such as lions, hyenas, elephants, leopards, buffaloes, giraffes, and zebras to mention but a few. Chimpanzee trekking which is mainly carried out in Kibale National Park, Kyambura Gorge, and Budongo Forest among other areas. Kibale National Park is home to the largest number of chimpanzees in the country and they are the major attraction in the park.

The boat cruise which is carried out in different destinations such as Queen Elizabeth National Park along Kazinga channel, Lake Mburo in Lake Mburo National Park, Murchison Falls National Park along the great Nile River, and the source of the Nile in Jinja.

Butterfly safaris are carried out in Kibale National Park with its main spot being the Bigodi wetland sanctuary where different butterfly species are present in large concentrations. Mabira forest reserve with over 215 species and Semliki National Park, butterfly safaris are present. All to give you an unbeaten enjoyable experience throughout the tour.

Additionally, group tours in Uganda also offer special interest tours such as educational tours to students in tertiary institutions and researchers. Photographers who are interested in capturing breathtaking moments. of animals playing, fighting, feeding, beauty of the landscape which they use to market Uganda’s tourism. It also provides a chance to tourists interested in eco-tourism whose main purpose of travel is to enjoy as they conserve and educate the community about how to conserve the environment for sustainable tourism development in Uganda.

In conclusion, group tours in Uganda enable individuals to explore most of Uganda’s prominent tourism sites at relatively lower prices as well as gain from the tour leaders’ experience.