In the heart of Africa nestled in the tropical escarpments lies a cradle of beauty the pearl of Africa, Uganda. A cradle far too spectacular only fit for imagination in its vast wilderness where mighty apex predators reign the savage kingdom with thundering roars echoing across the savannah to announce their rule. Away from the cat territories, the chimpanzees thrive in the dense tropical rainforest but they know to stay clear of their gigantic cousins. The mountain gorillas tucked away in the mountain canopies blanketing the southern highlands. This pristine land beckons for your attention. Come witness the wild in its raw form with us at AllanBlackia Safaris and have a tale to tell. Our expert multilingual safari guides will make your experience a memorable one
Why you must visit Uganda?
Uganda is the perfect safari destination in the world as it encompasses all the safari adventure experiences. The country’s abundant nature is filled with incredible and spectacular features and species that put Uganda at the forefront of any adventure and safari destination in the world. Below are some of the reasons why Uganda must be on your bucket list.
Wildlife
The Pearl of Africa, Uganda is a unique wildlife destination that offers amazing encounters with some of the rare wildlife species. They harbor some of the various protected areas in the country. With our expert guides, your safari adventure experience with the wildlife species is surely unmatched. Several wildlife species in the country include Africa’s Big 5 lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopards, and rhinos. Other species such as hyenas, antelopes, zebras, hippos, crocodiles, waterbucks, reed backs, giraffes, elands, and cheetahs to mention but a few.
Primates
Uganda does not stop at only the savannah and aquatic wildlife species, however, it harbors plenty of primates also. The mountain gorillas are the most sought-after primate species in the country. This is because they are endangered and only located in a few places in the entire world and Uganda is part of them. They harbor the areas of southwestern Uganda in Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga Gorilla National Parks. Their likeness to humans as they share 98% of our DNA is one of the facts that make them unique to other primates. There are also other smaller primates including chimpanzees, blue monkeys, vervet monkeys, olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, and grey-cheeked mangabeys to mention but a few.
Culture experience
Uganda is rich in cultural heritage which is another dimension to the adventure. The country harbors over 50 unique cultures informed of traditions and customs such as visiting the Batwa pygmies in southwestern Uganda gives a rewarding experience as you learn about how they used to live in the forest, depend on herb medicine, and hunt plus traditional music and dances.
The traditional ceremonies such as the Imbalu circumcision ceremony in eastern Uganda, the empango festival in Fort Portal, the Nyege festival, and many more others. These cultural tours involve community walks while exploring the different ancient homesteads, and the beautiful scenery of the village covered with crater lakes, banana plantations, tea plantations,etc.
The source of the River Nile
Uganda boastsof having the source of the longest river in the world the River Nile. The source of the Nile is located in Jinja city on Lake Victoria. The source of the Nile is a point where Lake Victoria pours its waters into the River Nile. Several underground streams constantly feed the Nile and also other streams that fetch water from other lakes to Victoria. At the source, the water changes its course to move up steam from the lake creating the Rippon Falls that were submerged with the construction of the Owen Falls dam. AllanBlackia Safariscan create for you a breathtaking boat cruise experience to explore the source of the Nile.
Murchison Falls
A safari experience in Uganda is incomplete without a visit to Murchison Falls. This is the strongest waterfall in the world. It is located in Murchison Falls National Park on the Victoria Nile a tributary of the longest river in the world the River Nile. It is when water squeezes itself through a narrow 7-meter gap over a 43-meter rock wall plunging at a massive speed into a small pour called “Devil’s Cauldron”.
Birdwatching
This is another adventure experience that illustrates why you must visitUganda. For the love of birds, we at AllanBlackia Safaris take you to the best birding spots for bird watching. The notable birding destinations are Mabamba Swamp, Kibale Forest, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Semulik National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, and many others. These areas offer the best birding spots with unique and rare bird species such as the shoebill stork, blue turaco, Rwenzori batis, Rwenzori turaco, pelicans, and many more. Some of the birding activities can be done on foot or on a boat cruise in case you are targeting water-loving animals.
Why are our expert multilingual safari guides very important?
For a safari adventure experience on a quest to discover and explore Uganda, one needs an expert multilingual safari guide to uncover all there is about this beautiful country the Pearl of Africa, Uganda. Below we shall take you through why a multilingual guide is important.
Abundant knowledge about Uganda
Our expert multilingual guides are well-versed with Uganda as a country. They have incredible knowledge of every wildlife species encountered on your safari from the behavior, habitat, and family they belong. Our guides will help to uncover the beauty of Uganda perfectly at your disposal.
Multilingual communications
At AllanBlackia Safaris we receive visitors from all over the world and thus our guides are fluent in various languages to ease communication with our clients. Our multilingual guides help in providing adequate knowledge to the client about the witnessed features and species be it in French, German, or English.
Reliable safety and security
We prioritize the safety and security of our clients and thus having an expert multilingual guide helps in elaborating the safety means in the client’s language. Safari adventures are not all a bed of roses and animal behaviors can change for the worst in a moment thus a multilingual guide is important in such situations to swiftly utter a command in your language and act accordingly.
Experts in sustainable and responsible tourism
Our multilingual expert guides do not spot at the languages but are also environment ambassadors who engage in sustainable and responsible tourism of giving back to the community and protecting nature. They are also well-equipped to know the local languages thus helping you in interacting with the local communities.
Excellent drivers
Maneuvering through the rough rural terrain on a safari adventure requires an expert driver to navigate with ease. To protect the environment and nature, most of the trails into protected areas like national parks are not tarmacked and can be in very poor shape in the wet season. Hence an expert driver is important to traverse the slippery and muddy tracks.
What is so special about our safari guides at AllanBlackia Safaris?
We take pride in our expert safari guides as they are exceptional drivers with years of experience and customer care hence obliged to also prioritize the safety and security of our visitors. Our safari guides are multilingual and hence able to speak various local and international languages. Effective communication is vital for the success of a safari adventure experience to explore and discover Uganda. Our safari guides can speak French, German, and English with our local languages like Luganda, Rutooro, Runyankole, Lusoga, etc.