Low-season safari discounts in Uganda

Low-season discounts in Uganda are available yearly during the rainy seasons of March to April and October to November. During this time of the year, Uganda receives few tourists. As such, facilities and wildlife parks offer discounts to attract tourists to visit the country. While rainy seasons are considered not the best time to visit, they provide an excellent opportunity to see wildlife privately since only a few tourists will be available.

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The Uganda wildlife authority, the main body regulating Uganda safaris destinations, sometimes offers discounted prices, but this is not guaranteed. In the past, the Uganda Wildlife Authority set discounted prices on Uganda gorilla permits for the low seasons, but this is not applicable now. These seasonal discounted safari costs used to happen during the low tourism season.

In Uganda, the low Uganda safari season is usually March to May and Late October to November. This low season, however, is an advantage for those wishing to use high-end facilities at a limited cost. In addition, some of the service providers give more discounted prices to break even.

The high tourism season on the other side in Uganda is from June to September and December to January. These Uganda safari costs are high because of the high demand for these services throughout the country, yet the service providers are limited.

Some accommodations, driver guides, car hire service providers, and others that make up the Uganda safari components lower their costs in the low season.

Why Visit Uganda For A Safari In the Low Season

Discounted prices on Uganda Safari

 As mentioned above, service providers sometimes lower costs during the low season to attract customers. Suppose you have a limited Africa safari budget. In that case, you can use this bonanza to experience an Africa safari to Uganda on a limited budget.

Have No Obstruction From Other Uganda Safari Travelers

 Fewer people visit in the low Uganda safari seasons, so expect fewer people obstructing you from getting the best wildlife pauses. Even fewer people are destroying the animals in the wild with vehicle noise. That can cause them to move into the thick parts of the National park, like the mountain gorillas, antelopes, and others.

Less Competition for the Facilities to use During Uganda Safari

The low seasons offer you plenty of facilities to use during your Uganda safari. There is less or no competition for facilities like accommodation, vehicle hire, professional driver guides, etc. You have a wide range of choices to choose from in the low Uganda safari seasons.

Meeting many infants

Most infants are born in the low seasons, but this is attributed to plenty of food supply due to heavy fall rains. Even though there is less destruction from tourists this season, the infants are born with fewer worries in the open space.

Chances of Receiving Exclusive Treatment On Uganda Safari

Since fewer tourists are booking the Uganda safari in the low tourism season, those who visit may be given exclusive treatment unprepared for it. When you take activities like gorilla trekking, you may have a solo gorilla trekking day that you may have yet to prepare for in case you are the only person or group booked for the day. Most service providers will give you more attention in their lodges because you are the only group to be attended to. Therefore, you are treated like Very Important people during your stay too.

 Suppose you have to do gorilla trekking or chimpanzee trekking. In that case, you can suggest the area where you wish to do gorilla trekking. This is impossible in the peak season when you are just allocated an area without considering your choice. Even on the day of gorilla trekking in Uganda, you may be allowed to choose which gorilla family you wish to visit within your area. This may not be possible in the low season.

How To Book Discounted Low-Season Uganda Safaris  

Know the date when you wish to do your Uganda safari and the type of activities you wish to get involved in during the Uganda safari. Some of the everyday Uganda safari activities include gorilla trekking, chimpanzee trekking, game drives, birding, white water rafting, visiting the source of the River Nile, and others.

If you need to book a permit for any of the above Uganda Safari activities, reserve your pass in advance so that you do not have to panic at the last moment. Although the low season may attract fewer people, sometimes the gorilla permits or chimpanzee trekking permits in this season are sold out.

When you send us an inquiry with the details of what you are interested in doing, our safari assistant can assist in drafting a suitable itinerary that can cover your interests with your assistance. When you agree to it, the permits must be booked in advance if it involves gorilla trekking in Uganda or chimpanzee trekking.

We advise all our clients to purchase the gorilla permits in advance to avoid panic at the last minute if they are sold out. Even other components of gorilla trekking can only be booked after reserving the gorilla permit, like accommodation, vehicle hire, driver guide booking, and so much more.

If you can pay for these safari components in installments, we advise you to top up in the stipulated time so you do not lose out. For example, the gorilla permits can be paid for in installments, but ensure you top up 90 days to the trekking date to avoid losing out.

What To Do During Discounted Uganda Safaris

Gorilla Trekking

In Uganda, the most sought-after activity is gorilla trekking. These are some of the only leftover mountain gorillas in the world. They live in Bwindi Impenetrable National park and Mgahinga National park. You must purchase a gorilla trekking permit from Uganda Wildlife Authority in order to be part of this adventure. Currently, the cost of a Uganda Gorilla trekking permit is $800 per person for foreign nonresidents, $700 for foreign residents, and 300,000shs for East African Residents.

The gorilla permits for Bwindi Impenetrable National park are sold according to the area, and that is the Buhoma area, Ruhijah area, Nkuringo area, and Rushaga area. Therefore, even accommodation you reserve for gorilla trekking safari must be closer to where your gorilla permit is booked so that you do not have to wake up early to catch up with the briefing.

Mountain gorillas live in families, and Bwindi Impenetrable National park has about 18 gorilla families open for tourism. In contrast, Mgahinga National Park has only one gorilla family open for tourism. The dominant silverback is the leader of each gorilla family, and he fights to his breath to defend his family. He also seeks new feeding grounds for the gorilla trekking family.

Chimpanzee trekking in Uganda

Chimpanzee trekking brings you closer to the closest relatives of man in the animal kingdom. The chimpanzees live in tropical forest. In Uganda, Kibale National park, Kaniyo Pabidi forest, Kyambura gorge, and Kalinzu forest reserve are the renowned homes of chimpanzee trekking.

 You need to reserve a chimpanzee trekking permit for the morning or afternoon session to be allowed to attend the chimpanzee trekking. Only six people are allowed to see the chimpanzees per troupe. They live in communities under the leadership of an alpha male.

Game Drives In Uganda

Uganda is one of the lucky hosts of great wild animals in Africa. You can book the game drives to see wild animals like cheetahs, giraffes, cape buffaloes, waterbucks, bushbucks, lions, leopards, hyenas, zebras, impalas, reedbucks, statugas, oribi, and others.

Uganda has several parks where you can do game drives, including Murchison Falls National park, Lake Mburo National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park, and Queen Elizabeth National Park.

You can do game parks in Uganda early morning or late afternoon to enjoy the best experience.

Launch Trips 

Uganda has two amazing launch trips: the Murchison Falls launch trip. This takes you to one of the most powerful falls in the world. You watch River Nile squeeze through a narrow bend to burst out vigorously and form a cloudy appearance. This spectacular phenomenon may create a rain bow right before your eyes.

Kazinga channel launch trip is one of the most interesting, with great animals always watched, enjoying the freebies of the banks of this channel. In addition, an array of birds graces this channel’s banks and is a magnet to even foreign migrants that fly from as far as Europe.

Birding In Uganda

Uganda is a destination that still gives birds a home because of its incredible habitats ranging from forest to grassland to swamp vegetation. Uganda hosts over 1000 bird species, including those on the red list of IUCN.

Some Uganda birding destinations include Bwindi Impenetrable National park, Lutembe beach, Lake Mburo National park, Mgahinga National Park, Kibale National Park, Musambwa Island, and others.

Visit the Source Of the river Nile.

Uganda has the source of the River Nile On Lake Victoria. This dramatic point can be accessed by boat. The point where River Nile water separates from lake Victoria water is dramatic; River Nile water violently departs from calm lake Victoria water, and a thin line separates both.

White Water rafting In Uganda

The drama of white water rafting is fantastic, but you do not need any experience to be allowed to do this. Itanda falls is the main white water rafting point on the river Nile. The tides have different levels you can peddle on, but you must tighten your safety gargets. You sail on the harsh waves, but you are led by a kayak that establishes the depth of the water first.

Cultural visit to Uganda

Uganda is a multicultural country, so that you can venture into the different cultures while on a safari within the country's boundaries. There are many tribes like the Banyankole, the Bakinga, Baganda, Basoga, Bagishu, and others. However, the majority have different cultural leaders, like Kabaka of Buganda, Omukama of Bunyoro, Omugabe of Busoga, and Omusinga of Rwenzururu.

Sport Fishing in Uganda.

Uganda has several fishing spots where you can engage in fishing. Still, you must obtain a fishing permit from Uganda Wildlife Authority. This is in case you are to do sport fishing within the national parks. For example, in Murchison fall National park, you can go fishing on River Nile, where you may have the chance to catch fish types like tilapia, Nile perch, catfish, lungfish, and others.

Mountaineering in Uganda

If you wish to test your fitness, you can do mountaineering on some of the highlands in Uganda. Some include Rwenzori, Mountain Elgon, Mountain Muhavura, Mountain Gahinga, Kyaninga highlands, and others. They all offer great views, and you get up. Some also can be hiked in a day, but you need to get an escorting ranger guide to lead the trek. This is to avoid chances of getting a problem while on the way. In addition, some of these highlands have wild animals that take them as habitats.

Primate Walks in Uganda

Apart from the mountain gorillas and chimpanzees, Uganda is endowed with other primates that live within the forests, like the golden monkeys, black and white colobus, red-tailed monkeys, grey-checked mangabey, blue monkeys, olive baboons, and others.

You can take a nature walk within these forests to get an opportunity to meet these primates in their natural home other than the zoos.

What To Pack for Uganda Safari during low season

• Insect repellant in case your destination is with the national parks where there are different insects.
• Sunscreen is because Uganda is a tropical country, and the sun's rays may cause skin problems.
• Safari clothes in wilderness-friendly colors like Tan, Khaki
• A safari hat with a large brim that can cover your head from buzzing insects. 
• Flip flops to change into after a long day in safari shoes
• Warm wear to warm you, especially early morning and afternoon
• A duffel bag to carry with your belongings
• A camera to preserve memories of your Uganda safari.

For more information about low-season safari discounts in Uganda, contact our safari consultants at Encounter Africa Safaris by email or WhatsApp, and you will receive guidance.