Where to do Night Game drives in Uganda ; Night game drive is an adventurous and exceptional activity in Uganda where tourists get an opportunity to explore the savannah plains at night with spotlight torches for clear viewing of nocturnal animals.
Uganda is has 10 national parks and night game drives is done in only three national parks namely Murchison falls national park, Queen Elizabeth national park and Lake Mburo national park.
Night game drives in Murchison falls national park
Murchison falls national park is largest protected area located in the northwestern part of Uganda. Murchison Falls national park is a home of about 76 mammal species including the big four animals which include buffaloes, elephants, lions, leopards, other animals like waterbucks, Jackson’s hartebeest, Oribi, warthogs, Uganda kobs, giraffes, bushbucks, hippos, primates like chimpanzees, ret tailed monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, blue monkeys, olive baboons and over 450 recorded bird species.
Night game drives in Murchison falls national park are done in comfortable 4WD safari vehicle with spotlight torches and they are mostly done in the northern part of the park.
During the night game drive, you will be accompanied by an armed park ranger who will help you to spot nocturnal animals like leopards, lions, hyenas, civet, porcupines, genets, night jar, bush babies, view hippos feeding, other animals like elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, warthogs, Jackson’s hartebeest, enjoy views of the beautiful stars among others.
Night game drives in Queen Elizabeth national park
Queen Elizabeth national park is the second largest national park located in western part of Uganda in four districts. Queen Elizabeth national park is known for harboring abundant animals including elephants, buffaloes, lions, leopards, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, topi, hippos, bushbucks, warthogs, giant forest hogs, spotted hyenas, primates like chimpanzees, black and white colobus monkeys, l’hoest monkeys and over 600 bird species.
Night game drive in Queen Elizabeth national park is only done at Mweya peninsula and it starts in the evening after dinner in a comfortable Uganda safari vehicle with spotlight torches for clear viewing of nocturnal animals which become active at night.
During the night game drive, you will be accompanied by an armed park ranger who will help you to spot nocturnal animals like leopards, lions, civet, serval cats, bush babies, spotted hyenas, banded mongoose, view hippos feeding, other animals like buffaloes, elephants, Uganda kobs among others.
Night game drives in Lake Mburo national park
Lake Mburo national park is located in western part of Uganda and it’s another savannah national park in Uganda that offers the adventurous night game drive. During the night game drive in Lake Mburo national park, you will be accompanied by an experienced park guide who will help you to spot nocturnal animals which become actives at night such as leopards, bush babies, Pottos, bush pigs, hyenas, genets, honey badger, Black Galago, white tailed mongoose, side stripped jackal, aardvark, view hippos which feed at night, view other animals like zebras, buffaloes, waterbucks, Oribi, topi, giraffes among others.
Cost of night game drives in Uganda
Night game drives in Murchison falls national park, Queen Elizabeth national park and Lake Mburo national park cost 30 USD per person for foreign nonresidents, 20 USD per person for foreign residents and 50,000 UGX per person for East African citizens when using a private safari vehicle which a night game drive in Uganda when using a Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) Vehicle costs 40 USD per person for foreign nonresidents, 35 USD per person for foreign residents and 40,000 UGX per person for East African citizens. When using private safari vehicles only pre-registered vehicles will undertake night game drives and use of UWA guides is mandatory for night game drive.
Best time to do night game drives in Uganda
Night game drives in Uganda can be done anytime throughout the year thought the best time is during the dry season in the months of June, July, August, September, December, January and February.
Night game drive is an interesting activity in Uganda that can be combined with other activities like gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park, chimpanzee trekking in Kibale forest national park, boat cruise, guided nature walks, bird watching among others. For more information, you can contact us at Achieve global safaris or visit our website for several Uganda safari packages.
