Small Group Tours to Uganda
Small group tours to Uganda with Native Africa Tours offer a cost-effective and convenient alternative for adventure seekers and wildlife enthusiasts to experience what the “Pearl of Africa” offers. Traveling in a small group with whom you share travel interests and preferences allows you to share many stories and memories. Our small group tours to Uganda are accommodating and range from 6 to 12 members.
Visitors can join a group that suits their travel desires and preferences in Uganda. Beyond sharing memories, our group tours allow clients to share costs on various aspects. These cover transportation, a safari guide, and accommodation (if sharing). Planning a group tour to Uganda with Native Africa Tours lets you realize your long-time travel dream.
What is expected of you when planning a small group tour to Uganda?
Early planning is essential if you are interested in group travel in Uganda. Join a group of like-minded travelers for great memories. Conduct thorough research on the adventure you are interested in before committing to a group. The main categories often available for group travelers include primate trekking, wildlife tours, cultural safaris, and mountaineering adventures.
You must agree on the date when you intend to travel. All those planning to go on the same group tour should share the set departure dates. This can ease your coordination with each other and also makes planning simpler for the tour leaders.
I think sharing the dates and other plans is essential because group travel often attracts people from various regions and lifestyles who all want to participate. When you choose a group, we suggest you join one that interests you. This can save you from being left lonely on a road trip.
The main categories of group tours include sports, student, senior group tours, and adventures. Contact Native Africa Tours, a specialist in group tour planning. Our group tours offer all-inclusive services, including transportation, lodges, and activities.
Breakdown of our special small group tours to Uganda
Student group tours: If you are within the bracket of students, opting for our small student group travel should be a must. Our student group tours focus mainly on students from universities/tertiary institutions. These are interested in educational, sports, and recreational excursions in Uganda. Student group tours are normally conducted in historical sites, educational sites, youth-friendly safari destinations, etc.
Senior group tours: If you fall under the category of senior, booking our senior group tours can give you a chance to make your travel dream come true. Get a chance to meet and interact with your senior colleagues. The focus of this category is mainly on activities that are less energy-demanding.
Adventure group tours: Uganda features a range of adventures. If you are interested in challenging adventures, joining our adventure group tours is necessary. Extraordinary adventures you can appreciate on Uganda small group tours include white-water rafting, bungee jumping, kayaking, zip lining, gorilla trekking, quad biking, cycling, and mountaineering or volcano hiking.
Sports group tours: Embark on a sports group tour in Uganda to explore places like Lake Mburo National Park. At Lake Mburo National Park, expect to go on cycling, quad biking, and more. Visitors can also enjoy golfing tours in most of Uganda’s leading golf courses.
Small Group Gorilla Trekking Tours
Gorilla trekking is a special adventure anyone planning a group tour shouldn’t miss. Group gorilla tours in Uganda primarily involve immersing yourself in the jungles in search of mountain gorillas. The encounter with mountain gorillas is special; everything is done in these great apes’ natural habitats.
Group gorilla tours in Uganda take you on a remarkable adventure in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Bwindi and Mgahinga National Parks protect Uganda’s 25 habituated gorilla groups, which also reside in the 5 regions.
Uganda has five regions where gorilla trekking is done: Nkuringo, Rushaga, Buhoma, and Ruhija. The top gorilla families to expect to visit include Mubare, Busingye, Kahungye, Rushegura, Christmas, Nshongi, Katwe, Mukiza, and the Mucunguzi gorilla group.
A maximum of 8 guests visit each gorilla family daily, and the principle applies to even the small Group Gorilla tours. Every habituated gorilla family is allocated to persons with valid gorilla permits. A valid gorilla permit is available for booking at USD 800 per visitor on a small-group gorilla tour in Uganda.
Chimpanzee Trekking Tours
Group safaris in Uganda can also be excellently arranged for tourists interested in unique adventures such as chimpanzee tracking or habituation. The leading places to visit for chimpanzee tours include Kibale National Park, Budongo Forest, Kalinzu, and Kyambura Gorge.
When to Book Small Group Tours to Uganda
Uganda is open to all holidaymakers, but the ideal time to experience Uganda to the fullest is the dry season. Luckily, most destinations in Uganda experience two dry seasons each year. The longest dry months often occur from June to September, whereas the short dry season starts from December to February.
The dry months mark the peak dry seasons. During these months, you can conveniently travel through the game tracks or the forest without worrying about the muddy ground. Most destinations in Uganda experience minimal rainfall during the short and long dry seasons.
But it is also possible to plan for your group to travel around the wet or rainy months. The longest wet months extend from March, April to May, then the shorter rainy months of the year occur from October to November.
Heavy rains are recorded around the two rainy seasons. However, the advantage of visiting Uganda during the wet season is that you can enjoy a gorilla trekking adventure with less stress from overcrowding. Primate adventure seekers can spend fewer hours navigating through the jungle searching for gorillas or chimpanzees since they can stay around due to an abundant food supply.
What to Pack for Small Group Tours to Uganda
The essentials to include in your pack for your small group tours include long-sleeved shirts, a camera, a daypack, first aid kits, insect repellents, and visas. You can expect to pack bottled drinking water, a safari hat, sunglasses, valid travel documents, binoculars, waterproof hiking boots, long trousers, snacks, and gardening gloves.
Where to start your Uganda small group tours
Small group tours to Uganda are best done starting from the Entebbe International Airport or Kampala. At the Entebbe International Airport, visitors meet the experienced safari guide for pick up and drop off at the hotel or next destination. Most safaris also begin from Kampala Capital City, where you can connect to any destination.
Traveling from Entebbe or Kampala to Bwindi or Mgahinga by road is about an 8-9 hour drive. Or take a flight of about 1-2 hours, and you can be at Kisoro or Kihihi Airstrips. Guests can also plan their vacation and connect from Kigali via the Katuna or Chanika border to Uganda.
