Cycling Safaris in Uganda
Cycling safaris in Uganda offer a remarkable adventure option for you to explore Uganda’s breathtaking landscapes and wildlife. Embarking on cycling safaris in Uganda not only sparks cyclists’ adventure spirit but also plays a significant role in their well-being. Cycling safaris involve active participation, and the more you conquer different landscapes, exercises such as these help protect you from many diseases like heart attacks.
Beyond being an exercise, cycling features among the best activities to enjoy on Uganda safaris today. It offers a blend of physical adventure, cultural immersion, and breathtaking views of the countryside. It comes with diverse opportunities to participate in it, including winding through the National Parks, scenic trails, rural villages, and more.
Best Places to go for Cycling Safaris in Uganda
Cycling safaris in Uganda can be enjoyed from various places. Not to miss out on your enriching cycling adventure, here are some of the best places/destinations to consider a must-visit;
Lake Mburo National Park
There are very few places in Uganda that guarantee an incredible cycling adventure like Lake Mburo National Park. Located in Kiruhura, Western Uganda, Lake Mburo is the only savanna Park to visit for cycling excursions. Lake Mburo National Park cycling expeditions offer you a chance to encounter impalas, zebras, and giraffes in the vast savannas and woodlands. Visitors can be accompanied by an experienced ranger guide, and key areas of interest include the zebra and impala circuits. Visitors interested in cycling tours in this Park can book their trips through Bujuku Eco Tours and Travel.
Besides zebras, impalas, and giraffes, Lake Mburo National Park also contains a diversity of mammals that make it a favorite Uganda game/wildlife viewing destination. Additional wildlife to encounter in Lake Mburo include crocodiles, hippos, leopards, buffaloes, elands, bushbucks, warthogs, olive baboons, vervet monkeys, topis, klipspringers, hyenas, and more.
Lake Mburo National Park is also a prime birding destination, home to over 350 species of birds. The birds in Lake Mburo include crested cranes, mosque swallows, African fin-foots, black-collared barbets, papyrus gonoleks, blue-headed coucal, blue-breasted kingfishers, pink-backed pelicans, brown-chested lapwing, lilac-breasted rollers, Greater painted-snipe, Carruthers’s cisticola, red-faced barbet, hairy-breasted barbets, bare-faced go-away-bird, and red-headed lovebird.
Still in Lake Mburo National Park, tourists have other experiences to enjoy, including boat ride tours, nature walks, horseback rides, and more.
Where to stay before/after cycling safaris in Lake Mburo National Park
The main safari lodges present in and around Lake Mburo National Park include Kigarama Safari Lodge, Hyena Hill Lodge, Lake Mburo Safari Lodge, Rwakobo Rock Lodge, Rwonyo Rest Camp, Leopard Rest Camp, Mburo Eagles Nest Lodge, and many others.
Getting to Lake Mburo for cycling safaris
Lake Mburo National Park is situated in Western Uganda, and getting there is possible by road or air. Getting to Lake Mburo by road, you should have a 4×4 safari vehicle, and your journey takes between 4 and 5 hours. The access route is the Kampala-Masaka-Mbarara route, and you can reach the park through the Sanga or Nshara gate. Using air transport, contact Bujuku Eco Tours and Travel, a local expert, to book your domestic flight. Flight services are available for booking, and guests depart from Entebbe Airport to Mbarara Airstrip. From Mbarara to Lake Mburo National Park involves navigating for about 30 km on the road.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
When it comes to tours to Bwindi, often gorilla trekking or gorilla habituation are the key highlights that feature Bwindi impenetrable national park. But there is a lot more than gorilla adventures. If you are an enthusiastic cyclist, there is something to spark your adventure spirit as well. Imagine cycling around a lush green rainforest and its nearby local communities as you witness the residents in their places of residence or gardens.
Visitors on a Uganda tour to Bwindi can embark on cycling or biking rides at the designated routes. As you cycle, you stand a chance to find vervet monkeys and black and white colobus monkeys. Bikes for cycling excursions in Bwindi can be obtained at a small fee at Ride 4 A Woman.
Cycling tours can also be incorporated with a variety of other amazing adventures in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. They include gorilla trekking, mountain gorilla habituation, birding, forest walks, and Batwa cultural experience.
Cycling Safaris in Karamoja Region
In the far Northeast, expect more than Kidepo or Pian Upe wilderness experiences. A guided cycling through the extensive plains of Karamoja while observing the dotted homesteads/Manyatta leaves incredible memories. Expect to traverse the warrior nomad trail that extends 705 km. Interestingly. Book your cycling excursions in the Karamoja and discover the rugged landscapes and the untouched path of Uganda.
Cycling safaris/mountain biking in Mount Elgon
Mount Elgon region and Sipi Falls offer amazing cycling or mountain biking adventures to all enthusiastic bikers. Mountain biking here combines excitement and adventure challenge. Expect to explore the scenic and rugged landscapes of the Elgon and witness the vast coffee plantations.
Mountain biking in Mabira Forest
Explore the best of Mabira Forest on a guided mountain biking excursion. To embark on a cycling experience in Mabira, expect to secure your bike at Griffin Falls Camp. You can spend about 4 hours or even an entire day on a cycling tour in Mabira Forest. Expect to wind through the lush green forest and nearby local communities.
Mabira Forest is also a birders’ haven, home to diverse birds such as yellow-mantled weaver birds, white-bellied kingfishers, white-headed wood hoopoe, crowned eagle, lizard buzzards, Nahan’s Partridge, black sparrow hawks, grey parrot, blue-breasted kingfishers, red-capped robin chat, brown chested alethe, green twin spot, and many others.
Jinja cycling tours
Jinja offers half-day or full-day biking adventures or even more days. Cycling in Jinja comes with an amazing opportunity to navigate through the nearby villages, forests, plantations, and also appreciate the scenic Source of the Nile River.
Cycling tours in the Ssese Islands
Cycling safaris can also be arranged to the Ssese Islands, a few scenic tropical islands available in Uganda. At the Ssese Islands, visitors embark on cycling excursions via the palm oil fields and also explore the fishing villages. The biking excursions are conducted along the gravel and tarmac route. The landscape of the Ssese Island is characterized by sandy beaches and scenic tropical forests, thus offering exceptional cycling or biking experiences away from Kampala city traffic.
Cycling Safaris in Entebbe
The Entebbe cycling safaris offer a remarkable opportunity to immerse in the stunning Entebbe city and also appreciate the beautiful surrounding areas. During the cycling excursions, you have a chance to embark on a guided tour to areas such as Lake Victoria, visit the historical sites, Botanical gardens, Entebbe Zoo, and wind through Entebbe city routes.
When to travel for cycling safaris in Uganda
Cycling safaris in Uganda can be organized at any time of the year. However, you can experience the unmatched cycling adventure during the peak dry seasons or months of the year. June to September, December to February are the best months if you have plans of choosing the ideal season to book your cycling tour.
Bujuku Eco Tours and Travel is the best company to contact to book your cycling safaris in Uganda. We offer independent cycling adventures or combine them with other experiences like wildlife tours, primate treks, or city tours.
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