What to pack for a safari in Uganda.

Uganda is an East African country that offers some of the continent’s most diverse wildlife viewing, dramatic landscapes, and immersive cultural experiences.” It’s where you’ll discover some of Africa’s largest mountain ranges, like the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains, Mount Elgon and vast Lake Victoria, the source of the River Nile, Its abundant wildlife includes chimpanzees as well as rare birds and the remote Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a renowned mountain gorilla habitat.

Essentials to pack for a safari to Uganda.

Some of the essential items to pack for a safari in Uganda include:

A passport-this must be valid for 3-4 months from the date of arrival in Uganda.

Yellow fever vaccination card-this is required on arrival at the airport.

Sunblock-Uganda can be hot depending on where you will visit so this is essential.

Sunglasses-During boat cruises and road trips this will be very helpful.

A hat-During hiking trips this is very helpful.

Moisturizer and lip salve-To avoid dry lips during the day.

Strong insect repellent-During the day and night to avoid Tsetse flies and mosquitoes.

Binoculars-During wildlife viewing as some game can be far away from game tracks and bird watching too.

Camera equipment-Get a small portable camera with good zoom in case the wildlife is far away from the jeep.

Small backpack -to carry water and a packed lunch and your valuables during activities.

Hiking boots-Uganda has rugged terrain and offers a lot of hiking activities so this will be key more so when you have gorillas and chimpanzee trekking on your list.

Rain jackets-During walking activities it may rain so this will be helpful.

Water bottle-we are nature friendly safari company and we provide big bottles in the car to be refilled so please bring a bottle to help us save nature together.

Guitars-this will help during trekking in the rain forests.

Kaki clothing for safari-Nature blending colors are highly recommended for safari as they will help you blend with nature hence high chance to see shy wildlife and birds.

Cash -Uganda is still depending on cash economy so you will need cash to buy little staff on streets and small bills at the lodges.

Face mask-For Gorilla, chimpanzee and Golden monkey trekking as there has not been any scientific proof that primates can’t contract Covid 19.

Pack for purpose list.

We are sustainable travel company and like to give back to the people and cause an impact and currently we are working with some schools on our travel routes so we recommend packing staff like pencils, books, kid’s clothes, shoes that you can donate to orphanages who have lost their parents through Aids.