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The 1 day Ziwa rhino Africa tracking tour takes you to Uganda’s celebrated Ziwa rhino sanctuary, a private non-profit establishment put in place through the collaborative initiative of the Uganda Wildlife Authority, the Rhino fund Uganda and Ziwa ranchers limited. The sanctuary is located approximately 180km by road, north of Kampala city. The sanctuary is the only place in Uganda where rhino population is increased by breeding, and protected from human and non-human predators. Rhinos are being gradually reintroduced into the national parks.
A rhino Africa tracking tour is your grand opportunity to encounter the remnant rhino population in their natural habitat. Once you embark on a tracking excursion and finally get to encounter the rhinos, you get to observe the enormous creatures as they graze and peacefully tread about in the long grasses. Besides the Rhino population, the sanctuary is a habitat to over 40 mammal species and a noteworthy population of bird species. The other animals include; crocodiles, hippos, antelopes and the various monkey species. Besides rhino trekking, you can embark on birding excursions, canoe rides and nature walks. The 1 day Ziwa rhino Africa tracking tour is an engaging experience.
Entebbe International Airport
3 Hours Before Flight Time
Your 1 day Ziwa rhino Africa safari package will include:
This splendid 1 day rhino Africa safari excursion will begin in the early morning when a driver-guide picks you from a suitable location in Kampala. After a briefing on how your day will be spent, you will embark on a drive to the prized Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary – the only place in Uganda where rhinos can be tracked. This trip is aimed at giving you an encounter with the restored rhino population.
You will make your first stop in Luweero to buy an assortment of fresh fruits and vegetables. Your guide will also make sure that you drive through the infamous Luweero triangle, an area marked out for the 1981 – 1986 brutal massacres that ushered the reigning NRM government into power. A rhino Africa drive to Ziwa rhino sanctuary is incomplete without passing through the Luweero triangle.
As you continue your drive to Ziwa rhino sanctuary, you will drive through the famous cattle corridor which is an integral part of Nakasongola. You will see large herds of cattle grazing in the short grasses in the open savannah woodlands. Once you reach the sanctuary, you will report for a briefing on how to conduct yourself while on a rhino tracking excursion. A guide will tell you what to do and what not to do because rhinos can get dangerously aggressive when they sense a need to defend themselves.
Your rhino tracking excursion will be on foot. As you will trek through the bushes with the aid of the sanctuary’s experienced guides, it won’t be long before you encounter a group of rhinos grazing. Once you encounter the rhinos, you will spend an hour observing them as they graze and interact with each other. After the trekking adventure, you will have lunch and take some time to relax and unwind before you embark on a guided nature walk through the sanctuary. A rhino Africa trip to Ziwa rhino sanctuary is also a chance to see reptilian and mammal species like; antelopes, monkeys, hippos, crocodiles and an innumerable number of bird species. As the evening sets in, you will embark on a return drive to Kampala. Your guide will drop you at your residence or drive you to the airport if you have a flight to catch. This will mark the end of your 1 day rhino Africa safari tour to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.
