The Festive season all through Christmas and New Year is all about bringing families closer after awhile and nothing beats this unique bonding experience that brings generations together like a Ugandan Safari.
The coming 2019 Virtuoso Luxe Report – well known travel industry trend forecast elaborates multigenerational travel as an enduring travel niche which has grown popularity over the last decade and shows no sign of slowing down.
The report indicates that top travel 2019 motivations will include exploring new destinations, crossing off bucket list items, seeking authentic experiences and spending time with loved ones among others. Therefore families looking forward to merge together all these experience have to count on bringing their next Trip to Uganda – Pearl Of Africa.
Below are some of the four reasons why embarking on a Ugandan Safari and Culture immersion is the perfect place for parents, grandparents, and their grandchildren to experience an ultimate family bonding in the best way ever.
1. Taking on Primate Encounters
You realise, encountering an endangered mountain gorilla family in its natural habitat is one of the amazing world’s monumental wildlife experiences.
The experience that comes with taking on a face-to-face experience with a silverback in the wild connects humans with animals on a primal level and human participants often observe interactions amongst the gentle giants that mirror their own family dynamics.
This experience is open to children ages 15 and older. It is ideal for budding conservationists and animals lovers.
Gorilla trekking permits in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in southwestern Uganda are $600 per person, with costs going directly to support conservation initiatives. Permits can be arranged through a trusted travel professional or directly through the Uganda Wildlife Authority head offices in Kitante.
2. Teach young ones about Conversations
Parents and grandparents can teach or pass on knowledge of conservation and its importance to the younger generation. This can be done through taking them to places like Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary situated off the shores of Lake Victoria in Entebbe.
Ngamba Island is habitat to more than 40 orphaned Chimpazees brought together and rescued from the different areas of Uganda.
Participants take on a caregiver experience as they take part in two feedings and assist staff with everything ranging from medical check-ups, research and monitoring, preparing holding areas among others.
Not only does this full-day experience bring visitors up close and personal with these playful primates, it provides the opportunity to engage in chimp conservation as proceeds support their continued care. The Caregiver for a Day Experience is $100 per person and takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Reservations can be made through a trusted travel professional.
Children and adults seeking to channel their inner Jack Hanna can take part in the Keepr for a Day Program at the Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Center in Entebbe. Participants will spend the day with staff zookeepers participating in hands-on activities such as preparing meals for the animals, cleaning enclosures, and engaging in animal enrichment activities. The program is $150 and includes lunch.
3. Merging Kids with Culture and Traditions
Traveling internationally is such an amazing way to cultivate lifelong global citizenship, and Uganda offers plenty of opportunities for families to connect with the country’s welcoming people to learn about their centuries-old culture and traditions
From nature hikes led by the Batwa people, Uganda’s original forest inhabitants, in the Buhoma section of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park; to basket weaving lessons and visits to community schools, families can experience first-hand the customs that have been passed down through generations.
A full-day Batwa experience (five hours) is $100 per person for a private tour, $70 per person for groups of two to three, and $60 per person for groups of four or more.
Reservations can be booked through a trusted travel professional or online. Basket weaving and community school tours are available at a number of locations throughout Uganda and can be thorough trusted travel professionals or directly through lodges.
4. Tented Togetherness and Luxurious Lodges
Uganda offers a wide variety of accommodations for a wide range of budgets including intimate luxury lodges in the gorilla highlands to tented camps on the Nile River, community homestays near the national parks, and full-service hotels and charming boutique properties in Entebbe and Kampala.
