What Are the Big Five on An African Safari

What Are the Big Five on An African Safari, embarking on an African luxury safari offers a unique and opulent way to experience the continent’s incredible wildlife. The Big Five, comprising the African Elephant, African Lion, African Leopard, African Cape Buffalo, and Rhinoceros, take on a new level of allure when encountered on a luxury safari. Here’s a detailed exploration of what makes a luxury safari experience with the Big Five so extraordinary! African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) In the realm of luxury safaris, encountering African Elephants becomes an immersive and intimate experience. Luxury lodges and camps situated in prime wildlife areas often offer exclusive game drives and walking safaris led by expert guides. These experiences provide an up-close look at the gentle giants in their natural habitat, with the added comfort of stylish accommodations, gourmet dining, and personalized service. Some of the national parks to see African Elephants on an African luxury safari includes; Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has over 40- 50 elephants, Mgahinga Gorillas National Park and Kibale National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park. Uganda is one of the few places in Africa where the elephant population has had a steady increase in the recent past. As of 2020 the population of elephants in Uganda was put at 7975, an increase from 5808 in 2017 which was also an increase from 5730 individuals in 2014 Some of the lodges to stay into as you enjoy elephant viewing while on luxury safari game drive includes: Four Gorillas Lodge in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Little Elephant Camp as you see elephants in Queen Elizabeth National Park. Paraa Safaris Lodge when seeing elephants in Murchison Falls National Park. Mount Mgahinga Lodge and more luxury lodges. African Lion (Panthera leo, you will be able to watch African lions while on a game drive in one of the many national parks in Uganda since we are blessed with plenty of lions. You can track lions on a morning game drive or night game drive. Some of the parks you can find lions includes Murchison falls National Park, Kidepo National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park and many more.        

African Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer): The thrill of encountering African Cape Buffaloes on a luxury safari is amazing and memorable experience. What is special about Buffalos is because they are able to adopt to difficult environment. You can find plenty of buffalos in Lake Mburo National Park.

Some of the reasons why they are called the big five animals is because they were the most dangerous animals to hunt on foot and were the most poached animals as well by hunters in Africa. Some of other animals to see while on an African Luxury Safaris include; Cheetahs that can be found on an Africa safari in Uganda in Kidepo National park. Monooges, they can be seen in, most parts of Africa including, Uganda. The Monooges live in a variety of habitats ranging from forests and woodlands to savannah areas.  Look out for the telltale holes in the ground that are their burrows. Warthogs, they are medium-sized and are pig-like animals with warty growths on their faces. Warthogs are not actually warts, but patches of thick skin to protect the animal’s face when it gets into fights with other animals. Warthogs are found in most national parks in Uganda for example Murchison Falls National park, Kidepo National park, Lake Mburo National park, name it all. Tree squirrels, these are very common in Uganda.  You can find these squirrels mostly in wooded and urban areas since they survive on environment of plenty tree coverage, and a variety of food sources. Mountain Gorillas, these are one of the rarest species in Africa. Mountain gorillas in existence are not more than 1000 in number left in the world. They are found in forested national park areas like Bwindi Impenetrable National park in Uganda, Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and Virunga National Park in Democratic Republic of Congo The unique detail about their habitant is because they all live in a small area of forested mountains on the borders of Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo which gives the mountain gorilla families freedom of movement from one area to another. The unique detail about gorillas is the fact that they live in small groups of 10 individuals. If you are interested in a luxury safari in Uganda with a purpose of exploring and experiencing the Big Five, you can contact us via our email, info@jewelsafaris.com. Read About Some of our Kenya Packages 9-Day Kenya Cat Scratch Circuit 5-Day Kenya Beautiful Road Trip 4-Day Taste of Kenya – Mid-Range 3-Day Magical Kenya Safari 10 Days Kenya Honeymoon Safari 8 Days Masai Mara, Amboseli and Diani Beach Safari 6 Days Amboseli and Masai Mara Wildlife Safari Itinerary 6 Days Kenya Safari, Maasai Mara, Amboseli & Lake Nakuru 6 days best of Kenya safari – Masai Mara, Lake Naivasha & Lake Nakuru 10 days Kenya wildlife and Rwanda gorilla safari 8 days Kenya wildlife chimpanzee and cultural safari 5 Days Aberdare National Park, Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara safari 6 days Masai Mara and Samburu luxury safari