1 Day Uganda Tours -Explore Top 10 Day Excursions in Uganda
1 Day Uganda tours offer typical short Uganda safari experiences to nature enthusiasts or holiday makers. Day tours in Uganda with Flawless Adventure Planners Limited begin from Entebbe city or Kampala. They typically encompass city tours (excursions) and wildlife tours in the nearby tourist destinations.
Beyond city excursions, 1 day Uganda tours also include adrenaline adventures in Jinja (at the Source of the Nile).
Our complete guide to one-day tours in Uganda cover top 1-day trips, destinations, and everything else you desire to know about short tours including how to book a safari.
Explore Top 10 Day Excursions in Uganda | 1 Day Uganda Tours and Safari Packages
Here are the top 10 Day Excursions in Uganda
1 Day Mabamba Wetland Birding Tour
A memorable 1 day Mabamba wetland birding tour in Uganda takes you on the exclusive bird watching safari. The beauty about this short birding excursion is that you get a chance to explore more about the peculiar shoebills. Mabamba wetland/swamp is set on the Lake Victoria shores.
Visitors can begin their birding excursions from Kampala or Entebbe. You can enjoy half day or entire day on a canoe as you explore more about Mabamba Bay bird species beyond shoebill storks.
Overall, Mabamba shelters over 300 bird species. Additional species of birds in Mabamba include the African jacanas, white faced whistling, Gull billed tern, pied kingfishers, Great blue turacos, double toothed barbet, common squacco, saddle billed stork, Hadada ibis, cattle egret, fulvous whistling duck, black-faced rufous warblers, and African fish eagle.
Kampala City Day Excursion
A one-day tour in Kampala introduces you to the vibrant Kampala to explore its iconic sites. Top sites to expect to explore on the day Kampala tour include Kasubi tomb site- a UNESCO World Heritage Site; Kabaka’s palace, Buganda Parliament, Royal Mile, Kabaka’s Lake, Uganda Museum, Uganda Martyrs, Baha’i temple, Gaddafi Mosque, and local market, etc.
Day Ngamba Island Chimp Tour
If you are interested in chimpanzee encounters, then consider booking our 1 day Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary. Ngamba Sanctuary is a forested island on Lake Victoria and holds over 52 chimpanzees. Visitors can enjoy the morning or afternoon session. On a chimpanzee tour in Ngamba Island, visitors get a chance to engage in the feeding session and other daily practices at the sites aimed at conserving chimpanzees.
1 Day Ziwa Rhino tracking
Book a 1-day Ziwa Rhino trek a short day tour to explore rhinos in the wild. Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is set in the northwestern Uganda en route to Murchison Falls National Park. Access to Ziwa takes about 3-4 hours and beyond rhinos, the sanctuary also protects wildlife such as hippos, leopards, bush pigs, warthogs, common duikers, bushbucks, giant pangolins, bohor reedbucks, and oribis.
Over 300 species of birds also exist in Ziwa and some of them can be spotted during the day Ziwa rhino trek. They include elusive shoebill storks, yellow-throated longclaw, red-headed bluebill, yellow-fronted tinkerbird, orange-breasted bushshrike, white-crested turacos, scarlet-chested sunbird, African wattled lapwing, red-billed firefinch, black-headed batis, green throated sunbird, African grey flycatchers, and more.
Day tour in Jinja
If you are interested in adrenaline adventures, then consider embarking on a short tour in Jinja. At Jinja, expect to engage in adventures like kayaking, bungee jumping, jet boating, whitewater rafting, boat cruise, tubing, and horseback riding, etc.
1 Day Mabira excursion
A one-day tour in Mabira Forest can encompass a number of activities including Zip lining, nature walks, and birding. The lush Mabira Forest protects a number of primates such as red-tailed monkeys, Uganda mangabeys, black and white colobus monkeys.
Birds in Mabira Forest include African pygmy kingfishers, striped kingfishers, blue-breasted kingfishers, long-crested eagle, Ayres’s hawk eagle, Great blue turacos, African green-pigeon, helmeted Guineafowl, Diederik cuckoo, and ring-necked dove, etc.
1 Day Sipi Waterfalls Tour
The one-day Sipi Falls tour takes you to the eastern end of Uganda to explore the charming Sipi Waterfalls. The triple Sipi falls to expect to explore exist in the varying elevations of 85 meters, 75 meters, and 100 meters. The main activities include hiking with an experienced guide. The Sipi falls are named after the scenic Sipi River and they are found at the edge of Mt. Elgon.
1 Day Lake Mburo Wildlife Tour
With just one day, it is possible to also travel to Lake Mburo National Park for wildlife tours. On a 1-day Lake Mburo wildlife trip, expect to engage in a game drive and boat cruise. Visiting Lake Mburo National Park requires you to depart early enough from Kampala and expect to spend about 4 hours.
At Lake Mburo National Park, expect to explore different wildlife include Defassa waterbucks, Rothschild giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, elands, hyenas, leopards, reedbucks, topis, and more than 350 species of birds.
1 Day gorilla tour Uganda
A one-day gorilla tour in Uganda is best done starting from Kigali. This short Uganda gorilla trip involves crossing from Kigali via Katuna or Chanika border to Bwindi National Park or Mgahinga. From Kigali to Bwindi/Mgahinga takes only 4 hours’ drive.
1 Day Equator crossing tours
Visitors can also have incredible experience at the Equator crossing. The ideal Equator points include the Kayabwe Equator crossing and Kikorongo. At the Equator crossing, you get a chance to stand between the two hemispheres or perform a water experiment.
Day tour in Entebbe
Day Entebbe excursion involves exploring sites in Entebbe. The city tour in Entebbe include visiting the Entebbe Botanical Gardens, Uganda Wildlife Education Centre, Reptile Village, Ssese Islands, and others.
What is included on the day tours in Uganda?
Short Uganda tours include entry fees, city tours, guide fee, lunch, and transport.
What is excluded on the 1 day Uganda Tour?
Optional activities, airfares, travel insurance, souvenirs, visas, passport, tips, shopping, and many others.
What are other options?
Tourists on Uganda safaris can also have an extended trip. With long Uganda safaris, you can explore more destinations and attractions. This is especially with distant destinations away from the heart of Kampala or Entebbe.
They include Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park, Semuliki National Park, Mount Elgon National Park, Kibale National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, and more.