Best Places to See Antelopes in Uganda
Seeing antelopes on a Uganda safari is one of the best experiences one can enjoy in the national parks. Antelopes are usually spotted in savannah parks and game reserves across the country. Antelopes are members of the Bovidea family which is related to cows and goats. Additionally, antelopes appear in many species like the zebra, kobs, Grant’s gazelle, great kudu, and many others. Uganda has over 29 species and these can be spotted by tourists during game drives in all the savannah parks.
Are you passionate about seeing antelopes on a Uganda safari and wondering what the best places to see these amazing animals are? Below is a list of the best places you should visit to see antelopes in Uganda.
Murchison Falls National Park
The largest, most popular, and most visited national park in Uganda is located in northwestern Uganda. In this park, there are several antelopes that travelers can encounter on their safaris in several activities like game drives, nature walks, and many others. In this park, the antelope species that travelers encounter on their safaris and they include jobs, defassa waterbuck, bushbuck, Jackson’s hartebeest, and many others.
Lake Mburo National Park
This park is located in western Uganda and it is the smallest savannah park in Uganda and the nearest park to Entebbe. In this park, travelers encounter several antelopes like zebras, kobs, impalas bushbucks, and many others.
Queen Elizabeth National Park
The park is located in western Uganda and it is the second-largest savannah park in Uganda where travelers can encounter the antelopes. These antelopes are situated in all sectors of the park that is to say Kasenyi and Ishasha sectors. The antelope species in this park include waterbucks, kobs, topis, sitatunga, reedbucks, and many others.
Kidepo Valley National Park
Kidepo Valley National Park is located in northeastern Uganda at the border of South Sudan and Uganda. This is also in the Karamoja region and it is home to several antelopes. The antelope species in the park include Oribi, kobs, impalas, elands, klipspringer, Jackson’s hartebeest, greater and lesser kudu, and many others.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Located in southwestern Uganda at the border of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo and is dominated by mountain gorillas. The park also hosts several species of antelopes some of these Sitatunga, bushbucks, duikers, and many others.
Pian Upe Game Reserve
Pian Upe is located within the Karamoja region within the northeastern region of Uganda. It is one of the most popular game reserves that has been highly developed by the government. In this reserve, there are several antelopes including topis, zebras, impala, bright gazelle, lesser kudu, mountain reedbuck, and many others.
Toro Semuliki National Reserve
Toro Semuliki is another destination where travelers on their safaris encounter several antelopes. This reserve is near the Semuliki National Park and Lake Albert within the Rift Valley escapement. The antelope species in the reserve include kobs, red duiker, blue duiker, bay duikers , sitatunga , and many others.
Kibale National Park
Kibale National Park is within the western region of Uganda in the Kabarole district. Additionally, it is the large protected area for the chimpanzees that travelers encounter during the chimpanzee trekking and the chimpanzee habituation. In the Kibale National Park, there are several antelope species including sitatunga, Bushbucks, duikers, and many others.
Mountain Elgon National Park
Mountain Elgon National Park is known to be a habitat for small antelopes like duikers, oribi, bushbucks, water backs, kobs, reedbucks, and many others.
Rwenzori Mountains National Park
Rwenzori Mountains National Park is located in western Uganda and it is one of the challenging destinations for travelers during their safaris. There are several antelopes encountered and they include bush backs, duikers, sitatungas, and many others.
What is the best time to see antelopes in Uganda?
Uganda is open throughout the year for travelers to see the antelopes. The best time to see the antelopes in Uganda is during the dry season (June to September and December to February). During such seasons, parks are dry and clear for viewing of the wildlife.
