Uganda Travel and Destination Guide
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Highlights
- Lake Victoria
- Murchison National Park
- Gorilla Trek
There is sometimes a strange and unexpected reward for places isolated by political climate or conflict: blockades and war zones don't apply to nature. Having suffered civil war, Idi Amin's bloody rule and decades of ethnic conflict, Uganda has finally found its silver lining, as off-limits areas have become havens to wildlife that might otherwise have perished. Its most famous residents are the critically endangered Mountain Gorilla, of which half the world's surviving population lives in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Aside from gorillas, chimps and the 'big five,' accessible, affordable Uganda is also the much-sought after source of the Nile River, as mythical as ever - now for its whitewater rafting and kayaking.
Featured Trips in UGANDA
3 days | From $ 1439 USD Gorilla Trek (TDUGTN)
Africa > Uganda
Highlights
Kampala, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Trip Style: Independent
Service Level: Standard
Physical Grading: 4
The ultimate primate experience, trek through local villages and lush rainforests with the breathtaking reward of finding yourself in the company of a family of gorillas. One of Africa's major highlights, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the home to approximately half of the world’s population of mountain gorillas, the world's most endangered ape. A close encounter with these amazing animals is not soon forgotten.
14 days | From $ 1849 USD Kenya and Uganda Safari Adventure (DUKC)
Africa > Uganda
Highlights
Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kyambura Gorge, Jinja, Murchisons Falls, Kisumu, ...
Next Departure: Sat, Nov. 14, 2009
Trip Style: Classic
Service Level: Basic
Physical Grading: 2
Get well off the usual tourist route on this amazingly diverse trip through Uganda and Kenya. Enjoy days viewing spectacular wildlife in Queen Elizabth National Park, pass through colourful towns and tea plantations, enjoy local lake culture on the shores of Lake Bunyonyi, Lake Mburo and, lest we forget, Africa's largest body of fresh water, Lake Victoria.
20 days | From N/A East Africa Adventure (DKEA)
Africa > Kenya
Highlights
Lake Nakuru, Jinja, Murchison Falls, Kampala, Lake Victoria, Serengeti and ...
Trip Style: Classic
Service Level: Basic
Physical Grading: 3
This is an unforgettable cultural and wildlife adventure through Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. From the diverse wildlife and mighty Nile river in Murchison Falls, to game drives in the Serengeti, to the unspoiled beaches and great snorkelling in the tropical blue waters of Zanzibar, this journey presents all the best that East Africa has to offer.
4 days | From $ 1699 USD Gorilla & Volcano Trek (TDUGVN)
Africa > Uganda
Highlights
Kampala, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Next Departure: Sat, Nov. 7, 2009
Trip Style: Independent
Service Level: Standard
Physical Grading: 4
Combine the ultimate primate experience with a day of trekking volcanoes in the incredible scenery bordering Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. First, trek through local villages and lush rainforests, with a breathtaking reward at the end: finding yourself in the company of a family of gorillas. One of Africa's major highlights, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to half of the world’s population of mountain gorillas, the world's most endangered ape. Next, climb one of three extinct volcanoes in the area, for a bird's eye view of the wild African countryside.
