Top 10 Activities to Do on Your Uganda Safari: Uganda is one of the most varied safari destinations in Africa, and it often takes a trip here to understand exactly how varied it is. You can spend a morning on foot in dense forest watching a mountain gorilla family go about their day, spend the...
Park Entry Fees for Murchison Falls National Park: Murchison Falls National Park is Uganda's oldest and largest protected area, covering approximately 3,840 square kilometers of savannah, woodland, and riverine habitat in the country's northwest. The park is home to the Victoria Nile, which forces its entire volume through a seven-meter gap in...
Guide to Tipping on a Uganda Safari: Uganda has no formal tipping culture in the way that some countries do. Nobody will chase you down the road if you do not tip. Staff in Ugandan lodges and parks will not make you feel awkward about it. But within the tourism industry, tips are expected in...
Best Places to See Lions in Uganda: This guide covers all three of Uganda's lion habitats: Queen Elizabeth National Park including the Ishasha sector, Murchison Falls National Park, and Kidepo Valley National Park. It covers where to find lions in each park, what the sighting experience is like, what to combine your...
Horseback Safaris in Lake Mburo National Park: A horseback safari in Lake Mburo National Park gives you something different. You move through the same landscape at the pace of the animal you are riding.Lake Mburo National Park is the only national park in Uganda where horseback safaris are available,...
Things to Do at Uganda Wildlife Education Centre: The Uganda Wildlife Education Centre is located in Entebbe town, along the northern shore of Lake Victoria in Wakiso District, about 36 kilometers southwest of Kampala and approximately 10 kilometers from Entebbe International Airport. Entebbe itself sits on a peninsula that extends into Lake Victoria, the world's...
Road Trips in Uganda: Uganda rewards overland travel in a way that its international reputation does not fully prepare you for. Most visitors know about the mountain gorillas in Bwindi and the boat cruise at Murchison Falls. Fewer visitors know how good the drive from Kampala to Fort Portal...
Uganda has lions, leopards, elephants, buffalo, and rhino. The country had all five before the political chaos of the 1970s and 1980s devastated wildlife populations across the region. Today, four of the Big Five lion, leopard, elephant, and buffalo roam freely across three major national parks, and the rhino is back, tracked on foot at...
