Mount Elgon Hiking Trails: Mount Elgon is an extinct shield volcano rising to 4,321 meters at Wagagai Peak, and it holds the distinction of possessing the largest volcanic caldera surface area in the world, which is 40 square kilometers of high-altitude basin ringed by peaks. None of that requires technical climbing skill. What it requires...
Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel: A boat cruise at Kazinga channel in Queen Elizabeth national park needs no skill, no fitness, and no hiking boots, just two hours, a decent camera, and patience for the traffic jam of wildlife that gathers along both banks like it is the only water source for...
Endangered Primates in Uganda: Uganda holds a genuinely unusual position in African wildlife tourism. It's a country roughly the size of Oregon that carries more primate diversity than anywhere else on the continent, and within that diversity sit four species carrying real conservation weight; mountain gorillas, chimpanzees, golden monkeys, and the Ugandan red colobus.Seeing any...
Where to Go for Photography Safaris in Uganda: The photography on a Uganda safari is not the kind that happens from a kilometer away with a 600mm lens trained on a pride scattered across the Masai Mara horizon. Uganda's encounters are close and often loud and frequently unexpected. A silverback looks up from feeding and...
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...
