Wildlife holidays in Uganda
Seeing a rare mountain gorilla, a chimpanzee or golden monkey is a breathtaking wildlife experience. A tailor-made holiday or escorted tour in Uganda will include this, plus cruises on the Nile, incredible birdwatching, beautiful volcanic and lake scenery, and savannah wildlife including big cats too.
Seeing the gorillas in the wild was hard trekking but what a wonderful experience having a family of gorillas feeding all around. Also the chimpanzees, tree-climbing lions, hyenas feeding and a masterclass in how to sleep by a leopard.
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Things to do in Uganda
Most travellers rightly visit Uganda for excellent wildlife and birdwatching holidays, but there is such variety in this large country and we’d love to share some of our favourite things to do here.
Places to go in Uganda
Read about the highlights of the incredible country of Uganda in our short summary guides to the main places to go.
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Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda is one of the best places to see the endangered mountain gorilla.
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Queen Elizabeth National Park
With the widest variety of wildlife of all Ugandan parks (and tree-climbing lions!), QENP is a great choice for an excellent all-round safari experience.
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Kibale National Park
Chimpanzee trekking is the main reason to visit Kibale National Park as it has the highest concentration of primates than anywhere else in Africa.
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Murchison Falls National Park
Uganda’s largest national park has excellent wildlife including chimps and the impressive Murchison Falls which you can see from a boat trip on the Nile.
Places we love to stay in Uganda
Here you’ll find a small collection of our favourite places to stay in Uganda, though as an independent tour operator specialising in tailor-made holidays, we actually sell a much wider choice of Ugandan properties than we show.
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Budongo Eco Lodge
Uganda
Buhoma Lodge
Uganda
Gorilla Forest Camp
Uganda
Ishasha Wilderness Camp
Uganda
Facts and information
Flight time
Direct from UK flights 3 times a week or daily via Nairobi.
Language
English is the official language, with Luganda and Swahili also widely spoken.
Time
GMT +3 hours
Visas
Visas are required for UK citizens which can be purchased on arrival at the airport. Passports must be valid for at least 6 months.
Health
No compulsory vaccinations but several are recommended and you should take malaria prophylactics.
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Responsible travel is more fun!
Responsible travel - it sounds a bit ‘sensible’ doesn’t it? So what does this have to do with holidays and having fun? In fact, travelling responsibly is a positive experience which actually makes travelling more fun, not less.
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Face to face with meerkats
I have seen photos of people sitting with meerkats before, but I always imagined that you would probably need a lot of time and patience, or just very good luck, to have that kind of experience.
