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Most Uganda trips start at Entebbe airport and run as a circuit through forests, savanna and the Nile.

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A lone giraffe on the plain under a dramatic cloudy sky in Murchison Falls National Park

Uganda at a glance

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The place

Getting to know Uganda

Uganda is where our office is and where we know every road. Entebbe airport sits on Lake Victoria, about 35 kilometres from Kampala, and our trips meet you there or at your hotel.

About a quarter of the country is lakes and rivers, which is why one trip can pair Bwindi’s gorillas with Kibale’s chimpanzees, a boat on the Kazinga Channel and a cruise on the Nile. People call Uganda the Pearl of Africa. Gorillas, chimps, savanna and the Nile sit close enough to share one circuit.

Nearly every itinerary crosses the equator, and we stop for the photograph.

A giraffe walking towards the camera in green woodland in Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve Two Verdoro staff in uniform beside a khaki Land Cruiser
A still glacial lake mirroring the peaks and blue sky in the Rwenzori Mountains

Mountains, forest, savanna and the Nile

When to go

Seasons in Uganda

June to September and December to February

The drier months. Forest trails are easier underfoot. June to September is the busiest time at Bwindi, so permits go early.

March to May, October and November

The wettest months. Treks still run but the forest paths are slick, and some lodges and camps close.

Treks run all year and rain can fall in any month. Birdwatchers sometimes prefer the wet months, when some species are more active.

Parks and places

Where in Uganda

Each park has its own guide: what you do there, the best time, today's sun and the trips that go.

Kidepo Murchison Falls Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary Sipi Falls Kibale Jinja Mabamba Swamp Entebbe airport Queen Elizabeth Lake Mburo Bwindi Lake Bunyonyi
Approximate positions, not to scale. Ringed dots are where our trips arrive.
A mountain gorilla looking at the camera through leaves in Bwindi

South-west Uganda

Bwindi

A forest that earned its name.

A close portrait of a chimpanzee with a soft expression in Kibale

Western Uganda, near Fort Portal

Kibale

Chimpanzees, a papyrus swamp full of monkeys, and tea country on the way in.

A lioness looking out from a thick tree branch in Queen Elizabeth National Park

Western Uganda, between two lakes

Queen Elizabeth

Savanna, crater lakes and the Kazinga Channel in one park, and the lions of Ishasha who rest in fig trees.

Murchison Falls and its rock face above the blue Nile

North-west Uganda, on the Nile

Murchison Falls

Uganda’s largest and oldest conservation area, cut in two by the Nile.

Two zebra facing the camera on green grass in Lake Mburo National Park

South-west Uganda, on the road to Entebbe

Lake Mburo

Halfway between Kampala and the gorilla forests: a quiet park to walk, take a boat and drive after dark, and a restful end to a long circuit.

A raft with paddlers on the Nile

Eastern Uganda, on Lake Victoria

Jinja

Where the Nile leaves Lake Victoria.

Sipi waterfall plunging over a red cliff under a blue sky

Eastern Uganda, Mount Elgon

Sipi Falls

Three waterfalls on the Mount Elgon foothills, with coffee farms between them and the Karamoja plains in the distance.

A Rothschild giraffe standing in acacia scrub in Kidepo Valley National Park

Far north-east Uganda

Kidepo

Uganda’s remote savanna: long drives, wide horizons and the Karamojong people.

A shoebill standing in a papyrus swamp

On Lake Victoria, near Entebbe

Mabamba Swamp

A papyrus swamp on Lake Victoria, a short drive from Entebbe airport, where a local canoe and an expert birder go looking for the shoebill.

A white rhino head on, close, in long grass at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

On the road north from Kampala

Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

Uganda’s reintroduced white rhinos, tracked on foot with rangers who explain how the animals behave and keep you at a safe distance.

South-west Uganda, after the gorillas

Lake Bunyonyi

Terraced hills and islands, a canoe on still water, and a rest after the gorillas.

In pictures

More of Uganda, beyond the park guides

  • A golden monkey face close up, with a white muzzle and orange eyes, in Mgahinga
    Mgahinga
  • A volcano peak over a green meadow with a small group walking, in Mgahinga
    Mgahinga
  • A lush green plain under a jagged mountain range in Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve
    Pian Upe
  • A snow-capped peak against a deep blue sky in the Rwenzori Mountains
    Rwenzori Mountains
  • An aerial view of a green crater lake near Fort Portal
    Near Fort Portal

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Photos: Uganda Wildlife Authority and Uganda Tourism Board.