Travel guides —Uganda

Short, practical guides to help you plan a trip and pick the right place to stay. Use the globe in the top bar to switch region.

• Safari in Uganda: Queen Elizabeth & Murchison Falls

  Uganda’s savannah safari parks — Queen Elizabeth and Murchison Falls: what you’ll see, boat cruises, tree-climbing lions, and when to go.

• Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale

  Kibale Forest has one of the world’s highest primate densities — how chimpanzee tracking works, the crater-lake region around Fort Portal, and when to go.

• Things to do in Jinja: the source of the Nile

  Jinja is Uganda’s adventure capital at the source of the Nile — white-water rafting, kayaking, bungee and quad trails, an easy trip from Kampala.

• Planning a trip to Uganda

  Uganda for first-timers — arriving at Entebbe, lively Kampala, the source of the Nile at Jinja, and gorillas in the southwest.

• Gorilla trekking in Bwindi

  How mountain-gorilla trekking in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest works — permits, the trailhead sectors, fitness and when to go.