Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve

Pian Upe is a large, little-visited reserve in the south of Karamoja, in Uganda’s dry north east. It is open savannah and bushland overlooked by the volcanic hills of Kadam and Napak, and it is the only place in Uganda where you can still see roan antelope. Cheetah, ostrich and a range of dry-country species […]

Sipi Falls

Sipi is a series of three waterfalls on the lower slopes of Mount Elgon, dropping over basalt cliffs among smallholder coffee farms. The main fall plunges about 100 m, and from the village there are long views west over the Karamoja plains. Sipi River Lodge sits close to the falls, and we use it as […]

Fort Portal Crater Lakes

South of Fort Portal, the land is dotted with dozens of old volcanic craters, many now filled with deep green lakes. Between them run tea estates, banana plantations and small farms, with the Rwenzori rising to the west. It is some of the loveliest countryside in Uganda and a natural base for chimp tracking in […]

Entebbe

Entebbe is a relaxed town on a peninsula in Lake Victoria and home to Uganda’s international airport. It was the colonial capital, and it still has a green, quiet feel, with old gardens, shady streets and the lake at every turn. For many travellers it is the first and last stop of a Uganda safari. […]

Kampala

Kampala is Uganda’s capital, a busy city spread across green hills north of Lake Victoria. It is loud, energetic and full of life, with bustling markets, good food and a strong music and arts scene. Most travellers pass through quickly, but a day with a good guide gives you a real sense of Uganda: the […]

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Bwindi is an ancient montane rainforest on the edge of the Albertine Rift, so steep and tangled that its name comes from a local word for impenetrable. It shelters almost half of the world’s mountain gorillas, and walking into the forest to find a habituated family is the reason most people come to Uganda. The […]

Zanzibar

Stone Town and white-sand beaches

Arusha

Gateway to the northern safari circuit

Dar es Salaam

Gateway to southern Tanzania

Nairobi

Giraffes, elephants and the Karen suburbs

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

A day on the crater floor

Laikipia Plateau

Private conservancies and wild dog