Uganda Self-Drive
Complete guides, itineraries, road conditions and tips for self-drive safari in Uganda.
East Africa Birding Tour: Top Sites Uganda Kenya Tanzania Rwanda Combined
A combined East Africa birding tour covering Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda provides access to over 1,600 species in a single 21-day circuit — more than…
Uganda Self-Drive Road Conditions: What You Need to Know
Uganda's road network for safari visitors has improved substantially since 2015 — the main routes between Uganda's major parks are now predominantly…
Uganda Wildlife: 20 Animals You Only See in Uganda
Uganda's wildlife has a different character from Kenya or Tanzania — less the open savanna spectacle of the Serengeti and more the combination of Albertine…
Uganda Jinja: Source of the Nile, White Water Rafting and Bungee Jump
Jinja — Uganda's second city, 80 km east of Kampala on the northern shore of Lake Victoria at the outlet where the Victoria Nile begins its 6,650 km journey…
Uganda Entebbe: Botanical Garden, Chimpanzee Sanctuary and the Lake Victoria Shore
Entebbe — Uganda's former colonial capital, situated on a Lake Victoria peninsula 40 km from Kampala — is where every Uganda safari begins and ends (Entebbe…
Uganda Northern White Rhino Conservation: The Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary Story
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary (70 sq km, in Nakasongola District, 175 km north of Kampala on the main Kampala-Gulu road) is the only place in Uganda where wild…
Uganda Chimpanzee Trekking Comparison: Kibale vs Bwindi vs Kyambura
Uganda has four main chimpanzee trekking sites — Kibale Forest National Park (the largest habituated population and highest permit fee), Bwindi's Kyambura…
Uganda Lake Bunyonyi: Crater Lakes, Canoe Trips and a Remote Highland Retreat
Lake Bunyonyi ("place of many little birds" in Rukiga) is one of Uganda's most beautiful lakes — a deep (44 m — the second deepest lake in Africa after Lake…
Uganda Bwindi Impenetrable Forest: The Different Trekking Sectors Compared
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is divided into four distinct trekking sectors, each managing different habituated gorilla families and providing a…
East Africa Overland Route: Kampala to Nairobi to Arusha Full Drive Guide
The overland route from Kampala (Uganda's capital) through Nairobi (Kenya's capital) to Arusha (Tanzania's northern circuit gateway) — a total of…