Uganda Safari Holidays

Uganda is East Africa's undiscovered jewel, a landlocked country, bordered by Kenya, Sudan, Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania. Uganda's tourism is developing and tailor made Uganda safari holidays are up on the list of every discerning traveller. The number one activity to do in Uganda is gorilla trekking. Far from mass tourism, the beautiful scenery, wildlife diversity and friendly people of Uganda more than justify its reputation as ‘The Pearl of Africa’. A fantastic choice for a true African adventure holiday. Uganda is a tremendously lush country, dotted with lakes and rivers (the most famous being the Nile) whist the west is fringed by the lofty Rwenzori Mountains, making it an ideal safari holiday destination.

The economy is one of the fastest growing in Africa and significant work has been done to protect the country’s diverse range of wildlife - recently seven additional national parks and an equal number of wildlife reserves have been created.

From the snow-capped peaks of the Rwenzori Mountains to the awe-inspiring spectacle of Murchison Falls, and from the Impenetrable Rainforest of Bwindi to the endless savannah of Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda's scenic diversity and landscape variety compares favourably with anywhere on the African continent.

Uganda is also sanctuary to an abnormally high number of rare and unusual wildlife species including the Uganda kob, the incredible shoebill stork, chimpanzees, the largest remaining population of magnificent mountain gorilla and good populations of leopard, elephant, buffalo, giraffe and lion.

Do you only have a few days to spend and are solely focused on a short gorilla trekking safari? Have a look at a trip to neighbouring Rwanda instead – Parc National des Volcans is only 2 hours from Kigali - ideal for a short “weekend with the gorillas”