Tag: Uganda Safari

Uganda Safari Itinerary: 7 Days From Gorillas to the Nile

Chimpanzee in the forest, the main draw of Nyungwe Forest National Park

Uganda safari itinerary planning usually starts with one question: can you actually fit gorillas, wildlife and the Nile into one trip? Yes — and a week is the proven starting point. Uganda packs disproportionate variety into a compact country: mountain gorillas in Bwindi’s ancient forest, tree-climbing lions and one of Africa’s densest hippo channels in […]

Kazinga Channel Boat Safari: The Densest Hippo Water in Africa

Kazinga Channel boat safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda

Kazinga Channel boat cruise trips deliver Uganda’s single best wildlife-per-hour ratio. This 32-kilometre natural channel links Lake Edward and Lake George through the heart of Queen Elizabeth National Park, and its shoreline concentrates wildlife with startling density: an estimated two thousand or more hippos work these waters — among the highest concentrations anywhere in Africa […]

Murchison Falls National Park Guide: The Nile Squeezed Through 7 Metres

Murchison Falls on the River Nile on a Uganda safari

Murchison Falls National Park stages one of the most violent, thrilling sights in African nature: the entire Victoria Nile — one of the world’s great rivers — forced through a gap barely seven metres wide, exploding into spray with a roar you feel through your feet before you see it. Uganda’s largest national park spreads […]