Safari Holidays, Lodges and Camps in Uganda

Uganda is particularly noted for its gorilla tracking safari holidays, having nearly half the world's surviving population of mountain gorillas within its borders.

Uganda is situated in east central Africa and shares borders with Sudan, Kenya to the east, Tanzania, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the west.

The varied scenery includes tropical forest and tea plantations on the slopes of the snowcapped Ruwenzori Mountains, the arid plains of the Karamoja, the lush, heavily populated Buganda, the rolling savannah of Acholi, Bunyoro, Tororo and Ankole, and the fertile cotton area of Teso.

The greater part of Uganda consists of a plateau about 4,000 ft in height. Along the western border of the Ruwenzori Mountains reaching heights of over 16,000 ft, while on the eastern frontier Mount Elgon rises to 14,178 ft. By contrast, the Western Rift Valley, which runs from north to south through the western half of the country, is as low as 3,000 ft on the floor of Lake Edward and Lake George and 2,000 ft on the flow of Lake Albert.

The White Nile River has its source in Lake Victoria. Uganda has the greatest variety of primates anywhere in Africa, including Chimpanzees and Mountain Gorillas and is home to over 1,008 recorded species of birds, 202 species of butterflies and over 200 species of trees. Access to visit the gorillas is strictly controlled, with only small groups being allowed at any one time and always accompanied by a ranger.

Clients interested in seeing gorillas in the wild might also consider Rwanda - click 'here' for details.