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Uganda

Eastern Africa

Map of travel tips (5)

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest gorilla trekking
A rainforest park, a UNESCO site, home to nearly half the world's mountain gorillas.
Murchison Falls National Park
Where the Nile forces itself through a 7 m gap and plunges 43 m.
Kibale Forest chimpanzees
A rainforest with the highest density of primates in Africa, and the best place in Uganda for chimpanzee trekking, with 13 primate species.
Queen Elizabeth National Park
A savanna park with tree-climbing lions in Ishasha, and boat trips along the Kazinga Channel with huge numbers of hippos, buffalo and birds.
Source of the Nile, Jinja
Jinja, on Lake Victoria, marks where the White Nile begins its journey to the Mediterranean.