Stuart
AU
Visited:
May 2014
Reviewed: Apr 26, 2015
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| 50-65 years of age
| Experience level: 2-5 safaris
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Uganda tourism suffers i suspect from the Idi Amin legacy with a reputation for danger it no longer deserves. I was there for two weeks and felt entirely safe the entire time. Interestingly Kenya gets the lions share of tourists (pun intended) but is not a partiuclary safe place. Right now I'd be avoiding Kenya and taking the far safer option of Uganda. Wonderful country, wonderful friendly people. It is green beyond belief. Can highly recommned the four to five day hike to Mt Elgon National Park to reach the summit as well. another well managed and spectacular place.
Gunder Paulsmeier
DE
Visited:
February 2015
Reviewed: Apr 22, 2015
Wildlife was phantastic, especially the trecking to the Shimpanse and Gorillas. Also the
uge amouint of different birds we have seen.
The whole country of Uganda we found very green and fruitfull. People were frindly and
always helpfull. Food was nice, transportation comfortable and the roads ars as they are.
Our guide could not be better and also the weather was very good.
Special thanks for the last dinner under the sky of Africa.
Peet Venter
ZA
Visited:
April 2015
Reviewed: Apr 22, 2015
50-65 years of age
| Experience level: over 5 safaris
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What we wanted to see - we did. The Gorillas and it was every sent/sweat drop worthy
We saw a couple of birds
Shannon
UG
Visited:
February 2015
Reviewed: Apr 22, 2015
20-35 years of age
| Experience level: over 5 safaris
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Uganda is an often overlooked but fantastic destination for travel. A variety of parks with unique features and tons of wildlife.
Kent MacElweeVisited:
January 2014
Reviewed: Apr 21, 2015
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Uganda has the BEST primate wildlife viewing of any country. The people are incredibly helpful. My wife and I used local buses for transportation, to cut back on costs between the national parks. We planned ahead and setup treks for Gorillas (Bwindi), Chimps (Kibale), and Golden monkeys (Mgahinga Park). We booked a driver to get use from the Gorillas to the Chimps, and drove slowly through Queen Elizabeth Park, to spot some of "the Big 5". Uganda is amazing -- don't miss it!
Because Uganda still offer Mt. Elgon and Mt. Rwenzori National Parks. These are amazing parks with incredible wildlife and landscapes. All in all, the Ugandan parks are less overcrowded compared to Kenyan and Tanzanian parks.
LB
CH
Visited:
January 2015
Reviewed: Apr 18, 2015
20-35 years of age
| Experience level: over 5 safaris
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Uganda is a small country with a lot of variety to discover (landscapes, wildlife, vegetation, cultures), while distances are small; most places can be reached within a day. Tourism is only developping, you can find peace, tranquility and adventure. Some nice lodges in different price ranges offer basic or upmarket accommodation. Uganda is a safe country and can be travelled individually. The climate is pleasant, not too hot. People are extremely friendly and welcoming in general.
Phillip
UG
Visited:
December 2014
Reviewed: Apr 17, 2015
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| 20-35 years of age
| Experience level: first safari
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Uganda is gifted with a lot of wild life species, many mountain ranges and rivers and most parks have dirt roads making for a good bush vibe. The birding experience is also awesome because of the variety of birds species.
Tara Visited:
February 2015
Reviewed: Apr 16, 2015
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Uganda is the best part of Africa!! The people are the most hospitable, the geography is lush and green, the animals to see are amazing!
Sputnikboy
IT
Visited:
February 2013
Reviewed: Apr 16, 2015
20-35 years of age
| Experience level: 2-5 safaris
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Uganda is a particular safari destination: if you're looking for the big five this isn't the best place to go. On the other hand Uganda offered me a diversity of experiences, nature and wildlife that few other countries in the world can offer in my opinion.
You can have a typical safari trip in either Murchinson Falls NP or Queen Elizabeth NP, but I much more preferred the trekking on the wild Rwenzori mountains (my favourite place in Uganda), where in one day you can go from rainforest, to bamboo forest, to alpine vegetation. Kibale offers more rainforest with monkeys, chimps, butterflies, insects and plenty of birds. Bwindi is a world premiere destination to track the gorillas, a truly amazing experience that I HIGHLY reccomend to anybody. I went also to Mgahinga NP to track the golden monkeys: another underrated experience. The track at the foot of the Virunga mountains is beautiful and the monkeys are very cute and funny to watch.
In Jinja the adrenaline activities
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like rafting the Nile rapids was exhilarating, but there are many more to do.
And after all this, when I needed to chill out from these emotions, I headed to the shores of Lake Bunyonyi to dip into its waters and have an easy paddle with a canoe doing some islands hopping.
For these reasons I highly recommend Uganda as a destination for nature lovers.