You will be very pleasantly surprised by Uganda - it is a beautiful country, the breadbasket of Africa and the second strongest economy in the African continent. As a result, the infrastructure is good, with a modern and efficient airport at Entebbe, good roads and a vast agricultural industry - sugar cane, tea, coffee and cotton. And, most importantly, the people are delightful, friendly and welcoming.

The most famous attraction for tourists is the “Bwindi Impenetrable National Park”, home to half of the world’s population of the incredible, elusive and treasured Gorilla. However, this is by no means the only tourist attraction, to mention but a few:

Murchison Falls National Park

An oasis for wildlife in the African bush, with the river Nile flowing through the middle, and the spectacular falls plunging hundreds of feet through a narrow gorge.(see map)

Queen Elizabeth National Park

In the western area of the Great East African Rift Valley. It is bordered on one side by Lake Edward, and on the other by Lake George, these are joined by the Kazinga Channel. A boat trip along the channel provides a memorable method of game viewing. The park covers 2000 square kilometers and includes a remarkable variety of eco-systems and an abundance of wildlife.(see map)

Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria is the second largest fresh water lake in the world. It is also the source of the river Nile. There is actually a monument near Jinja showing the place where the explorer Speke found the source of the Nile. It is from here that the river starts it’s 6,400 Kilometer. Journey through Sudan and Egypt to the Mediterranean. There are many little homestays and resorts on the side of the Lake and on small islands in the Lake.

Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. It went through turbulent years under the dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79), and the guerrilla war under Milton OBOTE (1980-85). From the late 1980s, the new National Resistance Movement government led by President Yoweri MUSEVENI brought about peace, prosperity and many investors have accepted to participate in the country’s reconstruction. In Uganda alone a birder will enjoy twelve percent of bird species in the world; a tracker will find half of the world’s gorillas; an explorer will have an opportunity to see more than 7% of the world’s mammals. For the discerning traveller the potential for Ecotourism here is enormous, and the discreet have tapped into it.