Uganda

Uganda is an elegant adventure from the moment you land at Entebbe’s modern and efficient international  airport ,with its breathtaking equatorial location on the forest shore of island-strewn Lake Victoria, it is clear that Uganda is no ordinary safari destination.

. "For magnificence, for variety of form and color, for profusion of brilliant life- birds, mammals, insects, reptiles, beast and vegetation- for vast scale- Uganda is true "the pearl of Africa".

Ecologically , Uganda is where  the East African savannah meets the West African jungle. Where else but in this impossibly lush country can one observe the Tree climbing lions prowling the open plains in the morning and Track chimpanzees through the rainforest undergrowth the same afternoon, then the next navigate tropical channels teeming with hippos and crocs before setting off into the misty mountains to stare deep into the eyes of the Mountain Gorillas. Certainly , Uganda is the only safari destination whose range of forest primates is as impressive as its selection of plains antelopes. And this verdant biodiversity is further attested to by Uganda’s status as by far the smallest of the four African countries whose birds checklist tops the 1,000 mark.

Yet there is more to the country than wildlife-far more! There is the mighty Nile , punctuated by the spectacular Murchison Falls, and the setting for some of the world’s most thrilling commercial white-water rafting. There the snow-capped peaks of the Rwenzori , which provide a tantalizing challenge to the dedicated mountaineers, as well as the Virunga Volcanoes and Mount Elgon , both of which offer highly rewarding hiking opportunities through scintillating highland scenery. More  sedately , the myriad island of Lake Victoria and Bunyonyi are  idyllic venues, as are the myriad forest- fringed  crater Lakes that stud  the rift valley floor  and  escarpment around Fort Portal .Whether you are a first  time  safari – goer  or  a seasoned African traveler , Uganda-with its unique blend of savannah  forest creatures, its rare wealth of montane  and lake  habitats-is simply dazzling.