Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Home to roughly half of the world’s mountain gorillas. Treks start early and can take a few hours each way.
Destinations.
Four countries, and the places in each that we keep sending people back to. Uganda is home, so it has the longest list.
Uganda
Mountain gorillas, chimpanzees, savannah parks, the source of the Nile and snow on the equator, all in one country.
- Best time
- June to September, December to February
- Fly into
- Entebbe (EBB)
- Good for
- Primates, safari, adventure
Kibale Forest
The best place in East Africa to track chimpanzees, with a dozen other primate species in the same forest.
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Savannah, crater lakes, the Kazinga Channel and the tree-climbing lions of Ishasha.
Lake Bunyonyi
Terraced hills and quiet islands near Kabale. The place to rest after a gorilla trek.
Jinja and the Nile
Where the Nile leaves Lake Victoria, for rafting, kayaking and river cruises.
Rwenzori Mountains
The Mountains of the Moon, with glaciers above 5,000 metres and some of Africa’s strangest plant life.
Kidepo Valley
Remote, wild and rarely busy, in the far north-east near the borders with Kenya and South Sudan.
Mabamba swamp
A canoe trip near Entebbe to look for the shoebill, one of Africa’s most sought-after birds.
Rwanda
Clean, green and compact. Kigali is easy to love, and the gorillas of the Virunga volcanoes are a short drive away.
- Best time
- June to September, December to February
- Fly into
- Kigali (KGL)
- Good for
- Gorillas, short breaks
Volcanoes National Park
Gorilla and golden monkey treks on the slopes of the Virunga volcanoes, about two and a half hours from Kigali.
Kenya
The classic safari country, with wide open parks and some of the best-known views in Africa.
- Best time
- June to October, January to February
- Fly into
- Nairobi (NBO)
- Good for
- Classic safari, photography
Amboseli
Big herds of elephant, with Kilimanjaro across the border filling the sky on a clear morning.
Tanzania & Zanzibar
The Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater, then a short flight to Zanzibar’s old Stone Town and its beaches.
- Best time
- June to October, December to February
- Fly into
- Kilimanjaro (JRO) or Zanzibar (ZNZ)
- Good for
- Safari and beach, honeymoons
The Serengeti
Endless plains, big cats and, depending on the month, the herds of the great migration.
Zanzibar
Stone Town’s narrow streets, spice farms and white-sand beaches on the Indian Ocean.
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