Uganda travel guide. Expert advice and travel tips covering gorilla tracking, safaris, accommodation, tour operators, walking tours, ancient history and local culture. Features Bwindi Impenetrable, Queen Elizabeth, Kibale and Kidepo national parks; Mgahinga; Lake Victoria; Murchison Falls; Ishasha Plains; Nile rafting and Kampala highlights.

Introduction viii PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATION Chapter 1 Background Information Geography, Climate, Conservation areas, History, Government, Economy, People, Language, Religion, Education Chapter 2 Wildlife Guide Mammals, Birds, Reptiles Chapter 3 Practical Information When and where to visit, Tourist information, Tour operators, Red tape, Getting there and away, Health, Safety and security, What to take, Money and budgeting, Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays, Shopping, Media and communications, Cultural etiquette, Getting involved PART TWO ENTEBBE, KAMPALA AND SOUTH-CENTRAL UGANDA Overview, Highlights Chapter 4 Entebbe, Mabamba and Surrounds History, Getting there and away, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Entertainment and nightlife, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see and do, The Kampala Road and Murchison Bay, Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Mabamba Swamp Chapter 5 Kampala History, Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information and tour operators, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Entertainment and nightlife, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see and do Chapter 6 Around Entebbe and Kampala East towards Jinja, North towards Masindi and Gulu, West towards Fort Portal, Southwest towards Masaka Chapter 7 Masaka and the Ssese Islands Masaka, Lake Nabugabo, The Ssese Islands Chapter 8 Ankole and Lake Mburo History, Lake Mburo National Park, Mbarara, Igongo Cultural Centre PART THREE EASTERN UGANDA Overview, Highlights Chapter 9 Jinja and the Upper Nile Jinja, Bujagali, Kalagala and the Upper Nile, Excursions further afield Chapter 10 Mbale and Mount Elgon Busia, Tororo, Mbale, Mount Elgon Chapter 11 Karamoja, Gulu and the Northeast Safari Circuit History, Teso, Langi and the Kyoga Basin, Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve, Karamoja, Kidepo Valley National Park, Acholi PART FOUR NORTHWEST UGANDA Overview, Highlights Chapter 12 Pakwach and West Nile History, Pakwach, Panyimur, Arua, Arua to Gulu via the Laropi ferry Chapter 13 Bunyoro Hoima, Lake Albert and the escarpment forests, Masindi Chapter 14 Murchison Falls Conservation Area General information, Getting there and away, Where to stay and eat, What to see and do PART FIVE AROUND THE RWENZORI Overview, Highlights Chapter 15 Fort Portal, Kibale National Park and the Toro Crater Lakes Fort Portal, Toro Crater Lakes, Kibale National Park Chapter 16 The Semliki Valley Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Semuliki National Park, Bundibugyo Chapter 17 The Rwenzori Mountains and Kasese Kasese, Rwenzori Mountains National Park Chapter 18 Queen Elizabeth National Park and Surrounds General information, North-Central Queen Elizabeth National Park and the Kasese-Ishaka Road, Ishasha and Kihihi PART SIX THE GORILLA HIGHLANDS Overview, Highlights Chapter 19 Kabale and Lake Bunyonyi Kabale, Lake Bunyonyi Chapter 20 Mgahinga and the Virunga Foothills Kisoro, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Lakes Mutanda and Mulehe Chapter 21 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park General information, Buhoma, Ruhija, Rushaga, Nkuringo Appendix 1 Language Appendix 2 Glossary Appendix 3 Further Information 582

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. The only up-to-date country-specific guide to Uganda, and the most detailed . Pre-pandemic visitor numbers tripled 2006-17 . Uganda is one of Bradt's best-selling overseas guides . Contains detailed coverage of gorilla-tracking options and the best maps available . Includes a full-colour wildlife section with 100+ colour photographs About Bradt Travel Guides . Founded in 1974, Bradt is now the largest independent guidebook publisher in the UK with over 200 titles in print . Serial winner of the Gold award for Best Guidebook Series in the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards . Bradt guides are written by authors who really know their destinations. Many are resident there, or have been visiting regularly over a number of years . Each new Bradt guide is backed by a dedicated press and social media campaign