Primate Paradise & Waterfall Wonders: 6 Days To Explore Uganda’s Hidden Gems

Uganda is one of the best destination in East Africa for conventional game viewing. Uganda is not an Africa safari destination to bear comparison with Tanzania or Kenya, or for that matter the majority of countries in southern Africa. It is too small to have any reserves on the grand scale of Tanzania’s Selous or Serengeti, or the Luangwa, Chobe, Hwange, and Kruger national parks further south.

However, its savanna reserves have gradually recovered from the heavy poaching during the 70s and 80’s civil war and political unrest. Today, Queen Elizabeth and Murchison’s Falls national parks offer as good a chance of encountering perennial Africa safari favorites such as lion, elephant, buffalo, giraffe, and even leopard as many more celebrated game reserves — with the added bonus of relying on a circuit that also offers some of the best forest primate viewing in Africa.

For leisure travelers on a limited budget, these two parks are also among the most accessible and affordable, comparably worthwhile savanna reserves anywhere in Africa.

On the advantage side, the tininess and obscurity from high numbers of tourists make Uganda a unique destination and a magnet to savvy travelers. Gorilla trekking and primate viewing is a unique activity on Uganda safari