Travel Uganda

Destinations

Five places, checked against park tariffs and operator pricing rather than recycled blog copy.

Snow and rime ice on Alexandra Peak in the glaciated Mount Stanley massif, Rwenzori Mountains, at dawn

Rwenzori Mountains

Trek to Margherita Peak (5,109m), Africa's third-highest peak and a vanishing glacier, via Kilembe or the Central Circuit — fees, operators, best months.

 A juvenile mountain gorilla resting in dense foliage in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest's Buhoma sector

Bwindi Impenetrable

Half the world's mountain gorillas, four trekking sectors, an $800 UWA permit confirmed against the current tariff, and a genuinely new low-season discount.

 Golden-hour view over Lake Bunyonyi's terraced hills and forested islands from an elevated lakeside viewpoint

Lake Bunyonyi

Canoe among Lake Bunyonyi's 29 islands from Kabale, including Punishment Island's history — the 'second-deepest lake' and bilharzia-free claims, checked.

 A ridge of Mabira Forest canopy reflected in still water, with white egrets resting along the shoreline

Mabira Forest

Uganda's closest rainforest to Kampala: ziplining at Griffin Falls, red-tailed monkeys, ~315 bird species, and the country's only endemic primate.

 Hikers resting beside the stone summit cairn marking Wagagai Peak, 4,321 metres, on the caldera rim of Mount Elgon

Mount Elgon

Trek Wagagai Peak (4,321m) across Mount Elgon's caldera via the Sasa, Sipi, or Piswa trail, with Sipi Falls as the classic add-on — fees, routes, best months.