Uganda is a classic adventure tourism destination. Sprawling across both sides of the equator, a network of 10 national parks and several other protected areas offers wildlife enthusiasts a thrilling opportunity to experience Uganda’s biodiversity. Boasting three separate mountain destinations topping the 4,000 metre mark, all protected within national parks, Uganda offers some of Africa’s top hiking and climbing possibilities.

There is also the opportunity to get up-close and personal with Uganda’s mountain gorillas during a gorilla trekking safari. And for the more adventurous, there is white water rafting and game fishing along the source of the great Nile River.

Be mesmerized by miles of thorn-bush savannah teeming with antelope, buffalo and elephant one tends to associate with equatorial East Africa. Explore the lush expanses of tropical rainforest, shimmering lakes and rivers heaving with aquatic life, and the glacial peaks of Africa’s tallest mountain range. A visit to the source of the Nile remains a moving and wondrous experience. Uganda’s star attraction is without a doubt, the endangered mountain gorilla, the bulkiest of living primates, and among the most peaceable.