In Kampala, check out the exhibits on pre-colonial African history at the National
Museum, which is widely recognized as one of East Africa's best…visit
the Kasubi Tombs on the outskirts of the city: these
reed and thatch buildings are adorned with royal artifacts of 19th and 20th
century Ugandan kings…In Entebbe, sail to Ngamba Island
to visit the orphaned chimps at the sanctuary run by the Jane
Goodall Institute…spend time sitting with rare mountain gorillas
at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, an ancient
rainforest home to chimpanzees, blue monkeys, and black and white colubus, as
well as the gorillas…visit Queen Elizabeth National
Park for the highest concentration of mammals of any of Uganda's parks
and nearly 550 species of birds…observe chimpanzees in their native habitat
on a guided forest walk at the Kibale Forest region
in southwest Uganda, is one of Uganda's best locations for observing chimpanzees
in their native habitat…admire the views of the volcanic
peaks and the Bwindi hills as you track gorillas in the Mgahinga
Gorilla National Park…take a walking trail around Mount
Elgon, which straddles the border between Kenya and Uganda…see the
rock paintings at Nyero, widely recognized as some
of the finest in East Africa…witness the power of the Nile pounding through
a narrow cleft in the Rift Valley at Murchison Falls…soak
away the dust of the trail at the Sempaya Hot Springs
near Semliki National Park.
