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to the mountain gorillas with opportunity of tracking
chimpanzees through the rainforest undergrowth and source
of the mighty Nile River, Uganda is where the East African
savannah meets the West African jungle and setting for
some of the world’s most thrilling white-water
rafting. Uganda is the only safari destination whose
range of forest primates is as impressive as its selection
of plains antelope.
From the snow-capped peaks of the Rwenzori,
which provide a tantalising challenge to dedicated mountaineers
to the Virunga Volcanoes Uganda offers highly rewarding
hiking opportunities through scintillating highland
scenery. More sedately, the myriad islands of Lake Victoria
and Bunyonyi are idyllic venues, as are the myriad forest-fringed
crater lakes that stud the rift valley floor and escarpment
around.
The climate, too, is highly agreeable,
reflecting the combination of an equatorial location
from medium to high altitudes, while amenities such
as hotels and game lodges now rank with the very best
has to offer. |
