Ugandans refer to their country as the ‘Pearl
of Africa’ - a phrase originally uttered by Winston Churchill -
and it’s easy to see why. For a little country no bigger
than Britain, it's got some of Africa's major attractions. There are ancient forests, craggy
forbidding mountains, volcanic crater lakes and some
very special animals.
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Entebbe |
| Entebbe is a relaxed town on the shores of
Lake Victoria. It is 43 kilometres or half an
hour's drive south of Kampala, giving Entebbe the feel of a backwater
suburb of the capital city... |
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| Jinja
& Bujugali Falls |
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| Jinja is the second biggest
city in Uganda, though population-wise that’s not
saying much. It lies on the banks of Lake Victoria and is best known
as the location of the source of the River Nile... |
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Kabale |
| Kabale is a small rural
town in southwest Uganda that you will undoubtedly pass
through, as it’s en route to gorilla tracking at
Bwindi or Mgahinga National Parks... |
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Lake
Bunyonyi
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| Lake Bunyonyi
and her islands are undisputedly one of the most beautiful
areas of Uganda. It’s also one of the few lakes in Uganda that is bilharzia-free... |
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Kampala - start/finish |
| The capital of Uganda,
Kampala, is one of East Africa’s most laid-back
and friendly cities. You will undoubtedly pass through it
overland, en route to other Ugandan destinations and national
parks... |
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