About Uganda Classic Safari

Small, beautiful, and home to an extraordinary range of languages and cultures, Uganda Classic Safari is the source of the White Nile and an ideal safari tour location. It is also one of the last refuges of the rare mountain gorilla, and houses the Mountains of the Moon, the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and much of the northern shores of Lake Victoria. For many, however, Uganda is remembered for its dictatorships. First under Milton Obote, and then Idi Amin (followed again by Obote), it suffered terribly, and having previously endured decades of colonial rule one could hardly blame Ugandans a period of self-imposed isolation. Nothing could be further from the truth. Since Yoweri Museveni came to power, introducing from the beginning a degree economic and political stability, Uganda has opened its borders to the world, and the world, in its turn, has been variously dazzled by a country quite unlike any other. Famous for its gorillas, gorilla trekking safaris, and for the lush tropical forests they habituate, Bwindi is, more often than not, the visitor’s first port of call. However, it’s worth remembering that Lake Victoria, which is more like a sea, provides the intrepid visitor with a fantastic chance to island hop; that around Jinja the rafting is among the best in the world; and that in terms of reserves and parks, Uganda is a wonderful example of cutting edge conservation thinking.