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We drove slowly to Fort Portal through Mabale, where we spent one night. The town is situated at about 1,500 meters and overlooks the mountains of the Ruwenzori Range and the Mufumbiro volcanoes. Several tea estates are concentrated east of the town. We found a lovely spot to park in the...
We drove through Uganda’s largest national park (🎟️45 USD / 24 hrs, 🚙50 USD) and one of its best. Animals are in plentiful supply, but our main target was the raging Murchison Falls, where the Victoria Nile crashes through the rock and descends dramatically towards Lake Albert. Despite a...
On our way to Murchison Falls, we stopped overnight at Hoima, the city with the palace of King Omukama of Bunyoro. We found parking in the city center at Cultural Lodges (20 USD) and walked to the HB Hotel to swim (10000 UGX). We visited Hoima Market and then drove to the national park...
We arrived from Kampala in an hour through a modern expressway (10000 UGX) to the pleasant and chilled city of Entebbe. It is set just outside Kampala, near the banks of Lake Victoria. This buzzing city is the former capital and has made Hollywood connections through numerous films about...
It was supposed to be an easy drive from Namagunga to Kampala, but 39 kilometers took us 7 hours. Uganda’s capital and largest city occupies a series of hills at an elevation of about 1,190 meters and is situated just north of Lake Victoria. Kampala lies just north of Mengo, the...
We have realized that we could not manage it in Kampala today. So we have decided to overnight next to the perfect Bannz Grill, just a few kilometers from the Sezibwa Falls (🎟️20000 UGX, tip for guide 5000 UGX). After a lovely breakfast in Bannz Grill in the morning, we took a local boda...