East Africa’s lesser-visited safari nation: Uganda

While the Masai Mara in Kenya and Tanzania’s Serengeti are undoubtedly two of the most classically epic landscapes in Africa, don’t overlook landlocked Uganda amid these two giants of safari. It’s best known for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, home to several groups of mountain gorillas, but a boat trip along the Kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth National Park is another wildlife treat, and there’s chimpanzee trekking in nearby Kyambura Gorge. Murchison Falls National Park is home to great numbers of elephants and of course, the eponymous waterfall, there’s excellent hiking in the Rwenzori Mountains, not to mention Lake Victoria, adventure activities in Jinja, and the easy-to-explore, lively capital of Kampala.