"UGANDA, THE PEARL OF AFRICA" Uganda by jordijoan

Uganda Travel Guide: 1,243 reviews and 2,763 photos

Uganda is quite an unknown country for most of the tourists as when most of us plan a first experience in "black" africa think about more touristically developped countries such as Kenya or Tanzania. Sure Uganda has not the huge amount of wild animals that neighbour countries have (although you will probably see more than expected) but instead of this you will find the real africa, quite untouched by tourism. The luxurious and exclusive lodges are few and affordable, the bandas / tents are located in the heart of the national parks, people is so friendly and has interest for other things apart of your money, the level of safety is high ... so why not spend some weeks here?

In the heart of the continent and in the shores of Lake Victoria, Uganda has a rich diversity of landscpes and vegetation, from the typical savnna to tropical forst and jungles and of course the mysthical Ruwenzori.... or the moon mountains!

Nevermind if neighbour countries include some conflictive areas like Congo or Sudan, Uganda is overall a pretty safe country and robberies are not as usual as in neighbour countries, here you can leave your cameras anywhere, forget them, come back and find them in the same place (well, don't try your luck doing this in kampala or othe rmain cities!)

Ugandese peop,e is really friendly and curious about your origins and... your fave football team ( they are mostly fanatic of the Premier League stuff, specially United). Ufortunately they have suffered a lot the negative influece of white men during colonization, and because of this they have quite a big inferiority complex infront of white men that the government is trying to delete from Ugandan's hearts and mind, a hard work but hopefully not in vain.
And why not, let's accept it.... who would not like to adopt an Ugandan baby after seeing so wonderful children around?

Last visit to Uganda: Aug 2003
Intro Updated Oct 25, 2003
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FOOD ON THE ROAD! Off The Beaten Path (2)

When going to anywhere you stop in the middle of any small town, your car/van will be quickly surrounded by dozens of... more travel advice

EDIRISIA Off The Beaten Path (2)

In the shores of Lake Bunyonyi, slovakian Miha Lohar started this sort of N.G.O. project that means "window" in the... more travel advice

MURCHINSON FALLS N.P. BOAT TRIP - Uganda

MURCHINSON FALLS N.P. BOAT TRIP Things to Do (9)

The boat trip starts next to the ferry station in Paraa Camp and goes until near the base of the Murchinson Falls for a... more travel advice

MURCHISON FALLS Things to Do (9)

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Tourist Traps (2)
See All BEWARE WHEN SWIMMING IN LAKES!
Hotels (8)
See All THE PINK COTTAGES
Shopping (3)
See All BARGAINING

Travelogues (1)

Written Oct 28, 2003

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CROWN CAPS FROM UGANDA

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Comments (11)

hindu1936 Sep 25, 2006 at 4:34 AM Report Abuse

wnderful tips, thanks for the hotel tips especially.
crewrower Aug 4, 2006 at 9:26 PM Report Abuse

Nice Ugand page and tips
NEILHALLIDYA Apr 1, 2005 at 5:19 AM Report Abuse

Nice pages covering lots of things. Brought back great memories of a fantastic place.
safardreams Jan 29, 2005 at 1:46 PM Report Abuse

Hi, I'm heading over there in June. Will have to come back here. After I double check on things. thanks, david
Zanzibargirl Jan 15, 2005 at 4:57 AM Report Abuse

Rafting the nile is cool, heaps of fun.... I loved it too, nice info on Uganda and pics, happy travels.
evona Apr 6, 2004 at 11:56 AM Report Abuse

Great page!!! Happy birthday to you :)
deecat Mar 20, 2004 at 4:45 PM Report Abuse

Amazing and useful information, especially the accomodations. The bottle caps you collect sounds great. Some fine photos, too. Thanks for the wonderful tour.
goga4444 Nov 18, 2003 at 9:59 AM Report Abuse

Very innteresting page about not so well known country , pics are fantastic :)
Burtty Oct 29, 2003 at 6:14 AM Report Abuse

Very interesting informations! Thanks for sharing some Uganda bottle caps in the travelogues!
Pod Oct 26, 2003 at 12:35 PM Report Abuse

a superbly informative page.one of the most interesting i have read.thank-you for sharing your experiance.