DESTINATION UGANDA

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©2012 Land & Marine Publications Ltd CONTENTS 3 FOREWORD

6 EXPERIENCE UGANDA@ 50 ‘PEARL OF AFRICA’ SHINES AGAIN AS AFRICA’S TOP DESTINATION

12 TOURISM COMMUNITIES HOW YOUR VISIT HELPS LOCAL COMMUNITIES

15 LOCATION UGANDA

19 FLYING UGANDA LET YOUR SPIRIT SOAR WITH AN AIR SAFARI

20 CENTRAL UGANDA MODERN AMENITIES, RELAXING RETREATS, HISTORIC SITES

23 WESTERN UGANDA SPECTACULAR PEAKS, CRATER LAKES AND COOL DAYS

26 BWINDI AND SOUTH-WEST UGANDA GORILLA TRACKING – A CLOSE ENCOUNTER YOU WON’T REGRET

30 QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK (QENP) HUGE VARIETY OF WILDLIFE IN A STUNNING LOCATION

33 MURCHISON FALLS RIVER NILE ADDS MAGIC TO FAVOURITE GAME PARK

38 EASTERN AND NORTHERN UGANDA FARAWAY LAND OF MOUNTAINS, FORESTS AND WATERFALLS

41 JINJA AND THE NILE WHERE COLONIAL HISTORY MEETS HIGH-OCTANE ADVENTURE

44 LIST OF LODGE & CAMPS

45 UGANDA HOTEL OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION SUPPORTING THE STEADY RISE IN QUALITY AND CHOICE

45 LIST OF HOTELS

53 UGANDA TOUR OPERATORS

56 UGANDA FACT FILE

1 JUBILEE YEAR FOREWORD JUBILEE YEAR – A GREAT ONE FOR UGANDAN TOURISM BY UGANDA TOURISM BOARD

he year 2012 has been a great one for Uganda. Our country received several Taccolades including Best Destina- tion for 2012 by the leading travel publiction Lonely Planet. In the same year, Bwindi and Murchison Falls National Parks were voted among Africa’s top 10 destinations for bird- watchers, with Bwindi in fi rst place and Murchison ranked ninth.

In addition, the Virunga Massif was voted one of the world’s ‘must visit places in a lifetime’ and the Rwenzori Mountains were voted among the top hiking places in Africa. In March 2012 Uganda won 3rd Best Exhibitor Award at the ITB Berlin tourism and travel exhibition; and in October 2012 Uganda celebrated 50 years of independence.

It is with the utmost delight and gratitude that we wish to introduce the second edition of Destination Uganda in this remarkable year for our country. In 2011 Uganda holders to improve service delivery, facilities received more tourist and awareness about Uganda’s known and arrivals – with a total of unknown attractions. 1,151,356 visitors recorded – while tourist expenditure was As we celebrate all these huge attributes of put at US$ 805 million. our unique country, we call on every Ugandan to visit our national parks, trek the mountains, As we seek to further boost embrace our uniquely diversifi ed culture international arrivals, we and promote our most adored pledge to continue working gift, hospitality. closely with all tourism stake-

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EXPERIENCE UGANDA @ 50 ‘PEARL OF AFRICA’ SHINES AGAIN AS AFRICA’S TOP DESTINATION he year 2012 was a great one for Our favourite 50th birthday present came Uganda. On 9 October we celebrated from Lonely Planet publications, which placed T50 years since the Union Jack was Uganda top of its ‘Best in Travel for 2012’ list. lowered and the independent Republic of We interpret this accolade twofold. Firstly, Uganda was born. Those of us involved in the in recognition of the progress since the end country’s tourism sector were justly proud of of our turbulent fi rst quarter century. When what has been achieved since our independ- stability was restored to Uganda in 1986, ence from Great Britain; perhaps all the more tourism activity was limited to the occasional so, since our youth was characterised by some wary backpacker. We take pride that the sharp growing pains. sector now provides our main source of foreign exchange. A second message – of more signifi - cance to the potential visitor – is that Uganda remains a fresh and unspoilt destination to visit, unblighted by mass tourism. Encounters with wildlife and interactions with local people retain a refreshing degree of exclusivity. The sugges- tion is that the time to visit is now.

RENAISSANCE

Those who choose to do so will fi nd them- selves well informed by the Bradt Travel Guide to Uganda, a book that further illustrates our tourism renaissance. Back in 1993, writer Philip Briggs struggled to complete 182 pages for this book’s fi rst edition. Today, as co-writer Andrew Roberts tackles a seventh edition, he expects to fi ll 544 pages (of rather smaller print, too).

6 ‘PEARL OF AFRICA’

Not everything of signifi cance in Ugandan DESTINATION tourism indicates change or expansion: our most successful marketing slogan remains as appropriate today as in 1907 when Winston Churchill famously described Uganda as the ‘Pearl of Africa’. It does not take long for visitors to appreciate why the great man, who traversed Kenya, Sudan and Egypt and served in South Africa, was captivated by Uganda in particular. For now – as it did then – this compact, landlocked East African country contains an astonishing diversity of wildlife, vegetation, landscapes and cultures. Here, western and eastern Africa merge; rainfor- ests bristling with Central African birds and primates adjoin savannas roamed by big game favourites. The appeal is enhanced by a remarkable number and variety of wildlife species. Though no larger than the United Kingdom, Uganda boasts Africa’s longest bird list (with 1,040 species recorded to date) and more species of primate than any other African country: 18, including chimpanzee and mountain gorilla.

Uganda’s 240,000 sq km area is also home to members of traditional kingdoms and tribes, each with its own history and culture. Add the fact that these people have long been consid- ered Africa’s most friendly and hospitable hosts,

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and we can justly claim to be the continent’s a full fi fth of Uganda is covered by water. In most welcoming and varied safari destination. addition to Lake Victoria and the River Nile, Uganda is dotted with hundreds of other lakes. MAGNIFICENT LANDSCAPES Some fi ll extinct volcanic craters, fl ood river valleys dammed by lava or simply inundate large These impressive lists of species are due to tracts of the rift valley’s huge trough. Uganda’s location between east and central Africa at the lacustrine headwaters of the River This theme of variety extends to the climate. Nile. The result is a wide range of habitats – In Kidepo Valley, in the arid extreme forest, woodland, wetland, moorland, savannas, north-east, daytime temperatures regularly rivers and lakes – spread across some genuinely exceed 30°C (85°F) while at night on the high magnifi cent landscapes. To traverse Uganda is Rwenzori, just miles from the equator, they to witness the fl oor of the Western Rift Valley, fall below freezing. In general, however, the the vast plains of Kidepo, the slopes e ect of altitude bestows a singularly pleasant of the world’s tropical climate with temperatures averaging largest freestand- 21-25°C (70-77°F). GAME VIEWING ing volcano and the continent’s NATURAL ATTRACTIONS Coming full circle, large mammal populations highest mountain in the grassland parks are once again worth range. These fl ank It has always been easy to describe Uganda’s watching – happily so, for there is more the island-studded natural attractions, but attracting visitors has to game viewing in Uganda than game expanse of the not always been so simple. What had been drives. In the 1960s, launch trips on the world’s second- Africa’s foremost safari destination in the Nile below Murchison Falls and on the largest freshwater 1960s dropped o the tourist map during the Kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth lake and the turbulent di cult years in the 1970s and 1980s. By the National Park were highlights of a visit to headwaters of its time stability was restored in 1986, Africa’s these parks. Today, refurbished launches longest river. Despite pearl was tarnished; big game had been once again expose visitors to memorable its landlocked location, heavily poached, while hotel infrastructure concentrations of waterside wildlife. was run down or ruined.

Uganda’s response was to draw on a remark- able variety of alternative natural attractions. While big game populations recovered, new activities were developed. Visitors can track the endangered mountain gorilla in the forests of Bwindi and Mgahinga – the equally rare golden monkey can also be reliably found in the latter – and chimpanzee in the forests of Kibale, Kaniyo Pabidi and Kyambura Gorge. The potential for adventure has also been exploited: trekkers climb to the giant caldera of Mount Elgon and the glacial peaks of Mount Rwenzori, the legendary snowy source of the Nile. At the more conventional source of the Nile, rafters and kayakers negotiate Africa’s fi nest white water rapids below the river’s exit from Lake Victoria.

8 This is a birdwatchers’ paradise too. They seek kingdoms. And if the excitement gets too the talismanic shoebill in wetlands and roam much, travellers can rest and recuperate at forests ticking o Albertine Rift endemics one of the comfortable retreats on the shore and rare Congo-Guinea biome species. Prime of Lake Bunyonyi, beside the white beaches birdwatching destinations include Bwindi of the Ssese Islands, or overlooking the crater Impenetrable National Park and The ‘Royal lakes of Fort Portal. Mile’ near Murchison Falls National Park, ranked number one and nine respectively by STANDARDS Travel African Magazine in its list of the top 10 birdwatching sites in Africa. Other major Indeed, the standard of accommodation has birding sites include Queen Elizabeth National improved nationwide. Older, historical hotels Park, home to 604 bird species, and Semliki have been refurbished and new ones built. The Forest, which contains 46 Central African 2007 Commonwealth Summit in Kampala was birds found nowhere else in East Africa. preceded by a dramatic increase in quality hotels in the capital, while luxury lodges and tented Cultural tourism sites and events celebrate camps serve all the major protected areas. the diversity of some 40 ethnic groups and the rich history of the traditional

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TOURISM COMMUNITIES HOW YOUR VISIT HELPS LOCAL COMMUNITIES ver wondered where that dollar, Working towards this goal is not an easy task. pound or euro goes when you visit a There are many factors at play, including Edestination? Used wisely, the money confl icts between communities and parks you spend during your trip can have a huge leading to poaching and other illegal activities. impact on local communities and the future of the country’s natural heritage. EXPERIENCE

For communities in and around Uganda’s Communities need to benefi t from the parks protected areas, well planned tourism can that border them. By hiring local guides, create employment and improve livelihoods, buying locally made crafts or participating in a providing local people with an incentive to community tourism experience, you contribute defend and protect important ecosystems on directly to the well-being of that community which they and tourism activities depend. and encourage its support of conservation.

HOW YOUR HOLIDAY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO COMMUNITIES

• Take a Batwa forest walk in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and support 24 Batwa households

• Enter one of Uganda’s national parks and 20 per cent of your entrance fee goes to communities bordering the park.

• Learn how to weave a basket with the Kikorongo Women’s Group neighbouring Queen Elizabeth National Park. With just fi ve visitors, the community makes enough money to sustain the average household for two months.

12 HOW YOUR VISIT

RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL TIPS:

• Ask permission before photographing or fi lming local residents

• Support businesses that follow environmentally and socially responsible tourism practices

• Use companies that hire local tour guides and use local services for a truly authentic experience

• Buy crafts made by local artisans and your money will go directly to the communities

• Avoid buying products made from threatened animal species or natural resources

• Keep to designated walking and driving trails. Leave only footprints or tyre marks and take only memories and pictures.

For more information visit: www.pearlsofuganda.org

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LOCATION UGANDA SOUTH SUDAN

Kidepo Valley Kabarega National Park National Park Moyo Kaabong Rivers

Roads Kitgum r ge Pa KENYA International Border Atiak e Nil National Parks Arua rt Kotido Game and Nature Reserves Albe NORTO T H ERE R N 0 25 50Kilometers Gulu Achw 0 25 50Miles Ora a Nebbi Moroto Pakwatch ere ok Ok oria Nile Ok Vict Lira Bugungu Murchison Falls Bokora Corridor DRC Game Reserve National Park Nature Reserve

Karuma Game Reserve Apac Butiaba Lake Pian Upe Masindi Kwania Soroti Lake Game Reserve Lake Albert Bisina Hoima Lake Kyoga Kumi Kapchorwa Kafu Lugog o Pallisa Mt Elgon usi National Park Nk Mbale Luwero Namasagali Kamuli Toro Game EASTERAS R N Reserve Kiboga Bombo Busembatia Fort Portal Kibale Tororo Bundibugyo Kyenjojo Mubende CENTT R A L Kibale Forest Iganga National Park Mityana JINJA Rwenzori Mukono National Park Katonga Game Reserve K Mpigi KAMPALA Kasese at onga Lake George W E S TER N ENTEBBE SSESE ISLANDS Queen Elizabeth Masaka Lake Edward National Park Lyantonde Bushenyi Kalangala Lake Mbuno Mbarara National Park Lake Victoria Rukungiri Rakai Ntungamo Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Kabale

RWANDA

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LET YOUR SPIRIT SOAR WITH AN FLYING UGANDA LET YOUR SPIRIT SOAR WITH AN AIR SAFARI ganda is a relatively small country, no larger than the United Kingdom, Uand most visitors tour the country by road. Good sealed highways radiate out from Kampala to regional towns, beyond which dirt roads lead onwards to the national parks. Road travel across Uganda is also enlivened by regular changes in landscape and land use.

But if the scenery impresses at ground level, it is simply spectacular from the air. Aerial views of Uganda are more accessible and a ordable than ever before with Fly Uganda’s new scheduled fl ights to selected tourism destinations.

WATERFALLS

Fly over the lakes, cli s and waterfalls of the With such spectacles beneath and with the Western Rift Valley; burst through the spray reassurance of international safety standards, of Murchison Falls; count territorial pods of there is every reason to choose 90-minute hippo along the Kazinga Channel; glimpse fl ights to destinations such as Bwindi and the glacial valleys of the Rwenzori (without a Kidepo Valley instead of a road journey of 500 seven-day trek); marvel at the primeval plains km or more. You will arrive fresher too, ready and mountain ranges of Karamoja; and watch to savour, close up, the sights, sound and your aeroplane’s shadow cross vast wetlands smells of settings previewed from above. of emerald papyrus wetlands. ENVIRONMENT Whether you choose a scheduled fl ight or a private charter, an overfl ight of Uganda is It is also reassuring to know that your environ- a safari in itself. As Ernest Hemingway (who mental footprint may be lighter in the air than made good use of aeroplanes to explore on the ground: Fly Uganda is Africa’s fi rst and Africa) observed: “It is good to have an end only 100 per cent carbon neutral to journey toward; but it is the journey that aviation company. matters, in the end.”

19 CENTRAL UGANDA MODERN AMENITIES, RELAXING RETREATS, HISTORIC SITES

ganda’s primary gateway for interna- tional tourists is Entebbe International UAirport, close to Entebbe town, the old colonial capital, 35 km south of Kampala, the busy modern capital city.

For tourists with fi xed itineraries, these towns are primarily staging points before and after a safari to western Uganda. However, visitors with more time will fi nd a multitude of diver- sions to occupy them in Central Uganda.

RELAX

Kampala o ers all the amenities of a modern capital, while Entebbe and Jinja provide relaxing retreats beside Lake Victoria and the Source of the Nile respectively. Although the national parks lie several hours’ drive from Kampala, the capital is surrounded by tracts of tropical forest, wetland and lake shores where birds and primates can be found.

Climate: Tropical, tempered by altitude (1,200 metres above sea level). Temperatures rarely rise above 30°C (85°F) or fall below 18°C (65°F). January is the hottest month.

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CULTURE AND PEOPLE

The people of Kampala – and Ugandans in general – are friendly and approachable. Although, today, Kampala is a social and cultural melting pot, it remains the historical capital of the regional kingdom of Buganda, home of the Baganda, Uganda’s most Landscape: The scenery of Central Uganda is focal points, topped by numerous people. The Baganda are dominated by low, fl at-topped hills between distinctive landmarks intensely proud of their Kabaka (king) which broad wetland valleys drain into lakes of cultural, religious and history and traditions that date Victoria and Kyoga. and colonial signifi - back to the 16th century. cance. MAJOR ATTRACTIONS Kampala is an extremely safe city to Kampala: Uganda’s bustling capital: With a explore and visitors should be sure to expe- population exceeding a million, Kampala is by rience the striking contrasts within the city far Uganda’s largest urban centre. The fast- centre on the slopes of Nakasero Hill. Above growing city has a distinctive setting, spread Kampala Road, the main thoroughfare, across a series of prominent hills close to Lake leafy avenues are lined by restored colonial Victoria. Although Kampala has long outgrown buildings – many occupied by quality restau- its historical title of the City of Seven Hills, rants and hotels – and brand-new o ce the original seven summits remain important buildings while, downhill, congested streets

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descend to colourful markets, chaotic bus parks and a permanent gridlock of vehicles, boda bodas (moped taxis) and pedestrians.

Kampala o ers a wide choice of accommoda- tion including several fi ve-star hotels – this sector was greatly expanded prior to the Kampala Commonwealth Summit in 2007 – decent mid-range hotels CULTURAL AND and popular back- HISTORICAL SITES packer hostels.

A number of historical sites in and around Entebbe: O ering Kampala relate to a time of dramatic change tranquillity on the in the late 19th century when the Baganda shores of Lake encountered Islamic traders and British Victoria, Entebbe colonialists and missionaries. Several stand is a small, quiet century ago, it was the gateway to Uganda on the city’s original seven hills, notably, town with a diminu- when steamers conveyed visitors, among them the Protestant Cathedral on Namirembe tive centre laid out Winston Churchill and Theodore Roosevelt, Hill, the Catholic Cathedral on Rubaga, Fort between the hilltop across Lake Victoria from the Uganda Railway Lugard in Old Kampala and the Kabaka’s State House, the terminus at Kisumu in Kenya. Although this Palace at Lubiri. Further afi eld are the o cial residence role ended when the railway reached Kampala Kasubi and Wamala Tombs, Katereke Prison of the President of in 1931, proximity to Uganda’s main airport Ditch, Naggalabi Coronation Site and the Uganda, and the lake- means that Entebbe is still the primary entry Namugongo Martyrs’ Shrine. Contemporary shore golf course. A point for international arrivals. There is a wide culture comes to life at Kampala’s Ndere selection of large hotels and guesthouses to Centre, where a regular programme of accommodate tourists and other travellers. events presents colourful displays of music and dance from around the country. Attractions: Entebbe’s lake-shore Botanical Gardens are home to tropical trees, birds and monkeys, while the nearby Wildlife Education Centre provides a sanctuary for rescued wildlife.

Entebbe is also the launching point for trips to Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, resorts on the Ssese archipelago and for sport fi shermen seeking the mammoth Nile perch.

The Mabira and Mpigi Forest Reserves, an hour’s drive from Kampala, are conveniently located to allow visitors to experience a tropical forest.

22 WESTERN UGANDA SPECTACULAR PEAKS, CRATER LAKES AND COOL DAYS oreign visitors have been entranced by the Mount Rwenzori area of Western FUganda since Henry Stanley and Emin Pasha passed through in 1889.

For this is, arguably, Uganda’s most dramatic and scenic region. Between Lake Albert in the north and Lake George in the south, the terrain rises above the plains of the Semliki Valley for over 4,000 metres to the snow- capped summits of the Rwenzori.

Between these extremes, the landscape is pocked by crater lakes and covered with tea plantations, tropical forests, savanna and farmland. Varied and abundant fl ora and Climate: Altitude a ords the Rwenzori region fauna include big game on the rift valley fl oor a pleasantly cool climate. Conditions are in Queen Elizabeth National Park, rare forest hotter – with a mean maximum of 28°C (80°F) birds in Semliki National Park, primates in the – and drier on the low-lying rift valley fl oor. depths of Kibale Forest, and the bizarre, giant Afro-alpine plants that grow in the shadow of Culture and people: The Rwenzori is home the Rwenzori snow peaks. to the Bakonzo mountain people, while the Semliki valley is inhabited by the Bwamba Opportunities tribe and a community of Batwa Pygmies. The LANDSCAPE for exploring countryside east of the mountain lies in the without a vehicle Kingdom of Toro, home of the Batoro. This distinctive region is dominated by include trekking the 5,100 metre Rwenzori mountain, the on the Rwenzori, MAJOR ATTRACTIONS western and southern slopes of which chimpanzee drop into the drier plains of the Western tracking in Kibale Explosion crater fi elds: The scenic Ndali – or Albertine – Rift Valley (620 to 900 forest and scenic crater fi eld, 20 km south of Fort Portal, is the metres above sea level). The green and walks among the largest of Western Uganda’s several hilly Fort Portal plateau to the east is Ndali crater lakes. clusters of extinct volcanic craters. dotted with volcanic craters.

23 WESTERN UGANDA Dozens of craters, including 30 lakes, await and gigantic forms of lobelias, heathers and discovery by vehicle or bicycle or on foot. groundsels. Expeditions use a chain of basic A smaller sprinkling of craters north of Fort huts and campsites to ascend the mountain. Portal town is notable for the cli -lined Lake Global warming seems set to melt East Africa’s Kyaninga, arguably Uganda’s loveliest lake. equatorial snows within 25 years, so the time to climb the Rwenzori is now. Kibale National Park: This mainly forested park, 795 sq km in area, is best known for its Semliki National Park: The easternmost tract primate populations. Thirteen species, nine of the Congo’s great Ituri Forest, Semliki is of them diurnal, are present including chim- an exciting destination for primate and bird panzee, L’Hoest’s monkey and red colobus. watchers. Fifteen primate species – more even Chimpanzee tracking is the main activity, while than Kibale – live within 6 km of the primeval birdwatchers are drawn to the park and the hot springs at Sempaya, while the 441 community-run Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary by recorded bird species include 216 forest birds a bird list of 335 species. and 80 Central African species found in few, if any, other East African forests. Black dwarf Rwenzori Mountains National Park: Africa’s hornbill, shining blue kingfi sher, Nkulengu highest mountain range, the 5,100 metre rail and yellow-throated nicator are just a few Rwenzori or Mountains of the Moon is the random highlights cited by the park’s expe- snowy source of the Nile referred to by early rienced guides. Although birdwatchers stay geographers, 17 centuries before European overnight in basic UWA bandas, most travel- explorers marked it on their maps. The high lers visit Semliki as a day trip from Fort Portal. Rwenzori is a wonderland of glacier-carved valleys fi lled with fantastically coloured mosses Fort Portal: Generally held to be Uganda’s most attractive town, Fort Portal is surrounded by tea plantations and enjoys a scenic Rwenzori backdrop and a pleasant climate. A selection of good hotels makes it an ideal base for exploring the region.

ACCOMMODATION

Kibale Forest and the Ndali Crater Field is served by a wide range of lodgings, from the upmarket Primate Lodge at the chimp tracking trailhead and the engagingly eccentric Ndali Lodge, through a range of mid market cottages and tented units, to budget rooms and campsites. Fort Portal’s accommodation menu is dignifi ed by the historic Mountains of the Moon Hotel, while the monumental, crater- rim edifi ce of the log-built Kyaninga Lodge is one of the sights of Uganda.

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Fort Portal and Kampala are connected by 300 km of surfaced road. Mweya, in the centre of Elizabeth National Park, lies 120 km south of Fort Portal.

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26 – A CLOSE ENCOUNTER YOU WON’T REGRET

ganda’s foremost tourist attrac- are undeniably intelligent and impressive tion and, indeed, one of the world’s creatures to watch – a silverback can weigh Umost remarkable wildlife encounters over 200 kg (450 lb) – the greatest rewards is tracking the rare mountain gorilla in the are less tangible. The gorilla is one of our remote forests of south-western Uganda. closest relatives and few observers emerge These magnifi cent animals, found only in from the magic hour without feeling an the forests of Bwindi Impenetrable and the unfathomable and often profoundly moving Virunga volcanoes, number less than 800, connection. over half of them in Uganda. Climate: The driest months are January and February and June to September, although PRIVILEGE heavy rain can fall at any time of year. Evening Mountain gorilla tracking is one of the world’s temperatures are cool. most exclusive and remarkable wildlife encounters. To minimise disturbance to these Landscape: Bwindi Forest constitutes an island endangered great apes, only eight people of remnant forest in a densely cultivated region may track each of the habituated gorilla group of hills and deep valleys adjoining the Albertine each day, while viewing time is strictly limited Rift Valley and the Virunga volcanoes. to one hour. As wildlife viewing goes, it is di cult to conceive how or where on earth 60 ATTRACTIONS minutes could be more rewardingly spent. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest: A unique wildlife Gorilla tracking experience. Biologically, the Bwindi Impen- CULTURE AND PEOPLE o ers the privilege etrable is one of Africa’s richest forests, owing of encountering to its great age (over 25,000 years) and an The Bwindi hills are inhabited by the one of the world’s altitudinal range spanning 1,400 metres. Bakiga, hard-working farmers who rarest animals in The impressive list of species includes 350 have shaped the region’s distinctive its natural habitat birds, 310 butterfl ies, 200 trees, 51 reptiles, landscape of steep, terraced hills. Batwa and, by doing so, 88 moths and 120 mammals including Pygmies inhabit the margins of Bwindi helping to fund its several primates, among them chimpanzees, and Mgahinga forests. Fascinating continued survival. black-and-white colobus, blue monkeys, forest walks provide insights into their Although gorillas traditional lifestyle.

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grey-cheeked mangabey, L’Hoest’s monkey Rift endemic species. Outside the forest, and our star attraction, the mountain gorilla. Community Walks provide an insight into the Bwindi has 10 habituated gorilla groups, lives of the Bakiga people living beside the which are tracked from four trailheads. Eight forest. A walk through nearby Buniga Forest permits are available for each group, giving with a Batwa Pygmy guide demonstrates a daily maximum of 80 permits. Tracking the the traditional hunter-gatherer existence of mountain gorilla takes two to eight hours Uganda’s oldest extant tribal group. depending on the location of the group. The adventure requires a reasonable level Mgahinga Gorilla National Park: This small of fi tness, as the Impenetrable Forest is well park, covering just 38 sq km, has a magnifi cent named – the gorilla’s homeland comprises setting on the northern slopes of the Virunga dense, tangled vegetation on a mountainous volcanoes. Two rare primates, mountain landscape of deep valleys and steep ridges. gorillas and golden monkeys, can be tracked, although the gorillas frequently roam ‘out of bounds’ into neighbouring Rwanda and INSIGHT Congo. The park’s three dormant volcanoes Bwindi is also one of Uganda’s top bird- can be climbed; and on the summit of Mount watching destinations, with 350 types of Sabinyo, you can stand simultaneously in bird including many localised Albertine Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic granite kopje, provides a perfect base to explore a mosaic of habitats including open water, wetland, grassland, woodland and forest patches. Wildlife species such as impala, of Congo. The guided Batwa Trail illustrates zebra, eland and topi that are rare or absent aspects of forest life before descending into from other Ugandan parks can be viewed on Garama Cave, once home to the Batwa king, game drives, a boat cruise and on horseback. where underground acoustics add resonance to a memorable musical fi nale. Lake Bunyonyi: Dotted with islands and enclosed by steep, terraced hills, Africa’s Lake Mburo National Park: Our smallest second-deepest lake is unforgettably scenic. savanna park Island lodges and camps provide perfect (370 sq km) settings to recuperate after the exertion of TRAVEL provides a tracking gorillas. welcome break The Bwindi trailheads are eight to 10 on the long Accommodation: Lake Mburo and the Bwindi hours’ drive from Kampala. Tarmac drive between and Mgahinga trailheads are all provided extends to the towns of Kabale, Kisoro Kampala and the with upmarket and mid-range option lodges. and Rukungiri, beyond which dirt gorilla parks of Comfortable mid-range lodges and hotels roads wind into the hills. The journey is south-western are also available at Lake Bunyonyi and the best covered over two days, stopping Uganda. Mihingo regional towns of Kabale and Kisoro. overnight in Lake Mburo. Daily fl ights Lodge, perched from Kampala to Kihihi (40 km from atop an ancient Buhoma) take just 90 minutes.

29 QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK HUGE VARIETY OF WILDLIFE IN A STUNNING ganda’s most scenic and diverse park has a fabulous location on the fl oor of Uthe Albertine Rift Valley, 914 metres above sea level, at the foot of the 5,100 metre LOCATIONRwenzori Mountains.

Varied habitats such as lakes, rivers, open savanna, acacia woodland, tropical forest and vast wetlands support an impressive 95 mammal species and over 600 species of bird – a remarkable total for a park covering less than 2,000 sq km and one that is surpassed in Africa only by the neighbouring and larger Virunga National Park in Congo.

SPECTACULAR

With boat trips on the 40 km Kazinga Channel, a meandering drive among spectacular volcanic craters, lion viewing on the Kasenyi

LANDSCAPE

The national park lies on the fl oor of the Albertine Rift Valley where it is enclosed by the valley’s bounding escarpments, the Rwenzori Mountains and lakes Edward and George.

30 QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK HUGE VARIETY A STUNNING Plains, chimpanzee tracking in the depths of Kyambura Gorge, walks into the dark depths of Maramagambo Forest and game drives beneath the vast skies of the remote wilder- ness of Ishasha, Queen Elizabeth National Park has plenty to interest any visitor.

Climate: The park experiences two rainy seasons during March-May and August- BIRDWATCHING November. Its location on the low-lying rift valley fl oor is hotter and drier than most parts Opportunities range from easy waterbird of Uganda with a mean maximum temperature sightings on the comfortable Mweya of 28°C (80°F). launch to careful searches for rare species in the Maramagambo Forest. People: The plains beneath the Rwenzori The following is just a small selection of Mountains to the north are inhabited by rare or remarkable birds: black-rumped Basangora pastoralists while Bakiga, buttonquail, broad-billed roller, papyrus Banyaraguru and Ankole people live south of gonolek, western-banded snake eagle, the Kazinga Channel. African fi sh eagle, white-backed night heron, Pel’s fi shing owl, black bee eater, ATTRACTIONS shoebill, rufus-bellied heron, great blue turaco, black and white casqued hornbill Channel cruise: The park’s most enduring and African fi nfoot. activity is the two-hour return launch trip from Mweya Peninsula along the Kazinga Channel to Lake Edward. The shoreline is home to crocodiles, hundreds of hippo and a variety of waterbirds, while herds of elephant, bu alo, leopard, waterbuck and Uganda kob are regular visitors from the plains beyond.

31 QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK Game viewing: East of Mweya, the Kasenyi grasslands are known for the lion prides that prey on large herds of Uganda kob. Lion encounters are guaranteed by accompany- ing the park’s Predator Research Project as its members monitor radio-tagged prides. In the far south of Queen Elizabeth National Park lie the remote grasslands of Ishasha. These are home to elephant, topi, bu alo and the park’s most famous TRAVEL residents, the tree- climbing lions of Ishasha. Two roughly equidistant routes, both on good tarmac, lead from Kampala Volcanic craters: to Mweya in the heart of the park. A 24 km Crater Drive A northern approach runs via Fort winds through a scenic Portal and the Rwenzori (410 km) and cluster of extinct a southern route passes Lake Mburo volcanic craters fi lled, (420 km). Ishasha, in the southern part variously, with lakes, of the park, is just 63 km from Bwindi forest and savanna. Impenetrable National Park. Daily fl ights Flamingos regularly from Kampala to airstrips near Mweya visit additional craters Lake, just outside the national park, visitors can and Ishasha take 90 minutes. at Kyambura and see salt being produced, using a centuries-old Katwe. At Katwe Salt method, from evaporation pans.

Forest walks: In the shady Maramagambo Forest birdwatchers can add forest species to their water and grassland sightings. Chim- panzees and other primates are found in the depths of the nearby Kyambura Gorge.

OPTIONS

Accommodation: Hotels and lodges exist for all budgets. Options include upmarket lodges and tented camps as well as basic hostels, cottages and campsites. Mid-range and budget options are found outside the park boundary.

32 MURCHISON FALLS

ver a century has gone by since Winston Churchill famously Odescribed the game-rich plains around Murchison Falls as ‘Kew Gardens and the Zoo on an unlimited scale’ – and his words still hold true today.

Although wildlife was hit hard by poachers during the 1970s and 1980s, the 5,000 sq km wilderness of Uganda’s largest conservation area once again contains healthy LANDSCAPE populations of its 76 mammal species, including elephant, gira e, harte- beest, bu alo, lion, leopard, Uganda The Murchison terrain is bisected by a kob and hippo. Varied habitats, such as steep escarpment that drops down from savanna, open water, papyrus swamp, the Bunyoro plateau to Lake Albert and woodland and tropical forest, are also the Albertine Rift Valley. Within the park, home to 450 bird species. the plateau is vegetated by woodland and tropical forest while the hot rift The Nile is the lifeblood of valley plains are covered by savanna and Murchison Falls National Park, bush. Beyond the Nile, the landscape is fl at and increasingly dry.

33 MURCHISON FALLS MURCHISON FALLS sustaining large numbers of resident hippo, crocodile and waterbirds as well as other regularly visiting animals. After dropping into the national park at Karuma Falls, the river races down 80 km of rapids before crashing 40 metres (130 ft) onto the rift valley fl oor over the thunderous Murchison Falls. River launches ply the broad, tranquil stream below the falls to provide a novel, reliable and comfortable means of ACCOMMODATION game viewing.

Murchison Falls National Park contains two Traditional game upmarket hotels and a tented camp and a drives are available choice of mid-market and budget options. as well as forest walks in search of birds and primates. Outside the park, the rich history of the ancient Bunyoro Kingdom can be explored at a number of cultural sites.

Climate: The Nile corridor below Murchison Falls is the lowest part of Uganda and temper- atures are hot, with a mean high of 29°C (80°F). Wet seasons occur during mid March- June and August-September. Landscape: Culture and people: The Murchison Nile separates two distinct ethnic groups, the Bantu-speaking Bunyoro and the Nilotic peoples of northern Uganda. South of the river, the Bunyoro Kingdom was once one of Africa’s greatest empires. More recently, thousands of Acholi and Langi people living north of the Nile were displaced during a prolonged rebellion. Although the region has been at peace since 2006, these societies are struggling to return to normal.

MAJOR ATTRACTIONS

The park contains three virtually mandatory visitor activities. First is the morning game drive across the beautiful Buligi grasslands to the shores of the Albert Nile. Game drives are, of course, a standard component of any East African safari. Game cruises,

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MURCHISON FALLS on the other hand, are considerably rarer, while those who travel between wildlife-rich river banks to the base of the highest waterfall on the Nile can be counted on a single fi nger. The Murchison launch trip is as unique as the sight of the falls is unforgettable. Even so, the prospect must certainly be supplemented by a visit to the Top of the Falls to see, hear and feel the waters of the mighty Nile exploding through a 6 metre gorge.

POPULAR

Murchison is a popular birdwatching destina- tion, with 450 species recorded. Additional craft cruise downriver towards Lake Albert to seek waterbirds, most notably the shoebill, while 59 ‘restricted range’ species, including Albertine rift endemics and rare Central African species, await in the Budongo and TRAVEL Kaniyo Pabidi forests. Primates, including chimpanzee, can also be tracked in Kaniyo Pabidi forest. Paraa, the park’s main tourism hub, is 310 km from Kampala. A surfaced road extends as far as Masindi town, 85 km before Paraa. Daily fl ights from Kampala to Murchison take one hour.

Cultural sites: Hoima town, south of the park, contains cultural attractions related to the Bunyoro Kingdom: Mparo Tombs, Hoima Palace and Katasiha Fort. At Kibero Salt Gardens beside Lake Albert, salt has been produced since the 13th century.

Bringing rhinos home: Guided walks in the 70 sq km Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary provide the only opportunity to encounter rhinos in the wild in Uganda. Heavy poaching during the 1980s had left Uganda without rhinos, until animals from Kenya and the United States were brought to Ziwa in 2004-5. The sanctuary’s fi rst baby was born in 2009 from a Kenyan father and American mother. His name? Obama, of course!

37 EASTERN & NORTHERN UGANDA FARAWAY LAND OF MOUNTAINS, FORESTS AND WATERFALLS hile the beaten tourist track runs south-west from Kampala, those Wheading in the opposite direction can discover some equally beautiful but far from crowded destinations.

Eastern Uganda’s most distinctive geograph- ical feature is the 4,321 metre high Mount Elgon, the world’s largest free-standing volcanic mountain. On its slopes, walkers will fi nd waterfalls, montane panoramas and vast forests. Far to the north, on the border with South Sudan, an exciting diversity of wildlife is found in Kidepo Valley National Park, one of Africa’s last great wildernesses.

Climate: Mount Elgon experiences dry seasons from June to August and December to March. Night-time temperatures are cold at high altitude. Kidepo Valley is hotter and drier, with a single, prolonged dry season between October and March.

Culture and people: The Bagisu people on the southern slopes of Mount Elgon are known for their biannual imbalu ceremony in which boys are initiated into manhood through circum- cision. The Karamojong, who live between

38 FARAWAY LAND

Mount Elgon and Kidepo Valley, are pastoral- ists who continue to resist change in favour of their traditional, semi-nomadic lifestyle.

MAJOR ATTRACTIONS

Mount Elgon: Mount Elgon National Park is an ideal setting for both short and extended hikes. The park’s Forest Exploration Centre at Kapkwai o ers guided walks through LANDSCAPE montane forest and bamboo to reach caves and waterfalls. Longer treks, several days in Uganda’s eastern frontier is covered duration, ascend to the 4,321 metre summit by extensive plains dotted with extinct of the mountain. The main peaks form the volcanoes and isolated mountain ranges. fractured rim of the world’s largest caldera, 8 The highest and most extensive of these km in diameter, containing glacial lakes and is the 4,000 sq km Mount Elgon. Moving hot springs. north through the remote region of Karamoja towards Kidepo Valley, the Marvellous opportunities for walking also exist landscape becomes progressively drier. outside the park, notably at Sipi village, where

39 EASTERN & NORTHERN UGANDA

the Sipi River plunges in quick succession over three lofty waterfalls. If rambling seems rather too pedestrian, longer distances and greater heights can be achieved by mountain biking and tandem paragliding.

Accommodation: Mount Elgon National Park o ers basic cottages at Kapkwai, while mid-range lodges, backpacker cottages and campsites surround Sipi village. At the foot of the mountain, below the towering Wanale Cli s, Mbale town TRAVEL contains several good hotels and is an ideal base for exploring the Many visitors travel between Kampala region. and Kidepo by plane, preferring the 1 hour 45 minute fl ight to a 590 km Travel: Mbale is 230 drive. However, growing numbers are km (four hours’ drive) travelling overland, stopping overnight from Kampala on good in Murchison Falls National Park or the tarmac roads and Sipi towns of Gulu or Kitgum. another 50 km (one hour’s drive).

Kidepo Valley National Park: Located on the favourites – elephant, gira e, zebra, eland, Sudan border in the farthest corner of wild hartebeest, lion, hyena and cheetah, and Karamoja district, Kidepo is one of Africa’s perhaps Africa’s largest single herd of bu alo most magnifi cent wildernesses. Big game – roam extensive grasslands surrounded by distant mountain ranges. Wildlife includes species that are rare or absent from other Ugandan-protected areas such as aardwolf, bat-eared fox, cheetah, striped hyena and ostrich. Its isolation means that Kidepo is little visited and visitors can expect a high degree of solitude.

Accommodation: Includes two lodges (one upmarket and one mid range), basic cottages and wilderness campsites.

Other attractions: Nyero Rock paintings near Kumi.

40 JINJA AND THE NILE

inja town stands beside the sole outfl ow from Lake Victoria, the location which JJohn Speke reached in 1862 and pro- claimed the source of the River Nile, thus settling a geographical conundrum dating back to the Ancient Egyptians.

Today, the source attracts thousands of visitors each year. Some are drawn by a sense of history and a fondness for geography; others by the knowledge that exploring the headwaters of the Nile is considerably more comfortable and entertaining than it LANDSCAPE was in 1862.

RESTORATION Below its outlet from Lake Victoria, the Nile passes between high, cultivated Many of Jinja’s fi ne colonial-era buildings banks over a series of rapids marked by have been restored as hotels and restau- forested mid-channel islands. rants, while the riverbank can be enjoyed with equipment as basic as a set of golf clubs. The prospect

41 JINJA AND THE NILE

of adventure still persists and the turbulent headwaters of this iconic river can also be experienced with kayaks, rafts, jet boats, quad bikes and – this may not be for everyone – with a bungee rope strapped around one’s ankles.

Climate: The Nile corridor enjoys good weather all year round.

Culture and people: The Nile at Jinja divides two tribes; the Baganda live on the west bank and the Basoga on the eastern or Jinja side. The Nile is of great cultural importance to both groups and rituals are performed at shrines at Bujagali Falls and Kalagala Falls.

MAJOR ATTRACTIONS

Jinja: With a combination of high-octane activi- ties and relaxing excursions, decent hotels and restaurants, pleasant scenery and an enduring historical signifi cance, the Jinja Nile is one of Uganda’s main tourism destinations, o ering relaxation, history and adventure. is very di erent at Bujagali, now fi rmly estab- lished as East Africa’s adventure tourism hub. The main attraction in the quiet, riverside town Each year, thousands of tourists, backpackers of Jinja is a visit to Speke’s Source of the Nile. and overland truckers fl ock to the river to raft Seven kilometres to the north, the pace of life a sequence of high-grade rapids on what is considered one of the world’s fi nest tracts of white water.

ACTIVITIES

Rafting is no longer the only high point, however. Other activities to keep the adrenalin fl owing include kayaking, quad biking, jet boating, and a 44-metre bungee jump over the river. The full menu caters for mild as well as wild tastes. The creation of Lake Bujagali behind a new hydro-power dam in 2012 has opened the way for gentler excursions such as family boat trips, fi shing excursions, sundowner cruises and paddle boarding. On shore, horse riding and mountain biking provide alternative means of exploration.

42 ACCOMMODATION

Jinja town o ers upmarket guesthouses and mid-range and budget hotels. Bujagali Falls has backpacker accommodation and a mid-range tented camp while, upriver, superior lodges overlook the rapids at Overtime and Kalagala. Mabira Forest has an upmarket lodge and backpacker accommodation.

Mabira Forest: Mabira Forest, between Kampala and Jinja, o ers a taste of a tropical forest just an hour from the capital. Central Uganda’s largest forest reserve o ers guided and unguided forest walks, specialist bird- watching and mountain biking.

Travel: Jinja is 80 km east of Kampala on a tarmac road. Travel time is about two hours.

43 UGANDA HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION SUPPORTING THE RISE IN QUALITY AND CHOICE

he Uganda Hotel Owners’ Association (UHOA) has been in operation for over 12 years and has more than T200 members. CENTRAL UGANDA The association was founded in order to provide a common - KAMPALA thread for Uganda’s hotel owners by promoting and 888 HOTEL protecting accommodation services nationwide.. The constant Nabugabo Road, opp. The New Park PO Box 12185, Kampala aim has been to provide up-to-date information about the Tel: +256 (0)414 346 888 Cell: +256 (0)776 728 888 standards of accommodation and hospitality being o ered to Fax: +256 (0)414 234 888 both domestic and international tourists. Email: [email protected]

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348 576 Cell: +256 (0)772 401 695 2000 www.ivyshotel.co.ug Cell: +256 (0)772 414 347 Tank Hill Road, Muyenga Email: [email protected] PO Box 4037, Kampala GOLF COURSE APARTMENTS Tel: +256 (0)41 510 200 JELIZA HOTEL O Windsor Crescent, Kololo Fax: +256 (0)41 510 203 Bombo Road, Kampala CRYSTAL SUITES PO Box 22774, Kampala Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)414 232 249 Plot 31/33 Hamu Road, o Old Port Bell Tel: +256 (0)41 255 465; 255 465 www.hotelinternational2000.co.ug Email: [email protected] Road, Wankoko-Bugolobi Fax: +256 (0)41 235 674 PO Box 24496, Kampala Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)41 425 9087 www.golfcourseapartments.com HOTEL IVORY Cell: +256 (0)71 262 9483 Nansana-Hoima Road Email: [email protected] PO Box 16132, Wandegeya, Kampala www.crystalsuitesuganda.com Tel: +256 (0)312 282 100 Fax: +254 (0)41 541 844 Email: [email protected]

45 UHOA MEMBERS KABIRA COUNTRY CLUB METROPOLE HOTEL PALAIS DACHA HOTEL Plot 63, Old Kira Road, Bukoto KAMPALA Engineers’ Close, Mutungo, Kampala PO Box. 3673, Kampala Plot 51-53, Windsor Crescent Tel: +256 (0)782 879 490; Tel: +256 (0)31 222 7222/3/4/5 PO Box 22774, Kampala (0)772 583 600 Fax: +256 (0)31 222 7226 Tel: +256 (0)414 391 000/1/2 www.palaisdacha.net Email: Fax: +256 (0)414 391 015 www.palaistours.com [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.kabiracountryclub.com www.metropolekampala.com POPE PAUL VI MEMORIAL HOTEL KAMPALA KOLPING HOUSE MOSA COURT APARTMENTS Nabunya Road, Mengo Plot 132 Bombo Road, Makerere, Plot 12, Shimon Road PO Box 14329, Kampala Kavule, PO Box 9841, Kampala PO Box 2186, Kampala Tel: +256 (0)412 72 456 Tel: +256 (0)41 543 990 Tel: +256 (0)41 230 321, 230 292, Email: [email protected] Cell: +256 (0)782 538 586 347 770/1/2 www.ppmhotel.co.ug Fax: +256 (0)415 43 982 Fax: +256 (0)41 230 310 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.mosaapartments.com PRIMROSE SUITES Plot 19 Luthuli Drive, Bugolobi KAMPALA SERENA HOTEL PO Box 72015, Kampala PO Box 7814, Kintu Road, Kampala MUKWANO GUESTHOUSE Tel: +256 (0)414 220 271 Tel: +256 (0)414 309 000 Plot 27, Nakivubo Place Fax: +256 (0)414 220 270 Fax: +256 (0)414 259 130 PO Box 70819, Kampala Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (041 232 248 www.primosesuites.co.ug www.serenahotels.com Cell: +256 (0)772 434 939 Email: [email protected] ROYAL IMPALA HOTEL KASANGATI RESORT CENTER Plot 2, Walugembe Close, Munyonyo 8km, Kampala-Gayaza Road MUYENGA CLUB PO Box 27530, Kampala PO Box 9957, Kampala Plot 1792, Kisugu, PO Box 2255, Kampala Tel: +256 (0)414 577 413 Tel: +256 (0)777 912 659; Tel: +256 (0)414 266 319 Email: [email protected] (0)772 466 840; (0)777 912 650 Cell: +256 (0)752 627 033; (0)772 483 156 www.royalimpalahotel.com Email: [email protected] Fax: +256 (0)414 267 411 www.kasangatiresort.com Email: [email protected] www.muyengaclub.com ROYAL SUITES 14 Binayomba Road, o Luthuli Avenue LAKE HEIGHTS HOTEL Bugolobi, Kampala Plot 13, Church Road, Entebbe NAMIREMBE GUEST HOUSE Tel: +256 (0)41 505 818 Plot 1085, Willis Road Email: [email protected] PO Box 14127, Kampala www.royalsuites.co.ug LE PETIT VILLAGE HOTEL Tel: +256 (0)414 273 778 Plot 1273, Ggaba Road Fax: +256 (0)414 273 904 PO Box 12721, Kampala Email: [email protected] RWIZI ARCH HOTEL Tel: +256 (0)312 265 530/4 www.namirembe-guesthouse.com KAMPALA Cell: +256 (0)772 500 501 Plot 48, Kiwafu Road Fax: +256 (0)414 510 465 Kansanga, Kampala Email: [email protected] NASMA INN Tel +256 (0)414 501 081 www.lepetitvillage.net Nakulabye PO Box 16248, Kampala Cell: +256 (0)782 915 164; Tel: +256 (0)414 532 268 (0)772 684 839 Cell: +256 (0)772 440 037 www.rwizihotels.com LINDSAY COTTAGES Email: [email protected] Plot 30, Lubowa Estate PO Box 33566, Kampala SAM SAM HOTEL Tel: +256 (0)414 200 587 NEW GLORIA HOTEL Namirembe Road, Kampala Cell: +256 (0)782 535 696 Plot 90, William Street Tel: +256 (0)414 274 211 Fax: +256 (0)414 200 475 PO Box 9006, Kampala Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)41 257 797; 257 790 www.lindsaycottages.co.ug Fax: +256 (0)41 234 265 Email: [email protected] SEB HOTEL Kampala LUMAS INN Cell: +256 (0)772 530 820 Plot 36, Old Kampala Road NOB VIEW HOTEL Email: [email protected] PO Box 16248, Kampala Plot 6, Commercial Road, o Ntinda- Tel: +256 (0)414 345 267 Bukoto Road, PO Box 4339, Kampala Cell: +256 (0)772 440 037 Tel: +256 (0)412 86 366 SHANGRI-LA HOTEL Email: [email protected] Fax: +256 (0)412 86 367 Plot 8/10 Ternan Avenue, Email: [email protected] PO Box 11726, Kampala www.nobviewhotel.com Tel: +256 (0)414 250 366; 425 0372 MAMBA POINT GUESTHOUSE Cell: +256 (0)712 619 755 22 Akii Bua Road, Nakasero Fax: +256 (0)414 236 212 PO Box 7815, Kampala PAL SUITES Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)31 256 3000 PO Box 70786, Kampala www.shangri-la.co.ug Fax: +256 (0)31 256 3219 Tel: +256 (0)412 001 65; 755 24 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.mamba-point.com or [email protected] SILVER SPRINGS HOTEL www.palsuites.com Port Bell Road, Bugolobi PO Box 2301, Kampala Tel: +256 (0)414 505 978 Cell: +256 (0)755 553 505 Fax: +256 (0)414 220 030 Email: [email protected] www.silverspringshotelug.com

46 SKY HOTEL INTERNATIONAL THE SEVENTEEN COMFORT HOTEL LAKE VICTORIA Plot 1423, Ntinda-Kiwatule APARTMENT HOTEL O Entebbe-Kampala Highway RESORT HOTEL PO Box 34044, Kampala 17 Kololo Lane, PO Box 1127, Kampala PO Box 10909, Kampala Entebbe Tel: +256 (0)782 838 967; Tel: +256 (0)79 217 2017 Tel: +256 (0)392 834 747 Cell: +256 (0)772 587 402; 700 900 +256 (0)701 838 967 Email: [email protected] Cell: +256 (0)756 834 747; Fax: +256 (0)414 240 300 (0)755 834 747 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] PROTEA HOTEL ENTEBBE www.skyhoteluganda.com TICK HOTEL www.comforthotel.co.ug 36-40 Sebugwawo Drive Kawempe Entebbe Road PO Box 30593, Kampala PO Box 3535, Entebbe SPEKE HOTEL Tel: +256 414 566 583 ENTEBBE FLIGHT HOTEL Tel: +256 (0)312 207 500 Plot 7-9 Nile Avenue, Kampala Fax +256 414 567 923 Plot 20, Queens Road Fax: +256 (0)414 323 139 PO Box 7036, Kampala Email: [email protected] PO Box 259, Entebbe Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)414 259 221/4; Tel +256 (0)41 432 0812 www.proteahotels.com (0)414 235 332/5 Fax +256 (0)41 432 0241 Fax: +256 (0)414 235 345 TOURIST HOTEL Email: entebbefl [email protected] Email: [email protected] Plot 9, Market Street www.traveluganda.co.ug/entebbe-flight-motel SOPHIE’S MOTEL www.spekehotel.com (opposite Nakasero Market) Plot 3, Alice Reef Close PO Box 7036, Kampala PO Box 730, Entebbe Tel: +256 (0)414 251 471/2 ENTEBBE TRAVELLERS INN Tel: +256 (0)414 321 370; 320 885 SPEKE RESORT MUNYONYO Fax: +256 (0)414 251 473 Plot 18a, Portal Road Fax: +256 (0)414 320 897 Munyonyo, PO Box 7036, Kampala Cell: +256 (0)752 711 719 PO Box 888, Entebbe Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)414 227 111; (0)414 227 434 Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)414 321 946/7 Fax: +256 (0)31 222 7110 www.touristhotel.net Fax: +256 (0)414 321 949 Email: [email protected] www.sseseislandsbeachhotel.com Email: [email protected] THE BOMA www.spekeresort.com www.entebbetravellersinn.com Plot 20a, Julia Ssebutinde Road Entebbe UNIK HOTEL Tel: +256 (0)312 264 810 SPORTS VIEW HOTEL Plot 143, Kireka Namugongo GARUGA RESORT Cell: +256 (0)772 467 929 PO Box 7, Kampala PO Box 33110, Kampala BEACH HOTEL Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)410 286 013 Tel:- +256 (0)312 516 518 Garuga Road, Entebbe www.boma.co.ug Cell: +256 (0)752 309 527 Email: [email protected]; Tel: +256 (0)392 700 734 Fax: +256 (0)414 286 195 [email protected] Cell: +256 (0)776 700 734 Email: [email protected] www.unikhoteluganda.com Email: [email protected] [email protected] www.garugaresort.com www.sportsviewhoteluganda.com VICTORIA TRAVEL HOTEL Ggaba Road, PO Box 3236, Kampala GOLF VIEW INN CENTRAL UGANDA TAJ MAHAL HOTEL & CASINO Tel: +256 (0)415 01 084 Plot 7, Station Road - JINJA Plot 75, 1st Street Cell: +256 (0)772 406 065 PO Box 380, Entebbe Gath Complex, Kampala Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)414 322 439 Tel: +256 (0)41 771 6600 www.victoriatravelhotel.com Fax: +256 (0)414 322 899 COOL BREEZE HOTEL Email: [email protected] Plot 6a, Nalufenya Road www.golfview-inn.com PO Box 222, Jinja TAL COTTAGES Tel: +256 (0)712 897 766 Rubaga, Kabusu Road Fax: +256 (0)43 120 944 PO Box 345, Kampala IMPERIAL BOTANICAL Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)414 273 330; BEACH HOTEL www.traveluganda.co.ug (0)772 609 999; (0)782 162 885 PO Box 90, Entebbe Email: [email protected]; gm@ CENTRAL UGANDA Tel: +256 (0)414 320 800 talcottages.com; [email protected] - ENTEBBE Fax: +256 (0)414 320 832 GATELY ON NILE www.talcottages.com Email: [email protected] 34b Kisinja Road, PO Box 1300, Jinja www.imperialhotels.co.ug/impbotbeach Tel: +256 (0)434 122 400 AIRPORT VIEW HOTEL Cell: +256 (0)772 469 638 THE COLLEGE INN 34 Kiwafu Close, PO Box 247, Entebbe Email: [email protected] Wandegeya, Kampala Tel: +256 (0)312 261 755; IMPERIAL RESORT www.gately-on-nile.com Tel: +256 (0)312 283 161, (0)41 453 3835 312 261 751/ 55 BEACH HOTEL Cell: +256 (0)772 897 710, Cell: +256 (0)772 221 881; 772 507 975; PO Box 895, Entebbe (0)782 674 771 772 200 391 Tel: +256 (0)414 303 000 HOTEL PARADISE Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Fax: +256 (0)414 303 333 ON THE NILE www.collegeinn.co.ug Email: [email protected] Sunset Hotel Annex, Plot 25 Kiira Lane www.imperialhotels.co.ug PO Box 1139, Jinja ASKAY HOTEL Tel. +256 (0)434 121 912; 121 162 THE GRAND GLOBAL HOTEL Plot 5, Mugula Road, Entebbe Fax: +256 (0)434 120 741; 121 110 PO Box 28951, Kampala Tel: +256 (0)772 729 837 KATOMI KINGDOM RESORT Cell: +256 (0)772 426 707 Tel: +256 (0)312 526 620 Email: [email protected] O Entebbe Road, Garuga, Email: [email protected] Cell: +256 (0)704 138 832 www.askayhotel.com Entebbe 5871 www.traveluganda.co.ug/hotelparadise Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)392 222 678 www.grandglobalhotel.co.ug Fax: +256 (0)392 222 678 CENTRAL INN Email: [email protected] JINJA NILE RESORT Plot 45/47, Church Road www.katomikingdomresort.com PO Box 1553, Jinja THE PACIFIC HOTEL PO Box 212, Entebbe Tel: +256 (0)434 122 190/2 Plot 28, William Street Tel +256 (0)414 322 386 Fax: +256 (0)434 122 581 PO Box 31115, Kampala Cell +256 (0)772 367 004 LAICO LAKE VICTORIA HOTEL Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)414 340 920 Email: [email protected] Plot 23/31, Circular Road www.madahotels.com Email: info@thepacifi chotel.com www.traveluganda.co.ug/centralinn-entebbe PO Box 15, Entebbe www.thepacifi chotel.com Tel: +256 (0)312 310 100 Fax: +256 (0)312 310 404 Email: [email protected] www.laicohotels.com

47 UHOA MEMBERS NILE GUEST HOUSE ISLANDS CLUB RIDAR HOTEL 13/15 Nanso Road, Njeru Bugala Island, Kalangala District Kampala-Jinja Road PO Box 556, Jinja PO Box 31031 Kampala PO Box 7627, Kampala Tel: +256 (0)43 122 226 Tel: +256 (0)414 250 257 Tel: +256 (0)414 290 697 Email: [email protected] Cell +256 (0)772 504 027, 772 641 376 Fax: +256 (0)41 290 299 www.nileguesthouse.com Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.ridarhotel.com TRAVEL HOTEL KABALEGA RESORT 5/7 Lubogo Lane Kampala Road PO Box, 446, Jinja PO Box 516, Masindi SSESE ISLANDS Tel: +256 (0)434 120 837; Tel: +256 (0)392 900 900 BEACH HOTEL (0)772 575 351 Cell: +256 (0)712 252 622 Buggala Island Fax: +256 (0)434 123 819 Email: [email protected] c/o PO Box 11609, Kampala www.kabalegaresort.com Tel: +256 (0)41 422 0065 Cell: +256 (0)772 408 244; 845 905 VICTORIA PANORAMA INN Fax: +256 (0)41 4220242 Tank Hill, Masese KINGS COUNTRY RESORT Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)434 121 114 Budo & Canadian Recreation Centre www.sseseislandsbeachhotel.com Cell: +256 (0)752 357 224; Kampala (0)772 496 986 Tel: +256 (0)782 914 552 Email: [email protected] or Email: [email protected] SSESE PALM BEACH RESORT Email: [email protected] www.kingscountryresort.com c/o Room 29b, Colline House www.victoriapanorama.com Shopping Arcade, Pilkington Road PO Box 3487, Kampala LAKE VICTORIA Cell: +256 (0)772 503 315; 368 742; SOURCE OF THE NILE HOTEL SERENA RESORT 750 331 Plot 31-37, Bridge Street Lweza-Kigo Road, o Entebbe Road Email: [email protected] PO Box 1429, Jinja PO Box 37761, Kampala www.islandssese.com Tel: +256 (0)790 911 318 Tel: +256 (0)41 712 1000 Cell: +256 (0)718 660 202 Fax: +256 (0)41 712 1550 Fax: +256 (0)434 122 230 Email: [email protected] SSEZIBWA FALLS RESORT Email: [email protected] www.serenahotels.com c/o Parliament Avenue, Jumbo Plaza www.sourceofthenilehotel.com Shop 1 PO Box 3874, Kampala Fax: +256 (0)414 348 755 MIREMBE RESORT BEACH Tel: +256 (0)414 230 168 Ssese Islands Cell: +256 (0)772 424 315 c/o 2nd fl oor, Ganesh Plaza Email: [email protected] Entebbe Road, Kampala www.ssezibwafallsresort.com Cell: +256 (0)782 528 651 CENTRAL UGANDA Email: [email protected] - OTHER www.miremberesort.com THE ANKRAH FOUNDATION, RESORT & CONFERENCE COMPLEX ARCADIA COTTAGES MUKONO RESORT HOTEL Besania Hill, PO Box 472, Mukono PO Box 516, Bunyonyi Road, Kibale PO Box 743, Mukono Tel: +256 (0)312 313 030; 414 290 057 Tel: +256 (0)414 286 262 Tel: +256 (0)392 834 775 Cell: +256 (0)785 655 194; 772 431 926; Cell: +256 (0)782 764 728 Cell: +256 (0)712 348 300; 772 411 627; 712 815 015 Email: [email protected] 772 406 961 Fax: +256 (0)414 290 954 www.arcadiacottages.net Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected], www.mukonoresorthotel.com [email protected] www.ankrahfdconfrence.org COLLINE HOTEL PO Box 7, Kampala NABISERE HOTEL Tel: +256 (0)414 290 533 Ddimo Road, Kalisizo THE SANCTUM Fax: +256 (0)414 290 533 Tel: +256 (0)392 916 106 Plot 343, Entebbe Road, Kitala Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)312 282 597 www.collinehotel.com www.nabiserehotel.com Cell: +256 (0)772 430 424 Email: [email protected] www.thesanctum.co.ug HAVEN OF REST PEARL GARDENS BEACH GUEST HOUSE c/o Room 27, 2nd fl oor Busega Shri-Ganesh Plaza, Entebbe Road Tel: +256 (0)414 273 539 PO Box 1046, Kampala Cell: +256 (0)772 507 305 Tel: +256 (0)414 349 107 Email: [email protected] Cell: +256 (0)77 237 2164; 77 490 9494 www.havenor.org/index.php Email: [email protected]; NORTHERN UGANDA [email protected] www.pearlgardensbeach.com HOTEL VICTORY BIJJA ACHOLI INN Ntuha Road, PO Box 231, Masindi 4/6 Elizabeth Road, Gulu Tel: +256 (0)46 520 291 PINEAPPLE BAY RESORT Tel: +256 235 915 Cell: +256 (0)772 978 438 c/o Wildplaces Uganda Cell: +256 (0)772 404 228 Email: reservations@hotelvictorybijja 40b Windsor Crescent Email: [email protected] www.hotelvictorybijja.com PO Box 23825, Kampala www.acholiinn.com Cell: +256 (0)414 231 182 Email: [email protected] www.wildplacesafrica.com

48 BOMAH HOTEL GULU NORTH EAST VILLAS BUNYONYI SAFARIS RESORT HIPPO HILL SAFARI LODGE PO Box 931, Gulu COUNTRY RESORT c/o Bunyonyi Safaris Ltd Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kasese Plot 8 Eden Road Tel: +256 (0)454 471 923 Ground Floor, Crusader House Tel: +256 (0)312 277 304 Tel: +256 (0)779 945 063; Cell: +256 (0)753 198 847 Plot 3, Portal Avenue Cell: +256 (0)782 399 235; (0)772 504 (0)772 445647 Email: [email protected] PO Box 26905, Kampala 621; (0)775 887 258 Email: [email protected]; Tel +256 (0)414 347 460; Email: [email protected] [email protected] (0)312 261 001/2 www.hippohilllodge.com www.bomahotelgulu PACIFIC GRAND HOTEL Fax: +256 (0)414 345 605 Plot 5a, Kyoga Road, Lira Email: [email protected]; Tel: +256 (0)473 427 770 [email protected] HOIMA RESORT HOTEL DESERT BREEZE HOTEL Cell: +256 (0)782 289 101; 772 586421 www.bunyonyisafarisresort.com Plot 2a, Circular Road Plot 20, Odaa Close PO Box 378, Hoima PO Box 1390, Arua Tel: +256 (0)782 929 092; 465 440 734 Tel: +256 (0)781 620 905; (0)754 900 343 PALEMA CROWN HOTEL CAPRICON Email: [email protected] Cell: +256 (0)774 900 343 Plot 48, Andrea Olal Road EXECUTIVE HOTEL www.hoimaresorthotel.co.ug Email: [email protected] PO Box 1372, Gulu Plot 72, Kabale-Kisoro Road www.hoteldesertbreeze.com Tel: +256 (0)784 596 519 PO Box 272, Kabale Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)200 902 965 HOTEL BROVAD Bookings: PO Box 24205, Kampala Cell: +256 (0)392 944 996 Plot 6, Circular Road GAF APARTMENTS Tel: +256 (0)702 226 831; 701 048 112 Email: [email protected] PO Box 556, Masaka PO Box 84, Nebbi Email: [email protected] www.capriconexecutivehotel.com Cell: +256 (0)772 425 666 Tel: +256 (0)772 775 000 www.palemahotel.com Fax: +256 (0)481 20 997 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.gafapartments.com CEPHA’S INN www.hotelbrovad.com Plot 7-9 Archer Road PO Box 121, Kabale GOLDEN PEACE HOTEL Tel: +256 (0)486 422 097 HOTEL CORNERSTONE Plot 1, Lakana Odongkara Road Cell: +256 (0)773 240 946 (manager) Plot 24, Ruhandika Street Kirombe, PO Box 680, Gulu WESTERN UGANDA Email: [email protected]; PO Box 901, Fort Portal Tel: +256 (0)471 432 204 [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)483 422 222 Cell: +256 (0)702 729 696 www.cephasinn.com Fax: +256 (0)483 422 222 Email: info@ goldenpeacehotel.com AGIP MOTEL Email: [email protected] www.goldenpeacehotel.com Mbarara-Masaka Highway www.hotelcornerstone.com PO Box 1191, Mbarara CHOBE SAFARI LODGE Tel: +256 (0)485 421 615 Murchison Falls National Park GRACIOUS PALACE HOTEL Fax: +256 (0)485 420 575 c/o Marasa Central Reservations HOTEL KASH Plot 5a, Akalo Road Cell: +256 (0)711 216 155 Plot 96-98, 5th Street Industrial Area Plot 5, Bananuka Drive PO Box 560, Lira Email: [email protected] Kampala PO Box 1228, Mbarara Tel: +256 (0)392 941 392 www.agipmotelmbarara.com Tel: +256 (0)312 260 260/1 Tel: +256 (0)382 271 584 Cell: +256 (0)775 329 338; 783 191 505 Fax: +256 (0)312 260 262 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]; Email: [email protected] [email protected] ANKOLE RIVERLINE HOTEL www.chobelodgeuganda.com www.graciouspalacehotel.com Plot 89/91, Kabale Road, Mbarara HOTEL ZEBRA Tel: +256 (0)485 421 074 Plot 3-5 Baines Terrace Cell: +256 (0)772 686 679 CLOUDS MOUNTAIN PO Box 1066, Masaka HOTEL ROMA GORILLA LODGE Tel: +256 (0)481 20 936 Plot 16, Coronation Road c/o Plot 15, Binayomba Road Cell: +256 (0)782 863 725 PO Box 779, Gulu BIRDNEST@BUNYONYI Bugolobi, o Lithuli Avenue Email: [email protected] Tel: +245 (0)47 1224 RESORT Opp. Ambrosoli International School www.hotelzebra.co.ug Kabale Kampala Email: [email protected] Tel +256 (0)414 251 182 HOTEL ZAWADI Tel: +256 (0)776 252 560; 758 402 585 Cell: +256 (0)772 489 497 KAROS COUNTRY CLUB 2-7 Magni Road, Adjumani Ruharo-Mbarara Road www.birdnestatbunyonyi.com Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)41 425 0840; PO Box 1737, Mbarara www.wildplacesafrica.com (0)772 401 466 Tel: +256 (0)772 502 978 BUDANGO ECO LODGE Email: [email protected] c/o Uganda Lodges FORT MOTEL www.karoscountryclub.com KUMI HOTEL Plot 1001 block 243, Biina Road Plot 2, Lugard Road Kumi Mutungo Hill, PO Box 33024, Kampala PO Box 321, Fort Portal Tel: +256 (0)772 434 380 Tel: +256 (0)414 267 153 Tel: +256(0)772 501 731; 792 220 259 KIBALE SAFARI LODGE Cell: +256 (0)772 490 659 Kibale Forest National Park, Fort Portal Cell: +256 (0)772 426 368 Fax: +256 (0)483 422 052 Fax: +256 (0)454 471 012 Tel: +256 (0)312 277 304 Fax: +256 (0)414 267 153 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Cell: +256 (0)782 399 235; 772 504 621; Email: [email protected] www.fortmotel.com www.ugandalodges.com/lodges/budongo 775 887 258 Email: [email protected] LILIAN TOWERS HOTEL www.kibalesafarilodge.com PO Box 245, Inomo Road, Lira GORILLLA SAFARI LODGE BUNYONYI OVERLAND c/o Crystal Safaris Ltd Tel. +256 (0)473 20 954/5 RESORT Tel: +256 (0)414 345 742 Email: [email protected] PO Box 710, Kabale Fax: +256 (0)414 235 798 KONTIKI HOTEL PO Box 447, Hoima Tel +256 (0)793 930 006 Cell: +256 (0)772 470 260; 759 470 260 Tel: +256 (0)772 775 005, 773 304 752; Tel: +256 (0)772 409 510 Email: [email protected] LIRA HOTEL 465 442 890 Fax +256 (0)486 423 072 www.gorillasafarilodge.com 8-10 Erute Road, Lira Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)473 20 024 www.bunyonyioverland.com www.hoimakontiki.com Cell: +256 (0)772 594 184 Email: [email protected] GREEN HILLS HOTEL Kabale Tel:+256 (0)72 605 925 Cell: +256 (0)312 275 369 Email: [email protected]

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LAKE KITANDARA RUHIJA GORILLA LODGE SKYBLUE HOTEL MBALE RESORT HOTEL UGANDA TOUR BWINDI CAMP Ruhija Community PO Box 741, Kabale PO Box 1621, Mbale Buhoma Gate, Bwindi National Park Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Tel: +256 (0)486 22 134 Tel: +256 782 787 333; (0)454 433 920 Tel: +256 (0)312 277 304 Kabale 00256 Email: [email protected] Fax: +256 (0)454 433 922 Cell: +256 (0)782 399 235; Tel: +256414503065 Email: [email protected] 772 504 6 21; 775 887 258 Fax: +256414503064 www.mbaleresorthotel.com Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] TRISEK HOTEL www.kitandarabwindicamp.com PO Box 489, Hoima Tel: +256 (0)772 501 683 OPERATORS MOUNT ELGON HOTEL RWENZORI Email: [email protected] 30 Masaba Road, Mbale LAKE VIEW RESORT HOTEL INTERNATIONAL HOTEL Tel: +256 (0)454 433 454 Mbarara Plot 1/3, Mbogo Road Fax: +256 (0)454 433 717 Tel +256 (0)485 422112 PO Box 280, Kasese WESTERN MERIDIEN HOTEL Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)483 444 148 Bushenyi www.mountelgonhotel.com Cell: +256 (0)782 282 008 Tel: +256 (0)392 944 896 Fax: +256 483 444 147 Cell: +256 (0)772 472 019 MOUNTAINS OF THE Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] MWANA HIGHWAY HOTEL MOON HOTEL PO Box 569, Iganga Plot 4, Nyaika Avenue, Fort Portal Tel: +256 (0)772 454 252 Tel: +256 (0)483 423 200; 483 422 632 RWENZORI TRAVELLERS INN Cell: +256 (0)712 214 895 Fax: +256 (0)483 422 631 Plot 16, Kyebambe Rd www.mwanahighwayhotel.com Email: [email protected] PO Box 736, Fort Portal www.mountainsofthemoon.co.ug Tel +256 (0)483 422 075 Cell: +256 (0)712 400 570, 774 504 020 ROCK CLASSIC HOTEL Email: [email protected] EASTERN UGANDA Plot 70, Osukuru Road MWEYA SAFARI LODGE www.rwenzoritravellersinn.com PO Box 293, Tororo Queen Elizabeth National Park BEKASA HOTEL Tel: +256 (0)392 768 536 c/o Marasa Central Reservations Cell: +256 (0)772 768 535; Mbale Plot 96-98, 5th Street Industrial Area RWIZI ARCH HOTEL 702 768 536/7 Tel: +256 (0)454 660 068 Kampala PO Box 91, Mbarara Email:[email protected] Fax: +256 (0)712 555 404 Tel: +256 (0)312 260 260/1 Tel: +256 (0)485 20 821 www.rockclassichotel.com Cell: +256 (0)712 257 237 Fax: +256 (0)312 260 262 Cell: +256 (0)752 648 980 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Fax: +256 (0)485 20821 www.mweyalodge.com Email: [email protected] SOROTI HOTEL or [email protected] Plot 14-16, Serere Road, Soroti www.rwiziarchhotel.com GEOLODGES UGANDA Tel: +256 (0)4 561 269 PO Box 2288, Kampala Cell: +256 (0)772 408 304 OXFORD INN Tel: +256 (0)41 425 8273; Plot 12, Bananuka Drive Email: [email protected] (0)31 226 0758, PO Box 303, Mbarara SAMBIYA RIVER LODGE Fax: +256 (0)41 423 3992 Tel: +256 (0)382 271 737 Reservations o ce at Afri Tours & Email: [email protected] Cell: +256 (0)702 026 679 Travel Ltd. 1 Kafu Road, Poolside THE SUNRISE INN www.geolodgesafrica.com Email: [email protected] Fairway Hotel, Kampala Plot M45, Nakhupa Road www.oxfordinnmbarara.com Tel: +256 (0)414 233 596 PO Box 2607, Mbale Cell: +256 (0)776 233 596; 716 233 596 Tel +256 (0)352 276 063, 454 433 090 Email: [email protected] HOTEL BUSIA Cell: +256 (0)772 494 968 Plot 92, Jinja Road www.sambiyariverlodge.com Email: [email protected] PARAA SAFARI LODGE PO Box 36560, Busia Murchison Falls National Park www.traveluganda.co.ug/sunrise-inn-mbale Tel: +256 (0)751 087 203 c/o Marasa Central Reservations Cell: +256 (0)772 434 709; 703 499 505 Plot 96-98, 5th Street Industrial Area SANCTUARY GORILLA Email: [email protected] Kampala FOREST CAMP SUNSET HOTEL Tel: +256 (0)312 260 260/1 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Plot 17 Kiira Road, PO Box 156, Jinja Fax: +256 (0)312 260 262 PO Box 7799, Kampala Tel: +256 (0)43 120 115 HOTEL RESTVILLE Fax: +256 (0)43 120 741 Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)414 340 290; 414 253 619 Plot 43, Bumboi Road Email: [email protected] www.paraalodge.com Cell: +256 (0)776 340 290 Busamaga, Wanale Division www.sunsethoteluganda.com Email: [email protected] PO Box 557, Mbale www.sanctuaryretreats.com Tel: +256 (0)774 870 559 PRIMATE LODGE Email: [email protected] c/o Great Lakes Safaris Ltd WASH & WILLS HOTEL www.hotelrestville.com 1st fl oor, Susie House, Ggaba Road SILVERBACK LODGE Plot 37, Mbiro Road PO Box 33024, Kampala c/o Marasa Central Reservations PO Box 1327, Mbale Tel: +256 (0)414 267 153 Plot 96-98, 5th Street, Industrial Area Tel: +256 (0)772 518675 KAYIRA COMPLEX HOTEL Fax: +256 (0)4 534 173 Cell: +256 (0)772 426 368 PO Box 22827, Kampala PO Box 329, Mbale Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)312 259 390; 313 259 390 Tel: +256 (0)392 941 652 www.ugandalodges.com +256 (0)414 259 390/4/5 Cell: +256 (0)782 316 729 www.silverbacklodge.com WILDWATERS LODGE Kalagala Island, River Nile RAJA EXCELSIOR HOTEL O Kayunga Road, Kangulamira MASABA HILLTOP HOTEL Tel: +256 (0)414 252 720 Plot 4, Malibo-Nyakabwa Road SIMBA SAFARI CAMP Mbale Cell: +256 (0)772 237 400/500 Fort Portal c/o Plot 1001 block 243, Biina Road Cell: +256 (0)772 681 447 Skype: Wildwaterslodge Tel: +256 (0)483 422 562 Mutungo Hill, PO Box 33024, Kampala Email: [email protected] Fax: +256 (0)483 422 562 Tel: +256 (0)414 267 153 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Cell: +256 (0)772 426 368 www.wild-uganda.com Fax: +256 (0)414 267 153 Email: [email protected] www.ugandalodges.com

50 TOUR OPERATORS UGANDA TOUR OPERATORS THIS LIST HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY THE ASSOCIATION AFRICA RUNNERS CO ALPHA & OMEGA TOURS OF UGANDA TOUR OPERATORS (AUTO). Contact Person: Ninsiima Joseline Contact Person: Robinah Lubwama Plot 4 Pilkington Rd Lower Muyenga, PO Box 886, Kampala PO Box 27250, Kampala Tel: +256 (0)414 266 858 1000 SHADES OF GREEN ACACIA SAFARIS Tel: +256 (0)312 250 014 Cell: +256 (0)772 509 798 Contact Person: Connie Tumusiime TOUR & SAFARIS Cell: +256 (0)312 250 014 Email: [email protected]; tomah@ Plot 351b, Balintuma Rd, Nankulabye Contact Person: Charles M. Kisitu Email: [email protected] alphaandomegatours.com PO Box 29493, Kampala Kamu Kamu Plaza, Ebb Rd www.africarunners.co.ug www.adonaiguesthouse.com PO Box 21142, Kampala Tel: +256 (0)414 253 597 Cell: +256 (0)788 761 007 Cell: +256 (0)712 800 004 Fax: +256 (0)414 532 742 AFRICAN ADVENTURE AMAZING SAFARIS Email: [email protected] Contact Person: Abel Katembwe Email: [email protected] TRAVELLERS www.gogreensafari.com Lubowa, O Entebbe Rd www.acaciasafari.co.ug Annex 4 Nsambya Sharing Centre, Gaba Rd, PO Box 26784, Kampala PO Box 9444, Kampala AA ADVENTURES Tel: +256 (0)414 597 257 Tel: +256 (0)414 236 852 Contact Person: Richard Ddungu ACCESS AFRICA Cell: +256 (0)772 718 121 Cell: +256 (0)772 407 147 Rm Sf 29 Kamu Kamu Plaza, Ebb Rd Contact Person: Deborah Allen Kabaseke Fax: +256 (0)414 597 257 Email: [email protected] PO Box 28921, Kampala Pilkington Rd, Collin House, 1st Floor Email: [email protected] www.amazingsafarisuganda.com Cell: +256 (0)701 222 089 PO Box 26829, Kampala www.adventuretravellers.com Fax: +256 (0)414 250 018 Tel: +256 (0)392 842 042; 312 265 737 ASYANUT SAFARIS Email: [email protected] Cell: +256 (0)782 455 902 www.ugandasafaritour.com; Email: [email protected] AFRICAN PEARL SAFARIS & INCENTIVES Contact Person: Azarius Baryaruha Contact Person: Babra A. Vanhelleputte www.gorillatrekking.net www.toursuganda.com Rm 8, 2nd Floor, Station House, Plot 3, Jumbo Plaza, Parliament Ave, Plot 2, ADRIFT ADVENTURE Kampala Rd, PO Box 4562, Kampala PO Box 27707, Kampala AA SAFARIS & TOURS Tel: +256 (0)414 233 566/7 Tel: +256 (0)414 503 065 Contact Person: Hadijah Tanah COMPANY Cell: +256 (0)772 718 121 Cell: +256 (0)756 000 598 Rm 4, Sarah Mall, Martin Rd Contact Person: Dennis Ntege Fax: +256 (0)414 235 770 Fax: +256 (0)414 503 064 Old Kampala, PO Box 28921, Kampala Kira Rd, UWA, PO Box 7681, Kampala Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)392 883 831 Tel: +256 (0)414 252 720; www.africanpearlsafaris.com www.asyanuttours-safaris.com Cell: +256 (0)752 827 492 +256 (0)312 237 438 Fax: +256 (0)414 250 018 Cell: +256 (0)772 454 206 Email: [email protected]; Fax: +256 (0)414 252 720 AFRICAN SAFARI MASTERS ATLAS AFRICAN SAFARIS LTD Contact Person: Gerald Kasirye Contact Person: Chris Winyi [email protected] Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Munyonyo, PO Box 27867, Kampala Nkurmah Rd, Musana House www.adventureugandasafari.com www.adrift.ug Tel: +256 (0)414 680 010 PO Box 12719, Kampala Cell: +256 (0)774 077 518 Tel: +256 (0)414 255 37/232 276 AAB TOURS & TRAVEL ADVANCED TOURS & TRAVEL Email: [email protected] Cell: +256 (0)703 030 549; 772 749 858 Contact Person: Kiganda Noah Sonko Contact Person: Patience Kebirungi Bukule www.ugandasafarimasters.com Fax: +256 (0)312 374 008 Zana Entebbe highway, Nyanama Rd Plot 28/30 Clive Rd West Email: [email protected] behind family supermarket PO Box 806, Jinja www.atlassafaris.com PO Box 37400, Kampala Tel: +256 (0)434 120 457 AFRICAN SECRETS Contact Person: Adrian Ssali Sentongo Tel: +256 (0)414 201 299 Fax; +256 (0)434 120 457 Plot 1001, Susie House, Gaba Rd Cell: +256 (0)755 700 700 Email: [email protected]; AUTO RENTAL SAFARIS LTD PO Box 5574, Kampala Contact Person: Daphine J Natukunda Email: [email protected] fl [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)312 280 837 Plot 1001, Susie House, Nsambya www.aabtoursandtravel.com www.advancedtours.ug Cell: +256 (0)756 559 910 Gaba Rd, PO Box 5643, Kampala Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)782 898 495 ABACUS AFRICAN VACATION ADVENTURE TRAILS www.africansecrets.com Email: [email protected] Contact Person: Robert Begumisa Contact Person: Sophie Kyotya www.autorentalsafari.com Plot 73, Queen’s Way, near fl y over Colline House, 1st fl oor PO Box 34944, Kampala PO Box 34944, Kampala AFRICAN WHITE RHINO LTD Contact Person: Dan Lule Tel: +256 (0)414 232 657 Tel: +256 (0)312 261 930 B & L SAFARI CENTRE LTD Block 4, Butikiro Rd Contact Person: Kemirembe Phiona Cell: +256 (0)772 331 332 Cell: +256 (0)704 333 358; 772 411 066 PO Box 843, Kampala Plot 665b, Buganda Rd, NHCC Fax: +256 (0)312 261 930 Fax: +256 (0)414 347 074 Tel: +256 (0)414 370 912 PO Box 70257, Kampala Email: [email protected]; Email: [email protected] Cell: +256 (0)772 403 766 Tel: +256 (0)414 235 968; 312 112 969 [email protected]; brian@ www.gorilla-safari.com Email: [email protected] Cell: +256 (0)714 398 321; 712 126 020 abacusvacations.com www.afriwhiterhinos.com Email: [email protected]; www.abacusvacations.com AFRI TOURS & TRAVEL [email protected]; Contact Person: Tilly Johnstone [email protected] Plot 1 Kafu Rd, Fairway Hotel AFRICA’S GREAT ABERCROMBIE & KENT www.blsafaricentre.com PO Box 5187, Kampala EXPLORATION (AGE) TOURS & TRAVEL LTD Contact Person: Priscilla Butagira Contact Person: Geo rey Worke Kent Tel: +256 (0)414 233 596 Ground Floor, Commonwealth Centre BEST SAFARI TOUR & Plot 46A Victoria Loop, 108 Lubowa Cell: +256 (0)776 233 596 Munyonyo PO Box 9021, Kampala Tel: +256 (0)414 201 321 Email: [email protected] BUSINESS SERVICES LTD Tel: +256 (0)414 662 300 Contact Person: Bassajjakambwe Hood Email: [email protected] www.afritourstravel.com Cell: +256 (0)772 509 600 Rm CO2, 3rd Floor, Plot 75A E-Tower www.abercrombiekent.com AFRICA ADVENTURE SAFARIS Email: [email protected] Kla Rd, opposite Biplous Contact Person: Wilberforce Begumisa www.agesafaris.com PO Box 25459, Kampala ABLE SAFARI LTD Tel: +256 (0)312 296 690 Contact Person: Lydia Kalimwine Nansana Hoima Rd, Plot 64 Cell: +256 (0)754 477 985 Plot 79, Bukoto St, Kamwokya PO Box 22754, Kampala Fax: +256 (0)754 477 985 PO Box 131, Kampala Tel: +256 (0)392 834 606 Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)712 194 515; 414 692 535 Cell: +256 (0)784 445 444; 701 106 004 www.bestsafariuganda.com Cell: +256 (0)712 194 515; 756 966 901 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]; www.safarisgorilla.com [email protected] www.tour-uganda.com www.ablesafaris.com 51

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BEYOND THE SKY TOURS CYCADS AFRICAN GLOBAL AFRIC SAFARIS LTD GREEN LEAF TOURIST CLUB & TRAVEL SAFARIS LTD Contact Person: Contact Person: Jack A. Wada Contact Person: Birungi Doreen Contact Person: Charles Biryomumaisho Kabahweza Florence Hashaka Shop no FF55, 1st Floor, Forest Mall O ce no. G9, Metropole House, Plot Plot 73 Queensway, Kibirige Building Rm 222, 2nd Floor, Span House (next to Shoprite Lugogo), 8-10 Entebbe Road Katwe, PO Box 22460, Kampala Pilkington Rd, PO Box 36419 Kampala Plot 3A2/3A3, Sports Lane PO Box 36671, Kampala Tel: +256 (0)414 573 775 Tel: +256 (0)312 106 484: PO Box 27139, Kampala Tel: +256 (0)414 250 359; 312 108 052 Cell: +256 (0)772 507 241 +256 (0)782 996 126 Tel: +256 (0)414 230 460/1 Cell: +256 (0)752 645 005 [email protected] Email: [email protected] Cell: +256 (0)772 230 461 Fax: +256 (0)414 250 358 www.cycadssafaris.com www.globalafricsafaris.com Fax: +256 (0)414 230 464 Email: [email protected]; info@ Email: [email protected] beyondtheskytours.com DESTINATION JUNGLE LTD GLOBAL INTERLINK www.green.co.ug www.beyondtheskytours.com Contact Person: Constatino Tessarin TRAVEL SERVICES 5th Floor, Pan African House Contact Person: Mohit K. Advani HOG SAFARIS BROVAD TOURS & TRAVEL PO Box 2874, Kampala 52 Grand Imperial Hotel Mall, Contact Person: Ben Katumba Contact Person: Rashid Kayimba Tel: +256 (0)414 232 754 6 Nile Ave, PO Box 21600, Kampala Plot 268 Willis Rd, Namirembe Hill Ground Floor, Communications House Cell: +256 (0)712 385 446 Tel: +256 (0)414 235 233 PO Box 8084, Kampala PO Box 9174, Kampala Fax: +256 (0)312 113 863 Cell: +256 (0)772 227 722 Tel: +256 (0)414 534 134 Tel: +256 (0)414 230 000 Email: welcome@destinationjungle. Fax: +256 (0)414 231 858 Cell: +256 (0)752 656 142; 782 711 903 Cell: +256 (0)774 334 655 com; [email protected] Email: [email protected] Fax: +256 (0)414 534 134 Email: [email protected]; www.safaritoeastafrica.com www.global-interlink.org Email: [email protected] [email protected] www.hogsafaris.co.ug www.brovadsafaris.com EAST AFRICA EXPLORERS GO UGANDA SAFARIS Contact Person: Robert Byalwtaga (CREDIT UGANDA SAFARIS) IHAMBA LAKESIDE BUNYONYI SAFARIS Plot 86, Nsamizi Rd Contact Person: Miriam Magada SAFARI LODGE Contact Person: Charlotte Kamugisha PO Box 687, Entebbe Nsambya Babies Home Contact Person: Jolly Ngabirano Ground Floor, Crusader House, 7 Portal Tel: +256 (0)414 322 789 PO Box 307888, Kampala Plot 13B, Café PAP, Parliament Avenue Avenue, PO Box 26905, Kampala Cell: +256 (0)772 873 106 Tel: +256 (0)312 815 47 PO Box 26320, Kampala Tel: +256 (0)312 261 001/2; 414 347 460 Fax: +256 (0)414 322 789 Cell: +256 (0)772 663 066 Tel: +256 (0)312 513 657 Cell: +256 (0)777 073 11 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Cell: +256 (0)705 555 056 Fax: +256 (0)414 345 605 www.credit-uganda.com Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]; EXCLUSIVE AFRICA www.ihambasafarilodge.com [email protected]; SAFARIS LTD GORILLA TOURS LTD [email protected] Contact Person: Mango Alex Contact Person: INSIGHT SAFARI HOLIDAYS www.bunyonyisafaris.com Plot 21 Namugongo Rd Ssempebwa Virgo Immaculate Contact Person: Kiiza Kalamantu Calah PO Box 3320, Kampala Rm Q20, Plot 22/23 Quality Shopping Plot 19 Bukoto St CHEETAH SAFARIS UGANDA Cell: +256 (0)772 887 484 Village, Lubowa, PO Box 29333, Kampala PO Box 34639, Kampala Contact Person: Ntale Robert Email: info@exclusiveafricansafaris. Tel: +256 (0)414 200 221 Tel: +256 (0)392 613 687; 414 580 794 Kyebando, Nansana Hoima Rd com; [email protected]; exclusiveafri- Cell: +256 (0)772 370 263 Email: [email protected] PO Box 71564, Kampala [email protected] Fax: +256 (0)414 200 221 www.ugandasafari.co.uk Cell: +256 (0)772 413 766 www.exclusiveafricasafaris.com Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]; www.gorillatours.com JET TOURS & TRAVEL LTD [email protected] FOOT PRINTS SAFARIS LTD Contact Person: Rio Henrietta Ddungu www.cheetahwilderness.com Contact Person: Mugume Elvis GRACIOUS TOURS Plot 3 Lumum Street 3rd Floor, Northern Wing Social & TRAVEL LTD PO Box 5710 Kampala CHIBA TOURS & TRAVEL LTD Security House, Jinja Rd Contact Person: Jacob Lubega Tel: +256 (0)414 345158 Contact person: Mariam Walugembe PO Box 3489, Kampala Plot 410 Freedom city, O ce no FC 50 Fax: +256 (0)414343872 Garden City, New Basement, Yusuf Lule Tel: +256 (0)414 341 972 Namasuba, Ebb Rd Email: [email protected]; Rd, PO Box 37009, Kampala Cell: +256 (0)793 668 328 PO Box 5057, Kampala [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)312 114 601 Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)414 580 712 www.jettoursuganda.com Cell: +256 (0)776 827 550; 702 827 550 www.footprintssafaris.co.ug Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.gracioustours.co.ug JEWEL SAFARIS LTD www.gorillaugandansafari.com GATE 1 TOURS & TRAVEL LTD Contact Person: Tindyebwa Dona Contact Person: Kansiime Muhangi Selgio Plot 4 Kimathi Avenue CHURCHILL SAFARIS & TRAVEL Rm 034, Floor 2, Raja Chambers, Plot 3 GREAT LAKES SAFARIS PO Box 26029, Kampala Contact Person: Ether Birungi Kyambadde Parliament Ave, PO Box 28148, Kampala Contact Person: Amos Wekesa Tel: +256 (0)414 344 577 Block 928b, Sir Albert Cook Natete Tel: +256 (0)414 258 817 Mutungo Hill, Plot 1001, Block 243 Cell: +256 (0)772 867 943 PO Box 28170, Kampala Cell: +256 (0)772 870 750 Biina Rd, PO Box 33024, Kampala Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)414 341 815 Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)414 267 153 www.jewelsafaris.com; Cell: +256 (0)772 671 285; 704 671 285 www.gate1tours.net Cell: +256 (0)772 426 368; 782 282 791; www.ugandagorillatours.com Fax: +256 (0)414 253 976 702 426 368 Email: [email protected]; GEO SAFARIS LTD Fax: +256 (0)782 260 948 JOY SAFARIS LTD [email protected] Contact Person: Leila Kassim Email: [email protected]; Contact Person: Ssebirumbi Kasozi Paul www.churchillsafaris.com Unit 8, Plot 1-3 Coral Crescent, Lower [email protected] 06 Street, Ind Area near KCC Kololo Terrace, PO Box 2288, Kampala www.safari-uganda.com warehouse, PO Box 5925, Kampala CLASSIC AFRICA SAFARIS Cell: +256 (0)703 723 274 Tel: +256 (0)772 586 059 Contact Person: Mel Gormley Email: [email protected] GREAT VALUE SAFARIS LTD Cell: +256 (0)772 509 119 77 Eric Magala Rd, PO Box 524, Entebbe www.geolodgesafrica.com Contact Person: Maria Kalinga Fax: +256 (0)414 259357 Tel: +256 (0)414 320 121 Span House No 108, Plot 1, Portal Ave, Email: [email protected], sales@ Cell: +256 (0)772 642 185 GERAP TOURS LTD behind Tropical Africa Bank joycampervans.net Fax: +256 (0)414 320 121 Contact Person: Tusiime Brenda Tel: +256 (0)413 475 01; 312 272 236 www.joycampervansafari.net Email: rachel@classicafricasafaris. Pension House, Plot 474 Cell: +256 (0)772 919 818; 752 692 286 travel; classic@classicafricasafaris. Rm 2, 3rd Floor, Gaba Rd, Kabalagala Fax: +256 (0)414 347 520 KABAROLE TOURS & travel; enquiries@classicafricasafaris. PO Box 10548, Kampala Email: [email protected] SAFARI LTD travel; [email protected] Cell: +256 (0)414 501 464 www.gvsafaris.com Contact Person: Richard Fred Tooro www.classicafricasafaris.travel Fax: +256 (0)414 502 464 Plot 1 Moledina St Email: [email protected] GREEN BREAKS UGANDA LTD PO Box 845, Fort Portal CRYSTAL SAFARIS LTD www.geraptours.com Contact Person: Ignatius Nakishero Tel: +256 (0)483 422 183 Contact Person: Christine Mwinike Topher Rd, Mbuya Cell: +256 (0)774 057 390 Airways House, Plot 6 Collville St PO Box 548, Kampala Fax: +256 (0)483 422 636 PO Box 9698, Kampala Tel: +256 (0)312 277 128 Email: [email protected]; richard. Tel: +256 (0)414 345 742 Cell: +256 (0)772 200 337 [email protected]; [email protected] Cell: +256 (0)772 470 260 Fax: +256 (0)414 122 363 www.kabaroletours.com Fax: +256 (0)414 235 798 [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.greenbreaks.co.ug www.crystalsafaris.com

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KABIZA WILDERNESS LEOPARD LINKS UGANDA MBALE RESORT TOURS NKURINGO WALKING SAFARIS LTD Contact Person: Germina Kintu Contact Person: Kisaakye Annie SAFARIS (U) LTD Contact Person:Jon Blanc and Geo rey Plot 790 Namasuba, Room 13, Impala House, Ground, Contact Person: Lydia Nandudu Mugambwa PO Box 11120, Entebbe Kimathi Ave, PO Box 10649, Kampala Plot 34 Kitinda, SOS Zone, Plot 146 Sheik Abdu Lubega Rd, PO Box Tel: +256 (0)414 269 165 Tel: +256 (0)414 258 155 PO Box 10152, Kampala 36902, Kampala Cell: +256 (0)752 622 701 Cell: +256 (0) Cell: +256 (0)774 805 580 Cell: +256 (0)774 785 852 Fax: +256 (0)414 269 165 Fax: +256 (0)414 258 157 Email: [email protected]; Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] [email protected] www.kabiza.com www.leopardlinksuganda.com www.mbaleresorttours.com www.nkuringowalkingsafaris.com KAMPALA AEROCLUB & LETS GO TRAVEL LTD MERIT VACATIONS OSOLE MIO FLIGHT TRAINING CENTRE Contact Person: Kantu Joan Contact Person: Mugume Rebecca Contact Person: Guilio Molfese Contact Person: Russell Barnes Garden City, PO Box 22851, Kampala Namirembe, Mengo Hill Ssese Island, PO Box 5622, Kampala Kajjansi Airfi eld, Ssisa Village Tel: +256 (0)414 252 711 Tel: +256 (0)414 256 698 Cell: +256 (0)782 691 562; 782 756 810 PO Box 24305 Kampala Cell: +256 (0)772 614 193 Cell: +256 (0)712 615 343 Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)312 200 059 Fax: +256 (0)414 346 666 Fax: +256 (0)414 256 689 www.ugandasafari.it Cell: +256 (0)772 712 557 Email: safaris@letsgosafari-ug. Email: [email protected] Email: info@fl yuganda.com; zara@ com; marinka@letsgosafari-ug. www.meritsafaris.com PANARI SAFARIS fl yuganda.com com; [email protected]; Contact Person: Ms Jacqueline Kioko www.fl yuganda.com [email protected]; sharon@ MOGAMBO, PASION Plot 24/26, Shri Ganesh Plaza letsgosafari-ug.com POR AFRICA, LTD PO Box 1369, Kampala KATONA TOURS & TRAVEL LTD www.letsgosafari.com Contact Person: Francisco Javier Tel: +256 (0)414 668 869 Contact Person: Katoto Muhammed Entebbe Rd, PO Box 22005, Kampala Cell: +256 (0)714 668 307; 754 668 307 Plot 11 Luwum St, PO Box 2633 Kampala LIVINGSTONE Cell: +256 (0)775 491 492 Fax: +256 (0)414 252 099 Cell: +256 (0)774 161 700 AFRICAN SAFARIS Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]; Fax: +256 (0)414 667 788 Contact Person: Kalema Livingstone www.mogambo.ug [email protected] Email: [email protected] Plot No.3692 Kabanda Road, Kirinya, www.panarisafaris.com www.katonatours.com PO Box 29023, Kampala MSAFIRI TOURS Tel: +256 (0)312 292 947 Contact Person: Denis Kigongo Victor PEARL AFRIC TRAVEL BUREAU KAZINGA TOURS LTD Cell: +256 (0)772 459 379 Rm 14, 2nd Floor, Susie House near Contact Person: Innocent Manda Contact Person: Musinguzi Felix Email: [email protected] American Embassy, Plot 1001, Gaba Rd, Plot 3 Pilkington Rd, Nic Building, Phase Ground Floor, Plot 20, Muhumuza Rd www.tours-uganda.com PO Box 25395, Kampala 3 Annex, PO Box 1102, Kampala PO Box 372, Kabale Tel: +44 800 612 5106 Tel: +256 (0)414 232 730; 414 346 168 Tel: +256 (0)486 435 036 Cell: +256 (0)777 851 283 Cell: +256 (0)752 250 4301 Cell: +256 (0)772 552 819 MAGIC SAFARIS (CONCORD Email: info@msafi ri.co.uk Email: [email protected]; Email: [email protected]; INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL www.msafi ri.com [email protected]; [email protected]; BUREAU) [email protected] [email protected] Contact Person: Deicole Mugema NANJING TOUR & TRAVEL www.pearlafric.com www.kazingatours.com Parliament Avenue Contact Person: Apo, Lin Tel: +256 (0)414 342 926 Plot 15, Impala Avenue, Kololo, PO Box PEARL OF AFRICA TOURS KIBLA MANTANA Cell: +256 (0)752 742 908 37021, Kampala Contact Person: Kelley Mac-Tavish Mungar AFRICAN SAFARIS Fax: +256 (0)414 342 926 Cell: +256 (0)701 581 188 Nakumat Oasis Mall, B2, Lower Grd Contact Person: Anthony Farrell Email: [email protected] Fax: +256 (0)414 340 926 Floor, PO Box 24254, Kampala Plot 39A, Berkeley Road www.magic-safaris.com Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)414 340 533 PO Box 11060, Entebbe Cell: +256 (0)772 403 614 Tel: +256 (0)414 321 552 MARABU TOURS LTD NATURE LINK SAFARIS LTD Fax: +256 (0)414 236 255 Cell: +256 (0)772 401 391; 772 525 736; Contact Person: Oliver Nambuya Contact Person: Joseph Koluo Email: [email protected]; 000520891288 Plot 324 Nalugala, Entebbe Road, Plot 3 Raja Chambers, Suite 25, [email protected]; Fax: +256 (0)414 320 152 PO Box 40191, Entebbe Parliament Ave, PO Box 26330, Kampala www.pearlofafricatours.com Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)701 205 197 Tel: +256 (0)312 278 860 www.kimbla-mantana.co.ug Cell: +256 (0)772 551 501 Cell: +256 (0)772 398 314 PICNIC SAFARIS LTD Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]; Contact Person: Samson Bagonza KJONG SAFARIS LTD www.marabutours.com [email protected]; Plot 2-4, Kiwana Rd, Nakumatt Store Contact Person: Muhumuza Stephen [email protected] Bukoto, PO Box 40379, Kampala Plot 110 Bukoto St, kamwokya, PO Box MARANATHA TOURS www.naturelinksafaris.co.ug Cell: +256 (0)312 515 402 40289, Kampala & TRAVEL LTD Fax: +256 (0)414 256 963 Tel: +256 (0)312 111 304 Contact Person: Norah Nanteza NATURETRACK Email: [email protected]; Cell: +256 (0)772 370 233; 751 646 578 Suite 20, 1st Floor, Fami House formerly EXPEDITIONS (U) LTD [email protected] Email: [email protected]; Colline House, Pilkington Rd, Contact Person: Jane Ojaale www.picnicsafaris.com [email protected] PO Box 686, Kampala Plot 9, Berkeley Road www.kjongsafarisuganda.com Cell: +256 (0)414 231 454 PO Box 727, Entebbe PREMIER SAFARIS LTD Email: [email protected]; Tel: +256 (0)392 896 754; 774 132 96 Contact Person: Roni Madhvani LAKE BASIN TOURS [email protected] Email: [email protected] 96-98 5th street industrial area & TRAVEL LTD www.maranathatours.net www.naturetrack-expeditions.com PO Box 22827, Kampala Contact Person: Marriane Mutagambwa Tel: +256 (0)414 259 390 Plot 2 Rotary Ave, Lugogo Bypass MATOKE TOURS NETSPAN LTD Fax: +256 (0)414 255 277 PO Box 5991, Kampala Contact Person: Coen van der Heijden Contact Person: Elizabeth Ahaise Email: [email protected]; Tel: +256 (0)414 253 633 Plot 8, Bukooto St, Kamwokya Equatorial Hotel Shop No 42 [email protected] Fax: +256 (0)414 253 633 PO Box 1881, Kampala PO Box 10532, Kampala Email: [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)751 057 863 Tel: +256 (0)414 348 766 PRIMATE WATCH SAFARIS Cell: +256 (0)782 374 667 Cell: +256 (0)772 704 326 Contact Person: Nekesa Florence LAKE KITANDARA TOURS Fax: +256 (0)414 320 152 Fax: +256 (0)414 348 766 Plot 4277 Namasuba-Ndejje Rd, o Email: [email protected]; Email: [email protected] Ebb, PO Box 671, Kampala & TRAVEL Tel: +256 (0)414 226 824 Contact Person: Boniface Byamukama [email protected]; Cell: +256 (0)772 616 107 Plot 102, Nakawa Division, St Bruno Rd [email protected] Email: [email protected] Luzira Port Bell, PO Box 40360, Kampala www.travel-uganda.net NILE RIVER EXPLORERS www.primatewatchsafaris.com Tel: +256 (0)312 287 250 Contact Person: Jon Dahl Cell: +256 (0)772 515 672; Plot 41 Wilson Ave, PO Box 2155, Jinja 782 399 235; 772 504 621 Tel: +256 (0)434 120 236 RAFIKI ADVENTURES U LTD Contact Person: Joseph Kiwanuka Fax: +256 (0)312 287 250 Cell: +256 (0)772 422 373 Kyadondo Block 222, Plot 1681, Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]; Namugongo, PO Box 14668, Kampala www.lkttsafaris.co.ug [email protected] www.raftafrica.com Tel: +256 (0)782 010 545 Fax: +256 (0)414 599 704 Email: rafi [email protected] www.rafi kiadventure.com 54 RAFT SUPREME STEBAR SAFARIS LTD TRAVEL HEMISPHERES LTD VENTURE UGANDA LTD (NALUBALE RAFTING) Contact Person: Stella Bamu Rugunda Contact Person: Bukenya R.Fred Contact Person: Lesley Harris Contact Person: Thompson Imperial Resort Beach Hotel, Entebbe Nyanama Rd, PO Box 12112, Kampala Plot 19 o Martyrsway Ntinda Rd Plot 17 Kissinja Rd, Jinja PO Box 72579, Kampala Tel: +256 (0)414 382 357 PO Box 40244, Nakawa Cell: +256 (0)782 638 938; 772 812 065 Tel: +256 (0)414 323 123 Cell: +256 (0)772 571 698 Tel: +256 (0)782 735 309 Email: [email protected]; Cell: +256 (0)701 396 546 Email: [email protected] Cell: +256 (0)701 440 1897 [email protected] Email: [email protected]; www.travelhemispheres.com Email: [email protected]; www.nalubalerafting.com [email protected] [email protected] www.stebar-safaris.com TRAVEL2UGANDA www.ventureuganda.org RAYZ AFRIKA TOURS & Contact Person: Gabriella Beltramini TRAVEL COMPANY LTD SUNLINK TRAVEL Kansanga, Gaba Rd, VINCE TOURS & TRAVEL LTD Contact Person: Mugyenyi Raymond ADVENTURES PO Box 72702, Kampala Contact Person: Patrick Tourol Rm 11, Grd Floor, Sarah Mall Building Contact Person: Francis Masuba Cell: +256 (0)775 824 117 Rm 208, Teachers House, Bombo Rd Plot 25, Martin Rd Colline House, 3rd Floor, Pilkington Rd Email: [email protected] PO Box 37053, Kampala PO Box 15394, Kampala PO Box 11058, Kampala www.travel2uganda.com Tel: +256 (0)414 341 470 Tel: +256 (0)414 256 006 Tel: +256 (0)414 533 770 Cell: +256 (0)712 810 666 Cell: +256 (0)772 619 809 Cell: +256 (0)712 840 035 TRAVELUST AFRICAN SAFARIS Fax: +256 (0)414 341 470 Email: [email protected]; Email: [email protected] Contact Person: James Kateeba Email: [email protected] [email protected] www.sunlinktravel.co.ug Buziga Hill, PO Box 27943, Kampala www.vincetours.co.ug www.rayzafrika.com Tel: +256 (0)414 578 209; 312 288 667 SWAN AIR TOURS & TRAVEL Cell: +256 (0)752 626 908; 772 419 238 VOLCANOES SAFARIS RED CHILLI HIDE AWAY LTD Contact Person: Eugene Nsubuga Windt Email: [email protected] Contact Person: Yusuf Mubiru Contact Person: Katarina Bendikova Plot 4 Kimathi Ave, PO Box 11206, Kampala www.travelust.com 27 Lumumba Avenue, Nakasero Plot 17 Gangram Rd, Mbuya Tel: +256 (0)414 250 966; 414 235 608 PO Box 22818, Kampala PO Box 40288, Kampala Cell: +256 (0)772 750 965 TREK AFRICA ECO-TOURS Tel: +256 (0)414 346 464; 312 263 823 Tel: +256 (0)312 202 903 Fax: +256 (0)414 250 965 LIMITED Cell: +256 (0)772 741 718 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]; Contact Person: Aggrey Mwesigwa Fax: +256 (0)414 341 718; 312 265 248 www.redchillihideaway.com [email protected]; safaris@ Plot 288, Mukasa Close (o Port Bell Email: [email protected] swanairtravel.biz; jane@swanairtravel. Road), Luzira, PO Box 12350, Kampala www.volcanoessafaris.com RENEWILLS SAFARIS biz; [email protected] Tel: +256 (0)414 376 438 Contact Person: Jasper Kamukama www.swanairtravel.biz Cell: +256 (0)772 347 347; 701 058 180 VOYAGER AFRICAN SAFARIS LTD Areba Hotel Nkumba Email: [email protected]; trekaf- Contact Person: Joselyn Akullu PO Box 27332, Kampala TANGAZA TOURS LTD [email protected] Hotel Africana (O ce Annex); Voyager Tel: +256 (0)312 111 637 Contact Person: Rose Kareeba www.trekafrica.co.ug Suite, Plot 2–4 Wampewo Avenue Cell: +256 (0)772 506 419 Plot 14 Nakasero Rd Kololo, PO Box 36453, Kampala Email: [email protected] PO Box 22756, Kampala TREK EAST AFRICA Tel: +256 (0)414 268 675; 312 283 987 www.renewills.com Tel: +256 (0)312 265 454 Contact Person: Geo rey Baluku Cell: +256 (0)712 441 832 Cell: +256 (0)772 357 424; 712 424 894 Bukoto, O Kisasi Rd Fax: +256 (0)414 286 269 SAFARI WILDZ Email: [email protected] PO Box 16322, Kampala Email: [email protected] Contact Person: Celia Dippenaar www.tangazatours.co.ug Tel: ‘+256 (0)702 975 961 www.discoverafrica.co.ug Plot 6, Nsajja Rd, PO Box 1317, Jinja Cell: +256 (0)702 975 961 Tel: +256 (0)775 201 119 TERP TRAVEL LTD Email: [email protected] WHAT’S WILD! SAFARIS LTD Cell: +256 (0)794 201 119 Contact Person: Abala Christine www.trekeastafricasafaris.com Contact Person: Pascal Werner Email: [email protected] Plot 37/41 Port Bell Plot 57, Lake Drive, Luzira www.safariwildz.com PO Box 12339, Kampala UGANDA EXPERIENCE PO Box 28142, Kampala Tel: +256 (0)414 220 702 Contact Person: Malcom Rankin Cell: +256 (0)784 461 368 SILVER-BACK SAFARIS Fax: +256 (0)414 220 929 Unit 5, Trust House 20 Airport Road Email: [email protected] Contact Person: Immaculate Odd Irumba Email: [email protected]; baseka@ PO Box 534, Entebbe www.whatswildsafaris.com Plot 79 Bukoto St, Kamwokya, PO Box budgetsafari.biz; abala.christine@ Tel: +256 (0)414 320 569; 414 321 583 29769, Kampala gmail.com Cell: +256 (0)774 040 170 WHISTLING DUCK TOURS & Tel: +256 (0)772 854 685 Email: [email protected] TRAVEL LTD Cell: +256 (0)772 854 685 THE FAR HORIZONS U LTD www.ugandaexperience.co.uk Contact Person: Helmut Buttner Fax: +256 (0)312 270 778 (DATA POINT) Plot 16, Kisinja Road, PO Box 53, Jinja Email: [email protected]; Contact Person: Patrick Shah UGANDA HOLIDAY & Tel: +256 (0)431 221 68 [email protected] Block 244, Plot 2409, Kiwafu Kansanga BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Cell: +256 (0)751 767 605 wwwsilversafaris.co.ug PO Box 37789, Kampala Contact Person: Omalla Andrew Fax: +256 (0)434 122 168 Tel: +256 (0)312 264 894/5/6 Amber House, Ground Floor Email: [email protected] SITATUNGA SAFARIS Cell: +256 (0)772 786 999 PO Box 8329, Kampala www.whistlingduckuganda.com & TRAVEL LTD Email: info@thefarhorizons. Tel: +256 (0)312 229 244 Contact Person: Pamela Nabakoza com; [email protected]; Cell: +256 (0)414 237 182 WILD FRONTIERS Mutesa 1 Close Buziga, [email protected] Fax: +256 (0)412 371 81 (G & C TOURS LTD) PO Box 12838, Kampala www.thefarhorizons.com Email: [email protected] Contact Person: Jane Goldring Tel: +256 (0)414 267 790 www.holidayinuganda.com Plot 3 Nsamizi Close, PO Box 619, Entebbe Cell: +256 (0)772 667 246 THE UGANDA SAFARI Tel: +256 (0)414 321 479 Fax: +256 (0)414 268 620 COMPANY UGANDA TRAVEL Cell: +256 (0)772 502 155 Email: [email protected] Contact Person: Jonathan Wright BUREAU 2004 LTD Fax: +256 (0)414 321 479 www.sitatungasafaris.co.ug Plot 15 Binayomba Road, Luthuli Contact Person: Deo Lubega Email: [email protected]; jane@ Avenue, Bugoloobi Plot 3 Kimathi Ave, Pan Africa House wildfrontiers.co.ug; janewildfrontiers@ SPEKE UGANDA HOLIDAYS PO Box 23825, Kampala PO Box 5619, Kampala gmail.com; [email protected] Contact Person: Tony Mulinde Grace Tel: +256 (0)414 251 182 Tel: +256 (0)414 335 335; 312 232 555 www.wildfrontiers.co.ug Plot 97, Bukoto St, PO Box 809, Kampala Cell: +256 (0)772 489 497 Cell: +256 (0)712 890 369 Cell: +256 (0)782 207 009 Fax: +256 (0)414 344 653 Fax: +256 (0)414 236 998 WONDER UGANDA SAFARIS Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]; info@ Email: [email protected] & TOURS LTD www.spekeugandaholidays.com wildplacesafrica.com; peter@safari- www.utb.co.ug Contact Person: Sam Erwau uganda.com Kyambogo Estates, Banda STEADY SAFARIS LTD www.safariuganda.com UGANDA WILDLIFE PO Box 1083., Kampala Contact Person: Steve Olaaka Esebius SCENE SAFARIS Tel: +256 (0)772 381 301 Plot 1760 Kiira Rd, PO Box 22816, TOP ZONE SAFARIS Contact Person: Tom Bakara Email: [email protected] Kampala Contact Person: David K Nsubuga Plot 643 Semwogere Close, Bukoto www.wonderuganda.co.ug Tel: +256 (0)312 286 495 Suite 103, 1st Floor, Shell Capital PO Box 21797, Kampala Fax: +256 (0)414 288 374 Building, Plot 49, Kampala Rd Tel: +256 (0)312 284 159 Email: [email protected] PO Box 5410, Kampala Cell: +256 (0)772 434 386; 752 455 064 www.steadysafaris.com Cell: +256 (0)772 889 442 Email: [email protected]; Email: [email protected] [email protected] www.topzonesafaris.com www.ugandawildlifescene.com 55 UGANDA FACT FILE Electricity: 240 volts AC 50 Hz. Square-pin plugs mostly used.

Exchange rate: UGX 2,350 per US dollar (2011)

History: Uganda gained independence from UGANDA Britain in 1962, maintaining its Commonwealth membership.

Industries: Cotton, co ee, tea, sugar, tobacco FACT FILE and textiles. Administrative divisions: 111 districts across four administrative regions Geography: Uganda is landlocked. The south of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Area: 93,065 sq km (land: 76,101 sq km, water Victoria. The centre is dominated by Lake Kyoga. 16,965 sq km) Languages: The o cial language is English, Borders: 2,698 km (Democratic Republic of although many other languages are spoken in Congo 765 km, Kenya 933 km, Rwanda 169 km, Uganda. South Sudan 435 km, Tanzania 396 km). Public holidays: 1 January, 26 January Banking hours: Mon to Fri 8.30 am to 6.00 pm; (Liberation Day), 8 March (International Sat 9.00 am to 4.00 pm. Women’s Day), Good Friday, Easter Monday, 1 May (Labour Day), 3 June (Martyrs’ Day), Business hours: Mon to Fri 8.30 am to 5.30 pm. 9 June (National Heroes’ Day), 30 August (Eid al-Fitr/End of Ramadan), 9 October Capital: Kampala. (Independence Day), 6 November (Eid al-Adha/Feast of the Sacrifi ce) 25 December Climate: Tropical. Rainy seasons, March (Christmas Day), 26 December (Boxing Day). to May, and September to November; dry seasons, December to February and mid Population: 34.5 million (2011 estimate) June to mid August. Mean annual tempera- tures range from about 16°C (61°F) in the International dialling code: +256 southwestern highlands to 25°C (77°F) in the northwest; but in the northeast, temperatures Time: GMT +3. exceed 30°C (86°F) about 254 days per year. Religions: Christian 84 per cent, Muslim 12 per Currency: The Uganda Shilling (UGX). cent, other 1 per cent, none 0.7 per cent (2002 census). Elevations: Highest point: Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley at 5,110 metres. Topography: The greater part of Uganda consists of a plateau. Along the western border Ethnic groups: Buganda, Iteso, Basoga, are the Rwenzori Mountains. The eastern Banyankore, Banyarwanda, Bakiga, Lango, frontier is dominated by Mount Elgon, while the Acholi, Lugbara, Banyoro, Batoro, Karamojong Western Rift Valley runs from north to south and European. through the western half of the country.

56 CONTENTS 3 FOREWORD

6 DISCOVER UGANDA ‘PEARL OF AFRICA’ SHINES AGAIN AS AFRICA’S TOP DESTINATION

12 UGANDAN TOURISM HOW YOUR VISIT HELPS LOCAL COMMUNITIES

15 LOCATION UGANDA

19 FLYING UGANDA LET YOUR SPIRIT SOAR WITH AN AIR SAFARI

20 CENTRAL UGANDA MODERN AMENITIES, RELAXING RETREATS, HISTORIC SITES

23 WESTERN UGANDA SPECTACULAR PEAKS, CRATER LAKES AND COOL DAYS

26 BWINDI AND SW UGANDA GORILLA TRACKING – A CLOSE ENCOUNTER YOU WON’T REGRET

30 QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK (QENP) HUGE VARIETY OF WILDLIFE IN A STUNNING LOCATION

33 MURCHISON FALLS RIVER NILE ADDS MAGIC TO FAVOURITE GAME PARK

38 EASTERN AND NORTHERN UGANDA FARAWAY LAND OF MOUNTAINS, FORESTS AND WATERFALLS

41 JINJA AND THE NILE WHERE COLONIAL HISTORY MEETS HIGH-OCTANE ADVENTURE

44 LIST OF LODGE & CAMPS

45 UGANDA HOTEL OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION SUPPORTING THE STEADY RISE IN QUALITY AND CHOICE

45 LIST OF HOTELS

53 UGANDA TOUR OPERATORS

56 UGANDA FACT FILE

1 THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF:

THE UGANDA TOURISM BOARD 42 Windsor Crescent, Kololo PO Box 7211, Kampala, Uganda Tel: +256 (414) 342 196/7 Fax: +256 (414) 342 188 www.visituganda.com