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Uganda holidays

June 2021

  • Detail from the cover of Joni Mitchell’s 1971 album Blue.

    Joni Mitchell kept me going through lion country

    Letter: Ruth Borthwick on how singing songs from Ladies of the Canyon and Blue sustained her courage on a dangerous trip

May 2020

  • Lady Florence Baker, pictured in London in about 1870.

    Great explorers you’ve probably never heard of
    Florence Baker: the polyglot slave girl turned intrepid explorer

    The Transylvanian-born orphan was sold to an English traveller, with whom she discovered the wonders of Africa, married and fought to abolish slavery

May 2019

  • Black and white colobus monkey at Kibare Forest Camp, Uganda

    Gorillas weren’t missed: an alternative safari in Uganda

    Wildlife in Uganda usually means mountain gorillas but a simpler, lower-cost tour offers a wealth of other primates, tropical birds and jungle adventures

January 2018

  • The writer (left) and guides at the summit of Margherita in Uganda’s Rwenzori mountains.

    Mountains of the moon: climbing Uganda's highest peak

    The remote Rwenzori mountains, on the Uganda/DRC border, offer treks through varied and stunning landscapes and a satisfying but challenging summit, with none of the crowds found at Kilimanjaro

May 2016

  • Kampala

    Insider's guides
    An insider's guide to Kampala: where a Rolex is something you eat

    From lakeside spots to eat fish to a female comedian making herself heard on YouTube, Rosebell Kagumire shows us beneath the surface of Uganda’s capital

February 2016

  • Uganda Great Rift Valley

    The running blog
    Uganda is home to the Olympic marathon champion, so where are all the runners?

    Plotting a distance route through the country, I was constantly joined by cheering locals, but they face challenges when it comes to pursuing the sport for its health benefits

June 2015

  • Batwa people

    Uganda: the human story behind gorilla tourism – video

    In 2014, the Oscar-nominated documentary Virunga exposed the threat to gorillas in Congo, but in neighbouring Uganda the Batwa – who have shared forests with mountain gorillas for generations – face a struggle for survival. The creation of national parks has seen tourism boom, though the Batwa have often been evicted from their land without compensation. Now, charities are calling for community tourism projects to help the Batwa benefit from the money being made in what used to be their home

December 2014

  • uganda school

    Guardian Africa network
    Do you speak Uglish? How English has evolved in Uganda

  • World view
    World view: Uganda. Elephant walks into a bar …

February 2014

  • Flamingos at Lake Nakuru in Kenya's Rift Valley.

    Top 10 affordable safaris in east Africa

    Affordable is a relative term when it comes to African safaris but here are 10 – across Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia and Kenya – that offer great game-viewing without the super-high price tag

January 2014

  • Kayak the Nile

    Adventure holidays and trips for 2014: Africa

    From kayaking the Nile and mountain biking in the shadow of Kilimanjaro to exploring Africa's amazing national parks

April 2013

  • Malaqi Trail, Wadi Mujib, Jordan.

    Adventure holidays in Africa's Great Rift Valley

    From the Middle East to east Africa and through bottomless lakes to soaring volcanoes, Henry Wismayer selects 10 ways to experience the stunning 3,700-mile fault line that is the Great Rift Valley

November 2012

  • Trail Gorillas: Family of mountain Gorillas

    Mountain gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda - in pictures

    Some of the last remaining mountain gorillas on the planet are found in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo

  • Gorilla family in Rwanda, Volcanoes national park

    Trekking with gorillas in central Africa

    Greg Cummings leads safaris to see gorillas in their natural habitats across central Africa, in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo. Here he tells us about the arduous treks his job entails – and its heart-stopping rewards

  • Fastjet's African grey parrot livery

    Fastjet takes EasyJet low-cost model into African airspace

    Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou's low-cost African airline is ready for takeoff in Tanzania

December 2011

  • River Number Two beach, Freetown, Sierra Leone

    Experts' and readers' tips
    Readers' tips: the best beaches in Africa

    White sand, clear water and wildlife from whales to penguins … Been there readers reveal their favourite beaches in Africa

November 2010

  • Meerkats in the Kalahari Desert in Africa

    An expert's top 10 wildlife spots

    Nick Stringer, Emmy Award-winning director and producer of wildlife documentaries, walks us through his favourite places in the world to see nature at its finest

August 2010

  • Laurence Watts, Victoria Falls

    Africa for beginners

    Seasoned backpacker Laurence Watts shares his tips and itineraries for a memorable few weeks in southern or east Africa

July 2010

  • Batwa community, Uganda

    Trail of hope for Uganda's lost Pygmy tribe

    A new initiative is taking Uganda's Batwa Pygmies back into the land they lost to conservation, and giving tourists a rare glimpse of their lives, writes Simon Collis

February 2010

  • Steppes, Galapagos islands

    Guardian green travel list 2010
    Wildlife

    Three operators that go the extra mile when it comes to environmental and conservation issues

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