Backpacking Uganda: 10 best places to visit
The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Uganda, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.
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Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Western Region
Mountain gorilla trekking.
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Queen Elizabeth National Park
Western Region
Tree-climbing lions, boat safaris.
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Murchison Falls
Northern Region
Nile forced through a gap.
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Jinja
Eastern Region
Source of the Nile, rafting.
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Kampala
Central Region
Buzzing hilly capital.
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Lake Bunyonyi
Western Region
Terraced island-dotted lake.
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Kibale National Park
Western Region
Chimpanzee tracking.
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Sipi Falls
Eastern Region
Waterfalls on Mount Elgon.
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Ssese Islands
Central Region
Beaches on Lake Victoria.
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Kidepo Valley National Park
Northern Region
Remote wild savannah.
Backpacking routes through Uganda
Real trips through Uganda, drawn on maps by the people who took them.
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