Top 10 things to do in Uganda

1. Catch the ferry to the Ssese Islands in Lake Victoria for beautiful views, lush hikes and wide lakeside beaches

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2. Gaze in awe at the endangered mountain gorillas of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, where the 340 gorillas in Uganda make up half the world’s population

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3. Explore the Kasubi Tombs in Kampala, the resting place of four kings of Buganda and a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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4. Explore Queen Elizabeth National Park for sightings of hippos, elephants, lions and leopards living amongst the volcanic features of the park

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5. Jump into the adventure capital of Uganda, Jinja, where you can go kayaking, white-water rafting, river boarding and quad-biking to your heart’s content

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6. Go hippo spotting at the Kazinga Channel, where the world’s largest concentration of hippos live side by side with Nile crocodiles

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7. Try out some watersports on Lake Bunyonyi before hiking through the hills and villages around the lake, enjoying the Ugandan countryside

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8. Meet the chimps a Kibale Forest National Park, where they swing from the trees with 12 other kinds of primate friends

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9. Straddle the Equator. Just south of Entebbe lies the Equator where the customary handshake over the imaginary line is always worth a visit

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10. Enjoy a coffee in the cafes of Entebbe. Coffee is Uganda’s top earning cop and sipping a cup in this bustling town is a great way to get under the skin of the country