Descubrir Uganda: parques nacionales, fauna, cascadas y lugares culturales

Cada lugar de abajo tiene su propia guía con lo más destacado, la mejor época, cómo llegar y dónde alojarse. Elija los que le gusten y dos agencias locales los combinarán en un solo viaje para usted.

El centro de Uganda

• Casa de Adoración bahá'í, Kampala: Known as the Mother Temple of Africa; green dome and quiet gardens on Kikaya Hill; open to people of all faiths

• Entebbe: Lakeside town by the airport: Botanical Gardens, UWEC, beaches

• Jardín Botánico de Entebbe: Century-old gardens by Lake Victoria, monkeys and great birding

• Línea del ecuador, Kayabwe: Stand on both hemispheres; craft shops and coffee

• Kalangala y las islas Ssese: 84 islands with sandy beaches, forest walks and sunsets on Africa's largest lake

• Ciudad de Kampala: Capital on seven hills: Owino and Nakasero markets, Kabaka's Lake, Gaddafi Mosque minaret views, boda-boda culture

• Tumbas de Kasubi: UNESCO World Heritage site; burial grounds of the Kabakas (kings) of Buganda

• Lubiri (Palacio de Mengo) y lago del Kabaka: Buganda royal palace and the largest man-made lake in Uganda, dug for the Kabaka

• Pantano de Mabamba: Papyrus swamp by Lake Victoria, the most reliable shoebill site near Entebbe

• Reserva Forestal de Mabira: Rainforest walks, mountain-biking and a canopy zip-line between Kampala and Jinja

• Centro Cultural Ndere: Traditional dance and music from across Uganda's regions

• Santuario de Chimpancés de la Isla de Ngamba: Orphaned chimpanzees on a forested Lake Victoria island; feeding times; overnight eco-tents

• Cataratas de Ssezibwa: Small falls with Buganda cultural and spiritual significance; craft shop

• Santuario de los Mártires de Uganda, Namugongo: Site honouring the 19th-century Christian martyrs; striking shrine architecture

• Museo de Uganda: Oldest museum in East Africa: traditional instruments, ethnography, natural history

• Centro de Educación para la Conservación de la Fauna de Uganda (zoo de Entebbe): Rescue centre on Lake Victoria: shoebill, rhino, lions, chimps; behind-the-scenes keeper programmes

• Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary: Track southern white rhinos on foot, the only rhinos in Uganda; shoebill canoe trips

Central / Eastern Uganda

• Lago Kyoga: Shallow papyrus lake with floating islands and fishing communities

El este de Uganda

• Rápidos de la zona de Bujagali (cataratas de Itanda): Powerful Nile rapids north of Jinja, the heart of white-water rafting

• Parque Nacional del Monte Elgon: Climb to Wagagai Peak (4,321 m) inside one of the world's largest volcanic calderas; caves; Sipi Falls on the slopes

• Cuevas del monte Elgon (Khauka y Kapkwai): Caves once used by elephants digging for salt, on Mt Elgon's forested slopes

• Pinturas rupestres de Nyero: Ancient rock-art shelters with geometric paintings

• Reserva de Fauna de Pian Upe: Second-largest protected area in Uganda; roan antelope and ostrich; Karamojong and Pokot culture

• Cataratas de Sipi: Three waterfalls on Mt Elgon's slopes; abseiling beside the main fall; Arabica coffee farm tours

• Nacimiento del Nilo, Jinja: Where the Nile leaves Lake Victoria; boat trip to the source; Gandhi memorial

• Rafting en aguas bravas en el Nilo: World-class Grade 4–5 rapids, plus family-friendly calmer sections; kayaking, tubing and bungee

• Cataratas de Wisoli y Sisiyi: Lesser-known falls on Mt Elgon's northern slopes with few visitors

El norte de Uganda

• Cataratas de Aruu: Cascading falls over rock slabs in Acholi land

• Fort Patiko (fuerte de Baker): 19th-century fort built by explorer Samuel Baker, linked to the history of the slave trade

• Gulu y la cultura acholi: Northern Uganda's main city; Acholi dance, food and the Fort Patiko historical site

• Cataratas de Karuma: Rapids where the Nile crosses the Kampala–Gulu highway; baboons along the bridge

• Parque Nacional Kidepo Valley: Wild Narus Valley game drives; cheetah, ostrich and large buffalo herds; Kidepo Valley hot springs; Karamojong and IK cultural visits

• Monte Moroto: Hikes above Moroto town; Tepeth community; Karamoja landscapes

Northern / Western Uganda

• Murchison Falls (lo alto de las cataratas): The whole Nile squeezes through a 7-metre gap with a thunderous roar; short hike from the boat landing to the top

• Parque Nacional de las Cataratas Murchison: Uganda's largest park; the Nile forced through a 7-metre gorge; game drives north of the Nile (giraffe, lion, elephant); boat trip to the falls; Delta trip...

• Delta del Nilo y el lago Alberto: Papyrus channels where the Nile meets Lake Albert; one of the best shoebill sites in Uganda

El suroeste de Uganda

• Experiencia batwa: Batwa people share forest life, hunting skills and music

• Parque Nacional del Bosque Impenetrable de Bwindi: Mountain gorilla tracking in four sectors; gorilla habituation experience; Batwa community walk; 350+ bird species including 23 Albertine Rift endemics

• Reserva Forestal de Echuya: Bamboo forest with Albertine Rift endemics, including Grauer's swamp warbler

• Sector de Ishasha: Southern Queen Elizabeth NP, famous for lions resting in fig trees

• Lago Bunyonyi: Terraced hills and 29 islands; dugout canoe trips; considered safe for swimming

• Lago Mutanda: Lake with views of the Virunga volcanoes, ideal base for Rushaga or Mgahinga treks

• Parque Nacional de los Gorilas de Mgahinga: Golden monkey tracking; one habituated gorilla family; climbs of Mt Sabyinyo, Gahinga and Muhabura; Batwa Trail

• Monte Muhabura: Steep volcano climb (4,127 m) with a crater lake at the summit and views into Rwanda and DR Congo

El oeste de Uganda

• Cuevas de Amabere: Caves with stalactites linked to Batooro legend, plus a small waterfall

• Santuario del humedal de Bigodi: Community-run boardwalk swamp walk: great blue turaco, primates; fees support local schools

• Reserva Forestal de Budongo: Royal Mile birding walk (often called the best birding road in Uganda); chimpanzee tracking at Kaniyo Pabidi

• Cráteres de explosión, PN Queen Elizabeth: 27 km crater drive with views of the Rift Valley and Rwenzori

• Lagos de cráter de Fort Portal: Dozens of crater lakes (Nkuruba, Nyinambuga, Nyabikere) in rolling tea country

• Centro Cultural de Igongo: The Museum of the Ankole, traditional homesteads, long-horned Ankole cattle and a restaurant serving local dishes

• Reserva Forestal de Kalinzu: Budget-friendly chimpanzee tracking near Queen Elizabeth NP

• Canal Kazinga: 32 km channel joining Lakes George and Edward, with one of Africa's highest hippo concentrations

• Parque Nacional de Kibale: Best place in East Africa to track chimpanzees; 13 primate species; Bigodi Wetland walk; crater lakes around Fort Portal

• Garganta de Kyambura: Sunken forest gorge (the 'Valley of Apes') inside Queen Elizabeth NP

• Lago Alberto: Rift Valley lake on the Congo border; sport fishing for Nile perch; fishing villages

• Lago George: Ramsar wetland with papyrus swamps; shoebill and papyrus gonolek

• Lagos Kikorongo y Katwe: Crater lakes in Queen Elizabeth NP; traditional salt mining at Lake Katwe

• Parque Nacional del Lago Mburo: Zebra, impala and eland; Uganda's only easy walking and horseback safaris; boat trip for hippos and finfoot

• Pico Margherita (Rwenzori): Africa's third-highest peak (5,109 m), with glacier crossings

• Parque Nacional Queen Elizabeth: Kazinga Channel launch trip; Kasenyi plains game drives; tree-climbing lions in Ishasha; Kyambura Gorge chimps; crater lakes; 600+ bird species

• Parque Nacional de las Montañas Rwenzori: The 'Mountains of the Moon'; Margherita Peak (5,109 m), Africa's third-highest; glaciers, giant lobelias and groundsels; day hikes for non-climbers

• Aguas termales de Sempaya: Boiling springs where guides cook eggs

• Parque Nacional Semuliki: Sempaya hot springs (male and female springs, boil eggs in them); Congo-basin lowland forest birds; Batwa visits

• Reserva de Fauna de Toro-Semliki: Savannah and Lake Albert shoreline; shoebill boat trips; chimpanzee research area