Safari journal

Everything here is written by the people who run the trips. Guides, drivers and planners who were in the park last week. We publish when there is something worth saying, which means fewer articles than a content calendar would produce and none of them written to fill a slot.

Most of it answers what guests actually ask us. When gorilla permits go on sale. What the Mara looks like in April. Whether a six year old will cope with a long day in a vehicle.

31 July 20267 minute read

Trekking the Rwenzori: routes, days and how hard it is

Two companies run the only two routes up the Rwenzori, and the summit is a glacier climb rather than a walk. Which route to take, how many days a Margherita attempt costs you, and when the three-day loop is the better answer.

By The Mnyansio safari desk

The Nile squeezing through Murchison Falls

27 July 20269 minute read

The Murchison Falls boat trip: delta or falls?

Murchison Falls has two Nile boat trips running in opposite directions. Upstream takes you to the foot of the falls; downstream takes you to the delta, where the birding is. Both run about two hours and cost USD 30 per person for foreign non-residents.

By The Mnyansio safari desk

The Victoria Nile leaving Lake Victoria at Jinja

25 July 20268 minute read

Jinja and the source of the Nile: what is worth doing

Jinja's headline activity is white-water rafting on the Victoria Nile, with kayaking, bungee, biking, boat cruises and Mabira Forest around it. The Source of the Nile monument is a short, quiet stop rather than a spectacle.

By The Mnyansio safari desk

22 July 20269 minute read

The Sipi Falls Hike, Mount Elgon and the Coffee on Its Slopes

The Sipi Falls hike is a three-to-four-hour guided circuit linking three waterfalls on Mount Elgon's western slopes. It sits outside the national park, so there is no Uganda Wildlife Authority gate and no park entry fee. It is a walk rather than a climb, but a steep and slippery one.

By The Mnyansio safari desk

Zebra in the acacia country of Lake Mburo

18 July 20267 minute read

Lake Mburo on foot: how a walking safari works

A walking safari at Lake Mburo is arranged with the park before you travel and goes out on foot with a ranger rather than from a vehicle. You pay Uganda Wildlife Authority's park entrance fee — USD 40 per adult per 24 hours — and the walk is charged on top of it.

By The Mnyansio safari desk

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Articles tagged Walking and hiking

Trekking the Rwenzori: routes, days and how hard it is

The Murchison Falls boat trip: delta or falls?

Jinja and the source of the Nile: what is worth doing

The Sipi Falls Hike, Mount Elgon and the Coffee on Its Slopes

Lake Mburo on foot: how a walking safari works

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