Direct Ugandan Operator·Kampala & Entebbe
Above and beyond the game drive
Glaciers on the equator, the largest caldera on earth, and commercially rafted grade five whitewater, Uganda's adventure side is thrilling and diverse.
The Rwenzoris are the serious objective. Margherita Peak at 5,109 metres takes seven to nine days and requires rope, ice axe and crampons on summit day; this is mountaineering, and we brief people carefully. Shorter three- and four-day treks reach the giant lobelia zone and suit any fit walker.
Mount Elgon is the friendlier alternative: Wagagai at 4,321 metres is a walk-up over three to five days, no technical sections, no crowds, and you cross the largest volcanic caldera surface on the planet to get there.
The White Nile below Jinja is regularly ranked among the best one-day commercial rafting runs in the world: warm water, big volume, safety kayakers on every rapid, and grade five sections with genuine consequence. Grade three trips run the same river for families and the nervous.
Because the flow is dam-regulated, it runs consistently in every season, making it one of very few adventure activities in East Africa that runs well in any month.
The natural shape is adventure at one end and wildlife at the other. Jinja is two hours from Kampala, so rafting slots in on arrival or departure without disturbing the western circuit. Mount Elgon and Sipi Falls extend that eastern leg by three or four days.
The Rwenzoris need to be treated as their own trip. Bolting a nine-day summit attempt onto a gorilla itinerary produces two rushed experiences instead of one good one.
Where you'll go
The Mountains of the Moon: equatorial glaciers at 5,109 metres
East Africa's adventure capital, where the Nile begins
The world's largest volcanic caldera, and the Sipi Falls below it
Three volcanoes, one gorilla family, and the golden monkeys
Other ways to travel
Permits are limited
Tell us your dates and we'll confirm live permit availability and lodge allocations, then send a costed, tailor-made itinerary, usually within the hour.
