Uganda

by Briggs, Philip; Roberts, Dr Andrew

• ISBN13: 9781841624679
• ISBN10: 1841624675
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-11-12
• Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides

Summary

Of all Africa's safari destinations, this is the most fertile. It is the best in Africa for seeing a variety of primate species with more than ten types of monkey. More than 1,000 bird species have been recorded here and you can encounter lions, elephants and buffaloes. Whether visitors want to climb the Mountains of the Moon, raft the headwaters of the Nile, or marvel at the tree-climbing lions of Ishasha, this edition of Philip Briggs' much-praised guide is the most comprehensive, with expanded coverage of gorilla tracking options and the best accommodation in every price bracket.

 

Author Biography

Philip Briggs has been exploring Africa since 1986, when he spent several months backpacking on a shoestring from Nairobi to Cape Town. He has returned several times, researching and authoring the first Bradt Guide to Tanzania, and working on all five subsequent editions. He has visited more than two dozen African countries and written about most of them for specialist travel and wildlife magazines including Africa Birds & Birding, Africa Geographic, BBC Wildlife, Travel Africa and Wanderlust. He still spends at least four months on the road every year, usually accompanied by his wife, the travel photographer Ariadne Van Zandbergen, and spends his rest of the time in the sleepy village of Bergville, in the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg region of South Africa.   Andrew Roberts has lived in Uganda since 1993 and has worked extensively with the Uganda Wildlife Authority.

Table of Contents

Part 1: General Information Chapter 1: Background Information Chapter 2: Natural History Chapter 3: Practical information Part 2: The Guide Chapter 4: Kampala Chapter 5: Entebbe and Lake Victoria  Chapter 6: Lake Mburo and the Mbarara Road. Chapter 7: Bwindi and environs. Chapter 8: Queen Elizabeth National Park and the Rwenzori Chapter 9: Fort Portal and Kibale Forest. Chapter 10: Murchison Falls and Lake Albert Chapter 11: Gulu and the North.  Chapter 12: West Nile Chapter 13: Mbale and Mount Elgon Chapter 14: Jinja and the Nile Appendices.