Detailed August 2019 trip report

Carrie writes: I just finished an incredible month-long backpacking trip around Uganda. Your guide was invaluable for figuring out how to do things independently - thank you! Just have a few updates and report backs to share: - Bwindi: I tracked gorillas at Ruhija. As far as I could tell it’s virtually impossible to get …

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Jinja, Mbale & Mt Elgon updates

Thanks to my co-author Andrew Roberts for these latest updates: Jinja The Deli has moved to a new site at the western end of Main Street. The new location, which is part of the Post Office building, has a large street frontage which is obviously the place for local expats and volunteers to hang out.  They do …

2014 trip report

Goran writes: Route travelled: Entebbe-Kampala-Fort Portal-Kasese-Kampala-Mbale-Sipi-Kampala-Murchison Falls NP-Kampala-Kabale-Kisoro-Buhoma-Butotoga-Kanunga-Kabale-Katuna-Kigali(Rwanda) Places visited: Entebbe, Fort Portal, Crater Lake Valley, Kibale NP, Rwenzori NP, Kampala, Sipi Falls, Mount Elgon NP, Murchinson Falls NP, Lake Bunyoni, Lake Chahafi, Mgahinga NP, Lake Mutanda and Bwindi NP   NB: some practical info may be outdated as the report is more than a …

Mbale Protea and Resort Hotels

Roger Horne writes: I am currently in Uganda for three months and I find your guide invaluable. Many thanks. Here is some news about Mbale: Page 477 describes under “Upmarket” the Mbale Protea Hotel. This is now the Mbale Resort Hotel. This is confusing because Page 481 lists Mbale Resort Hotel under “Moderate”. Actually it …

Jan 2015 trip report

Gavin writes: Having recently returned from two and a half weeks in Uganda, which went very well, I felt that I ought to provide something by way of an update. The Red Chilli Hideaway has indeed moved to Butabika, and does indeed have a pool, which I made good use of. The pizza is still …

René V’s trip report

Me and my girlfriend took a two week holiday trip around Uganda, going clockwise from Entebbe to Kampala, via Masindi+Murchison Falls NP, Gulu, Mbale+Sipi Falls and from Jinja back to Kampala. The trip can be characterized as budget, so we gave up some comfort and travelled with public transport. Important to notice, we travelled in …

News from Mbale & Sipi Falls

Dario Ferroni writes: - in Mbale, Ridat Hotel changed his name (and the new one is still  not sure, there are 2 or 3 different sign posts on the road) the number we found on the guide belongs now to a person of the previous crew that left the place long ago. anyway the new …

Kampala, Mbale & Jinja updates

I just returned from volunteering in Mbale (half a year) and would like to share my experience: I stayed in St. Andrew's Community Centre whose services I can recommend wholeheartedly. For the swimming pool I would go to Mount Elgon Hotel which in my opinion is a much nicer place than Mbale Resort. The food …

Mbale Resort

The staff at Mbale Resort have always been ok but the bookings are often a shambles(I have booked rooms with my tour group in advance, only to find no record when I arrive).I have had a dodgy stomach after virtually every visit there (I dont trust their refrigration procedures at all) and the rooms are …

Updates from the De Berrys

We visited Uganda last month and just want to say a huge THANK YOU for your guide which was invaluable. We offer these comments for updates Kampala Our best night in Uganda in Bugolobi in the new Primrose Suites. VERY quiet and away from the hurly burly of noisier Kampala. Yet only 20 mins to …