One of the best-known (and most-awarded) lodges in the country is Clouds, a pioneering eco hotel at the foot of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. The lodge consists of a chalet-like main lodge…

Kibale National Park in southern Uganda protects a swath of lush, misty tropical rainforest. A few minutes’ drive from its border is Crater Safari Lodge, a nine-cottage property on the…

Queen Elizabeth National Park isn’t just a birdwatcher’s paradise; the Ishasha Sector is also home to one of just two known populations of tree-climbing lions. (Yes, the pride literally can be…

On the grounds of this Nile-front resort, a little sign posted next to a suspended rattan seat bears a warning: “Beware of crocodiles.” The reptiles, along with hippopotami, buffalo, baboons,…

This eight-cottage lodge, housed in a converted coffee processing plant, has sweeping views of both the thickly wooded Kyambura Gorge and the wonderfully biodiverse Queen Elizabeth National Park. The 764-square-mile park…

Kidepo Valley National Park inhabits Uganda’s northernmost tip, a short distance from South Sudan and Kenya. This is the safari vacation you’ve always pictured: a dry, fawn-colored landscape dotted with…