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Welcome to Diary of a Muzungu!

Visiting this weblog for the primary time? Listed below are fashionable pages I simply know you’ll like:

What makes the Pearl of Africa so particular? Learn the ever-popular 50 the explanation why I like Uganda.

Coming to Uganda to work, volunteer or just reside? Learn Uganda for newbies – a information for brand new expats and Is Uganda secure? (expats share their experiences about life in Uganda).

Searching for a tour operator?

The Journey Listing lists registered tour operators, lodging and issues to do in Uganda. New listings are added often

It’s also possible to learn critiques of Uganda tour operators on SafariBookings, the most important on-line market for African safari excursions.

Newest well being measures at Entebbe Worldwide Airport UPDATED JUNE 2023

Uganda vacationer visas – apply on-line earlier than you fly! UPDATED FEBRUARY 2023

The East Africa Vacationer Visa (Uganda / Rwanda / Kenya) – a definitive information

Occurring safari? Right here’s the worth listing for visiting the Nationwide Parks, shopping for gorilla permits and much more. Uganda Wildlife Authority revises conservation charges FEES for 2024

Final Information to Monitoring Mountain Gorillas a multi-page information

Uganda’s Nationwide Parks a web page on every of the nation’s ten Nationwide Parks

I often journey to Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania too. I’ve visited – and researched – a protracted listing of locations that haven’t (but) made it onto the weblog. In 2022/3, that included:

UGANDA Kalangala (Ssese Islands), the very cool Banda Island, the Railway Museum in Jinja and each side of the River Nile at Jinja, Arua and Pakwach in West Nile, Entebbe, Kampala, Kibale Forest and Fort Portal, Murchison Falls, Ishasha Wilderness Camp in Queen Elizabeth Nationwide Park, Kyambura Recreation Reserve, each lodge in Lake Mburo Nationwide Park, Mbarara, Kisoro, Lake Chahafi, Lake Mutanda, superb Mgahinga and each sector of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

RWANDA Kigali, Gisenyi and Lake Kivu, the world-class Ellen de Generes Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Kinigi, Musanze and Gishwati-Mukura Nationwide Park (all a part of my analysis for Fodor’s Full Information to the African Safari).

TANZANIA Arusha and Moshi with views of Kilimanjaro.

Who’s Diary of a Muzungu?

Learn a bit About me, some Interviews and my Portfolio of writing for different publications. Do get in contact!

Random Uganda that can make you smile

Diary of a Muzungu includes 100s of private tales, journey critiques, wildlife encounters (and courting disasters!) Listed below are just a few favourites.

Pant hoots and knuckle spins. Chimp monitoring in Kibale Forest

Are Muzungus all wealthy? Apparently!

Ants in my pants bugs EEEEH!

Tips on how to feed a child elephant … cute! however the fact is stunning

Had been Toto proper about Africa? do not forget that track?

My native title is Nagawa however what does it imply? And the way did I get this charming title? Learn Bwindi – eye to eye with my totem

Downtown dreadlocks – the muzungu’s blind date

Grateful every single day is devoted to my dwelling at Sunbird Hill on the sting of Kibale Forest AKA “how nature saved me.”

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