Uganda

Winston Churchill called Uganda "the Pearl of Africa" and it remains one of the continent's most underrated safari destinations. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to almost half the world's mountain gorillas; Kibale Forest is the chimpanzee capital of Africa; and in Ishasha, lions have learned to climb fig trees. Queen Elizabeth National Park offers spectacular boat safaris on the Kazinga Channel and world-class birding. With the source of the Nile at Jinja and the mist-covered Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda rewards every sense.