Filming Leopards in Queen Elizabeth. A leopard is the hardest big cat to film. It is a master of camouflage, mostly active at night, and happy to vanish into thick bush the moment it senses attention. That is exactly why a good leopard sequence feels like a prize. Queen Elizabeth National Park, in southwestern Uganda,...Read More

A Practical Guide to Filming and Photography. On a single trip through Uganda, you can photograph a gorilla’s face in dripping rainforest, film elephants crossing a golden plain, shoot rafters hurtling down the Nile, and catch a shoebill stork standing motionless in a papyrus swamp. Few countries offer this much variety within such short distances....Read More

Chasing Lions on Camera. The alarm goes off at 5:15 a.m. It’s still dark, and the air smells of wet earth and woodsmoke. You grab your camera bag, a flask of coffee, and a packed breakfast, then climb into a safari vehicle with the roof already popped. Somewhere out on the northern plains, a pride...Read More

Gorilla Trekking and Wildlife Safari. Imagine sitting in the misty hush of a rainforest while a silverback gorilla studies you from a few meters away. Then picture the same trip ending with a boat drifting past hippos, elephants drinking at the water’s edge, and a lion dozing in a fig tree. Uganda lets you do...Read More

Book a Wildlife Safari in Uganda. Few places pack as much wildlife into one trip as Uganda. In a single journey you can watch elephants cross the savanna, cruise beside hippos on the Nile, hear chimpanzees calling through the forest canopy, and sit quietly while a mountain gorilla family goes about its day. This guide...Read More

Best Month for Gorilla Trekking. Standing a few meters from a wild mountain gorilla is one of the most powerful wildlife experiences on Earth. Uganda is one of only three countries where you can do it, and it’s home to roughly half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas. But when should you go? The short...Read More