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Try akamba More money, but youre guaranteed a seat and they are reliable. The kampala-nairobi bus goes through nakuru.

The NS trains are very straight forward. Just follow the instructions on the screen at the kiosks. City busses/trams are a different...

If you're around Nairobi, take a day and mt bike in hells gate np. Easy enough to get to from Nairobi, and very inexpensive if you're...

Upperhill campsite. Inexpensive, safe, friendly and helpful staff.

We are planning a vacation in Aruba for November and were wondering about the ease of self-catering in Aruba. Since the island is very...

To the OP: Yes, definitely try to make a trip for K'day or the night before. (as someone posted though, make sure you can find a place to...

Try the train, too. We took a train from Leiden to paris last year around the end of november and it was less than 100 euro roundtrip and...

Visa atms are everywhere in Kampala, and pretty common in the smaller cities. (jinja, mbale, etc). The atms dispense in shillings, and even...

I would suggest spending a day in Hells Gate NP. It's a small park easily done in a day and one of the more inexpensive parks. You can rent...

Make sure you go rafting in Jinja. Nile river explorers has an excellent safety record and their campsite is simply gorgeous. ...

Upper hill campsite is a good place to stay. We just finished a 4 month trip in kenya/uganda and used upper hill as our base in kenya. The...

Most of the parks are very strict about remaining in vehicles, both for your own safety and to prevent harrassment of wildlife. Walking...

another vote for upper hill campsite. Dorms run about 600 ksh a night. We stayed in the furnished tent for 1200 ksh a night, and used the...

We were wondering if anyone had contact info for the Tamarind dhow. We want to make reservations, but the "booking" link on their website...

Stanbic bank, as #5 said, was the only bank that i found in Kampala that accepted MC in the ATMs. Barclays and the others are only Visa.