Uganda
The source of the Nile river starts in the Rwenzoris, Africa’s tallest mountain range that stretch across western Uganda shrouded in mist and teeming with glaciers, waterfalls and alpine lakes. These ‘mountain’s of the moon’ are the home of Uganda’s mountain gorillas and tracking them through this majestic habitat is one of the country’s most iconic experiences.
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Attraction in Kampala32° East Ugandan Arts Trust -
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Attraction in UgandaTop of the Falls - Attraction in KampalaKampala Hindu Temple
- Attraction in KampalaAfriart Gallery
- Attraction in KampalaMakerere Art Gallery
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Attraction in UgandaMurchison Falls National Park
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