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"Bill" wrote:
>> pjbphd wrote:
>>
>> Does anybody know where I can find a cost comparison for visiting and
>> traveling among Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda on the web.
>
> Most people would choose between Uganda and Rwanda for mountain gorilla
> treks, so maybe contact a couple of companies who set these up and get
> quotes. These countries are not general purpose safari destinations
> like Kenya and Tanzania, so probably your choice will come down to
> Rwanda vs Uganda for gorillas and then Kenya vs Tz for a general
> safari.
>
Uganda is a general-purpose safari destination (e.g. Queen Elizabeth
Park), just not so generally well-known. I haven't been myself, so can
only comment based on hearsay. To be fair, people who have been there
generally say that you don't see so many animals in Uganda, and they
aren't so close. But some people have had great experiences - and
you're unlikely to see too many fellow-tourists.
As you say, it's good (and expensive!) for Mountain Gorillas, and
other primates, not found in Tz and Kenya are found in Uganda. For
example, the Sunbird brochure says there are "11 species of primates,
including chimpanzee" at Kibale Forest.
It's apparently a very good destination for birding (many of the bird
tour companies in the UK have a Uganda trip in their portfolios,
probably because Murchison Falls is the easiest place to see Shoebill,
which is many people's No 1 wish bird - though it's not a dead cert
even there*, and some of the birds have recently been stolen for
sale). I understand the scenery is spectacular and that the people are
especially friendly.
Back to the OP:
I agree with Dave and Bill that generally you get what you pay for,
more particularly, you don't get what you don't pay for, in East
African safaris. IME, it is better not go go with one of the
rock-bottom priced companies.
Slainte
Liz
*It used to be commonly seen at the city dump in (forget which
Kibale/Entebbe, but I don't have recent info)
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