“My journey is at an end, the tale has been told. The reader who has followed so faithfully and so far has a right to ask what message I bring back. It can be stated in three words:
Uganda Safaris: The Pearl of Africa
Winston Churchill
The Land
Situated between the eastern and western part of the Great Rift Valley, land locked Uganda lies astride the equator between latitudes 4°N and 2°S and longitudes 29° and 35°E.
People & Culture
Uganda is a study in cultural diversity. To talk about one Ugandan culture is therefore wrong. Uganda has diverse cultural groups speaking over thirty different languages. The people can be classified into the following broad categories, the Bantu, the Nilotics, the Madi-Okoru or the Sudanic speaking and the Pygmoid people.
Climate
Most of Uganda has a tropical climate that varies according to altitude. The hottest months are from December to February when the temperature reach 29 degrees Celsius. The rainy seasons are from April to May and October to November, with the wettest month being April.
National Flag
The National Flag features the Republic of Uganda's national bird, the crested crane in a white circle on a back ground of black, yellow and red stripes.

Ihamba Safari Lodge
The Crested Crane Balearica regulorum is Uganda's national bird.





