Uganda is a fertile land, straddling the equator, reaching her arms out to embrace both East and Central Africa. This is a country blessed with beauty and dramatic diversity, numerous cultures living together harmoniously and an abundance of wildlife that reflects this country's varied habitats: rainforest, savanna, wetlands, glacier capped mountains and meandering river valleys. Sharing borders with Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Congo and Sudan, Uganda is geographically positioned as a cross section of East and Central Africa. It is a land of legend and ancient lore, a treasure offering adventure, spectacular scenery, inviting people and unforgettable memories.

Lake Victoria, the second largest lake in the world, nourishes the land and is the source of the great Nile River, which crosses the length of the country like a shimmering ribbon, home to pods of hippos, crocodiles, the banks and reeds home to hundreds of brightly coloured birds: Kingfishers, Bee-Eaters, Herons, Storks and the rare and spectacular Shoebill.

The Albertine Rift - the western portion of the Great Rift Valley which dominates Uganda's western border - is unrivalled in Africa for its species richness, and ranks as one of the utmost conservation priorities in the world. This is also the land of the brooding, mist-shrouded and snow-capped Mountains of the Moon or Rwenzori Mountains. No other country in Africa can match this amazing diversity of habitats.