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hello from Uganda

See Uganda with Meg.

I'm American, and Uganda has been my home for 14 years. I take small groups to the places I love, and I come along.

What would you love to see?

Hi, I'm Meg.

If this is your first trip to Africa, you are exactly who I plan for. I know what you are worried about, and I know what is going to surprise you.

Two giraffes among green acacia
Three smiling travelers taking a selfie in front of the globe sculpture at the Equator
A mountain gorilla resting in the undergrowth, looking up, with a second gorilla curled up beside it

1 to 8 people

Small enough to stop when elephants cross the road.

I travel with you

From Entebbe arrivals to your flight home.

14 years living here

I know the roads, the lodges and the rangers.

Places I keep going back to

Most first trips combine two or three of these over 8 to 12 days.

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How a trip comes together

Three steps from our first call to the day I meet you at Entebbe.

  1. We talk

    A video call at a time that works back home. Tell me who is coming, how much walking you like, and what you would hate to miss.

  2. I write your route

    A day-by-day plan with drive times, where we sleep, and the full price in US dollars. We change it until it fits.

  3. We go

    I meet you at Entebbe and stay with you the whole trip, sorting out permits, payments and the small daily things.

Two travelers and their rangers and guides holding gorilla trekking certificates after a trek

First time in Africa?

Most people ask me the same four things first. The short answers are just below.

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Hoping to see gorillas?

Permits sell out months ahead, so tell me early and I will plan around the date.

Ask about gorillas
Meg smiling in a sun hat on a covered wooden boat, with a traveler and a guide waving behind her

The questions
everyone asks me

Short answers here. We can go through the long ones on our call.

Is it safe?

The parks and roads I use see visitors every day. I plan our drives for daylight, book lodges I have stayed in myself, and I am with you the whole way.

What shots and pills do I need?

Uganda asks for a yellow fever vaccination certificate when you arrive. Most visitors also take malaria tablets. I send a checklist for your travel clinic.

What will I eat?

More than you expect. Lodges cook for visitors, and I will make sure you try a rolex at least once: an omelet rolled up in a chapati.

Will I be stuck on a big bus?

No. Groups are 8 to 12 people, in safari vehicles with pop-up roofs, and I am there the whole way. We stop when you want a photo.

Activities

Pick the days that sound like you. Most trips mix several. See all activities

From the road

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The Nile below Murchison Fallsthe boat up to the falls

We ride upriver until the spray reaches the boat, then hike to the top.

A hippo with its mouth wide opennot a yawn, a warning

Hippos open wide to warn each other off. The boat keeps a polite distance.

A yellow-billed stork in the shallowspatient fisherman

Storks work the shallows on almost every boat trip. Bring a long lens if you have one.

Tell me about your trip

Who is coming, roughly when, and what you most want to see. I read every message myself.

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