Wholesome Uganda
Murchison Falls
Bwindi · gorilla
Queen Elizabeth · lions
Kidepo · zebra herd
Dusk · Kidepo
EST. 2014 — A QUIET TOUR COMPANY, KAMPALA

Uganda, Untamed.

Twelve days. Five parks. One country still mostly itself.

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01 / 05Murchison Falls01°41′N · 31°41′E · NORTHWEST
0
Years guiding
Since 2014
0
Guests hosted
All routes, since opening
0
Parks covered
Six run, three visited
Zero
Single-use plastic
Audited annually since 2018
CHAPTER
II.The way we guide.
GUIDING
GUIDING

Elevenseasons,onecompany.

Every itinerary is led by a guide on our staff — not contracted out. Ten of our twelve lead guides have been with us since 2017. They know every silverback in Bwindi by name, every camp host by their children's names, and every road in the country in both seasons.

We do not contract out.
PROXIMITY
PROXIMITY

Closer,bypermit.

Our permits are booked twelve months in advance with the Uganda Wildlife Authority. On every gorilla trek you sit fifteen feet from a habituated family for one hour, with the troop's ranger team. We do not run group tours. The forest is quiet enough for it.

Fifteen feet. One hour. No fences.
FOOTPRINT
FOOTPRINT

Nosingle-useplastic.Ever.

Steel bottles at every camp. Refill stations at all five permanent sites. Our supply trucks have moved zero bottled water in seventy-eight months. The math, audited annually: 412,000 plastic bottles not bought.

412,000 bottles not bought.
CHAPTER
III.The experiences.
CHAPTER
IV.The routes.
FEATURED ITINERARIES

Fourroutes,readytogo.

The Gorilla & the Nile
01
GorillasWildlifeRiver
8 days · Year-round
From $3,200 pp

The Gorilla & the Nile

Bwindi · Murchison Falls

Two permits. One river. The two experiences Uganda is known for, done properly.

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The Far North
02
RemoteFly-inZebras
10 days · Dec — Apr
From $4,100 pp

The Far North

Kidepo Valley · Murchison

Fly into Kidepo, drive out through Murchison. Uganda's most remote park first.

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Classic Uganda
03
Best seller3 parksComplete
12 days · Jun — Aug · Dec — Feb
From $4,800 pp

Classic Uganda

Bwindi · Queen Elizabeth · Murchison

Three parks, one country. The complete introduction — gorillas, lions, the Nile.

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The Quiet Circuit
04
WalkingLionsGorillas
9 days · Year-round
From $3,600 pp

The Quiet Circuit

Lake Mburo · Queen Elizabeth · Bwindi

Walk among wildlife at Mburo. Tree-climbing lions at Ishasha. Gorillas at dusk.

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CHAPTER
V.The map.
CHAPTER
VI.The folio.
PLATES · A PHOTOGRAPHIC FOLIO

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Six photographs from the field staff, selected by the editor. One per region, in season.
Sipi Falls · Mount Elgon · MAY 2025
PLATE ISipi Falls · Mount ElgonMAY 2025
Photograph · Wilfred Ssemwogerere
Bwindi Impenetrable · OCT 2025
PLATE IIBwindi ImpenetrableOCT 2025
Photograph · Mariam Nansubuga
Lake Mburo, dry season · FEB 2025
PLATE IIILake Mburo, dry seasonFEB 2025
Photograph · Wilfred Ssemwogerere
Kidepo · Narus Valley · JAN 2026
PLATE IVKidepo · Narus ValleyJAN 2026
Photograph · Joseph Mukasa
Kasese road · sundown · JUN 2025
PLATE VKasese road · sundownJUN 2025
Photograph · Wilfred Ssemwogerere
Murchison · the gorge · DEC 2025
PLATE VIMurchison · the gorgeDEC 2025
Photograph · Mariam Nansubuga
Colophon — Folio printed quarterlyRequest the print folio →
GUEST LEDGER · ENTRIES FROM RETURNED GUESTS
VOL. XI · 2024—2026

Quietexpertise.

We have travelled with three other operators in East Africa. None came close. The guides did not perform — they simply knew. Where to stand, when to wait, what not to point out so we could find it ourselves.

Anya Mirembe
London
Bwindi + Murchison · 12 days
Oct 2025
× 4,200
Guests hosted since 2014
92%
Trip-completion satisfaction
38%
Returned for a second trip
× 11
Years of continuous operation
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VII.From the field.
BWINDI·MURCHISON FALLS·KIDEPO VALLEY·QUEEN ELIZABETH·MOUNT ELGON·LAKE MBURO·SEMULIKI·RWENZORI·SSESE·BWINDI·MURCHISON FALLS·KIDEPO VALLEY·QUEEN ELIZABETH·MOUNT ELGON·LAKE MBURO·SEMULIKI·RWENZORI·SSESE·
Nine parks
Bwindi
Murchison
Kidepo
Queen Eliz.
Mt Elgon
Lake Mburo
Semuliki
Rwenzori
Ssese
BEGIN IN KAMPALA

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Tell us the days you have and the parks you want. We build the rest — guide, kitchen, transport, permits, every overnight.

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THE COUNTRY · AT A GLANCE

Six parks we run.
Three we visit.

LAKE VICTORIAKAMPALA00°19′N 32°35′E01 · BWINDI02 · QUEEN ELIZABETH03 · MURCHISON04 · KIDEPO05 · LAKE MBURO06 · MOUNT ELGONN200 KM
STATE OF THE SEASON · MAY 2026

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Bwindi permits
4 remaining · Q2
8 booked
Next departure
24 MAY
2 seats left
Guide on call
Joseph Mukasa
24/7
Season status
Long dry · ends 30 Jun
Roads firm
Average trip
8 days · 2 parks
Last 30 days
Waiting list
Q3 closed · Q4 open
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