The primary reason to visit Uganda, the reason most tourists go, is to visit the mountain gorillas. We did, and I'm pleased with the photos we got. However, the back story is it was a 2 hour drive up a rutted and potholed dirt road, followed by a 2 1/2 hour trek to get to where the Mukiza gorilla family was. This is the silverback who is the big daddy. We were ten feet away and he just ignored us. We could only stay an our. The trip back included an incline like a staircase, in the rain and humidity at an elevation of 7,000 feet for a half mile. It was on my 74th birthday, so it was very special, but I thought I might pass out or have a heart attack on the way back.
We also took photos of harvesting tea, and bananas being taken to market.
We visited three primary schools, and at one point I had a half dozen kids holding my hand - all at the same time.
In addition to gorillas we saw several other primates, as well as two eagles.
And finally we visited a Banyonkole farm which had a herd of the rare Ankole cattle.
Here is a video of our trip (its only 5 minutes long - you have time to watch it!):
