Uganda Named Among The 22 Best Places To Travel Around The World In 2022 by Forbes Travel Advisor
Every year, Forbes Advisor round up the best places to visit. This year, in honor of Women’s History Month in March, the company tapped into a handful of women travel experts and influencers to find out the destinations that they have on their radar around the globe for 2022.
The choices for where to go in 2022 range from cutting-edge urban capitals to dreamy Caribbean islands to African destinations worthy of a bucket-list vacation. Compare these to the best places to travel chosen by the experts in 2021.
Uganda, Tanzania and South Africa were listed among the World’s Best Countries to Visit in 2022 by Forbes.
Best Places to Travel in 2022: Africa and the Middle East: Uganda
According to Christine Chitnis female solo traveller, writer, photographer Why Uganda?
Uganda in Eastern Africa shares the Virunga Mountains with Rwanda, and thus the same quality of gorilla trekking experiences can be found in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda.
Luckily for travelers, permits to trekking gorillas in Uganda are more than half the cost of permits in Rwanda.
The great ape experience doesn’t have to end with gorillas, Christine added,
Uganda has many parks for chimpanzee trekking, the Kyambura Gorge being one of the more unique.
Located in Queen Elizabeth National Park, you can trek a family of 32 chimps in a sunken forest by morning and go on a cruise safari down the Kazinga Channel River, where sightings of elephants, buffalo, Nile Crocodiles, hippos are seen from this unique vantage point.
“I recently traveled with Go2Africa as I wanted to explore the intersection of travel and conservation in East Africa,” says Chitnis.
“The country is brimming with impactful conservation work by inspiring leaders like Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka of Conservation Through Public Health”
Praveen Moman, founder of Volcanoes Safaris, a pioneering great ape tourism company that couples world-class lodges with community-minded initiatives including a women-run coffee cooperative, a wetlands restoration project and the construction of a community center in a local village.”
Another thing not to miss in Uganda: a private island on the Nile River. Wildwaters Lodge sits on a rainforest reserve on 16 protected acres and is an adventure seeker’s paradise with access to white-water rafting, horseback riding, ziplining and more in Jinja City.
Uganda Airlines offers direct flights between London, Johannesburg, the UAE and Entebbe, making Entebbe a good place to start your journey.
The Best Places To Travel In Africa In 2022: Where To Go Next
1. Uganda
2. Zanzibar and Tanzania
3. South Africa
Zanzibar and Tanzania
Chosen By: Alyssa Ramos, founder of My Life’s a Movie and a solo female travel blogger, content creator, entrepreneur and social media influencer who travels the world full-time and seeks to showcase unique destinations through her unique photography style and honest, detailed travel tips. Her motto is
“Dreams Don’t Work Unless You Do.”
Why: Tanzania is an ideal African country to visit, from safaris in the Serengeti where you can see the Big 5 (leopard, lion, elephant, buffalo and rhino) to the crystal-clear waters of Zanzibar.
“If you’ve never done a safari before, prepare to be awestruck by the amount of animals you’ll see from the safety of your safari vehicle,” says Ramos. “Now is a really great time to go to Tanzania, because with the lack of tourism, the amount of animals has drastically increased.”
“After long game drives, you’ll then retire to fabulous glamping lodges, many of which are in the actual parks,” says Ramos.
Some new places for 2022 to put on your radar:
andBeyond Grumeti Serengeti River Lodge (which has an ideal location for experiencing the thrilling river crossing and vast herds of the Great Migration) and
Usangu Expedition Camp (where you can have a hands-on conservation experience at the first tourism operation in the wild and uncharted Usangu wetlands of Ruaha National Park).
“If bucket-list checks or personal challenges are your thing, I’d highly recommend going for the Mount Kilimanjaro climb,” says Ramos. “I did it for International Women’s Day one year with an all-female group, and it was absolutely amazing.”
A quick flight or ferry will get you to the exotic island of Zanzibar.
“But before you head off to enjoy the many tantalizing beaches in Zanzibar Islands, be sure to stop in Stone Town to learn about the dark history of the island, and how the slave trade markets originated there,” says Ramos.
“One of my favorite boutique hotels in the entire world is located in Zanzibar; it’s called Tulia and it has its own jungle waterslides, plus an entire garden where they source their produce for the restaurant.”
Further Reading: The 22 Best Places to Travel Around the World in 2020- Forbes Advisor
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