With an array of landscapes, outstanding wildlife watching and hospitable locals, Uganda packs a lot into one trifling country. Its home to Africa’s highest mountain range (the Rwenzoris), the foundation of the Nile, the world’s lengthiest river and the continent’s largest lake. Rafting the Nile offers a world-class adrenaline quest, but the country’s most iconic practice is tracking mountain gorillas in their misty habitat. And if you view the Big Five, you’ll see that nature – sundry and magnificent – looms large here