I wanted to resurrect this thread as I currently am planning to go to Entebbe, Uganda as part of a two month round the world trip. I currently have 8 days scheduled in Uganda via the BA London - Entebbe flight. It is at the end of March which I realize is not the optimal time for Uganda but was what fit into my schedule so it was that time or not visit at all. A must for me is the gorilla tracking for which I've budgeted $1000 - 2000. Although the actual time with gorillas is one hour it seems most tours are 3 days in total including transportation from Kampala.

My question is what do to with the remaining part of my time. I am a big fan of waterfalls so Murchinson Falls seems appealing. Any current updates on the security situation in the north? Also, I understand the game viewing is better in Kenya than Uganda. Would it be preferable and within the time allowed (5 days) to try to go to the Ngorongoro crater?

I have been game viewing once before to Sabi sands outside of Kruger and at Chobe and had a great time. How would game viewing at Murchinson Falls or Ngorongoro in late March / early April compare? Final question is regarding value -- I realize uganda will be the most expensive part of my trip but keeping in mind that I've been to Sabi sands and Chobe would it worth doing the game viewing in Uganda other than gorilla viewing or should I adjust my schedule so I'll spend only 4 days in Uganda. The rest of my trip is primarily is lower cost countries such as Peru and India. (overall budget is to average $150 - 200 a day for land costs, and I'll clearly spend less than that in Peru) Thanks for the advice -- I had excellent help from flyertalk when planning my first trip to africa.