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From tinsel-free towns to white Christmas: Top places to go in December

The experience of a winter Christmas entices many overseas at this time of year, but you’ll find plenty of other reasons to travel in December.

  • by Brian Johnston
A central dining and lounge area wraps around a chequerboard-bottomed pool.
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This sensory hotel embodies its nation’s style and warm spirit

The sprawling stay in Uganda’s capital contains art and culture etched within luxury walls.

  • by Catherine Marshall
A silverback and family from the Mubare group of gorillas in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

How gorilla tourism became a conservation success story

It’s not hard to see why the great apes have become a chief economic resource in Uganda. But challenges remain for the wildlife and communities that depend on visitors.

  • by Catherine Marshall
The lodge is surrounded by roaring white water.

Wildwaters Lodge, Uganda: A white-water rafting adventure on the Nile

This remarkable resort sits on an island in the middle of the Nile surrounded by roaring white water.

  • by Rob McFarland
A lioness at rest.

Uganda wildlife adventure tour review: The astonishing Queen Elizabeth National Park

Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park is home to an astonishing array of animal and bird life.

  • by Rob McFarland
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Down the face of a rapid on the White Nile.

River rafting in Uganda: You'll be all white on the Nile

Running the rapids of the White Nile is a true white-knuckle trip.

  • by Rob McFarland
smh traveller aug 17 COVER Regional dancers perfom at the Guelaguetza festival on July 22, 2013 in Oaxaca, Mexico. The Guelaguetza is a festival held once a year which gathers music, dance, gastronomy and handicrafts of different ethnic groups and tribes of the state of Oaxaca.

Take a chance on me

On the roads less travelled, locals go out of their way to welcome you, writes Ben Groundwater.

  • by Ben Groundwater
Gorillas in your midst ... Uganda recognised the potential of gorilla tourism many years ago.

In the midst of gorillas

When most people think of Uganda, it is of a country left shattered by its former despotic ruler, Idi Amin.

  • by Alison Cassar
Lunch at Masai Mara.

A tri-nation celebration

Across cultures and ecosystems, Robert Upe takes a 2000-kilometre road trip through Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda.

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Ten countries that will change your life

Some holiday destinations are good for just that: holidays. But travel can be a lot more than that. If you’re looking for a country that will change your life, then these are the places to start.