Population
Uganda has a population of 46 million people, and is heavily rural with less than 2 million living in the capital and biggest city, Kampala.
Rwanda is significantly smaller with 13 million inhabitants, with around 1 million in the capital Kigali.
Timezones
Rwanda and Uganda are 2 hours and 3 hours respectively head of GMT
Money & Currency
At the time of writing GBP £1 equates to roughly 5000 Ugandan Shillings or 1400 Rwandan Francs.
When to Travel
Most comfortable (and popular) are the dry seasons of December to February and June to August, particularly for long days tracking gorillas or chimpanzees. However, if you bring your waterproofs and don’t mind mud, you can visit at any time of the year and still see it all.
How To Get There
You will need to fly to the capital Kigali for Rwanda, and to Entebee international airport for Uganda, on the shores of Lake Victoria 30 miles from Kampala.
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