Are chimpanzees actually having better sex than I am?

Are chimpanzees actually having better sex than I am?
Would that rhino really have killed me?
Just another week in the glamorous life of testing SoFe’s new Uganda tour.

Spoiler: Uganda is not for the faint of heart.

By day five, I’d tracked baby lions padding through the grass, sipped what might be the strongest, smoothest coffee on earth, and realized this country isn’t just safari and dust—it’s emerald hills, mirror-flat lakes, and more shades of green than my camera could handle.

And I loved almost every second of it.

Uganda is the kind of place that laughs at your itinerary. You think you’re just going on a safari, and suddenly you’re surrounded by baby lions, herds of elephants, zebras trotting past your jeep, and giraffes so close you could count their eyelashes.

Everywhere you look, life is happening — loud, untamed, and beautiful. Even the warthogs have main-character energy.

At one point, I visited a tiny village where women invited me for a “cultural cooking class.” It sounded sweet and wholesome. Five hours, one backyard fire pit, and some very determined baby pigs later… I decided it will not be on our itinerary. Some cultural exchanges are better left behind the scenes.

The good news? Everything else made the cut — and it’s spectacular.

You’ll sip rich Ugandan coffee while watching monkeys swing from the trees outside your lodge. You’ll trek through the mist to stand eye-to-eye with gentle mountain gorillas, one of the most humbling experiences on earth. You’ll meet women artisans in Kampala’s markets (where I personally bought 25 handwoven baskets because choosing one over another felt like betrayal).

And you’ll travel with Veronica, our badass local guide who somehow keeps a straight face when I whisper-beg rhinos to please, please walk the other way.

This trip is wild. It’s real. It’s everything that makes SoFe adventures so special.

A few pics from my phone…

— Amanda
Founder, The Solo Female Traveler Network