Uganda: 20 days discovering authenticity (page 3 of 9)

Hi, Your trip sounds amazing. Could you share the name of the local agency you used? In your opinion, what’s the best time to visit Uganda? Thanks in advance for your feedback. Anne

Hi,

The agency is Mpolampola—everything was perfect. For the weather, it depends on the parts of the country and your planned itinerary. The north and east were quite rainy for us in July-August, while it was the dry season in Bwindi (important for the gorilla trekking, I think!).

Delphine

Continuing the day with a magnificent cruise (Kazinga Channel):



Elephants so close.









A baby born just a few hours earlier :) .

Danger is never far away...







Always so many beautiful birds.





Such adorable baby hippos!













It’s simple—I’d happily go for another round!

The houses right next to the canal... which still causes a few cohabitation issues.





Warthogs right next to our room!





The view while playing cards and sipping a little aperitif 😎.

So cute 🙂. Babies are always just adorable!

The Fort Portal region and Crater Lake are stunning.







A gorgeous hike.



The tea plantations. Beautiful, and the tea is delicious.





A really lovely region 🙂.

Another highly anticipated encounter: chimpanzees in Kibale.

First, a black-and-white colobus monkey.

And here they are:













Other little wonders 🙂.









A magnificent encounter too, but not easy to photograph—they’re always on the move 😏.

Hi Delphine,

At 4:00 PM, we leave to see the Kyambura Gorge *** and go for a hike there. Unfortunately, this activity is no longer available, so we just walk around the area—it’s really beautiful

When we were there, we were told there was almost no chance of seeing chimpanzees, so we didn’t go. But I thought you could at least go down with a ranger... if I read correctly, it’s no longer accessible at all. What a shame 🤪

Great photos—they’re really beautiful 😎

Hi Delphine,

Thanks for sharing your trip.

Like you, we really loved the Kazinga Channel and Murchison NP too. However, I don’t quite agree about Queen Elizabeth NP. It was in this park that we were able to spend a long time watching the leopard mom (profile photo) and her two cubs. That encounter will stay with us forever.

What an adventure seeing the gorillas! Glad you got to see another family.

Carmen

Hi Delphine. What a beautiful travel vibe. And such lovely photos. We were definitely there around the same time with Paul as our driver. I’d like to share a few shots that might complement yours.





One constant, though—SO many people with automatic weapons slung over their shoulders!!! An amazing discovery of such a warm and welcoming population. Armindo.

Hi Jean-François,

So, unless I'm mistaken, it's still possible to go there, but only in the morning and just for a "chimp trekking" experience. According to what they told us, they still encounter them quite often. Walking in the forest without looking for chimpanzees is no longer possible, precisely because they run into them so often 😎. Since we arrived only in the late afternoon, there were no rangers left... And since we were still pretty sore from our adventure in Bwindi, we didn’t push it...😉🤪!

For those who really want to go down into the gorge, you’ll need to plan a bit more time than just half a day or organize it in advance.

The landscape was still really beautiful, and we didn’t regret going.

Thanks 🙂 and have a great rest of your Sunday.

Hi Carmen,

I remember your report about the leopards—what luck! What an amazing encounter 🙂, that can’t happen every day! For us, no lions or leopards in Queen Elizabeth... Have a great rest of your Sunday! 🙂

Hi Armindo,

Thanks for these amazing photos—the shoebill looks so close! We couldn’t get a shot that near, but we’re still happy we spotted one 🙂.

Didn’t have your luck in Ishasha!!! And the leopard—gorgeous—where was that? We saw one in Murchison Falls Park.

Maybe we crossed paths 😉.

Thanks for this feedback. It’s really great. Those gorillas are so moving.

For the leopard, southern Queen Elizabeth National Park. Look to the left of the photo—it’s not a branch but its dinner. Our luck was named Paul and his sharp eye. That evening, we were happy, but at the same time, some Italian women were blasting the leo at point-blank range with flash, at dusk, and screaming... Paul was appalled, and we didn’t know where to look. Such a lack of respect for this magnificent animal. It really kills the joy.

As for the shoebill(s), we saw several within 10 meters.

Armindo.

Hi Delphine (and happy 2020…. with some amazing trips ahead 🙂)

After partly reliving my trip, I’m now looking forward to discovering the rest of the country through the next part of your travel journal 😇😎 (and so, heading back to Uganda… or not). Anyway, can’t wait for the next part 😉. Muriel

hey queen elizabeth national park is the only place where I saw 2 kills by 3 leopards 1 from the boat on the Kazinga Channel: 3 leopards on an inedible waterbuck, and the jerk of a driver who kept telling us "no, those are baboons" before finally agreeing to stop the boat. And one morning very early, 3 leos for a baby topi—I think their plan was different, but we showed up. Shows how a park's reputation depends on everyone's experiences. It's also the only place where I saw giant forest hogs (hylochoerus, I think in French). Anyway, that was over 2 trips, so don't exaggerate :)

When we talked about the park, I was thinking of visiting it on land, but it's true that the cruise on the Kazunga Channel is really amazing. 😊 Even though we didn't have as much luck as you, it was still magical.😎

hi in East Africa and maybe elsewhere, tourists throw cans at lions that aren't active enough, so it doesn't surprise me

On the other hand, I only saw the tree-climbing lions on my 3rd trip—all of this was 30 years ago. There were no lodges except Mweya, and very few tourists. Kidepo was inaccessible except by plane because of issues with the Karamojong and armed liberation militias (I don’t even remember which ones).