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Self-drive in southwestern Uganda, February 2020
Since I used this forum a lot to prepare our trip, here’s a little feedback from our 15-day self-drive adventure in southwestern Uganda.
For those who have questions, don’t hesitate! I’ll do my best to answer them 😉
We’d already traveled quite a bit in South Africa and once in Namibia, always self-driving. When the idea of visiting Uganda came up, we debated—especially me 😛—whether to go solo or with a guide. My husband quickly convinced me to do it self-drive, so I started planning and organizing the trip accordingly. We began preparations and bookings in June 2019 for a trip scheduled during the first two weeks of February 2020. We deliberately chose to explore just a small part of Uganda and take our time. We traveled as a group of four, with our oldest son and his partner.
Here’s our itinerary: - February 1: Departure from Brussels, arrival and overnight in Entebbe - February 2: Drive to Lake Mburo and overnight there - February 3: Drive to Lake Bunyonyi and overnight there - February 4: Boat ride on the lake, then departure for Kisoro. Overnight there - February 5: Trek in Mount Mgahinga National Park for the youngsters. Overnight in Kisoro - February 6: Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Overnight in Rushaga - February 7: Gorilla tracking in Rushaga. Overnight in Rushaga - February 8: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park – Southern sector – Overnight on the park’s edge - February 9: Morning in the southern sector of the park, then crossing to the northern part – Short safari in the late afternoon – Overnight by the Kazinga Channel - February 10: Safari and boat cruise – Second night on site - February 11: Drive to Kibale Forest – Overnight there - February 12: Chimpanzee tracking in the morning – Bigodi swamps in the afternoon – Second night there - February 13: Scenic drive to see the crater lakes + walk at Lake Nkuruba Nature Reserve – Third night there - February 14: Return to Entebbe - February 15: Morning boat ride in the Mabamba swamps – Afternoon by Lake Victoria and midnight flight to Brussels. That’s the broad outline of our trip.
We fell in love with this country: the people, the kids shouting "muzungu," the colors, the landscapes, the wildlife... But we were also saddened by the poverty in some villages and the child labor, especially in "quarries."
I’ll try to post a day-by-day account if it interests anyone.
We’d already traveled quite a bit in South Africa and once in Namibia, always self-driving. When the idea of visiting Uganda came up, we debated—especially me 😛—whether to go solo or with a guide. My husband quickly convinced me to do it self-drive, so I started planning and organizing the trip accordingly. We began preparations and bookings in June 2019 for a trip scheduled during the first two weeks of February 2020. We deliberately chose to explore just a small part of Uganda and take our time. We traveled as a group of four, with our oldest son and his partner.
Here’s our itinerary: - February 1: Departure from Brussels, arrival and overnight in Entebbe - February 2: Drive to Lake Mburo and overnight there - February 3: Drive to Lake Bunyonyi and overnight there - February 4: Boat ride on the lake, then departure for Kisoro. Overnight there - February 5: Trek in Mount Mgahinga National Park for the youngsters. Overnight in Kisoro - February 6: Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Overnight in Rushaga - February 7: Gorilla tracking in Rushaga. Overnight in Rushaga - February 8: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park – Southern sector – Overnight on the park’s edge - February 9: Morning in the southern sector of the park, then crossing to the northern part – Short safari in the late afternoon – Overnight by the Kazinga Channel - February 10: Safari and boat cruise – Second night on site - February 11: Drive to Kibale Forest – Overnight there - February 12: Chimpanzee tracking in the morning – Bigodi swamps in the afternoon – Second night there - February 13: Scenic drive to see the crater lakes + walk at Lake Nkuruba Nature Reserve – Third night there - February 14: Return to Entebbe - February 15: Morning boat ride in the Mabamba swamps – Afternoon by Lake Victoria and midnight flight to Brussels. That’s the broad outline of our trip.
We fell in love with this country: the people, the kids shouting "muzungu," the colors, the landscapes, the wildlife... But we were also saddened by the poverty in some villages and the child labor, especially in "quarries."
I’ll try to post a day-by-day account if it interests anyone.
L'Indonésie avec enfants en bas âge et sans trop de touristes
Bonjour,
Nous voyageons avec 2 enfants qui auront l'été prochain (juillet-août 2020) 2 ans 1/2 et 4 ans 1/2, je m'interroge sur la possibilité d'un voyage en Indonésie. Ceux-ci sont habitués aux voyages et aux sacs porteurs. Je souhaite éviter Java et Bali - nous avons peur du monde, nous sommes du style ermites et apprécions surtout la nature et les beaux paysages, aimons randonner même si nous avons dû ralentir le rythme depuis que 2 écureuils nous suivent. Nous aimerions éviter les longs déplacements d'autant que possible, même si je suis conscient qu'il y en aura un peu.
Mes questions, sur 3 ou 4 semaines de voyage, est-il possible d'envisager à un rythme doux (siestes obligent) un séjour sur Lombok - Gili (mon idée de départ) ou sur Sumatra (plus je lis des choses sur Sumatra, plus ça me tente) ou d'autres îles comme Florès - Komodo (peut-être moins pratique) ? Niveau santé il ne me semble pas y avoir de très gros risques sanitaires mais qu'est-il faisable en cas de problème de santé des enfants ?
Merci à tous les connaisseurs pour leur avis éclairé.
Fab
Nous voyageons avec 2 enfants qui auront l'été prochain (juillet-août 2020) 2 ans 1/2 et 4 ans 1/2, je m'interroge sur la possibilité d'un voyage en Indonésie. Ceux-ci sont habitués aux voyages et aux sacs porteurs. Je souhaite éviter Java et Bali - nous avons peur du monde, nous sommes du style ermites et apprécions surtout la nature et les beaux paysages, aimons randonner même si nous avons dû ralentir le rythme depuis que 2 écureuils nous suivent. Nous aimerions éviter les longs déplacements d'autant que possible, même si je suis conscient qu'il y en aura un peu.
Mes questions, sur 3 ou 4 semaines de voyage, est-il possible d'envisager à un rythme doux (siestes obligent) un séjour sur Lombok - Gili (mon idée de départ) ou sur Sumatra (plus je lis des choses sur Sumatra, plus ça me tente) ou d'autres îles comme Florès - Komodo (peut-être moins pratique) ? Niveau santé il ne me semble pas y avoir de très gros risques sanitaires mais qu'est-il faisable en cas de problème de santé des enfants ?
Merci à tous les connaisseurs pour leur avis éclairé.
Fab
