Sneaking away to Uganda – 1 – Welcome to the Pearl of Africa!
07.02.2021 Well, I did it! After my Escape to Madeira - which had been sort of a testrun for travel-in-the-new-normality - I was confident, I could travel again. I needed…
Sneaking away to Uganda – 2 – Wildlife Galore at Murchison Falls National Park
09.02.2021 Murchison Falls River Lodge Watching the sunset was awesome here overlooking the Victoria Nile. I did not spot any Hippos in the river, but the G & T tasted…
Sneaking away to Uganda – 3 – Happy Hippos, a Peeing Elephant & Friendly Village People
10.02.2021 Murchison Falls National Park The boat tour to the base of the Murchison Falls has been the National Park's most popular attraction since the Queen Mother made the inaugural…
Sneaking away to Uganda – 4 – Tea Gardens, Chimpanzees & a Geocache in Kibale National Park
11.02.2021 ca. 340 km Murchison Falls River Lodge - Kibale Forest Camp The road leading us south was passing through Bugungu Wildlife Reserves with features similar to the southern sector…
Sneaking away to Uganda – 5 – Banana Gin, Coffee & lots of Monkeys
12.02.2021 Kibale National Park - Bigodi Village This magnificent morning Chimpanzee tracking had not only mentally drained me ... after a quick lunch I had to take a well deserved…
Sneaking away to Uganda – 6 – The Equator, a Leopard & many Elephants in Queen Elizabeth National Park
13.02.2021 ca. 95 km Kibale Forest Camp - Marafiki Safari Lodge Leaving Kibale Forest Camp at 11:00 we drove north through Kibale National Park again. The highwaymen Baboons were on…
Sneaking away to Uganda – 7 – Another animal-tastic day at Kazinga Channel
14.02.2021 Queen Elizabeth National Park - Kazinga Channel In Katunguru, a few kilometers down the Kasese-Ishaka Road, Matovu turned onto the Mweya Leopard Loop which sort of runs parallel to…
Sneaking away to Uganda – 8 – African Roads, No Lions in Ishasha & Visiting A Shoe Tree School
15.02.2021 ca. 150 km Marafiki Safari Lodge - Engagi Lodge Buhoma Waking up early I sat on the porch for a while and continued with yesterday's notes for the journal.…
Sneaking away to Uganda – 9 – Bwindi Impenetrable Forest & Mountain GORILLAS!
16.02.2021 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park GORILLA DAY! Less than 30 min after starting the trek and leaving the trail head, our guide Maddy had good news. Not only had we…
Sneaking away to Uganda – 10 – Lake Mutanda & A GORILLA Baby Punk in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
17.02.2021 ca. 140 km Engagi Lodge Buhoma - Mutanda Lake Resort Basically we had to drive around the north, east and south of the entire Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Matovu…