Overland Safari 1 – Uganda
THE UGANDAN DIARY
Day 9: Border crossing today in Uganda – ‘the country of smiles‘. Overnight at Jinja Campsite which is on the White Nile overlooking Bujagali Falls downstream from the source of the Nile. We spent the next 4 nights here to enjoy some of the ‘adrenaline junkie’ activities on offer…
Day 10: A rest day for some while the rest of the crew hit the waters for a full day of white water rafting – we had done this 3 years prior at Vic Falls, so we enjoyed a rest.
Day 11: A morning of ‘Tubing‘ on the White Nile and then back to camp to prepare for the ‘Booze Cruise‘ – a very funny night but not without it’s drama..
Day 12: Last chill out day in Jinja (some of our crew did visit an orphanage nearby throughout the organization ‘SoftPower‘ (we would also recommend these guys if you are interested in volunteering as ALL money goes directly to the projects).
At night we walked to the local restaurant for a ‘Group Meal’.
Day 13: Drive day en route to Entebbe where we picked up some new passengers. The campsite here is located near the banks of Lake Victoria and Queen Elizabeth Park
Day 14: This morning we cross the Equator for a quick photo shoot and then drive to Queen Elizabeth Park. We set off with 18 of our crew to see Chimpanzees in the wild. 2 hours into our walk we spotted several families… AMAZING!!!! Overnight was spent in a Bush Camp in Queen Elizabeth Park where hippos supposedly wander through and around the tents at night. Thankfully we didn’t get any visitors.
Day 15: Early morning cruise on Kazinga Channel. Plenty of hippos this morning and beautiful scenery. Returning to pack up camp, we took a short game drive but probably due to the fact that we were driving in the hottest part of the day, there wasn’t a huge amount to see. We arrived at Hippo Hill Campsite in the afternoon and relaxed for the remainder of the day.
Day 16: A full day of driving to get closer to the Rwanda Border. We spent the night at a campsite where the boys played a game of soccer with the locals. We met our Rwanda Gorilla Guide that night – Sheba who gave us a briefing about the Gorilla Families, the different treks we could do and how we were to behave when in the company of the Gorillas.
The next day we moved onto Rwanda…
To see more photos of our time in Uganda, please see our gallery: