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Uganda Reptile Village: See Uganda’s Snakes Up Close

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Uganda Reptile Village

One of the most intriguing signs along Entebbe road is the one directing you to the Snake Park at Kitende.  In a country where snakes are widely feared, who would seriously consider devoting an entire park to them?

The park is located not far beyond Kajjansi, if you’re coming from Kampala, and you’ll see the sign on your left directing you down a dirt road.  While the signs indicate the park being just a few km off the main road it seems longer as the marram road is rough and you would be justified in wondering whether you are going look for snakes in the bush. However, when you reach the end of the road you will be rewarded by arriving at the purpose-built, conservation enclosure for snakes.

The park is open Monday – Sunday from 8am to 6:30pm but the two staff who greeted us seemed surprised by the arrival of visitors on a Saturday morning. Entrance fee is 3,000 for Ugandans and 15,000 for foreign tourists – there is no foreign resident’s rate.

The first impression is that the park is well organised. It is small, but pleasantly arranged with neat stone pathways which wind around banda-style structures with large viewing windows. Each of these contains a different species of snake. The buildings could do with some refurbishing  this doesn’t detract from coming face to face with some impressive snakes. Not all of the snake houses were full at the time of our visit, suggesting that they are still in the process of building up their conservation stock. The reptiles themselves are picked up from all over Uganda, and caringly looked after. The guides are extremely knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and will happily talk for hours about the snakes entertaining your children with stories about these man-eating reptiles.

For those of you expecting excitement and danger as you interact with lethally venomous animals, you may be disappointed – the brick snake houses are extremely secure. This will, of course, come as a relief if you are interested in using a visit to overcome a fear of snakes.  The snakes themselves are not natural entertainers, often content to lie, infuriatingly camouflaged on branches and in corners. The most action you’re likely to see is at feeding time when they munch on day-old chicks.

While there is children’s play area it is aging and there are no places to eat and drink nearby. So, while it might be a nice, informative diversion between Entebbe and Kampala the Snake Park more of a place to visit briefly than to linger. If you do intend to make a day out of it, it could be combined with the Wildlife Education Centre, or a picnic in the Botanical Gardens.

You should give the Snake Park a try if you have exhausted the limited range of kids’ activities in Kampala/Entebbe or want to learn about an array of Uganda’s snakes from a safe distance.

Katara Lodge: A View From The Savannah’s Edge

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Katara Lodge

If the Uganda Tourist Board had only one picture of one vista with which to convince people to come to the country – it should be the view from the front door of Katara Lodge.

Stepping through that door you are instantly rewarded with the majestic savannah of Queen Elizabeth Game Park spread out before you. Located on the Kichwamba escarpment the view goes on for miles all the way to the imposing Rwenzori Mountains on the horizon. vantage point of the Kichwamba escarpment, the view goes on for miles, with the imposing Rwenzoris as a border.

The lodge itself is situated half an hour’s drive from Fort Portal, heading south from the main park entrance. This means that there’s no need to pay the park entry fees just to stay in the lodge. And, thanks to recent rehabilitation of the roads leading to the lodge, it is now easily passable in both the wet and dry seasons.

With such an unparalled view, the lodge itself would not need anything special for you to want to stay forever admiring the view from the lounge area. However, the accommodation is almost as impressive as the view.

Arranged as seven self-contained bandas, the accommodation has unique touches such as the Katara “star bed” which is a bed on wheels which can be wheeled out onto the banda’s deck for a romantic night under the stars – complete with mosquito net. (Although perhaps the experience should be reserved for the dry season!)

The claw-footed, free-standing baths might be Uganda’s most decadent bathing experience as from your vantage point you can watch herds of elephants meander the plains below. An exciting recent addition is an equally luxurious infinity pool atop the escarpment which definitely competes with the view from the lodge itself and rivals the view from any other pool in the country.

The staff contribute to making the stay a special one and nothing is too much trouble for them – including bringing coffee to your room at 5am to help you get up for that dawn game drive. In spite of the difficulty in getting ingredients to what feels like the top of the world, the food is extremely good, and although it is a set menu each day, there is enough choice not to feel like you are eating the same meal each day. One typical meal included a seasonal vegetable soup to start, followed by a chicken main course and local honey and fruit for dessert. A full breakfast is served after a morning game drive, and lunch can be packed to take advantage of the afternoon boat trip.

Give it a try if you want a night under the stars overlooking the savannah, weather permitted!

Give it a miss if you want no-frills budget accommodation within Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Food: All About The Almighty Ugandan Rolex

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All About the Ugandan Rolex

When you mention the word ‘rolex’ anywhere in Uganda the last thing that will come to mind will be the Rolex watch. Rolex, in Kampala especially, refers to a chapati that has been rolled with eggs and vegetables inside of it.

While every chapatti seller in Uganda would love to take credit for inventing the Ugandan Rolex, it actually originated in Wandegeya, just below the Makerere University campus. The students wanted a meal that was affordable, yet filling, so chapatti sellers experimented with filling a chapatti with eggs. The name rolex came from ‘rolling’ (pronounced ‘lolling’ by many of the chapatti makers as a result of the heavy Luganda accent). They also pronounce it as ‘lolex’ but everyone understands what you want no matter how you pronounce, ‘rolex’.

A rolex always consists of egg and chapatti as the major ingredients but from there every rolex seller will get as creative as you allow them to be. Some make a plain egg rolex, while others will add onions, tomatoes, sliced cabbage and if you really want a king-size rolex…some pieces of meat before it’s all rolled up. Rolexes aren’t limited to Wandegeya – you can find them pretty much anywhere chapatti is sold at all times of day but especially around meal time hours.

Speaking to Mukasa, a chapatti seller in Namuwongo, he says he uses two packs of baking flour and two trays of eggs daily to satisfy his customers. “If I use one egg in the rolex then it is 2000/= but if I use two, then it becomes 2500/=,” he says. He sells plain chapattis at 1000 UGX, so a rolex does increase the price.

How much money does he make from his rolex and chapatti business? “I make up to 15,000/= daily and I have managed to start building a small house at home in my village. Mukasa is married with a small son and he manages to look after his family with his small rolex business. It was not easy for him though when he started, “Getting new customers and a good place to sell is not easy but when then taste my rolex they keep coming back for more.”

Mukasa has built a rapport with his customers so much that they book rolex’s in advance and can even pay later. His best customers are the boda boda men at the stage where he sells his food and school children as they come and go to school. He also sells to house wives and housemaids who stay at home and are not in the mood to cook the lunch hour meal. These he says are the best customers because they buy more than one at a time.

If you are not in the mood to buy a rolex by the road side, you can make one at you own in the comfort of your own home.

Ingredients you would need per rolex;

  • 1-2 eggs
  • A pinch of salt
  • 1 chapati
  • small handful shredded cabbage
  • 3-4 thin slices of tomato
  • cooking oil

You can also add the following depending on your taste buds;

  • A slice of cheese
  • A few pieces of meat or chicken
  • Thinly sliced green pepper
  • Add a pinch of black pepper to taste

Directions; Fry the eggs with all the ingredients in a frying pan and place on a pre-cooked chapatti. Then roll and serve hot. Eggs and other ingredients vary depending on how big or small you would like the meal to be. Enjoy!

Go Gorilla Trekking in Mgahinga National Park

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Mgahinga Volcanoes

Uganda the pearl of Africa is blessed with half of the total mountain gorillas living in the whole world and the mountain gorillas in Uganda can be watched or viewed in the two national parks of Bwindi and Mgahinga national park. Despite the various tourism activities in Mgahinga gorilla national park, gorilla tracking is the most popular adventure taken in the park. Most visitors who visit the park enjoy mountain gorilla trekking in the bamboo forest lands of the park within the habituated gorilla group.

Mgahinga national park has only one gorilla group which can be trekked by visitors who take safaris in Uganda. The name of the gorilla group habituated in the park is the Nyakagezi gorilla family. This gorilla family is identified as “roaming” and “adventurous” because this group keeps on rotating between Uganda, Rwanda, and Congo. However, for the past two years, the gorilla family is currently said to have settled in the Uganda side of Mgahinga national park and hence tourists can easily visit the park to have an encounter with this gorilla family.

Gorilla trekking activities in Mgahinga Gorilla Park begin from Ntebeko Entrance early in the morning (8:00 am). Like other habituated gorilla groups, only a total of 8 tourists are accepted and authorized to visit the Nyakagezi family. Gorilla trekking roughly takes two to four hours of walking and hiking the hills while looking for interesting gorillas. When visitors meet the gorillas, they are allowed to spend only one hour with the gorillas. The interaction between the tourists and the gorillas is minimal given that there is a need to protect the gorillas from human interference. but at distance and the experience one gets from the encounter is unexplainable.

For tourists planning to undertake gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda especially to Mgahinga should be in consideration that the recommendable time for gorilla trekking is mainly during the two dry seasons because during this time the routes are passable and even trekking trails are not slippery and hence visitors can easily move in the forest while searching for the primates. The dry month are Mid-December to the month of February as well as June to October. The only advantage of trekking gorillas in Uganda is that one can do it any time throughout the year.

Participating in gorilla treks in Uganda offers one the chance of understanding the characters of the mountain gorilla. Interesting to know is that each and every day of gorilla starts at 6 am and usually ends in the evening especially 6:00 pm and then they rest waiting for the next day. Gorillas move in social groups and their diet is mainly made up of leaves, shrubs of bamboo forests, roots, flowers among others. Trekking gorillas is more impressive and exciting and hence each visit should plan to visit any gorilla families in Uganda.

From Home of Impalas to Towering Kampala city

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Kampala City

Legend traces its story to just before the colonialists set foot here. A little town in central Uganda would flourish into the pivot of the country. Kampala, a city of many tales; thriving and buzzing to the core.

It is believed that it started when the administrators from the United Kingdom (UK) declared this little place a town! Many sought it out as a business center; nearly every public transport on a long root found it’s way to this little town.

But this town was no ordinary town, it had its feet spread out atop seven hills, initially known to be home of an animal called Impala. We will get to the story of the seven hills but first, how it became Kampala. So, a thriving trade, soon various dialects would soon feature and the place that was initially called Ka Impala, to mean, where the Impala are, quickly evolved into Kampala.

Yes, this little known Kampala City attracted just about the right human settlement and thus infrastructural development. In 1949, this rather busy town grew some more; so again, the administration noticed and it was granted a municipality status. But that was not all, in 1962, Uganda attained its autonomy from the UK, and with that victory came something else; a capital city!

The hills

You might have heard the phrase the ‘City of seven hills’, mattered in reference to Kampala, it started out that way. See, in its initial growth stages, Uganda’s Capital city sat on seven hills, you know, now called the historical hills. And no, they bore no fancy names, typically Ugandan; Mulago, Kololo, Kibuli, Rubaga, Namirembe, Makerere and of course Kampala hill itself, now called Old Kampala hill.

Today however, the seven hills have had at least 18 hills curved out them. Interesting, ha? These hills are; Old Kampala, Mengo,  Namirembe, Rubaga, Nakasero,  Kololo, Kibuli,  Nsambya,  Naguru, Mbuya,  Mbuya, Makerere, Mulago, Buziga, Mutundwe,  Mutungo, Kireka,  Makindye, and Banda. Well, if you read closely, you will notice that some of the original hill names still surface that was because the locals chose to keep the names.

And for or a country with about 40 million people, nearly 2 million reside in Kampala alone. Oh, and that is not even inclusive of those that come in for a night or two of party, or purely business. That aside, how about we start with the mode of transportation which has since become an experience to reckon?

Not to forget about the fancy cabs, the motorcycle better known as the boda-boda, is an experience to write home about. These guys will maneuver through anything, to beat the city traffic jam and get you anywhere in a heartbeat. And worry not, these guys will perch together some English, however broken, and chances are, you might be called; manager. Worry not what you are, just go with it, you are in Kampala, a city where you will be called Old man aka muzeyi, by the boda-boda guy.

Interestingly though, that is not even the exciting part; see, the adrenalin rash, you experience as you cling onto a fella that leaves his life on the age, that is the thing! now that is the staff. These fellas leave their lives on the edge, bumping through a couple of potholes, breaking all kind of rules; now that is something else.

But then again, how can we talk Kampala and not talk the Kasubi tombs? See, Kampala city is hosted by a tribe called the Baganda. This tribe has a kingdom called Buganda and whose Kings are laid to rest at the Kasubi tombs. The tombs, a oozing with culture take traditionalism to the next level, complete with thatch and bamboo. If still looking for a bit more history, Kampala City hosts the Uganda Museum, art galleries and even better, the National Theatre, where you will find nothing short of Ugandan entertainment. But before you leave town, you could check-out the Independence monument, a tale of the freedom Uganda gained from then colonial master- Britain.

If architecture is what you are into, then the traditional religious spots like the cathedrals sitting still in some of the original hills will do. Grab a boda-boda, will you? Make your way up old Kampala, to the Namirembe or Rubaga Cathedrals. Or you could might want to check out the luxuriously spaced Gadaffi mosque. There’s so much to see, so much to savor and so many tales to behold.

Obukalabanda: A Tale of Wooden Sandals

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Obukalabanda - Wooden Sandals

Years ago, a time when the world was still simple and beautiful, wooden sandals were en vogue. This was a pre-era of today’s Gucci,

Miu Miu and Jimmy Choo’s of this world. An era where shoes were a myth and walking barefoot was a common thing – normal.

People figured that they had to find a way of insulating their feet from the rough ground. Hence, the birth of wooden sandals.

These were sandals made out of wood. They would cut it into a foot-shaped base and design a little ‘anchor’ on which the big toe and index toe would hold. It sounds hectic and uncomfortable, but it was on in-thing. These sandals were fashionable and durable.

They could stand all kinds of weather and all kinds of surface; rough or smooth. They mirrored class and style. If you owned a pair, you belonged to society’s creme. Purists loathed them for their ugly shape, but who minded the shape, anyway? People loved them anyhow. But when civilization knocked on the door, they were wiped off the face of the earth.

Visiting the Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi Forest

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Bwindi Mountain Gorilla

Mountain gorillas are subspecies of primate animals called gorillas. Gorillas are the largest great apes left in the world which live in the tropical rain forests of Africa.

Mountain gorillas derive their name from the location and nature of their habitats as these live in the mountain ranges of central east Africa of Virunga that is straddled by Rwanda, Uganda and DR.Congo and the Bwindi Forest of Uganda. These huge primates are endangered species of animals in that if not preserved and conserved well in the forthcoming years they will get extinct. There are about 1000 mountain gorillas left in the world and Bwindi impenetrable national park of Uganda has a half of these amazing primates that is about 420 gorilla individuals in the wild.

Bwindi impenetrable national park is located in the southwestern part of Uganda in the kigezi highlands in Kabale district. Due to the possession of mountain gorillas, this national park has become as famous in the tourism world as thousands of people around the world visit it to watch the gorillas in the wild.

This wonderful biodiversity is protected and managed by the Uganda wildlife authority under the government of Uganda.  By the effort of the Uganda wildlife authority, they found a way of making people know how conserving and  meeting the mountain gorillas is beautiful and important to the world by developing gorilla tourism, an activity where people go to the park to watch and interact with the mountain gorillas in their natural environment from a close range. There are 18 habituated mountain gorilla families in Bwindi impenetrable national park. The most common families visited on primate safaris  include;

  • Buitukura, Oruzogo Kyaguriro and the newly habuated one Bikyingi – three groups in the Ruhija area
  • Mishaya, Nshongi, Kahungye, Busingye and Bweza – five gorilla-groups inthe Rushaga area
  • Nkuringo family and recently dispensed group of Bushaho – two groups in the Nkuringo area
  • Rushegura, Mubare and Habiyanja

One might ask “what are habituated gorillas?” habituated gorillas are gorillas that are tamed so that they can tolerant the presence of mankind at a close range or in other words these are gorillas that can be watched by people who may wish to interact with the gorillas in the wild. Mountain gorillas are found in a group of 2-40 individuals in essence one can never find a gorilla on its own without a partner in the wild.

Gorilla trekking in Bwindi

Gorilla trekking in Bwindi starts with briefing of visitors or gorilla trackers at the head quarters of the park early in the morning and then they are allocated to certain groups comprising of 8 people in accordance to the gorilla family they are going to watch on a day. It should be noted that a certain gorilla family is visited by one group of gorilla in day. These trackers are taken to the start up points where the gorilla patron leads them into the tropical rain forests of Bwindi to interact with the only left mountain gorillas in the wild. During a trek through the forest a gorilla patron narrates stories about the mountain gorillas that mount up the excitement and also the trackers are able to see other wildlife like various bird species, trees and also monkeys. It takes the trackers 2-6 hours to reach the gorillas due to the fact gorillas are nomadic animals that keep moving from one place to another making their tracking very hard. But the long walks are all forgotten when the trackers meet the gorilla face to face since it is such an exhilarating moment. When the trackers meet the gorillas they interact with them by observing the way they feed, play and also communicate and at times the young gorillas come close to trackers with an intention of playing with them. The trackers also take photos of these wonderful animals that are kept are memoirs. We can only give the hints of how it is like to trek the gorilla in Bwindi but the experience is in-explainable as former trackers have had outrageous remarks about gorilla trekking in Bwindi.

When is the Best Time to Visit Bwindi Gorillas

You can visit the mountain gorillas anytime of the year. This is due to that Uganda experiences a favorable climate throughout the year. The weather conditions in Bwindi permit gorilla tracking anytime.

How to Book a Gorilla Tour

So for those who have never tracked the gorillas the time is now book with a local tour operator to go gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable and have a thriller of an experience.

Advice to Make Car Rental Easy

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Hiring a car can be a daunting and distressful experience. If it’s your first time renting a car for a Uganda safari. Below are some of the tips which can make your experience simpler.

Tips for saving money:

Hire a car online, many car rental agencies are found on the internet and have specials offers

Reserve the vehicle for a long period like 2 weeks to 1 month to stand a chance of getting a discount.

Most car rentals stipulate returning the vehicle with a quarter of a tank. Ensure to abide by this policy to avoid paying a premium fee in the name of equating to the quarter tank you should have left upon returning. Do it yourself, you will save some cash.

How are you going to handle insurance?

In most instances, car rental providers offer comprehensive insurance on their cars. This kind of insurance covers theft, third-party, and collision damage waiver.  Beyond that, the client is liable for damages that may occur on the car, for example, lone accidents, car rollovers, minor scratches, etc.

Therefore, for the client to be fully protected against any damages, they are requested to pay excessive insurance fees which depend on the type of the rental car. The rental operator will try to sell you this kind of insurance coverage which is normally so expensive.

If you have another alternative such as your credit card covering car rental, you are advised to go for that. Inform your credit card operator to activate your car rental insurance so that you can get protected against the damages not covered in the comprehensive insurance offered by the vehicle hire company.

Extra advice

You are unlucky that the rental car you are trying to book is unavailable, looked elsewhere but all in vain? This could be a risky trick, but it is also a chance to exhibit your haggling skills. Go for an upgrade and request it at a reduced price. Wanting a Toyota rav4 and you end up with a land cruiser at just 55$ per day would the greatest bargain of the century.

Ensure that operator has road assistance to come to your rescue in case of a car breakdown in the course of your trip. Emergency numbers should be given to you to call when an issue arises.

The hotline is additionally important in other situations like you have left your belonging at a certain point, you call simply call the operator to help you out to deliver them to where you may be at the time.

Endeavor to carry a credit card with you, your dollars must be faulted like having some markings or with an old year mint that is not accepted in Uganda.  You can surely use a credit card as a substitute payment mode.

Top 3 Sought After 4×4 Rental Cars in Uganda

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Road Tripping Uganda

Does every one hiring a vehicle in Uganda require a 4×4 vehicle? The answer is a no, it depends on the season you’re hiring the car, whether dry or rainy and also the destination you’re heading to.

It is better to first seek advice before hiring a vehicle in Uganda. If you’re heading to up country like national parks, a 4×4 vehicle is a good choice but if you’re going to be within Kampala city a 4×4 vehicle may not be so necessary. And also during rainy seasons a 4×4 vehicle is needed due to the muddy roads in Uganda.

Most car rental companies have all types of vehicles a traveler may wish to hire, their fleets are full of all sorts of vehicle such as the 4×4 vehicles and 4×2 vehicles. And recently, road trips are becoming popular in Uganda due to the presence of a wide variety of attractions and features that include 10 national parks, 11 wildlife reserves, fresh water bodies, ice caped mountains, crater lakes and many others making Uganda one of the best road trip destination in Africa.

Some travelers are now choosing to drive their own adventures by hiring 4×4 vehicles in Uganda and this has led to the coming up of many self-drive car hire companies in Uganda.

Following are the 3 sought after 4×4 rental cars in Uganda;-

  1. Toyota land cruisers
    These are one of the most 4×4 cars hired in Uganda and these category includes cars such as Prado TZ, TX, GX and 3 Liter Turbo. These vehicles carry up to 5 people including the driver and they are hired at 70-90 USD per day without driver’s allowance and fuel. However, a discount can be granted to the traveler who hires it for long period as well as during the low season.
  2. The Toyota RAV4
    This is another 4×4 vehicle hired in Uganda. There are two types of RAV4, one which is 4×2 and the 4×4, so it is better to tell your rental company the specific RAV4 you need. And it is available in manual and automatic transmission and either mini or long RAV4 and still performs great regardless of the weather.
    The RAV4 has an extremely low maintenance costs and has excellent fuel mileage. And the good thing with a RAV4, when the back seats are folded down, it can offer a cargo volume of vehicles twice its size. It carries 4 people including the driver and can be hired from as low as 50 USD per day.
  3. Safari Van
    This is one of the suitable, comfortable and better for large groups and family vacations. They can accommodate people up to 7 but the space for luggage largely depends on the number of people and the number of days you’re spending on a trip.
    For instance, if you’re taking a long safari, you will carry more luggage compared to when going for shorter trips. And the 4×4 super customs are available in both automatic and manual transmission and some come with a pop-up roof while others with a sun roof.

The other 4×4 sought after vehicles in Uganda include the mini vans, coasters, Toyota Land cruiser jeeps, GX, VX, etc. And all these vehicles are available for hire either without or with a driver depending on your choice. Drivers are available for the first time travelers who can’t drive or not used to driving in Uganda’s traffic and not familiar with Uganda’s terrain.

Gorilla Trekking in Nkuringo

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Nkuringo Sector of Bwindi

Gorilla trekking in Nkuringo is the most adventurous and toughest trail. The Nkuringo sector is located in the southern part of Bwindi impenetrable national park. Nkuringo sector gorilla safari is the best and the most exciting but challenging because of the hilly trails but gorillas if found give the best experience.

The Nkuringo sector was established in Bwindi forest national park in 2004 as the second pioneeer sector for gorilla tourism after buhoma. Nkuringo is popularly known for being the home to the most elegant and fiercely silver back Rafiki suddenly silverback that was killed by poachers in June 2020 during the Covid 19 breakout.

Nkuringo is complementary to the other three sectors of Bwindi impenetrable national park which are best for gorilla trekking activity. Nkuringo sector has an incredible view of Virunga national park, and volcanoes national park and the crater lakes in the sector will offer the best lifetime memorable experience to visitors. For tourists who are fit and focused on gorilla trekking and prefer more hours looking for mountain gorillas, the Nkuringo sector offers the best.

Detailed information on gorilla families in the Nkuringo sector

Nkuringo family

Named after its sector, the family initially the family was sighted at Nkuringo hill with 19 members and 1 silverback called Nkuringo. Nkuringo died four after they were open for tourism and Rafiki took over the leadership. Rafiki was also killed in 2020 and the safari the dominant silver back took over the family and successfully led the family.

Christmas Family

This is the newest and the latest gorilla family in the Nkuringo sector with about 7 individuals led by Christmas the dominant silver back. Located within the southern part of Bwindi impenetrable national park and has one silver back, 4 females 1 black back, and 1 infant. The introduction of this family to tourism increased the number of permits in the Nkuringo sector to 24. This means 24 tourists can track Nkuringo the gorillas sector per day.

Bushaho gorilla family.

Bushaho was the second gorilla family to be habituated and open for tourism in the Nkuringo sector after the pioneer Nkuringo. Currently, Bushaho has 11 individuals headed the silver back Bahati and it consists of 11 members. The number of gorillas per family can increase depending on the aggressiveness of the silver back to raid some new members and shire offspring’s

Nkuringo sector has one posho gorilla which is still under habituation and is not yet opened for tourism it is still under the monitoring of researchers and rangers, the silver backer leader is not yet known and the number of individuals is not known, when it is ready for tourism it will increase of several gorilla families in Nkuringo to four.

Other activities in Nkuringo

Besides gorilla safaris, the Nkuringo sector offers other activities that include birding

Birding

Bwindi impenetrable national park that has about 200 bird species and this has it the best destination for a bird-watching safari while on a Uganda tour. Birds can be seen on the trails while doing gorilla trekking activities. the most common birds to be seen are starling, great blue turaco bird, egrets, kingfisher, ring-necked dove ring-necked heron, long-horned, owl, grey crown crane wagtail among others. A gorilla trip in Nkuringo coupled with a birding safari will give a fantastic memorable experience.

Hiking

Apart from gorilla trips, Bwindi offers yet other interesting activities like nature walks and hiking that will offer visitors a chance to see various attractions in Bwindi impenetrable national park. The hiking starts from the north part of Bwindi to the south of Bwindi and this will offer you a chance to see nature.

Community walks

On special arrangements with your tour operator, local community walks can be arranged and during your gorilla safari in Nkuringo you can visit Batwa’s local community. These are natives of Bwindi impenetrable forest. They live near the forest. And after them being removed from the forest they set up a site where they showcase and demonstrate how they used to live in the forest. Interesting activities include showcasing their hunting techniques, dances, and how they used to depend on forests for food.

How to access the Nkuringo gorilla sector

Nkuringo is located in the south of Bwindi impenetrable national park and can be accessed by road by either tourist from Uganda or Rwanda about 9 hours from Kampala city the capital of Uganda

Where to stay while in the Nkuringo gorilla sector

Bwindi impenetrable national park offers the best of accommodations ranging from budget, midrange, and high-end. As illustrated below

  • Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge
  • Lake Mulehe gorilla lodge
  • Crested crane Bwindi hotel
  • Nkuringo Bwindi gorilla lodge
  • Virunga campsite

This is located behind and adjacent to Mgahinga national park and can be accessed easily by visitors from Bwindi impenetrable national park in the Nkuringo sector and Mgahinga national park.

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Budongo forest is one of the largest conserved forest areas in Uganda covering an area of 841 square kilometers. Located with Murchison falls national...
canopy in Nyungwe NP

Journey to Explore Rwanda’s National Parks

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Rwanda is a small and landlocked country boarding east African countries. It is bordered by Tanzania in the east, Uganda in the north, Burundi...
East Africa Safari

Things to Do in East Africa

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Ballooning Mountain Climbing – Rock Climbing & Mountain Biking. this is done in Mr. Rwenzori national park in Uganda, Mount Kilimanjaro national park...
Lake Bunyonyi

Holiday at Lake Bunyonyi in Uganda

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Lake Bunyonyi is one of the most scenic places in Uganda famous to travelers who take a circuit to the attractions in the western...

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