I have posted a few pictures that can be viewed at
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It was about a seven hour drive to Murchison Falls National Park from Kampala. Once we arrived, we took a guided walk around the falls. Having left for Safari with bronchitis, being an asthmatic and walking during the hottest part of the day- I'll admit the walk was challenging to say the least. However, it was so worth it!! There are actually two falls and they are both amazing. It reminded me of my many visits with my father when I was younger to Blackwater falls in West Virgina, expect so much bigger. My dad would have loved this trip.
In the evening we stayed at Red Chilli rest camp in the park. We had a wonderful safari tent with two real beds, luxury camping! The canteen for food and drinks over looked an incredible veiw!
http://www.uwa.or.ug/murchison.html
Thursday May 28- By 6:45am we were loaded in the safari van with our packed breakfast ready for our first game drive. We took a fery to cross the Nile for a 4 hour game drive around the Nile Delta area of the park. This is where the most big game gathers and where there are spectacular views across Lake Albert towards the Blue Mountains of the Congo and northern Uganda.
We saw lion, buffalo, elephant, giraffe, babbons, monkeys, a phython, many types of antelope, hippos, and lots of differnt birds! One babbon even climbed up the back of our van and into top to grab one of the girls breakfast sandwich! It was truly amazing to see all of these incredbile animals in their natural haibatats.
After lunch we departed for a 3 hour afternoon boat launch trip up-stream towards the base of Murchison Falls. We were able to see more hippos, Nile crocodiles, more buffalo, elephants and lots of birds. It was a little nerve wrecking when it started to thunder and lightening while were were on a boat in the Nile!
We spent another night at the rest camp- enjoying the food, great view and company.
Friday May 29- By 8am we left Murchison Falls for the trip back to Kampala. On the way back we stopped off at a Rhino sanctuary where we tracked Rhinos! The trek wasn't long, we did the first 15 mins in the van than the last 15 mins by foot though 5 foot tall grasses. It was amazing to see the rhinos- they were gigantic!
http://www.rhinofund.org/
Saturday May 30- Jinja- At 7:45am we were to leave Red Chilli Hostel in Kampala where we spent Friday night for Jinja where we were to go white water rafting. Being the ever pone acciedent one, while carrying my 40 pound back pack up the hill towards the bus, I fell and twisted my right ankle while skinning my left leg pretty bad. Sharon went and haltled the bus while I got bandged up and back on my feet. Thankfully, I had my first adi kit with us so I was able to take of my leg and my ankle.
We than rode about an hour and a half to Jinja, where we rafted the mighty Nile. Given the excitement of the morning and the beating sun, we opted for the half day trip. Even so we rafted eight rapids, three being class five! It was an incredible experince. The company we went with was fantastic and provided the free shutlle from Kampala, breakfast, fresh pinapplle on the river ( there is nothing like Ugandan pineapple), and a barbeque dinner! My only regret is that we couldn't have our camera's on the river so I couldn't capture the incerdible bird life and people on the banks of the river washing their clothing.
.http://www.raftafrica.com/
http://www.nileporch.com/
1 comment:
Oh my goodness, what an adventure!
I'm so jealous! Well, except for the class 5 rapids. That would scare the pants off me.
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