Tag: Uganda
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Official Name: Republic of Uganda Established: 1894 (Protectorate), 1962 (Independence) Population: 42,729,036 (2018 estimate) Religion: 84.4% Christianity, 13.7% Islam Language(s): English, Swahili Capital: Kampala Order of Visit: Sixtieth First Visit: 29 November 2017 Last Visit: 06 December 2017 Duration: 8 Days Visit Highlights: Rafting on the Nile, visiting and watching Mountain Gorillas in the wild,…
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Wednesday 06 December 2017. Highlights: Uganda-Kenya Border Crossing Today we farewelled Uganda undertaking to 430 km 10 hour drive to Nakuru in Kenya. The only real highlight of today was having a very fast border transfer but into Kenya with no problems today. Very glad I got the East African Tourist Visa when crossing into…
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Tuesday 05 December 2017. Photos Highlights: Rafting on the Nile, Sunset over the Nile Today the group was moving from Kampala to Jinja but Nick and myself had an early morning 6.20 am pick up in Kampala in order to undertake a half day rafting the rapids on the Nile near Jinja. This meant tent…
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Monday 04 December 2017. Photos Highlights: Water Volley Ball, Equator Water Test Today was a long travel day from Lake Bunyoni to Kampala which is 470 km and 11.5 hours drive away. We left our campsite 6.30 am which meant I was saying goodbye to me upgraded cabin which was very nice way to spend…
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Sunday 04 December 2017. Photos Highlights: The Kigali Genocide Memorial, Hotel Rwanda, Belgian Solider Memorial Today was the unexpected journey to another new country in Rwanda. This wasn’t an option I was aware of but one I’m glad I was able to undertake as I got a chance to visit are previously war torn country…
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Saturday 02 December 2017. Photos. Video. Highlights: The Amazing Mountain Gorillas (The Bwera family)!!!! Today was the big day, the day to hike and attempt to find the endangered mountain gorillas who now number around 750-800 and who are slowly increasing in number. This was an amazing day of seeing these beautiful, peaceful creatures, who…
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Friday 01 December 2017. Photos. Highlights: Little Angels School, Views of Lake Bunyoni Today those not going to the mountain gorillas today decided to visit the Little Angels Uganda who look after orphans and run a local school. This meant a very easy morning with no tents to pull down and breakfast at 9.00 am,…
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Thursday 30 November 2017. Photos. Highlights: The Equator – two Hemispheres at once! Today was the last of the three back to back long drive days. Our tour leader let as sleep in a little so we left Kampala campsite at 7 am for the 470 km and 10 hours drive though the beautiful Uganda…
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Wednesday 29 November 2017. Photos. Highlights: Border crossing to Uganda Today we travelled from Eldoret (Kenya) to Kampala (Uganda) a distance of around 370 kms but a trip took over 12 hours :(. We left our campsite at Eldoret at 6 am on the dot, meaning breakfast was at 5.15 am and packing up commenced…
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