Blogs from Western Region, Uganda, Africa - page 20

De habituation experience te Bwindi Impenetrable NP was zo ongeveer mijn mooiste dag in Uganda. De hele dag werd ik omring door chimps, hoog in de bomen maar ook op de grond vlak bij me. Ik kreeg een gids voor mezelf, Jessica. We zouden de chimpansees treffen in de boom waar ze de avond ervoor slapen gingen. Dit is meestal vlakbij een vijgen, vruchtenboom, zodat ze snel aan eten geraken. Chimpansees slapen elke nacht ergens anders en rollen enkele takken met bladeren samen op als nestje. Er zaten een zevental chimps in de enorme vijgenboom. Er hing een babytje te zwieren aan een tak, er stond een vrouwtje heet en had geregelde bezoekjes. Ik stond ereen tiental minuten, toen plots op enkele meters achter me een chimp verscheen. Deze chimps zijn niet aggressief naar mensen toe, ... read more

Het doven en blinden schooltje... read more

Africa time.. We have begun to realize the differences in the cultures. First noticeable difference is what they call Africa Time. Basically time hardly exists here,people walk almost everywhere and take their time. If your to meet someone at 4 they will begin to show up at 5 maybe 6 and at is completely normal. For us it's so different because we are used to drive throughs and I being late is one of mine and Sams biggest pet peeves. We find ourself hundreds of meters ahead of the group who are walking at African pace. It is going to take some time to adjust hah. Weather.The weather is quite random. One minute its super hot, the next it's thunder storming and then back to sunny. We like the weather because unlike other areas in Uganda ... read more

The Ugandan Gorillas – 24 July 2012 We woke up very excited – even though it was 4.30am!! Had breakfast and the group was divided up into 3 groups (8,8 & our group of 6). Each group was allocated a particular family of gorillas to visit as they restrict the numbers of people observing them. Our family of gorillas was the Nshongi family which consisted of 23 members. We got into a Toyota van and drove for 2 hours to the entry of the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park where we were met by local ranges working for the Ugandan Wildlife Authority (UGA). Two English people joined our group. We were briefed by our guide on the rules for visiting gorillas. We had our Gorilla permits and had to show our passports. Permits were $US500 which all ... read more

Lake Bunyonyi Overland Resort – 25-26 July These 2 days were spent around, on and above the Lake. Lake Bunyonyi is a body of water seven kilometres west from Kabale Town, south-western Uganda. It is 25 km long and 7 km wide, covering an area of 61 square kilometres. The lake's altitude is 1,950 m, and it is surrounded by hills that are 2,200 to 2,478 m high and intensely cultivated. Its 29 islands are concentrated in the central part. These islands have few settlements; they are mostly used for tourist facilities and for a secondary and a primary school. The data on the lake's maximum depth varies; from 44 m to 900 m in parts (although a conflicting sign on the side of the Lake stated that it was 2000m at its deepest). If the ... read more