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What about bathing in Victoria Lake

by croisbeauty

As it could be seen from the pictures, Locals do bathing in the Victoria Lake although the lake-water seems to be very dull and dirthy. I was asking my local friends do they swimm in the lake and they confirmed although as said it seems to be risky.Then I did some net resercheas and have find out that Victoria Lake is riddled with bilharzia and swimming in the lake should be avoided. It is also suggested not to walk barefooted in the shallow water and in particularly through the grass along the lake shores, as it is where the parasite hosting snails lurk.

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Visit Entebbe Animal Orphanage

by croisbeauty

Entebbe is around one hour of a car driving distance from Kampala where the airport is situated. There is nice park in Entebbe situated on the bank of the Lake Victoria. It isn't big park and doesn't have alot of animal species but could be enjoyable day trip offering nice walkings and bathing to those who like lake-waters.The most impressive experience for me was seeing a huge rhino from a close distance, and guess what, it was a white rhino which is pretty rare. Rhino has imposing proportions a very massive animal and look alike nothing can't harm it in no way.

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Meet the locals

by croisbeauty

As already said, Ugandan are very friendly, hospitable, social and in particularly inquisitive to all strangers, especially if whites. Wherever I was strolling around local people did approach to me curious to know what am doing in Uganda. I was even invited to visit their homes, especially on fridays evenings when most of the Ugandans outing or gathering in somebodies home to have a party. I terms of Ugandan habbits, party means dancing alot and drinking even more than dancing. No need to tell that most of the people on saturdays have bad hangovers.Most of Ugandan are of Bantu origings but divided into various tribes. Baganda live in the central part of the country, Lango and Acholi in the north which is distrubed by the ethnic clashes, Iteo and Karamojong inhabiting eastern parts. Uganda is specific for a few Pygmies tribes who live isolated in the rainforests of western Uganda.Luganda...

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Explore around

by croisbeauty

Explore around and feel comfortable about because Uganda is very safe place. I was going out alone, during day-lights and in the nights but have never had any unpleasant experience, on the contrary, I met feiendly and hospitable people who are very inquisitive regarding strangers, especially if whites.The countryside is full of greenery while the soil has a very characteristic red colour. The only problem could be if rainy day, my shoes were all in red coloured muds, same as the lower part of my troursers.

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Even more reading

by muguruki

Wizard of the Nile - Mathew Green Only published this year but luckily a local library had it and I snapped it up as it was a book I wanted to buy. I'm glad the library had as I would have wasted a lot of money buying the hardback copy. Yep I was disappointed. I started to enjoy it as I remembered places from my own travels that are mentioned in the book. Green traces Kony's life from his childhood and as the book goes on tries to get an interview with the leader of the LRA himself and only manages a few minutes with him a bunch of journos and the LRA's people from the UK in a bush clearing in the DRC. Disappointing indeed! White pumpkin - Denis Hills This book is really of its time so much so it would be pretty difficult to get it now (library again). Hills a lecturer in Makerere University at the time writes about his life in Uganda and about Amin who was in power when it was written,...

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Most recent Ugandan read

by muguruki

The Settler's Cookbook - Yasin Alibhai-BrownThe Muhindi/Mugandan/British writer's memoir come recipie bookLovely recipies.Great story.I've always enjoyed reading Alibhai-Brown's articels in the Independent but loved this book which I devoured like I did the 'Urad Dal' in a sunny weekend in my back garden.

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Climb in the Rwenzori Mountains

by NEILHALLIDYA

The Rwenori Mountains border Uganda and Eastern Congo. They provide a facinating variety of terrain (from Rainforest to high altitude glaciers).These mountains are not as famous as Kilimanjaro on account of there relative inaccessibility and the knock on effect of rebel activity in the late 1990s. The area is now safe. If you want to experience Africa at its wildest this is a place to go.My pages will give more detail on how to organise a trip to this fascinating part of Africa.

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Lake Bunyonyi

by Zanzibargirl

Lake Bunyonyi is the second deepest crater lake in Africa, at 900 metres deep there are 29 islands and the name also means 'the place of little birds'. There are more than 200 species of birdlife in the area. It is a great spot to camp, very relaxing, and on the lake you can take a canoe, or go for a swim. Nearby there are markets, and all around the lake the sing song of the district school children.See my Lake Bunyonyi page for more photos.

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Mgahinga NP Gorilla Trekking

by Zanzibargirl

Seeing one family of 9 out of 600 gorillas left in the wild is special. To know that on a given day I was one of only 6 people in the world to get to do it makes it even more special. And on the day I went I got to see them roll about for about an hour in play, chest beating and nose picking sessions. The first thing I remember is hearing this great big gorilla fart. I sat their in awe as I watched these big human like apes just welcome us into their world and happily let us sit and be part of their group. They got as close to a metre away, and I will treasure the goosebump feeling I had for life! So very very special.See my Mgahinga National Park pages for more photos.

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visit queen national elizabeth park

by hanspeter_W.

The ParkThe second largest national park in Uganda at 1,978 sq.km and lies north and south of the equator to the south west of Uganda.It is contiguous with Kibale NP, Uganda Parc Nationale des Virunga, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.It is a world bio-sphere reserve (UNESCO, 1979) includes a RAMSAR wetland site and is a classified Important Bird Area (IBA) by Birdlife International. QENP has 568 of Uganda’s 1017 species of birds (over a quarter of Africa’s bird species), more than any other park in Africa.

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Q:  At begin of december,coming by bus from Nairobi,i have 7 days to spend in Uganda before get Tanzania overland,i wonder if you can... 

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A: Hello there, Seven days to discover Uganda, this must be a BLITZ visit. If I had 7 days I would go for - Bwindi Impenetrable forests or Mgahinga National Park to... 

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