Activities you can Add-On to your Gorilla Trekking Safari in Uganda – What-else you Can Do. Activities you can Add-On to your Gorilla Trekking Safari in Uganda,
Visitors often come for one purpose to Uganda and that is Gorilla Trekking or Tracking – whatever you opt to call it. They leave and think that they have seen all that Uganda has to offer. Somehow they have missed that Uganda was Lonely Planet’s “’Best Country to visit in 2012 and that National Geographic picked Uganda as one of the “Best Travel Destinations in 2013″ and that there is much more to do and see.
A Gorilla Safari is 3 days in length – add on 2 or 3 days and You can visit Queen Elizabeth National Park, the best place for Tree Climbing Lions in Africa, Chimpanzees, more birds than any other park in Africa and you have in 5 days seen that Uganda is more than Mountain Gorillas and just maybe you had spent a few days more in the Emerald Pearl of Africa – Uganda.
Below are some Places – Activities that you can easily add-on to your 3 day Gorilla Safari – Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in itself has more activities than you can imagine and you can spend a week at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest alone. Take a look at ” Top things to do and see in Bwindi forest”.
The Batwa Experience – Visit the Minority Batwa Pygmies
The Batwa Experience was created by the displaced Batwa pygmies to educate their children and to share their amazing heritage and traditions with the world. Since 1992, the Batwa have been unable to live in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, their ancestors’ home. Yet they have not forgotten the old ways.
Step back in time to see how the Batwa lived for millenia in the Bwindi, one of the most beautiful jungles on earth and home of the famous mountain gorillas. Enjoy an incredible day hike in the rain forest with Batwa guides, see how the Batwa lived and hunted, learn about medicinal plants, and watch for animals and birds.
You will hear ancient legends and traditional songs, watch energetic dances, and join in on a mock hunting party. You can even test your skill with a Batwa bow and arrow.
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Ride 4 a woman – Cycling In Bwindi – Buhoma Sector.
Ride 4 a Woman which is a community support group offers mountain bike rentals and guided bike in and around Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in the Buhoma area of the park.
You can even do the Village Walk on a bike with a local guide. There are Birding Bike Rides, or simply a ride into the Forest such as the Ivy River Trail. The average Bike Ride is 3 hours or longer in length with much to see along the trail or road.
The local guides are all well-trained, some specialize in birding, others in culture but all know Bwindi Impenetrable Forest which they all love and want to conserve.
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New: Gorilla Habituation Experience – 4 hours watching the Gorillas of Uganda.
It is only in Uganda that you can be with a Mountain Gorilla Family for 4 hours on a Gorilla Habituation Experience along with researchers in Bwindi’s Impenetrable Forest – this amazing experience – to be with a Mountain Gorilla Family as it is being habituated is a one of a kind experience in Africa.
There are presently two family groups being habituated, meaning that they becoming used to human contact and will not run away from visitors trekking them.
You can fly into Kigali Rwanda and 3 hours later be in the Rushaga Region of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. You have the choice of budget, moderate and upmarket lodging and can stay either in Rushaga or scenic Nkuringo area of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
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