Did you have an entire national park sometimes to yourself (= as a visitor)? Not many chances in most popular parks in Africa with steady growth in tourism over the past decades. I was lucky to be in Liuwa Plain in mid 2000s where we still had to take 3-hour boat trips to reach our...
Murchison Falls is an amazingly diverse ecosystem. Walking safari trips could take full advantage of this to explore various unique corners in this wilderness. Our second walking safari trip aimed to explore Nyamsika Riverbed. We set out our camp near this stunning viewpoint – excellent for sunset watching. When I first seen it during the...
Over the past several months, we have ventured to Murchison Falls in Northern Uganda on foot. If you read my Walking Luangwa post, you will get a sense that multiday walks in the bush are one of the most unique nature experiences in Africa. It is great to be outside for days on end, soaking...
Walking in the bush for months, weeks, or at least a week. How does this sound? Alluring, exciting, thrilling, tiresome or a little bit scary? Original “safaris” were conducted on foot: up until 1930s or 1940s (or later….) moving around most of African bush on four wheels was pretty much impossible. That was the by-gone...
Having scaled Mt.Moroto the previous day, I was hoping for the next day’s Mt. Napak hike (about 1.5 drive away). Very rainy morning greeted us, so instead I ended up exploring all the markets of Moroto, and quite an educational Karamoja museum in town. The base for Napak hike is in Iriri – small town...
I finally I set time to explore Mount Moroto (and Napak) in the middle of Karamoja. These mountains, nowadays quite easily reachable, have been little travelled up to now for various reasons: difficult to access, lack of guides/services and relative perception of insecurity in the area (now not the case). Being in the ‘Pearl of...
When we set off to Mahale I knew that the snorkelling is possible in the area, same as some other spots on the lake (Kipili), but I did not expect certain surprising twists! After enjoying the five hour jungle chimp trek the day before, it was time for a more relaxing activity. Hanes, the only...
Trekking to see chimps in Mahale is unlike in many other locales – it is simply more adventurous and fun then anywhere else I seen. For the start, the terrain. It is simply mountainous so one spends most time going up and down various ridges, which makes it for quite an intense hike. Plus you...
Mahale has been on the back of my mind for years. I kept hearing about this splendid destination for years, even drove by a couple of times in the region but never reached it: one reason is that it is not so easy to access. I was always told that the only way to get...
Busanga Plains have been on my mind to visit for years, and in 2017 I managed to visit. This place is largely inaccessible for about six months in a year, and it is located in a very remote area. It is not to the advantage of the tourist that ZAWA has monopolized the entire Northern...