It is always very important to spend your honey moon in a
place you’ve never been before and it’s always advised to plan this in advance.
My last safari with my two clients on their honey moon safari was magnificent.
Our company (Elephant safaris Ltd) received two couples who had come for a
gorilla safari on an African continent Uganda in Bwindi impenetrable forest
national park. They booked in advance and preparation were made earlier
including booking gorilla permits, booking good accommodation, the vehicle was
also well maintained just to ensure that everything goes well on such a special
day which comes ounce in a life time.
Upon their arrival at Entebbe international airport, I met
and briefed them about their safari after; I drove them to Boma Guest house
where they slept that following night. The following day I took them for a city
tour to visit some of the interesting places around the city, they visited the
Kasubi tombs the burial place for the 4 kings of Buganda, national museum, and
from here we drove to Namugongo shrine where over 22 Uganda martyrs were killed
for failure to renounce their religion. They were very happy to visit these
historical places, we had lunch in the city and after we embarked on our drive
to the south western part of Uganda up to Lake Mburo national park. Before
arriving at the park we had a stopover at the equator crossing for photography and
snacks, I also took them to Mpambire drum making area and they bought some
local made items, they happily enjoyed the journey. That day they slept at
Mihingo safari lodge.
Following the morning was a game drive in the Savannah area
of the park they were able to see zebra,
warthogs, elephant, water bucks, topis, elands, leopards, hyenas, jackals
bushbuck, sitatunga, common duiker, klipspringer buffaloes, various species of
antelopes and many more. I drove back to the lodge for full breakfast and lunch
and later in the evening the park guide took them for a forest walk, here they
were gifted with more chances to explore the park on foot, and they saw many
bird species and mammal like zebra, antelope species, warthogs that made their
evening awesome. From lake Mburo I drove them to Bwindi impenetrable national
park passing through Uganda’s rolling green hills through the highlands also
known as the ‘’Switzerland of Uganda’’ here they were able to see the
triangular peaks of the Virunga Volcanoes of Rwanda and the Congo, we continued
down into the valley to Bwindi impenetrable national park. That day they slept at Buhoma lodge, they
appreciated the hotel setting, meals and everything was more than what they
expected, each one was very eager to know what tomorrow will be since it was
the day of their major highlight of their honeymoon safari to Uganda.
Following the 5th day of their safari was a
transfer to the park headquarters, its where each visitor for gorilla trackinghas to first report to receive short
briefing about how to trek our close relatives from the senior park rangers.
After the briefing, the park ranger led them into the forest to begin their
life time experience activity gorilla tracking. This was almost a full day
gorilla tracking activity but very rewarding, they were able to meet a gorilla
family in the buhoma sector (Rushegura gorilla group) which is located in the
northern part of the park. This gorilla family consists of over 17 members led
by a dominant sliver back. They attributed the activity as too demanding
although rewarding, that its needs some physical fitness because gorillas tend
to leave deep into the forest; however the effort they put in during the search
come to pass when they land on these giant apes making their dream come true.
They studied the behaviors of gorillas as well as taking photography and they
stayed with these mountain gorillas deep into the forest for one hour. They
retired back to the headquarters where they had left and they won a certificate
of participation in gorilla tracking. From here I drove them back to the lodge
for refreshment and late lunch. In the evening I took them for a community
walks where they were able to interrupt the local people who neighbor the park,
they took them through their cultural dance and music, and also they explained
to them how they have managed to live in the area. The night was spent at
buhoma lodge with a fantastic dinner.
Following the morning
was a hearty breakfast and a transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park the most
bio diversity park for wildlife, the drive took them to the Ishasha sector of
the park a famous place for the rare tree climbing lions sited in fig tree or
tree blouses. Here they were able to view various species of animals and a
launch cruise on the Kazinga channel where Lake George and Edward connects
chances of spotting more species of animals where high, they spotted schools of
hippos, crocodile, elephant and buffaloes plus many species of birds including
the rare shoebill. And at Queen Elizabeth National park they slept at Mweya
safari lodge.
The visitors were so
much excited about having spent their honeymoon on a safari majorly the experience
they had during the gorilla tracking, they appreciated me as their tour guide
and the good arrangement by the company, they went back home happy but
regretted the few days they stayed in Uganda, they promised to book with us
another safari next year through our tour and travel company Elephant safaris
Ltd.
