Monthly Archives: September 2013

Being spoilt in Kigali

Posted on September 22, 2013 by admin

What I love about travelling is the people you meet – through someone who knows someone who is related to someone else.  This was such a case: the mother of a friend of my cousins’ lives in Kigali and had … Continue reading →

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Budget Update – Uganda

Posted on September 15, 2013 by admin

From reports of other travellers, Uganda was said to be a more inexpensive country to travel in.  Our start in the country was slightly pricy as we had to pay for 2 visas at $50 each (the only country in … Continue reading →

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In and around Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Posted on September 15, 2013 by admin

After exploring the gorge in Mgahinga National Park, we could let the excitement mount for our visit to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and our gorilla tracking activity. There are quite a few gorilla groups, and the group you are visiting … Continue reading →

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Uganda, national parks and foreigners

Posted on September 15, 2013 by admin

This post is intended for those independent travellers – like ourselves – who are interested in visiting the national parks in Uganda.  It is a magnificent country, and we fully intended to visit quite a few of the national parks. … Continue reading →

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Magical memorable moments

Posted on September 14, 2013 by admin

There are few words to describe this incredible experience … so we’ll leave it to pictures. Hopefully the slideshow will co-operate …

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Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

Posted on September 12, 2013 by African GirlChild

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park takes its name from the middle of the three volcanic mountains that are in the park; Mount Gahinga. To the east of it is Mount Muhavura and to the west of it is Mount Sabinyo. A … Continue reading →

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The beautiful Lake Bunyoni

Posted on September 8, 2013 by African GirlChild

After tumbling down the mountain from Rwenzori, we intended to spend some time in Queen Elizabeth National Park. Especially, we wanted to go on the Kazinga channel cruise – a two hour cruise on the channel that joins Lake George … Continue reading →

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Resting in the Rwenzori Mountains

Posted on September 7, 2013 by African GirlChild

What a magical place we managed to find. On the way south from our walk around the Bigodi Wetland Centre, we decided to stop in at the Rwenzori mountains. Tracks4Africa shows that there are a few options for camping just … Continue reading →

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Added contents

Posted on September 7, 2013 by African GirlChild

I have updated the Downloads section with additional waypoints for Namibia, Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania. Please let me know if you have any problems with the download. I will also add a few track files shortly. Feedback welcome.

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Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary

Posted on September 5, 2013 by African GirlChild

After having said goodbye to our friends Tom and Jemina we set off to investigate the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary. The area is situated just outside Kibale National Park on the eastern side, and is basically a swamp with a forest … Continue reading →

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