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Uganda Safari Description For 2011

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Uganda is a country that is endowed with a diversity of features that are interesting to include in your holiday. During the year 2011, Uganda has won itself the position of one of the most sought after destinations in Africa. This is because of its great beauties that are still untouched.

Majority of the tourist who made there African safaris and had Uganda as one of there destination in this year have written marvelous reports about there stay in Uganda in particular.  One of the clients called Clarisa said “I have been to many countries during my holiday but my dream safari has been fulfilled in Uganda. I booked a Uganda Holiday in July but the care, honesty and courtesy I desired to have at the end of my holiday has been granted to me in Uganda. I will live to talk about this dream……” such a statement is one of the few gratuities that Uganda Tours have gained from the rest of the world. This has prompted me to write about the successful year that Uganda has achieved in the tourism sector despite being a year for elections.

Uganda tourism has also gained a step after it was granted its own ministry and that means more funds will be a warded to the sector for better development. Professionalism has been another step taken by Uganda tourism after tour guides were taken to the field for training to gain more skills. Majority have been operating with no license and others learnt from the job. I think Uganda has hope of a better tourism in 2012.

Uganda safaris have brighter tomorrow if the steps taken this year to uplift there existence are left to grow. an applause to the tourism stake holders.

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Uganda Holiday Packages

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

Uganda Holidays do usually mean getting to some well set up destination for pleasure and Uganda adventure. Uganda Holidays may also be in the form of well-prepared packages and others tailor made packages. Many Travelers to Uganda enjoy there Uganda Safari in case all that is involved in the safari is package well and with top class preparations. The rising level of stress in the day to day life has turned in to the rising demand of Uganda holidays and Uganda Tours.  In the world, there is no other home for Nature based classy safaris like Uganda because to experience the undisturbed nature this is the best destination.

In the past, Uganda was taken to be just the source of the great Nile but after discovering its potentials, it is now a destination that one has to visit before he/she dies.  These are great stories to talk about plus interesting features to see in the shortest time. It is only time that separates you from getting what is available. Many of the Uganda Holiday spots are situated in the south western part of Uganda, eastern and the Northern part of Uganda.

As you get ready to enjoy a Uganda Tour the following are some of the places that you are to come across in case you are to stay for some time after or during your Uganda Holiday.

Bwindi National Impenetrable Park where Mountain gorillas live, Murchison falls national park which is a habitat for animals like giraffes, buffalos, waterbucks, bush backs to mention but a few, Queen Elizabeth National park where tree climbing lions are famously spotted, Lake Mburo National park where Zebras can be seen easily, Kibale National park where chimpanzee trekking is the main activity, Kidepo valley national Park where ostriches are commonly seen, Semliki national Park where night game drives are possible and the game reserves.

All of the Uganda Holidays mentioned above give you the chance of enjoying a memorable African safari. It is a matter of time for you to choose which kind of safari you desire and get the best out of your choice. Remember you only carry dreams of the Uganda Safari and leave the destination untouched

Uganda Adventure Holidays

Monday, December 5th, 2011

Any one takes some time, months days or years to plan for a holiday in the finest destination that he / she will live to remember.  Some request for safaris via the internet,  call travel agents for prices , other ask friends who have traveled for help and many request for assistance via the travel forums like Lonely planet, trip advisor, traveler’s point to mention but a few. It is your choice to choose any of the above applications. Most of the packages given by Uganda tour operators include the accommodation, the hired car, fuel. Activities, the guide and all other things that you expect from a well packaged safari. The Uganda Holiday packages are prepared with flexibility so as to give the most trusted services to travelers.

When you start your Uganda Safari, it is common to almost all Uganda Safari companies that you are picked from your overnight hotel and driven to the destination by the company’s guide. In case you are traveling to the western part of Uganda, you have a common road that is Kampala- Mbarara road where you have incredibly interesting features to see. Uganda is one of the lucky countries to possess the Equator line and at the point where it is suspected to be crossing Uganda, you may have a stopover for photography, stand in the both sides of the earth and perform the water experiment. You carry on passing the undulating hills that are decorated with green vegetation. The farm lands on the way are very interesting to look at. Finally arrive at the premises of any of the following parks. Bwindi national park, Lake Mburo national Park, Queen Elizabeth national park, Semliki national park, Kibale national park, Rwenzori national park plus some game reserves.

Most of these parks are situated in the forested areas and grass lands where fresh air away from the dusty and starchy smelling urban environment is   a dream. As you move into the parks, the grounds are generally muddy or dusty because the roads are not tarmacked. The vegetation is awesome and wildlife is dotted at almost every part of the park. The majority have crater lakes in there premises and punched grasslands. Those with luxuriant forests are always cool and littered with birds of various species.
What an adventure that awaits you on a Uganda Safari.

Uganda birds’ Secrets

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

Birds in Africa are very Unique and interesting to look at because of the different colors that they display. May of them have legendary stories attached to them. Let me be particular: the Uganda birds. Locally these birds wake up early in the morning and sing to who every listen, work together through out the day. Later in the evening, they return to there nest to rest. Others spend the entire night just clung to a tree branch.

Through out the day, they sing in crazy tones that blend together produce the wild ensemble. This keeps the wilderness especially the green wood ringing. This chorus of birds transforms into a verdant echo-chamber of birdsong. Wow what an African Adventure with birds.

Below are some of the birds that you may have a glance on when you take a Uganda Birding safari.
English Name Scientific Name
Grey Heron /Ardea cinerea
Black-headed Heron /Ardea melanocephala
Goliath Heron /Ardea goliath
Purple Heron /Ardea purpurea
Great Egret /Ardea alba
Black Heron /Egretta ardesiaca
Intermediate Egret /Egretta intermedia
Little Egret /Egretta garzetta
Squacco Heron /Ardeola ralloides
Madagascar Pond- Heron /Ardeola idae
Rufous-bellied Heron /Ardeola rufiventris
Cattle Egret /Bubulcus ibis
Striated Heron /Butorides striata
Black-crowned Night-heron /Nycticorax nycticorax
White-backed Night-heron /Gorsachius leuconotus
Dwarf Bittern /Ixobrychus sturmii
Great Bittern /Botaurus stellaris
Yellow-billed Stork /Mycteria ibis
African Openbill /Anastomus lamelligerus
Black Stork /Ciconia nigra
Abdim’s Stork /Ciconia abdimii
Woolly-necked Stork /Ciconia episcopus
White Stork /Ciconia ciconia
Saddle-billed Stork /Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Marabou Stork /Leptoptilos crumeniferus
Fulvous Whistling-Duck /Dendrocygna bicolor
White-faced Whistling-Duck /Dendrocygna viduata
White-backed Duck /Thalassornis leuconotus
Egyptian Goose /Alopochen aegyptiacus
Spur-winged Goose /Plectropterus gambensis
Comb Duck /Sarkidiornis melanotos
Hartlaub’s Duck /Pteronetta hartlaubii
African Pygmy-goose /Nettapus auritus
African Black Duck /Anas sparsa
Eurasian Wigeon /Anas penelope
Eurasian Teal /Anas crecca
Cape Teal /Anas capensis
Yellow-billed Duck / Anas undulata
Northern Pintail /Anas acuta
Red-billed Duck /Anas erythrorhyncha
Hottentot Teal /Anas hottentota
Garganey /Anas querquedula
Northern Shoveler /Anas clypeata
Southern Pochard /Netta erythrophthalma
Common Pochard /Aythya ferina
Ferruginous Pochard /Aythya nyroca
Tufted Duck / Aythya fuligula (A)
Maccoa Duck /Oxyura maccoa
Discover the great African beauties by taking a Uganda birding tour
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Uganda Wildlife Adventures

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

After a tiresome work period, there is need for a safari in Uganda. Wildlife in Uganda is very unique and not comparable to any other country. The pearl of Africa as described by Winston church hill has National Parks like:

1) Queen Elizabeth National Park.
It enjoys a fantastic location on the rift valley floor between Lake Edward and Lake George. It was name a biosphere reserve by the UNESCO because it is a hub for foreign and local beasts. it back ground is supported by the back drop of Mountain Rwenzori at times called the mountain of the moon. Within its premises, animals like elephants, buffalos, warthogs, waterbucks, bushbucks, chimpanzees baboons, black and white colobus monkeys to mention but a few.

2) Bwindi National Park.
One of the prehistoric parks in Uganda is Bwindi Impenetrable forest. It is the home of the left over mountain gorillas. It shares these marvelous creatures with Volcanoes national Park in Rwanda. These huge beasts have families like human being and are led by the silver back which is the dominant male. Gorilla tracking is open to every adult and it is a captivating experience which is unforgettable. This is because after great effort used in searching for the gorillas, you meet them and spend an hour in there company. it is a great honor being part of this Uganda safari.

3) Kibale National Park
In the western part of Uganda is this breathtaking National park. It is home to the greatest number of primate especially, the human cousins the Chimpanzees. It is housed in the Kibale forest which is natural and is made up of tall trees that form a dense canopy. the chimpanzee are the most sought after creature by those who take primate safaris. you may get the chance of spotting other primate like baboons, black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, mangebay, blue monkeys to mention but a few. Elephant can also be spotted from the elephant willow

4) Kidepo Valley National Park
In the North Eastern part of Uganda is this Semi arid park. It is the only home of the Ostriches in Uganda. Other animals to see include Burchel zebras, Cape buffalos, bush pigs, defasss waterbucks, elands, oribi, lions to mention but a few. There is a great opportunity of visiting the Karamoja manyattas where authentic African Culture is displayed.

5) Rwenzori national park.
Life challenging Uganda safaris can be displayed from taking a safari on the great Rwenzori. This park is found around the mountains of the moon. It is home to several bird species, buffaloes, elephants, hogs, bush bucks to mention but a few. There is the great adventure of hiking on the beautiful mountain Rwenzori, were you can spend the entire week

6) Murchison fall national park
Almost all animals that you may miss out in other parks are found in Murchison falls national park. When you go to the Northern sector of the Park, you get high chances of spotting a lion, leopards, elephants, oribi, warthogs, Uganda Kobs, giraffes, several bird species to mention but a few.
The highlight of this wildlife safari is the hike to the top of the falls where you get the opportunity of viewing the Nile as it squeezes itself through the narrow gorge and plugs down the high cliff. It is a spectacular appearance.

7) Semuliki National park
This park lies in the isolated Budibujo District. It is very close to the Rwenzori Mountains. it is crossed by the Semuliki River whose banks are shaded by the west African Oil Palms. This park is home to the great chimpanzees, hippos crocodiles, red tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys the list is endless. It has hot springs in its premises where an egg can be boiled for just a few minutes. What a miraculous attempt.

8) Elgon National Park
Elgon national Park is nestled around the huge Mountain Elgon. Several Parks can animals can be spotted on this park’s premises. The greatest number of tourist prefers Mountain climbing on the great Mt Elgon.

9) Mgahinga national Park
Another home of the Mountain gorillas in Uganda. It is situated close to the great Virunga national park in Rwanda. It is also the renowned habitat for the golden monkeys in Uganda. A gorilla trek to this park is booked when the gorilla are present because they a times migrate to the Rwanda.

10) Lake Mburo National Park
Any one interested in an excursion wildlife safari has this as the first choice. It is situated in Mbarara district and you may drive there for a day and return for your night flight on the same day. It is home to the rare Rurchell Zebras. It is surrounded by several lakes which form a wetland and a school of hippos finds a home here. You have chances of a game drive, boat ride, guided walk to the salt lick area.
Take a Uganda safari in your next summer holiday and you will not regret.
WILDLIFE SAFARI NEWS

Uganda Wildlife Education Center (UWEC)

Friday, October 28th, 2011

This wildlife sanctuary is the leading conservation center in Uganda. It is situated in Entebbe close to Entebbe International Airport which is Uganda’s main airport. This center is like the summary of all Uganda National Parks. It has exhibits in which these animals reside. Before starting your Uganda safari, take an excursion to this mesmerizing center and get a glimpse of what you are about to met on your wonderful safari.

Initially it was called the Uganda Zoo and presently it has three out of the four conservation ecosystems of Uganda.

What to offer
UWEC has exceptional recreation parks offering a whole some experience to people of all ages. All is tailor made to offer UWEC visitors a learning and memorable experience.

With in the stipulated animal exhibits are displays of most of Uganda’s several threatened wildlife in open air natural exhibits that simulate three major ecosystems of Uganda.
You may not get the chance of seeing animals in the parks but you have very high chances of spotting it here.

This center has forest vegetation where forest walks are carried out. it gives you the chance of feeling the wilderness. it is also home to several primate species like monkeys that play from one tree branch to another. Spiders, birds, ants, lizards are all present. Towards the completion of your walk, there is a garden full of natural medicinal plants.

Accommodation
UWEC accommodation facilities have been designed to accord a homely setting with a total experience of a night in the wild: roars from lions, laughing hyenas and the early morning singing birds
All facilities are fitted with cooking utensils, so you can cook your favorite meals can also be obtained frown our restaurant.

The center has two fully furnished hostels that accommodate up to 130 people are available fully equipped with kitchen, dinning area and ablutions which are suitable for schools and fellowships and other groups.

the conference room is fully furnished air conditioned and fitted with LCD projector, wireless internet, flip chart stands 42 inch flat screen a podium that seats 60 delegates comfortably. Situated in a wild but secure environment. It’s ideal for team building sessions, trainings policy meetings and any other form workshops.

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White Elephants’ Existence Still a Story in Queen Elizabeth

Friday, October 14th, 2011

White elephants were seen in Queen Elizabeth National park and this has yielded a lot of arguments among the WILDLIFE experts. They think the white elephants thought to have been seen in Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park are normal specie.

Mr. Tumwesigye the acting chief conservation are Manager announced that what was seen in Queen Elizabeth national Park was not a new species of elephants at all. He continued that he looked at the photographs closely and do not see anything special. The colour of the skin that appears pale or grey (not white) may be due to the sandy and clay areas where the elephants wallow from

He continued that in case the same elephants wallowed in black soil mud, they would definitely appear darker or reddish if they wallowed in murram soil. Let nobody be deceived that there are white elephants. This condition is not permanent and when it rains or when they wallow in water, that pale colour will be no more.
Isasha areas around Lake Edward have very fine clay soils, light grey in colour.

The white elephant story was “exclusively” exposed by Dr. Andrew Seguya, the executive director of the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). He added that the report and photographs had been submitted by one Henry Paul Mbaguta, who runs a Safari Lodge near the park. Mbaguta added that it was raining when his group met the three white elephants and the shade of white was uniformly spread over their bodies. Seguya said that by Tuesday, UWA was yet to send a verification team.

More game fanatics, who reported seeing light colored elephants in the same park, attributed this to the light colored he has seen elephants spread soil all over their bodies, using the trunk (I think the “dusting” helps with parasite control), and at the end of the process, they have a light grey to almost white color.

Zike also said that he thinks those particular elephants sighted had dusted themselves to a light color. “When the ground is red, as in some parts of Kazinga, then the elephants end up having reddish-brown tinge
More light is to be given on these gorgeous creatures.
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UWA Issues To Come To An End

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

Several months back the Commission of Enquiry, chaired by tough former Supreme Court Justice George Kanyeihama asked to wind up immediately and file their long overdue report.
News broke overnight that the tourism Minister Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu has instructed the Secretary of the Commission to wind up their work, prompting a lamenting outcry by Kanyeihamba that he would only do so if told by the President.
Often termed Otafires kangaroo court, as it was the former equally controversial tourism minister Kahinda Otafire who instituted the commission, the work was initially hampered by lack of funds and office spaces. Supposed to run for three months the work dragged on inexplicably and the term of the commission was then extended before the current minister concluded that enough is enough.

Otafires choice of board and in particular chairman for UWA last year was widely critizised as an act of nepotism, as the chair happened to be Otafires personal physician and patently unqualified to hold such a position, and when clashes erupted over demands by the chairman and board to raise their allowances and benefits substantially, opposed by top management of UWA at the time, matters came to a head when the Executive Director at the time was first suspended with several other senior colleagues and then sacked. Assuming the role of Executive Chairman, something however not provided for in the Wildlife Act, then prompted a court case following which the chairman and members of the board were dismissed for not meeting the criteria of selection, a slap in the face of the appointing authority, i.e. Otafire.
Never known to go down without a fight though Otafire retaliated by constituting the Commission of Enquiry, eventually ending up himself as a witness before the commission, which excelled in selective memory lapses over his own alleged drawing of funds from UWA to finance his travels and other duties.

A former chairman of UWA, John Nagenda, has also come out strongly against the shenanigans perpetrated by the former minister and in particular by the chairman of the commission, and another former chairman of UWA, respected city lawyer Andrew Kasirye publicly critizised Kanyeihamba for allegedly prejudging and the way he treated witnesses and called them names in public. In a rather unprecedented step did Kasirye some weeks ago reportedly write to the minister with an official complaint.
All said and done though, UWAs present situation is a shadow of its former self, with senior staff avoiding taking decisions and referring matters upstairs, where an Acting Executive Director, Dr. Andrew Seguya, is still awaiting to learn about his own fate and whether his appointment will be confirmed or a new search for an ED be undertaken by a new board, as and when it is appointed by Prof. Kamuntu. This is thought to be imminent now as the tourism minister has in past weeks intensely consulted with stakeholders. Watch this space for the final stage of this seemingly never-ending saga

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Kibale National Park

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

The home to the Chimps & Other Primates

The park Kibale is situated in the western part of Uganda, in Kabarole District, 35km south of Fort portal town and is approximately 320km from Kampala. It has an altitude range of between 1,110metres to 1,590metres above sea level. Kibale National Park occupies an area of 795sq km and has one of the highest ecosystems in Africa. The park is portioned into seven zones for management purposes, that is, natural reserve, civic-cultural, recreation, research, harvest, community and protection. The main emphasis, however, is on preservation, sustainable utilization and non-consumptive use of the forest. The park is a sought after destination by nature lovers for its superb bird watching and chimpanzee tracking and having one of the greatest concentrations of primates in East Africa. Interspersed with portions of grasslands and swamp, the most common vegetation type is rainforest, spanning altitude of 1.100-1,590km and with a floral composition, transitional to typical eastern afro-Montane and western lowland forest.

About 60 mammal species are present in Kibale forest. It is especially rich in primates, with 13 species recorded, the highest number in any Ugandan national park. The nine diurnal primates spot at Kibale are vervet, red tailed, L`Hoest`s and blue monkeys, grey cheeked mangabeys, red colobus, black and white colobus, olive baboon and chimpanzee. The Kibale forest area is the last Ugandan stronghold of the red colobus, even if there in small numbers still that are surviving in Semliki National park Visitors who do both the forest and swamp walk are usually expected to see a round five or six primate species.

Kibale forest provides a superlative primate viewing, but it is not otherwise an easy place to view the large mammals – this despite an impressive checklist which includes lions, leopards, hippo, warthog, giant forest hog, buffalo, sitatunga, bushbuck, bush pig, elephants, peter`s, blue and red duikers. The elephants seen in Kibale forest are classified as belonging to the forest race which is smaller and hairier as compared to the more familiar savanna elephant. Elephants often move into the kanyanchu area during the wet season.

What to see and activities in kibale national park

Chimpanzee tracking

The main purpose for visiting the to Kibale National Park is chimpanzee tracking. The excursion starts from Kanyanchu Tourist Centre and includes a walk through the forest accompanied by a ranger guide in look for the chimps. You will hear them before you see them: from somewhere a maximum of 32 visitors per day is permitted by the park management to visit the habituated group of 45 chimpanzees. Excursions starting in the morning for a maximum of sixteen people in four groups and likewise in the afternoon. Usually the chimps are quickly seen in the morning because the guides normally know where they spent there overnight. Detailed information on primates, forests, flora and fauna is normally given by the park ranger guide en-route to the chimps. Chimp sightings are not guaranteed on these walks but the chances of viewing them stands at 90%. While in the forest, expect to view other types of primates like red-tailed monkeys and grey-cheeked mangabey.

Bird Watching
Kibale Forest National Park has over 335 bird species registered. A network of forest trails from the Kanyanchu Visitor Centre permits you to look for a number of species from the vicinity of the main road like nahan’s francolin, African pitas.

There is a large block of rain forest that give you some exceptional forest birding. The best forest birding is on the main road from the Kanyanchu centre. Species like scaly francolin, marsh tchagara, the scarce grey-headed olive-back and a host of seed eaters like fawn breasted black crowned wax-bills and green-backed twin spot, among others, can with ease be seen.

As you are in the forest watch out for flocks of the rare and localized white-naped pigeon in flight over head or sunning themselves on the tree tops in the early morning. Fruiting trees draw birds for example narina trogon, pied hornbill, yellow-spotted, hairy-breasted and yellow-billed barbets.

Kibale is also an excellent sight for joyful greenbul reasonably common and conspicuous here but inexplicably scarce else where in Uganda.

The secondary forest and thicket near Kanyanchu is also a useful birding area for the African goshawk, the magnificent ground eagle and masked apalis. Large, noisy flocks of grey parrots fly over the campsite to their place to stay in the evening.

The park has the observation tower which overlooks like a small forest in the park providing you with an opportunity to see the red-chested fluff tailed and a huge number of forest elephants

The Bigodi wetland sanctuary in Kibale National Park is also an exceptional place to view some of the special birds common to this habitat like papyrus gonolek, white-winged warbler and papyrus canary among others.

Chimpanzee Habituation

Tourists who are who are fascinated by learning more concerning the chimpanzees or researchers looking for field experience on chimps, the chimpanzee habituation experience includes staying with the chimps the entire day, taking notes on their behavior. The activity usually takes six consecutive days

Nature Walks
Guided nature walks can be organized from Kanyanchu. On this nature walk get ready to see a great number of trees, a range of species of birds and butterflies in addition to other types of primates for example grey-cheeked mangabey and red-tailed monkey. The guides will also be able to identify the different medicinal plants and animal spore. The 4.5km guided walk at Bigodi wetland sanctuary is one of the greatest guided bird trails in East Africa and also provides great changes to see other bird and primate species like the black and white colobus monkeys among others.

Visit to the crater Lakes

The Park is a site to one of the world’s densest concentrations of volcanic crater lakes. The lakes are partitioned into four main groups; the Kasenda cluster to the west of Kibale Forest National Park, the Katwe cluster in the part of the Rift Valley conserved within the Queen Elizabeth National Park, the Bunyaruguru cluster within the rift escarpment, south east of Queen Elizabeth National Park and the Fort Portal cluster, North West of Fort Portal town.

The most renowned is the Kasenda cluster which came into existence 10years ago and is made up of 60 lakes which is about 20-30km south of Fort Portal. The local myth is that the lakes were formed by the first Bachwezi King Ndahura who stayed in the area. The erection of the community campsite and the Ndali Lodge has led to high huge influx visitors to the crater lakes of recent.

The most frequently see tree species are wild rubber trees, polita figs and wild palms. Plus there water lilies, ferns and flowers like those of the ipomea species, wetland grasses, sedges and reeds.

Visiting time

The park is open all year around but cool nights are expected all through the rainy seasons of April to May and October to November. You may not see the mammals easily despite its checklist of 60 mammal species including lions, elephants, hippos and leopards. The tourist attractions have been developed in Bigodi, Sebitoli and Kanyanchu. To the west of the Park, there are 30 crater lakes.

Accessibility to the park

As you come from Kampala you may get to the park using Kampala-Mityana Fort portal road. From Fort portal town, it is you may reach there using the Kamwenge road. Coming from Fort Portal town centre, using the Lugard Road, northwards for more than 1km and immediately prior to reaching the Mpanga River, turn right and move 12km till you arrive at the major junction that takes you to Lake Nkuruba and Ndali lodge on the right and on the left, the road takes you straight to another 12km to Kanyanchu tourist centre which is also the centre of the tourist activities.

Where to spend your night/ nights

Ndali lodge
Nyinabulitwa
Fort Motel
Primate lodge Kanyachu

Mountains of the moon hotel
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Join The Uganda Rhino Race

Friday, September 16th, 2011

In case you have not see Rhinos on the race, The Rhino Fund Uganda / Ziiwa Rhino Sanctuary has prepared this for you. It has sent out a timely reminder that on the 24th September to be the annual Raft for Rhinos race. It will be taking place on the River Nile.

Several dignitaries including you are called upon to attend. The raft race will take place from the original jump off point below the Owen Falls dam and will run for approximately 4 kilometers towards Bujagali Falls, where the finishing line has marked.

Like I said before, a number of teams are expected to participate from ranging from Uganda’s corporate to the NGOS, there will be heats to establish the finalists before the race winner is established.

Those participating Team members are due for a briefing at 09.00 a.m. on Saturday 24th at the Nile River Explorers camp at Bujagali Falls which is on the other hand the race headquarters and main stage for viewing the rafts come down the river to the finishing line.

More attractions like jet boat rides are present to make the day colorful, with the proceeds going to the Rhino Fund and all profits made during the day from food and drink sales at the Nile River Explorers Camp have already been pledged to the Rhino Fund too. You should not miss this great show and, mindful of traffic, be early to book good parking and front row seats to have a close view of the spectacle on the Nile.
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