Uganda post #2, so much to cover from this trip and I want to share all I can with you. Hopefully you will find that Uganda is a great place to visit, but remember, when you travel, don’t have pre-existing expectations – go with an open mind, meet the locals and enjoy the scenery & the chimps, gorillas & all the birds and animals they have.
Expectations when you travel is something that inhibits you from enjoying surprises that come up. When you are on safari, the animals do not just pop up and you move on your way. Most of the fun is finding and searching for them. It is exhilarating, especially something you have never experienced before. Uganda is a 3rd world country with 3rd world differences which means you need to be adaptable and all the glorious things will present themselves.
After viewing these beautiful chimps, we continued our trek and as we came around the corner, we came upon a mother and her son grooming each other which is also known as allogrooming. It is a behavior in which social animals, including humans, clean or maintain one another’s body or appearance. Allogrooming is grooming between members of the same species.
Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch
This is the only place in Uganda that has White Rhinos. It also hosts many birds, and offers nature hikes, birding tours and Rhino trekking. We chose Rhino trekking. It was midday so the big animals were in a cool location resting. There are rangers watching them 24/7 to protect these magnificent animals and keep them safe from poachers.
Saved me & took me to Ziwa
Our truck had some issues and had to be addressed before we moved on to Ziwa, it just so happened that this wonderful group pulled up and let me join them in their safari truck, so Emma, my guide, could go fix the truck and I never had to miss anything. Thank you for the great hospitality.
As we finished, Emma met us and he and I took off to our next adventure.
Bushbuck
Young Waterbucks practicing dominance
2 Lionesses
Uganda African Vulture
Ellies
An entire family by the river
Next stop, the swamp area to look for all kinds of monkeys, this area is definitely not for the faint of heart – but so fun. One thing I did realize is monkeys and chimps and gorillas are hard to photograph, due to the fact they are arboreal, living in trees) for the most part and catching a picture of them is tough without getting a branch or leaf or vines in the way. I tried my best, but actually it is so better than seeing them in a zoo.
Red-tailed monkeys are known by other names such as: black-cheeked white-nosed monkey, red-tailed guenon, or Schmidt’s guenon.
Black & White Colobus Monkey
Moving on to the next adventure – gorilla trek, come back and escape to Uganda with me.
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Amazing!
How long have you been on this trip?
Why are you the only trekkie wearing shorts?
Everyone else is throughly protected…even wearing gaters. Even the guides! Lol
Way cool Karen
This trip was 8 days, I had just finished 2 tours in South Africa with guests and I flew up here on my own to go Gorilla & Chimp trekking. It was amazing. Hilarious about the shorts. Think about going on one of my trips next year – I will be putting the various tours on my website by next week – Once in a lifetime – you would love it.
Fantastic pics! Love it all.
Thank you, would love to have you & Doug join me on a tour next year. I was talking to Rosey and he was thinking about it after they go to the Giraffe hotel, would be a blast to have the 4 of you and another couple.
Wonderful pictures, felucca like I was in Africa again.