10-tägige Wildlife Big 5, Murchison Falls und Gorilla Safari

We zijn net terug van een fantastische ervaring met onze 14 daagde reis door Rwanda en Uganda. Elvis heeft alles tot in de puntjes verzorgd en onze gids Samuel was fantastisch en een geweldige chauffeur en gids. Dankzij hem hebben we een geweldige tijd gehad en ik zal zeker weer met hem op reis gaan als ik terug kom. Hopelijke duurt dat niet te lang want Uganda is een parel en Rwanda is zeer speciaal.

8 Day Safari with LuLu safaris, guided by Audence and Simon. Firstly our guides were incredible. I would definitely recommend requesting them in advance if you book with LuLu safaris. They were amazing at spotting wildlife, really easy to get along with and we hope to remain friends (we still message now weeks after we came home), very knowledgeable about the wildlife and local customs, full of facts, happy positive people and extremely flexible changing the plan where a better option was available or if requests or needed for any reason at all. We started out tour with the Ziwa rhino sanctuary and walked on foot to get a close encounter with 3 sets and a total of 12 rhinos. We were blown away that we did this on foot and got so close. On the same day we went up to Murchison falls national park and saw the waterfalls and river at sunset. We got time the next day to take a river safari to see hippos and crocodiles. We then spent time at the national park and saw 4 of the big 5 and even had an evening encounter with hyenas. We didn’t think we could get and more lucky. After this we had time in queen elizabeth national park and saw all the big 5. Our guides going the extra mile with hours of driving to track one down. We also got up close and personal with two male lions and had our own private spot with them for about 10 minutes until another car turned up. After this we went chimpanzee trekking. After two attmepts and 10km of trekking we had only seen one or two chimps in the far distance and that was our time up. However the ranger wasn’t happy and arranged with the national park office and our guides to come back after lunch and try again. This was no problem for our amazing guides who changed the plan without a moments hesitation. And the next 4km trek we had the most amazing encounter with a group of chimpanzees that have been filmed on the BBC planet earth program. Again we felt so incredibly lucky. Off down south we went to the Bwindi impenetrable forest for our gorilla trekking. On the way we had another lake/river safari and had the most amazing time seeing beautiful birds, hippos and over 100 elephants coming and going. We just didn’t expect to see so many. We got to stop and relax watching them all drink, play and trumpet. On the day of the gorilla trek were allocated a group that started with an incredibly challenging hike. They look at the abilities and any requests people have made and assign the groups accordingly. Some had a long drive but short trek. We had no drive but a long trek with a big elevation change. However it was really worth it. We had just over an hour with a group that included a tree felling silver back, two tiny babies and a female that strolled past and brushed against the leg of my partner. We just couldn’t believe what we had experienced. Due to our flight times our guides changed some of itinerary to accommodate more safari experiences and actually get us to the airport on time. Changing accommodation to suit the day before, wanting to give us the best experience possible. They would answer all our questions, stop whenever we wanted to. Help us buy stuff from the locals and stop for all the amazing photos. Honestly they were incredible. On the drive to the airport their binocular vision spotted something in the distance. So they stopped, reversed and got the actual binoculars out to show us a distant bird. A very rare shoebill. It looked like something from the Jurassic period. Our guides told us we can now go home and tell everyone “we saw the big 6 in Uganda”. We did the entire time in a tourist 4WD van. If possible I would request to do it in the Land Cruiser as the roads are very bumpy. I’m not sure how Audence managed to drive along some of the roads it was a sight to be seen and felt…the African massage. Lucky to not have many biting flies at the time of year we were there but still take lots of bug spray as they are around. We are both vegetarian and have the rare bit of fish. We were amazed at how well catered they were for vegetarians. The food was honestly really good everywhere we went. One more recommendation would be to probably have a bit more time there. It was absolutely jam packed with amazing experiences and got better and better a day to relax and enjoy the scenery would have been nice. Visit Uganda and book LuLu with Audence and Simon as guides. You won’t be disappointed.

Ja. . . Zurück in Europa wollen wir trotzdem nach Uganda mit seinem schönen Klima und seiner Exotik zurückkehren. . . Wir verstehen, dass der Alltag in diesem Land nicht so schön ist, wie er für Touristen aussieht, aber das ist bereits bei fast jeder Touristenreise der Fall. Die Momente mit Lulu Safari in Uganda waren großartig. . Auch wenn ich plötzlich an hoher Temperatur erkrankte (Tipp: Tragen Sie am Flughafen Masken) – Lulu Safaris reagierte schnell und änderte die Route und arrangierte zusätzliche Aufenthaltstage in anderen Hotels. . . Schon in den ersten Tagen sahen wir fast alle großen Tiere – Nashörner, Giraffen, Büffel, Elefanten, Nilpferde, Schimpansen. . Mit den Vertretern der Katzenfamilie hatten wir kein Glück, aber wahrscheinlich hat uns die Krankheitspause aufgehalten. . Wir haben nicht das gesamte Programm abgeschlossen. . . Was die Währung angeht: Es dauert einige Zeit, den UGX-Betrag in USD oder EUR zu verstehen. Ende Januar betrug der 1. USD ca. 3800 UGX, es ist Zeit für Mathematik : ) Vielen Dank an den Reiseleiter Samuel – ein sehr reaktionsschneller, sachkundiger und professioneller Reiseführer, anscheinend ist das gesamte Team mit Elvis Masiga an der Spitze so! Während der Reise hat alles perfekt geklappt, die Unterkünfte sind super, das Essen ist sogar zu toll, der Organisationsgrad der Reise ist viel besser als in manchen europäischen Ländern. . . Wir planen, zum Gorilla-Trekking zurückzukehren, was wir auf dieser Reise nicht gemacht haben :) Oh Uganda, Land der Schönheit!