These Normadic gatherers acknowledged to have been the
first hand resident of the forest area in the Great Lakes Region. With other
ethnic group around cutting trees to provide land for crops and livestocks,
Batwa population became fragment but at least there was enough woodland for
their environmentally sustainable way of life to endure.
Trip attractions:
1. Crater lakes
2. Kabale Hills
3. Rushoroza Cathedral
4. Virunga’s Mountain ranges.
5. Lake Mburo National Park.The closest savannah to
Kampala,centred on a series of swamp-fringed lakes known
for rich birdlife. The green acacia woodland surrounding
this lake harbours dense populations of Zebras, Warthogs, Buffaloes
Impalas and the Elands(largest African Antelope).
Trip activities
- Sight seeing
- Hiking
- Local fishing
- Birding
- Game viewing
- Nature walk
Trip Itinerary
DAY 1:
Early morning a trip brief followed by drive from
Kampala to Kabale crossing the two hemisphere while on ground at the Equator
(zero degree latitude) then the afternoon a visit to the oldest cathedral in
the Great Lakes Region,the Rushoroza. Meals and O/N- Kabale Town
DAY 2:
A brief about the area and it’s inhabitants followed
by a cultural tour /walk. A trail through the lowest slopes of Virunga mountain
ranges for which the Batwa have a stake on the conservation and management of
the National Park even though they still live outside it. Meals O/N Kabale
Town.
DAY 3:
Hiking on one of the Kabale hills, sometimes known as
Switzerland of Africa, an opportunity to see the crater lake – lake Bunyonyi.
Rest in the afternoon then shopping around Kabale Town: Meals and O/N Kabale
Town.
DAY 4:
Enroute to Kampala, game viewing in the lake Mburo
National Park, Continuing with the Journey to Kampala/Entebbe for O/N Entebbe.
DAY 5:
City tour of Kampala before you catch your flight in
the evening.
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