Friday, September 10, 2010

African elephant

The African elephant is the largest living land mammal. Of all its specialized features, the muscular trunk is perhaps the most extraordinary. ..

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Cruising on river Nile


The mighty river Nile Several kilometres downstream from ‘The Source’, the White Nile takes its first big step down along the 6,300 kilometre journey to the Mediterranean Sea. Also labelled the Victoria Nile through Lake Kyoga, over Karuma and Murchison Falls and into the top end of Lake Albert. It is referred to as the Albert Nile to the Sudanese border where the label changes to Bahr el Jebel. Past Juba and into the biggest swamp in the world, the longest river eventually meets up with the Blue Nile in the centre of Khartoum. About one eighth of the flow reaches Egypt and eventually joins the Mediterranean Sea. Cruising on this river is possible especially to those that are water friendly ,spot fishing can be curried out along the river

Friday, December 18, 2009

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After the Ugandans seeing that they are lagging behind the bars of tourism , on the side of Ballon tourism as new product , to be initiated in one of Uganda’s nearest national park ( lake mburo national park .The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has called upon all the interested parties in developing and managing balloon tourism in the Lake Mburo National Park.The Lake Mburo NP stands out as the only nearest park which one can cover up within one days trip ,it is situated some 250 km southeast of Kampala along the highway between Masaka and Mbarara and features both animals and natural lakes.and the raod has been renovated to ease traffic flow on the road.This park occupies 260 square kilometres and has five lakes including Lake Mburo. It is famed for both a huge number of animals including hippos, crocodile, antelopes, numerous bird species and unusual fauna and flora.Balloon tourism is already in existence in both Kenya and Tanzania but will be relatively new in Uganda and represents an innovation on the part of UWA to bring in more tourists to the country’s underexploited natural resources. For more information log ontouganda,kenya,Tanzania,Rwanda,mountaingorilla,Rwenzorihiking expeditions,Chimpanze tours

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

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Vacation wild holidays extends great opportunities to international volunteering opportunities to the INVISIBLE CHILDREN, you will have the opportunity to explore the Africa for Africa on the great continent of Africa. Whether you want to volunteer in schools, hospitals, health centers, redemption, orphanage homes, camps known as ( IDP camps )during your year, career
As you do volunteer work in Africa/Uganda , you will also have free time, giving you great opportunity to share your volunteering option with a great love for adventure where you may have a visit to the majestic Murchison falls national park for wildlife wieving, travel and tour other places like Bwindi for Gorilla trekking in Bwindi,trekking Bwindi,Nsongi new gorilla group ,Nkuringo walking trails or Nsongi, or trek in the great Rwenzori mountain

Sunday, November 22, 2009

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Murchison Falls is one of the Protected Area (MFNP), which came as aresult of the two wildlife reserves Bugungu and Karuma Wildlife Reserves. Murchison Falls National Park derives its name from the Murchison falls where the mighty River Nile explodes through a narrow gorge and flows down to become a placid river whose banks are thronged with hippos, crocodiles, waterbucks and bufalloes. can be s[poted along side the river banks . The vegetation is characterised by Savannah, riverine forest,scrubs, and thik woodland.
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Nile Perch and tiger-fishcan be spoted during the fishing activities this can be arranged by ,http://www.vacation-safaris.com the fishing trip in the park van be encoporated with the Game Drives where various Wildlife can be spoted along the fishing trails the most amazing animal there are the Giraffes which are seen on the northern banks of the river towards the albert delta The launch cruize from Paraa to the falls 16km and back takes about three hours. A boat trip from Paraa to the Delta there are various boat trip that departs at diffent intervals Top Of The Falls the first one leaves at exactly 2:00pm ,the second one at 30 minutes after the depature of the first boat , the last one depart almopst ah hour after the other 2 boats .there's an optional walk to the top of the fall which is charged at rate of $10 Trail

Trails around the top of the falls go right up to the water's edge. You have an opportunity to hike to the top of the falls from the boat landing and to get close to narrow gorge through which the river explodes into the falls. http://www.vacation-safaris.com

Saturday, November 21, 2009

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uganda rounched the first ever move to name the gorillas .Hollywood celebrities made a visit to Uganda to launch the Friend a Gorilla Campaign.

The celebrities took ajet in Uganda ahead of the official launch of the campaign on 26th September.

Some of the celebrities included American actor Jason Biggs who stared in movies like The Glitch (2007) and My Best Friend's Girl (2008). Others include Simon Curtis (TV Series- Five Days-2007, Hunter-2009), Nicholas Brendon (Blood on the Highway-2008, The Portal- 2009), Eddie Kay Thomas (American Dad- 2005 to 2009, Blind Dating-2006, Venus and Vegas-2009), and Kristy Wu.

Besides the Hollywood stars, South African celebrities such as TV personality Rose Mutene, Hlub Mmopi and Fared Khimani are expected to attend.

The celebrities on 23rd tracked the newly habituated mountain gorilla family called Nshongi which is the biggest ever habituated gorilla family in the region.

They also engage in various community projects such as giving talks to school children, volunteering at community health centres and visiting women's associations.

On 24th September, the stars engaged in the first of the three major events which will be the grand launch of the Nshongi gorilla family at Rubugiri in Kisoro district, South-western Uganda.

Under this campaign, people who had a Facebook account were able to befriend gorillas and pay one dollar for each gorilla they befriend.

A Gorilla Gala at Serana Hotel Kampala took place