Nkuringo Safari Lodge
Travel Blogs from Kisoro
Gorillas!
... we wouldn't have been allowed to go! Ben was an absolute machine leading the trek and climbing up things dragging me up hills with is stick ha! I was farely feeble! When we got to the site, the gorillas were just playing and munching grass, just chilling really! They were so close we could hear the breath, the youngest baby was 9 months and there was a 1 year old as well. These two were constantly playing and biting each other. The big ...
Gorillas and the pissed
... 8217; in the title was going to be found fairly high up – hence hard work.
The vans arrived at 6am and we were taken 10km to the head quarters to get our permits and rather strangely we were treated to some cultural dancing by a large group of local people. After an hour and the lyrics of the ‘thank you very much’ song ringing in our ears we were split into groups. The first group was to be hardcore and Lara immediately stood up to the ...
G day
... my socks did I start to breathe. I survived unscathed and unbitten, but traumatized enough to put off peeing until well out of the jungle.
The day was exhausting, and we returned to the catholic mission where we were staying to find out that there was no running water in the town of Musanze. No shower. So instead we lay our muddy, sweaty selves down on the bed, under the mosquito nets and reminisced about one of the greatest experiences of our lives. ...
Football Champions - Dad would be proud...
... on the water just around the headland. So we headed straight there of course! The market was really cool, loads of people coming in by canoe either with their wares or filled up with families. It was a bustling place.
We took our time on the way back enjoying the paddling. It was then time for some chilling out, before a quick swim and then it was time for the ...
Goat and Gorilla in the Mist...
... the trek.
By the time we got back and were presented with our amazing certificates it was only about 2pm. Enough time to head to the Overland Campsite at Lake Bunyonyi where we were planning to spend the next couple of nights. The direct road to the camp is pretty bad so we took the tar, stopped off for a few supplies and were set up camp right on the peninsula on the Lake by 4pm.
Right time to relax, have a drink and try and comprehend what we had ...