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October 26, 2023
The buses take us exactly to the point in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park from which we started our gorilla trekking [komoot.de/tour/1357018913]. Here we get on our bikes and initially cycle on an easily accessible gravel track through the rainforest until we pass the gate at its border.
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October 26, 2023
In the evening, after our encounter with the gorillas [komoot.de/tour/1357018913] and the subsequent rainforest hike [komoot.de/tour/1352386093], we take a stroll through the village of Ruhija, located near our lodge, where we also purchase some souvenirs.
As we pass the village school, we are already
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October 25, 2023
After we only had to penetrate a few hundred meters into the rainforest during gorilla trekking [komoot.de/tour/1357018913], we now feel the need to explore it in more detail on a special hike. Because of the forest elephants that live here, this is only possible when accompanied by armed rangers, so
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October 23, 2023
On day 10 of our cycling trip through Uganda, the time has come: today we're going to visit the mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the main reason for many travelers to Uganda (not for us) and the absolute highlight. We know
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October 17, 2023
After a morning game drive (with one of our buses, I have put four pictures before the photos of the bike tour) through the Queen Elisabeth National Park and a two-hour transfer by bus, we cycle again. Our short but beautiful MTB tour takes us over a challenging clay track through hilly areas, passing
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October 25, 2023
We use the fuel stop during a bus transfer to stroll through the small town of Kihihi.
This tour is part of my collection "Uganda (2023)": komoot.de/collection/2404292
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November 3, 2023
On the afternoon of day 8 of our MTB trip through Uganda, we take our bus on a game safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Our guide chauffeurs us over a rugged clay track to an unmanaged campsite on the banks of the Ishasha River, which forms the border with the Congo. On a short walk we can take a
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October 22, 2023
On day 8 of our cycle tour through Uganda we go from our lodge along an asphalt road down to the Queen Elizabeth National Park, which we then cross on a gravel track. Elephants and buffalo live here, and because of the danger these animals pose, our buses always stay close by.
Soon after the start it
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October 23, 2023
After we have settled into our wonderful accommodation, the Twin Lake Safari Lodge, we take an evening walk to the eponymous Twin Lakes, two crater lakes that are close together and beautifully embedded in the mountain landscape.
On the way we pass through a village; Apparently people here are doing much
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October 26, 2023
On the last day before the flight back to Germany, an hour-long bus ride from southern Uganda takes us back to Entebbe. Where we cross the equator from south to north, we take a break for lunch and a walk. Here, as at the confluence point 0° 30°E [komoot.de/tour/1349648235], the equator is marked on
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