Original Story Published by: Diary of a Muzungu
(Above) Image courtesy of: Igongo Cultural Centre
(Above) Near Mbarara, climb Biharwe Hill to see the unusual monument to the solar eclipse of the 15th century.
After a few days visiting community tourism projects in Ishasha, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Julia and I drive north through the crater lakes of Fort Portal and to the edge of Kibale Forest. We swap notes about places we want to visit. We’re usually rushing to one destination, or rushing back to Kampala, but in an ideal world, we’d travel at a more leisurely pace.
Imagine time is on our side, where should we stop? Here are a few places we drove through – and a few of our favourites from across Uganda. Feel free to add more to our list!
No. 1 – Take a dugout canoe across Lake Mutanda, South Western Uganda
Camera required! Admire the eight volcanic Virunga peaks reflected in the lake’s surface as you are paddled across the lake. Combine this with a trip to Kisoro, a hike with the Gorilla Highlands project and a stay at Chameleon Hill.
No. 2 – Fancy a cuppa cha? Stop at Igara tea factory
Strictly speaking, tea is an invasive species and the plantations were created at the expense of ancient woodlands, yet the bright green young tips of tea leaves remain alluring to this Brit (a committed tea-drinker!)
No. 3 – Zip through Mabira Forest!
Mabira Forest Canopy Super Skyway is over 200 metres of canopy zip-lines through the tops of 40 metre high trees and across the River Musamya.
