African Safari: All Inclusive . . . oh, except water.

Me and my chimp trek guide

I was only twenty feet away from these guys!

Mom chillin' in the tree

AFRICAN SAFARI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So cool. So fun. So recommended.

First off, thank you Mom for encouraging me to go on the safari this past week- It was incredible to experience and I was able to get the my much needed mental cleansing :)

I took off with a group of 6 other girls from my team and headed out to Murchison Falls National Park for a 3 day safari. This park is the largest National Park in the country of Uganda and it is gorgeous, vivacious, and serene all at the same time. Heaven with monkeys.

Our schedule: (written and narrated by the lovely backpackers hostel team)

Day 1: Depart backpackers hostel at 8:30 am sharp and drive to Murchison Falls National Park. Stop over at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino trekking which will take approximately 1-2 hours. After the trekking we will head down to take a nature walk down to Karuma falls which is also a spectacular continuation of the mighty river Nile, the falls have very stunning views with a nice fresh smell of the forest around it. We will come back for lunch after which we will head on to Murchison Falls Safari Camp for dinner and overnight. Accommodations in permanent tents.

Day 2: Get up at 5:45 am for breakfast so that by 6:20 we can be ready to start off the game drive. Everybody must be on time as it is best to do the game drive as early as possible so that we can catch the wild as it starts feeding. Being early will give such quite a big advantage to view as much animals as possible. The giraffe being the main attraction in this park are really spectacular site as you travel across the park towards Lake Albert where you will see hundreds of hippos lazing in the waters. We often find a group of lions lying around after a long night hunting. The game drive normally finishes at about 12:30 pm when we cross the ferry to head on for lunch.

At 2:30 pm we get on the boat for the trip up the river where you are sure to see many hippos, crocodiles, elephants, buffalo, bush pigs, and monkeys. When the boat gets to the falls you get out and walk up to the top of the falls. The scenery whilst walking (I love how they speak) up is great with fantastic views of the falls. When you get to the top of the falls. (I call it "Satan's Waterfall") you may sit for some time and take in the beautiful scenery while waiting for the sun to set over the River Nile. Meanwhile the driver will have driven around to the top of the falls where he will meet the ranger and walk down to the bottom of the falls to meet you. After seeing the sunset over the falls travel to Bomu for dinner and overnight. Accommodations in grass huts.

Day 3: Get up at 6 am and have breakfast then at 7 am head of for chimp trekking session. The guides are fantastic and have a good knowledge of the forest with many stories to tell. After returning for lunch head off to Kampala and head home!

*I had about 20 more pictures to post, but it's quite the process to load on this computer and so I will add more when I get home :)

I really loved the safari, but the chimp trek was my favorite. Nothing like spending the morning meditating in a tropical rain forest and then tracking down chimpanzees for the afternoon. Not too bad. Not bad at all.

toodles.