Lake Bunyonyi and Mburo

Greetings!

Even before our trip to Ethiopia, we started our summer holiday by driving down to Lake Bunyonyi. It had been one of my main places of interest ever since I read about on my arrival to Uganda and both of us having toured southern African safaris quite thoroughly, we chose to let the elephants have a break from us and simply enjoy some beautiful nature.

All my friends instantly recommended the eco-huts at Byoona Amagara as the best place to stay and it did not disappoint. Everyone also kept on telling us how cold it would be, but for a German and a Finn, it wasn’t so bad. I would say around 14 to 18 degrees during the day. At night the temperature drops but I personally think, with ten blankets, it was the perfect cuddling weather. What I would warn you about it the damp, seems obvious, but all your belongings will get quite damp as well as the bed during the day.

The eco-domes are completely open on one side and they have the most beautiful and peaceful over the archipelago. Amagara is great in that it is on an island, providing you with an opportunity to stroll around the island and to constantly have a lovely 360-degree view of the surroundings.

You can also get a boat to drop you by the mainland where you can hike on one of the highest peaks around. There’s a hotel there called Arcadia which has a lovely terrace for you to enjoy lunch at.

There is also an island that the locals eagerly advertise as the island with zebras and other wild animals. As we docked there, the thunderstorm was starting and we figured to quickly have a look at these famous zebras. Well, it turned out that there were two zebras and four asses. It was all done and dusted in ten minutes after which we continued to be stranded by the storm for another ten before returning to our own island.

A friend of mine suggested that since the drive between Kampala and Bunyonyi is so long (took us 7h), we could cut the way back into two halves. Therefore we elected to stay at lake Mburo at Leopard’s Rest Camp which turned out to be an excellent choice.

The camp is amazing and it was lovely to split the drive into two. The food was definitely the best part.

In the morning, we conquered the national park by bikes. It was interesting to be so close to the animals because they aren’t as scared of the bikes as of cars.

It was also a lovely morning exercise in the fresh air and beautiful scenery. We also spotted some elands, monkeys, other antelopes.

Bye,

Mira

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