Following a 2022 visit to Uganda, I vowed to return with Yosi to see more of this lush, beautiful country. In 2024 we set out on our adventure, a three week photo safari. We covered much of the country but look forward to returning again. Uganda is welcoming and not as well known to tourists. We had a nice balance of solitude and the companionship of fellow travelers who were also looking for new experiences.
The animals of Uganda
Oh waiter! A Ngamba Sanctuary chimp awaits lunchThe hornbills are fascinating and family orientedThis rhino charged me. Well, actually he was escaping another rhino, but still.The impalas seem to enjoy posingThe closest I have ever been to a leopard – a young femaleMom Sarah with her new baby at the Ngomba Island Chimpanzee SanctuaryA face only a mother could love – mother warthog nursing babies
The weaver birds build complex round nests that festoon the trees
Uganda People and Communities
Market Day
Ugandan schoolboyThe Bwindi Community Hospital was founded by Rotarian Dr. Scott Kellermann and supported by various Rotary grants. It serves the entire community, particularly the Batwa (pygmies).A wonderful boy with a charming smile, herding his cattleBatwa dancersBatwa dancers
Mom and baby at Ride 4 Women in BwindiA Batwa (pygmy) dancerBatwa man demonstrating traditional bow, BwindiOur drivers, Charles and Michael, were full partners in the funKampala chaosOur host, Rotary International Director-elect Emmanuel Katongole, with Yosi and meWalking to work, BwindiRide 4 Women gives community members marketable skills and micro loans