Wandering In The Wilderness Of East-central Africa

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Whether you are a wildlife enthusiast looking for game safari; a adventure lover looking for wild adventures in the Wilderness with Gorilla families; a trekker who loves to climb mountains filled with dense forests replete with wildlife; a wildlife photographer looking to capture unforgettable images of giant primates like Rwanda Gorillas or Uganda mountain Gorillas playing in the wild; a nature lover wanting to soak in the splendor of wild Africa or simply a couple wishing to spend time with each other in honeymoon among the exotic four lakes of east-central Africa covering four countries viz. Rawanda, Uganda, DR Congo and Burundi, Umubanotours has customized tours and travel solutions for all.

The first thing a travel enthusiast has to do is to land at Kigali or Kampala or Goma , the capitals of Rwanda, Uganda and DR Congo respectively and simply contact Umubano Tours, who operate in all the aforementioned four countries, though having its headquarters at Rwanda and the rest of the tour itinerary will fall automatically at place depending upon the time, wishlist and budget of all individual travelers.

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... want to start from Rwanda, the land of the Thousand Hills, then depending upon your time and budget, the highly trained multilingual speaking guide of Umubano Tours will first take you to Rwanda Genocide Museum, a grim reminder of the senseless killing of one million people in hundred days in 1994 juxtaposed with the resilience of mankind in the amazing recovery that Rwanda has made since those days of darkness at noon. Your next stop will be Akagera National Park, named after the river Akagera, is known as big game country, because here you will find herds of elephants, buffaloes, zebras, giraffas, apart from crocodiles and hippos soaking the sun at the bank of the lakes along with more than five hundred species of birds hovering over the lakes.

If Akagera National Park has not whetted your appetite for wildlife adventure then embark on the most mouthwatering, heartbeating adventure of your life, face to face encounter with the Rawanda Gorillas at volcanoes national park. Umubano tour guide will first give you a briefing about how to behave with the largest primate in the world. Then you will be taken to the headquarters of the park and after that you will enter the dense forest to trek through hilly terrain to track the Rawanda Gorillas. In total there are eight Gorilla habituations each covering about 40 kms. Each habituation has one dominant silverback male weighing more than 200 kilos, the biggest primate in the world who will dictate your encounter with his group apart from controlling the eating, sleeping and movement of the family. Your sojourn with the Rwandan Gorillas will last exactly an hour before these giants shrug of their gentleness. In between you can see them play, rest and mingle among themselves and capture the moments to cherish for a lifetime. If you still have time and energy left you could go for small trek to virunga mountains nearby, where you will find the Golden Monkeys, another endangered species of primates found only at volcano national park.

After your tryst with Rwandan Gorillas are over, don’t suffer from any hangover as the land of the thousand hills have more to offer. Umubano Tours will take you to the southern part of the country to Nyungwe National Park, home to thirteen species of primates including mankind’s closest relative, the chimpanzee. Nyungwe National Park is also home to handsome L’hoest’t monkey, the hundred strong group of delightfully acrobatic Angolan Colobus, a close relative of more famous Ruwenzori colobus ,the red tail and many other species of primates. In fact, Nyungwe National Park is the largest and ancient rainforest of east and central Africa.

If you are still not satiated by the unsatiable appetite for adventure, our guide at Umubano Tours will take you to lake kivu one of the famous four lakes of east central Africa, which borders Rwanda and DR Congo. Here you can take a boat ride or swim in the lake’s serene waters before spending an afternoon at the local market to imbibe the Rich Rwandan culture and handicrafts.

If you find Travel to Rwanda exciting, then Umubanotours will ensure that your tour to neighboring Uganda is simply mind blowing. Known as the ‘Pearl of Africa’, Uganda is home to some of the most scenic landscapes of Africa, the Ruwenzori National Park, Queen Elizabeth national park and Kibale, Bwindi national parks and last but not the least, Murchison Falls National Park. Not to mention the majestic Uganda mountain Gorillas found in Bwindi national park out of which only 300 are left, after resuscitating from extinction.
Once you reach Kampala, the capital of Uganda, our guide will take you straight to Uganda mountain Gorilla trek, by taking you through the picturesque landscape of Ruwenzori national park, home to famous Ruwenzori mountain and rift valley of the River Nile delta, popularly known as Switzerland of Africa. From there you will climb the volcanoes and craters therein criss-crossing the region before reaching bwindi national park, home to the most famous primate of Africa, Uganda Mountain Gorillas. Now 300 in number, at one point these gentle giants were on the verge of extinction before conservationists across the world through a long and ardous effort brought them back from oblivion. During your Gorilla trek, through steep mountain slopes and thick undergrowth, you will come across many other primate species like red and blue tailed monkey etc. once you reach the Uganda Mountain Gorillas territory, you will be able to see the Gorilla family playing, resting and eating under the watchful eyes of the dominant silverback male. After spending some quality time with the giant apes and capturing some unforgettable pictures for lifelong memories to reminiscence you will head back to your lodge overlooking the legendary mountains of the moon. Next day you will head northwards to murchinson falls national park home to the great murchinson falls where the river falls down 44mts downhill through a six feet gorge, creating a spectacular spectacle of rainbows and kaleidoscope of colours.

Your African safari is not over until you embark on DR Congo tour and Burundi Tour. One can cross over to Goma, the capital of DR Congo from Guseyini, Rwanda. From there Umubano Tour guides take the adventure hungry tourist to trek the volcanic mountain of NIryagongo, which has a lava lake at its crater which is one of its kind as it is the only active volcanic crater lake in the world. The climb is ardous, with soaring temperature and long winding road of warm lava, but the view from the top is stunning and spectacular. Another attraction in DR Congo tour is sighting the Okapi in the wild, a reclusive, unusual animal with different shades of colour, which is the only close relative of zebra. The other attraction is the Bambuti pygmies who still live among the dense forests away from the civilized world, utilizing the jungle for life and livelihood. The main attraction in Burundi tour is the southernmost source of River Nile and Bujumbara, the capital city on the shores of Lake Tanganiyka, one of the famous four lakes of east-central Africa and also the longest and warm hospitality of the indigenous people and their culture despite the ravages of war.

Umubano Tours offer the tourist highly customized tours of the four countries of east central Africa depending on the time, wishlist and budget of its customers, in a safe, friendly environment free from nitty-gritty and hassels of Great African Safari. The timing of the tours range from one day to fourteen days to suite the taste of the visitors at a affordable rate. The company has at its disposal highly trained multilingual speaking guides, having vast knowledge of east-central African outback, to make the safari as comfortable as possible in the African wilderness. The company also ropes in the indigenous communities having ancient wisdom about the African game safari, providing them livelihood and chance to communicate with the outside civilized world through Eco-tourism.

So, contact Umubano Tours today to enjoy the ultimate African game safari which will set your adrenaline pumping by exploration of the magnificent flora and fauna in the ravishing landscape of wild east-central Africa.