We return to Africa in this episode – our favorite travel experience yet! Backpacking for 6 months from Uganda to South Africa gave us endless adventure and smiles.
Uganda is an incredibly beautiful country full of friendly, hospitable people. Some of our favorite travel stories come from Uganda and we share them in this podcast.
The food, equipment and clothes that we packed for our backpacking trip through Africa
The surprising now tourist attraction, which was simply a means for us getting around. (although a huge wonder of Kampala)
Why we feared, yet loved, getting around Africa
The home remedy that cured my nausea shared by my African Mama, Marion
Why Lake Bunyonyi is a dream destination
How we attempted the Muzungi Corkscrew
Our roughest journey ever and our most told travel story – it’s not the gorillas (but getting there with Benson and the prisoners)
Spending an hour with the gorillas in Bwindi Inpenetrable Forest
What it was like to be charged by a silverback gorilla
The incredible and adventurous experience white water rafting the Nile River – home of the Bad Place one of the most notorious Grade 5 rapids in the world. (Correction. The Nile only has freshwater crocodiles. I had a brain fart and said they were saltwater.)
SHOW NOTES: RESOURCE LINKS
13 Awe inspiring adventures to have in East and South Africa
Gorilla trek in Uganda (it will be cheaper to organize it yourself. But if you want ease and convenience this was the best value for money tour I could find for just the gorillas. The longer G adventure tours below would be the best value.)
Information on Gorilla permits
G Adventure Uganda tour includes Lake Bunyonyi, Gorillas and Whitewater rafting
G Adventure tour as above but also includes Kenya
Our travel story podcast episodes
Episode 1: Solo Travel and Working Abroad before we met
Episode 2: Our 5 year honeymoon living and traveling the world
Episode 3: The Dark times and Birth of the girls and travel blog
Episode 4: Embracing Family Travel and our 18 month Australian road trip
Episode 5: Getting a green card and traveling the US