Uganga

The car from Nairobi is an $850 dollar deposit for the driver and another $50 dollars for unlimited driving miles for the day. She only needs teh car for a one way trip. She will stay in Uganda the nights of the 17th, 18th, and 19th and check out on the 20th. Britt will be staying at the Cassia Lodge. Cassia Lodge is located on Buziga Hill, one of the highest hills of Kampala, close to Lake Victoria. The environment is cool with few mosquitoes and an astonishing view of Lake Victoria as well as the city. The cost is $95 per night.
Uganda's currency is the Ugandan shilling. The conversion for this is 1 U.S. dollar equals 1,6400.00 Ugandan shillings. The capital is Kampala and they have a republis government system. Kampala is the heart of the great lakes region. It is in Eastern Africa and west of Kenya. It is on the equator, so it is sunny with an average temperature of 26 degrees Celsius. October is the wet season in this area, though. It is a tropical climate that is more temperate than surrounding areas.
Kampala has 44,000 sq. kilometers of open water. The city is 241,139 sq. kilometers. It is generally flat is 1000 meters above sea level.
The main languages spoken in Uganda are swahili and english.
The time difference is if it were 10:00 P.M.on Sunday night in Indianapolis, Indiana, then it would be 5:00 A.M. Monday morning.
Britt will be going on another safari while in Uganda. It is the Queen Elizabeth National Park Wildlife Safari. It is a 3 day safari to Queen Elizabeth National Park. She will go in search of the Uganda kob, look for hippos taking a swim in the Kazinga Channel and watch elephants to come to the shores to drink. The cost is $288.45.
This is the itinerary:
Day 1 :
Kampala - Queen Elizabeth National Park (ca. 7 hrs) From Kampala we depart to one of the most beautiful protected areas in Uganda: Queen Elizabeth National Park. On our way we will pass the Ugandan Equator where you can take pictures and shop for a souvenir. We continue to Mbarara for lunch and then follow the road to the southwest and head for the Western Rift Valley. Upon arrival in Queen Elizabeth National Park you will enjoy a short evening game drive as we drive to our accommodation in the middle of the park. It is likely to spot waterbucks, warthogs and reedbucks while the sun slowly sets. Dinner and overnight at Institute of Ecology Hostel.
Day 2 :
Queen Elizabeth National Park The day begins early as we start with a morning game drive and head for the mating ground of the Uganda Kobs. We search for the lions, elephants, buffaloes and other wild animals in their natural habitat before returning for lunch. In the afternoon we take on a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, a natural channel between Lake Edward and Lake George. Thanks to the abundant bird life that is sighted, and the elephants, buffaloes and hundreds of hippos that are cooling off at the shores, this cruise will definitely be one of the highlights of your safari. Dinner and overnight at Institute of Ecology Hostel.
Day 3:
Queen Elizabeth National Park - Kampala (ca. 7 hrs) After breakfast you can choose to visit the Maramagambo Forest for a walk through the tropical forest, known for the Blue Lake and the Bat and Hunters Cave. You will get the chance to have a close look at the bats and maybe even the rock python and forest cobras that feed on the bats. The same walk will provide you with views of primates, different bird species and beautiful flora. An alternative for the forest walk is a hike in the Kyambura Wildlife Reserve (not included). Driving through a grassland area, all of a sudden we come across an amazing gorge of one hundred meters deep, covered with tropical rain forest. You will hike into the gorge of the Kyambura River in search of the wild chimpanzees. It is a beautiful walk through river valley, home to many primates, birds and butterfly species. After one of these activities we will leave Queen Elizabeth National Park and head back towards the capital city with lunch en route. Arrival in Kampala in the evening.
After she finishes her safari, she will travel to the Nile River then back to Uganda to depart for Venice, Italy.