8 days - Cycling through Kabale, the Switzerland
of Uganda.
Tour Code: CH 006
Trip high lights: Cycling through mburo to Rwanda and gorilla tracking in Rwanda.
Day
One: Entebbe - Lake Mburo
Arrive at Entebbe airport in the morning and transfer by road 275km
via Kampala to the Lake Mburo National Park. After lunch and bike
fitting, we will go on a late afternoon game drive through this small
National Park with its thrilling rich population of wildlife. On return
to the campsite by the lake, the hippos will probably be waiting for
us.
Over night at the Camp site by the lake. F/B.
Day Two: Lake Mburo National Park - Ndejja 54/89km
1219m - 1423m, highest point 1433m.
If road conditions allow, we will start the day early the Western
Ruiza gate, giving us a good chance to see more animals in this less
visited area of the park. After 62km we will meet up with the bikes
at Biharwe, and start riding west on the road. Whilst by no means
flat, there are no large climbs to trouble us as we cross some marshy
low-lying areas, skirting larger hills through small villages and
smallholdings. Watch out for the dramatically horned Ankole cattle
grazing in small herds. We overnight at the very simple Pan Africa
Motel in the village of Ndeija after 54km. F/B.
If the Ruizi road is impassable, we shall leave the
National Park from the main Sanga gate, ride 13km on
a gently undulating dirt road to the main road, a total
of 89km to Ndeija. Over night at Pan Afric Motel. F/B.
Day Three: Ndeija - Kabale 102km
1423m - 1800m, highest point 2012m
The first part is very similar to the previous day, with long low
rolling hills interspersed with low-lying marsh areas and open plains.
After about 60km things change as we reach the hills an
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start to climb - the benefit being the spectacular views! Naturally
the White Horse Inn in Kabale is set above the town - one last little
uphill to finish this long, hard day. Over night at White horse Inn.
F/B.
Day Four: Kabale 65km, all dirt roads.
1800m - 1919m, highest point 2401m
Yesterday may have been the longest day; today is probably
the hardest. We leave Kabale Town towards the gorgeous
Lake Bunyonyi, with the small matter of a 470m climb
over 10km in the way. Once again, views compensate as
we ride over several more summits, past the remarkable
local terraced fields with farming going on at impossible
angles on the hillsides. The highest part of the ride
take us through bamboo forest and then down to the small
town of Kisoro, set close to the volcanic peaks of the
Virungu Mountains. Overnight at Kisoro Tourist Hotel.
F/B.
