Becky's Safari Blog
September 2, 2026: Entebbe to Bwindi, 10 hours on the road
After flying in the day before, we left Entebbe at 6 a.m., and for the next ten hours watched Uganda pass by. Women in bright, beautiful dresses walked on dirt roads past small shops with hand-painted signs. Children carried yellow jerrycans down to the river to fetch water for their families. Others herded cows, sheep, and goats along the road. Kids waved from the side of the road and we waved back.
We stopped at a tourist-attraction type demo as we crossed the equator, and we also saw our first wildlife: Great Crested Crane, Zebra, and Impala. We got out and took a short walk near the zebras (look over Kate's shoulders in the picture)! We also saw Ankara long horn cows.
Lunch was a Western-style buffet, but our guide, Brian, made sure that we got to try matoke. It's made from a starchy green variety of banana (not just an unripe version of the ones we buy at home), mashed until soft. It's a big crop in Uganda and a staple of their diet. It tastes ... just like it looks 😀.
By evening we reached Ichumbi Lodge on the edge of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, where a local group performed a welcome dance. Then dinner, and early to bed. Tomorrow, the forest.