Born and raised in Masindi, a district located in Western part of the republic of Uganda, I had never dreamt of touring around my own Mamaland. Few people ever think of doing so, but when my adventurous spirit was awoken I had an insatiable desire to travel.
With a limited budget, my best option was to travel within my boundaries... The republic of Uganda is a landlocked Country, borded to the East by Kenya, to the North by South Sudan; to the west by the Democratic republic of Congo, to the South west by Rwanda, and to the South by Tanzania.
Kampala is the capitol City. Growing up, the City was a dream destination. A Trip to Kampala to visit relatives usually during the festive season always made Christmas worth looking forward to and celebrating.
In Uganda, two seasons are enjoyed and because of the Equator, heat is tempered, making Her a year-round destination. The Wet Seasons of March all through to May, and from July to November, see the highest Rainfall. The rest of the Months make up the dry season with temperatures soaring up to
30 degrees Celsius.
Being a native of Uganda, the first tour I ever made was affordable. With my newly sparked adventurous spirit, I settled down and composed a concrete plan, of where to go to and what to pack; which wasn't complicated.
Even though I had no idea of what those beautiful places I wanted to visit looked like, I had a fair bit of knowledge of how to get there, the transport fares and the languages, which would cripple any foreign tourist's will.
Uganda is an English speaking country, with majority of the population capable of reading, writing and fluently speaking the language, but my fluency in the common tongues smoothened all the communication issues.
Just like footwear can determine your day's mood and confidence, what you
pack on tour can determine the amount of fun you get to have. My familiarity with the Country and the people of Uganda came in handy, Comfort was Paramount while choosing what to wear.
I went for clothes with colours that blend with my environment. Mostly dull colours like brown, army green and the likes since the minimal research I conducted indicated that bright colours scare away the wild animals. Not easily stained, easy
to wash and dry faster attire.
An Uncle of mine, who having come back from the U.K were he resides, one day gave me a pair of light weight Air Jordan sneakers which I brought along, a pair of old hiking boots I borrowed from that friend of mine who took me to Kigezi, which were for the hiking activities I was foreseeing; and a pair of sandals for the evenings at the lodge or camp.
My Tecno-W3LTE was to be my Camera to immortalise the sights and sounds,
its charger and a flashlight for night walks. I placed all these in a black back pack and was ready to go.
The D-day wouldn't come faster!
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