We intended to leave Jinja early so as we could make our
first campsite before dark ... but things started as they seemed to go on. Us; late
on the road. We didn’t reach Karuma Falls until just after dark so did not get
a good look at the campsite until morning.
The Karuma campsite was fantastic. Within ear shot of the
roaring of the falls, lovely and ‘wild’ in its own way and to get the 200m or
so down to the falls you have to walk down a little path that leads you through
a lovely forest of Ficus and other riverine trees, all large mature trees.
We drove into the main section of the park via Chobe River
Lodge and down across Antelope Plains to the ‘Top of the Falls’ on the Northern
side of the river. All the antelopes were calving so there were babies
everywhere and the colour of the grasses was literally lime green (I’ve not
altered the photos at all!) Once at the top of the falls we made camp and went
skinny dipping in the pools above Independence Falls. It was our plan to sleep
out on the rocks as the constant breeze keeps the mozzies away but sadly after
an incredible sunset the rain came in and put a stop to that idea!
Third and fourth nights were at the new UWA campsite at
Paraa on the northern side of the river. Perfect as this allows you to miss the
ferry rush hour. We had a great two days here, game drives, loads of animals,
Old Idi Amin’s lodge, fry-ups on the Delta, the river cruise and I even had a
snake pitch up from under the dash board and slither up my arms as they were on
the steering wheel – Had to softly put on the breaks and let him go slowly out
the window (he was in no rush at all!!)
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