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| Real Kings of the jungle; tree climbing lions of Ishasha sector, Queen Elzabeth National Park |
Travel is most peoples’ dream for we want to get real genuine
feelings of what we watch on television, internet, videos and read in print
media. Humankind is always curious and exploratory in nature we always want to
walk in the footsteps of our idols and celebrities and share their in their
experiences. On adventure safaris intoAfrica we discover unique attractions that we always read in kids books,watched in movies (Mufasa; The Lion King, example) and have always dreamt of
from childhood. The feelings of an
impending safari anywhere in Africa send sweet shivers down our spines for we
assume we are getting closer to living our dreams. Some people’s dream is
bisecting the African continent from the northern tip in Algeria to the
southern base at Cape Town, others splitting it from Mombasa in the east to Accra
in the west, others dream of conquering Mt Kilimanjaro and be on top of every
other person standing on land on the continent, others descending the mighty
Nile River from the Mediterranean sea to Lake Victoria while many others want
to stand at the Equator line, enjoy tropic sunshine and look on as their skins
peel and tan. Wow, these are unique interests
to each particular individual adventurer! You have successfully achieved your
aim, what else? Almost entirely the next item (to most travelers number one
African attraction!) on everybody’s lips will be visiting the beautiful game parks
with scenic landscapes and viewing big herds of mammals roaming the plain
savannah and equally big swarms of beautiful birds in all colors in all corners.
This has become the true definition and measuring scale of Africa! True, there
are vast flat lands with big herds of wildlife standing shoulder to shoulder
and shoving off each other for feeding rights and their own survival. And
coming number one of many travelers ideal mammal attraction is Lion; King of
the jungle not because he is the most strong, large, fast, cunning or even
beautiful but rather because the ferocious nature and wield habits of feeding
on other wildlife species for their survival.
And yes encountering a pride of lions on hunt, stalking prey and finally
wrestling life out of an unfortunate animal is a humbling experience every
traveler dreams of encountering.
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| Tourists can never have enough of Ishasha Sector's tree climbing lions |
The flat plains of Albertine rift valley, Ishasha sector in
Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda boast of prides of lions so obsessed with
climbing trees. It is common knowledge that cats in infancy like climbing onto
different objects as play items and to pass time. However finding a whole pride
of lions; some grand fathers with thick and dark mane or females some heavily
pregnant and on the verge of delivery is quite odd and raises eye blows. Very
many reasons have been advanced for this quite peculiar act ranging from
resting in the shade of trees from the burning equatorial sun, getting rest
from irritating swarms of insects attracted by foul smell of fresh meat and
victims’ blood on lions’ body fur, taking vintage positions to scan far away
areas for game and potential meal, attempting to steal leftovers of leopard
kills or a wild adaptation mastered from childhood games. Whatever their reasons for this odd behavior be it scientific, social, gastronomical,
security, leisure or any other, the travelers who successfully trek Mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and then encounter these giant maneaters atop fig trees everyday have millions of reasons to rate their adventure
Uganda safari highly successful and best of the rest anywhere.
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