MARAMAGAMBO FOREST
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This forest, which extends at the foot of the escarpment marking the eastern confines of the park, is home to many chimpanzees but, unlike their congeners in the Kyambura Gorge, they are not accustomed to the presence of Homo sapiens and nothing is organized to observe them. However, you will be able to hear their characteristic and emblematic cry. The Maramagambo forest is not well developed for tourism, yet it is easily accessible by the track leading to the Jacana Safari Lodge. Various species of primates (Hœst cercopithecus, colobus guéréza, baboon, samango, ascagne...) and birds (bulbul, souimanga, forest flycatcher, white-naped pigeon, Rwenzori touraco...), as well as some small antelopes, enjoy the forest and the undergrowth. Three guided walks (from 2 hours to half a day) are organized, from the UWA rangers' lodge, to discover the forest biodiversity. Walking around lakes, such as the Nyamusingire, and visiting a cave occupied by bats (Egyptian fruit bats) and four pythons are on the programme (another "cave", not far away, is used as a lair for cobras). Chiroptophobes can rest assured: a secure observation platform has been built in the cave to avoid any contact with the bats, which have been identified for the past 15 years as the natural reservoir of the Marburg virus. The ants in the vicinity being particularly voracious, flip-flops, Bermuda shorts and tank tops are not frankly recommended ...
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