点评:I spent a couple of days with Nkuruba Community Tours during a cycling trip through western Uganda, and it was a highlight. My guide, Julius, made all the difference — knowledgeable, easy-going, and genuinely proud of his region.
The wildlife was extraordinary. A boat safari on the Kazinga Channel brought us right up to elephants and hippos along the banks, with an incredible variety of birds all around us. On a game drive through the park we were lucky enough to spot both lions and leopards — a rare treat in a single visit.
Julius also took me to Lake Katwe, where salt has been harvested by hand for generations. He explained the whole process, including the hard reality that carrying a 100 kg sack to the shore earns a worker just $1 — the kind of context you’d never get on your own.
Add an elephant wandering onto the lodge grounds at breakfast and quiet crater lakes to return to at the end of the day, and you have community-based tourism done right: authentic, respectful, and directly supporting the people who live here.
If you’re anywhere near Fort Portal or Queen Elizabeth NP, book with them. Ask for Julius.
翻译:在骑自行车游览乌干达西部期间,我有幸与Nkuruba社区旅游公司共度了几天时光,这段经历堪称整个旅程的亮点。我的导游朱利叶斯功不可没——他知识渊博、性格随和,对自身所在的地区也满怀自豪之情。
那里的野生动植物令人叹为观止。乘船沿卡津加运河游览时,我们近距离观赏到了河岸边的大象和河马,周围还有许多种类繁多的鸟类。在一次公园内的野生动物观赏之旅中,我们很幸运地同时看到了狮子和豹子——能在一次游览中见到这两种动物真是难得至极的体验。
朱利叶斯还带我去了卡特韦湖,几代人以来人们一直在这里手工采盐。他详细介绍了整个采盐过程,还告诉我一个残酷的现实:一名工人把100公斤重的盐袋搬运到岸边,只能挣到1美元——这种信息是你独自游览时根本无法了解的。早餐饮用时,有大象在旅馆的庭院里漫步;一天结束后,还能回到宁静的火山湖边休息。这样的旅游模式正是社区旅游的典范:真实自然、充满敬意,且能切实帮助到当地的居民。
如果你身处福尔特波特尔或伊丽莎白女王国家公园附近,一定要预订他们的服务。记得点名要尤利乌斯来接待哦。