| Mityana Trip Schedule |
Day 1 - Friday 16th October |
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| Friday 16th October Fly to Uganda Heathrow 6:30am - coach departing at 3:30am from the bus bay at school - arrive in Entebbe - stay the night in Entebbe. |
| Flights: |
| Heathrow - Amsterdam KL 1000 6:30am -> 8:55am |
| Amsterdam - Entebbe KL 0561 11:10am -> 8:15pm |
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| Day 2 - Saturday 17th October |
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| Into Kampala for the bank, post office, craft fair and lunch at the cathedral house - out to Mityana by 4pm. |
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| Days 3 - Sunday 18th October |
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| Cathedral Service with MSS at 8am - drumming and singing at school after church - fun afternoon with orphanage school children and staff. |
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| Day 4 - Monday 19th October |
| 7:30am assembley (!) followed by buddy time, headteacher's assembley and gifts, tour of school (gardens, classrooms & dormitories), lunch, peer group lesson, double lesson in Lugandan (Cranmer & Nolene), water carring. |
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| Day 5 - Tuesday 20th October |
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| All day in class - 8:30am S1 & S2 including gardening lesson (what to grow and how to grow it) - into lessons with buddies - lunch in school - year 10 afternoon lesson with S1 and/or S2 on electric circuits (limited to 50 pupils only) - year 11 to Afinnet for lunch and visit returning to school by 4pm - 4pm football / netball / volleyball. |
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| Day 6 - Wednesday 21st October |
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| Rest till lunchtime - 2 groups after lunch - Mityana Junior School / Lulagala Primary School - afternoon painting blackboards / classrooms in either school. |
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| Day 7 - Thursday 22nd October |
| Out to Bulera 10am till 4pm - visit maternity wing |
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| Day 8 - Friday 23rd October |
| 8:30am global dimension lesson on recycling - 1pm farewell assembley - Batik Art (hand print / tree plant). |
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| Day 9 - Saturday 24th October |
| Historical site visit - visit families of day students. |
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| Day 10 - Sunday 25th October |
| Out to Butega for church and visit the school - prepare for departing the next day. |
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| Day 11 - Monday 26th October |
| To Murchison ........ |
| From Mityana, head North through the districts of Hoima and Masindi. After a re-fuelling stop in Masindi town, proceed to Sambiya River Lodge in Murchiston Falls N.P. A forest walk in search of chimpanzees in Pabidi Forest. Birds, butterflies and other primates are plentiful or tour the top of the Falls where the Nile crashes through a 7 metre gorge to fall 45 metres. Numerous scenic viewpoints are the photographer's delight! If hot, one can cool off in the Lodge pool. Dinner and overnight at picturesque Sambiya River Lodge. |
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| Day 12 - Tuesday 27th October |
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| Cross the Nile by ferry and set off on an early morning game drive. Your guide helps spot elephant, giraffe, Cape buffalo, Uganda kob and lion. Butterflies are abundant. After a packed lunch you take a boat cruise to the base of the majestic Murchison Falls. Crocodiles bask in the sun and hippos yawn on the way. Spectacular bird life is found including the rare shoebill stork, and you are likely to see numerous animals. Return to the excellent service and comfort of Sambiya River Lodge. |
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| Day 13 - Wednesday 28th October |
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| Take another game drive this morning, return to the lodge in time for lunch. In the afternoon take a walk in the surrounding lush forest. Dinner and overnight at Sambiya River Lodge. |
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| Day 14 - Thursday 29th October |
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| Return to Entebbe - night at holel in Entebbe. |
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| Day 15 - Friday 30th October |
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| Trip to Ngamba Island - back to hotel for swim and shower and food ..... to airport by 7:30pm |
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| Day 16 - Saturday 31st October |
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| Arrive Heathrow 7.40am. |
| Flights: |
| Entebbe - Amsterdam KL 0562 10:55pm -> 5:35am |
| Amsterdam - Heathrow KL 1001 7:15am -> 7:40am |
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