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areaiscompletelyundeveloped

withnobanksorpropershops.

ThereefsareexclusivetoMamoli,

whichmeansthatyougetthe

sharks,devilraysandabundant

shoalsofcolourful…ishallto

yourself.Ifitgetstooquietyoucan

head17kmsouthtoPontad’Ouro

forsomelivemusicanddelicious

periperiprawnsatgreatprices.

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Seewildlifecome

tolifeatRuaha

NationalParkinTanzania

GraemeGreen,travel

writerandphotographer

RuahaNationalParkin

Tanzaniaisaboutas

goodasitgetsforwildlife.It’s

avast,wildandremotearea,home

toelephant,lion,cheetah,leopard,

monkeyandothercolourfullife,

fromthelilac-breastedrollertothe

rockagama.It’sfarlessknownthan

thelikesofSerengeti,Ngorongoro,

theMaasaiMaraorSamburu-full

oflife,butnotfullofcrowds.

graeme-green.com

137

Trektoseegorillas

inMgahinga

NationalPark,Uganda

PhilipBriggs,author,

BradtTravelGuide:

Uganda

Mostpeopletrack

mountaingorillasinBwindi

NationalParkbutit’sworth

consideringthelesser-known

butmorescenicMgahinga

NationalParkasanalternative.

Thehabituatedgorillagrouphere

includesafraternalquartetof

hulkinggreatsilverbacks,andthe

bambooforestitinhabitstends

tobeeasierforphotography

thanthetangled‘impenetrable

forest’ofBwindi.Thesceneryis

stunning,withthesteepvolcanic

peaksoftheVirungasrising

toabove4,000mandlakes

MutandaandMuhehesprawled

ontheplainsbelow.Andother

activitiesincludetrackingatroop

ofdelightfulbamboo-guzzling

goldenmonkeys,lookingforthe

dazzlingRwenzorituracoand

otherlocalizedforestbirds,and

dayhikestoatrioofvolcanic

peaksincludingSabyinyo,which

formsthethree-wayborder

betweenUganda,Rwandaandthe

RepublicofCongo.

AnupdatededitionofBradt

TravelGuide:Ugandawillbe

outinDecember.

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Hiddentropics,

BarroColorado

Island,Panama

JustineEvans,wildlife

camerawoman

BarroColoradoIsland

inPanamaisatropical

wildlifewonderlandveryclose

tomyheart.It’sbrimmingwith

muchofthewildlifethatusually

remainshiddeninthetropics.

Mammalssuchascoatiand

agoutiforageintheunderstory

whilecapuchin,howlerand

spidermonkeysfeedhighup

inthecanopyandifyou’relucky

youmightbumpintoasilky

anteater,oraherdofpeccaries.

Duringthe…loweringseason

longlinesofleafcutterants

movetinypinkbudsfromthe

canopydowntotheirnestsonthe

Land&sea

(above)PontaMamoliis

anunderwater

playground;

(below)anelephantin

RuahaNationalPark

Alamy; Shutterstock; Naturepl; Graeme Green