KAMPALA, Uganda (08/2013) Premier Safaris , a specialist in adventure/luxury safaris
in East Africa, announces a four-day Solar Eclipse
Safari to experience a rare total eclipse of the sun in Pakwach, Northern Uganda,
on November 3, 2013. The town is the country’s railhead on the White Nile, not
far north of the outlet from Lake Albert. The eclipse will pass over Gabon in Western
Africa, and be visible in Equatorial Uganda, Kenya and finally Ethiopia. Rates for the package start at $2,000 per
person sharing, but drop to $1861 per person for those joining the group
departure from Kampala on November 1, 2013.
Mountain gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is an optional
add-on.
For the experienced eclipse chaser, such a narrow and abrupt
eclipse will come with a prominent presentation of the colorful innermost
atmospheric layer of the Sun – the chromosphere – and a spectacular view along
the axis of the Moon’s shadow. Premier’s
director Corne Schalkwyk says, “Though the total phase of a solar eclipse is
very brief, it is considered to be one of the most awe-inspiring spectacles in
all of nature. The sky takes on an eerie twilight as the Sun’s bright face is
replaced by the black disk of the Moon. Surrounding the Moon is a beautiful
gossamer halo. This is the Sun’s spectacular solar corona, a super-heated
plasma two million degrees in temperature.”
The Solar Eclipse Safari encompasses three nights at Paraa Safari Lodge, meals, game drives, a
water Safari on the River Nile to see the thrilling Murchison Falls, and
transport to Owiny Primary School in Pakwach, the ideal spot to await the
moon’s occult of the sun.
For detailed itinerary or bookings contact operations@premiersafaris.com
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