KISIIZI FALLS – Once a Place of despair, now a place of Hope Once a Killing spot, today the site has turned into an internationally recognized after the support from the ministry of tourism and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The site has given a lifeline to Kisiizi Missionary Hospital. Kisiizi Falls are...
Bigodi Wetland – A hub for nature near Kibale Forest. Bigodi wetland is 6km south of Kibale Forest Park’s visitor centre-Kanyanchu. It is a section that is linked/combined with the Magombe swamp that is a 4sqkm area and is home to a variety of birds and primates. Bigodi Wetland hosts about 200 bird species, butterflies,...
THE KARAMAJONG CULTURE THE KARAMAJONG CULTURE Culture always encompasses language, religion, cuisines, social habits, music, art, and norms among particular groups of people. Uganda has about 4 ethnic groups and of these, the Nilotic and Bantu make a large portion of Uganda’s tribes. These have over 50 dialects, different patterns of behavior and interactions, cognitive...
MGAHINGA BATWA TRAIL – Cultural Encounters in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. The Mgahinga Batwa trail offers a cultural encounter and Mgahinga Forest experience through the eyes and lead of its first inhibitors, the “Twa” or commonly known as “Batwa” when many of pygmies. The Batwa are distributed across equatorial Africa in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, D.R....
PIAN UPE GAME RESERVE-Remarkable conservation Gem PIAN UPE GAME RESERVE In North-Eastern Uganda, is the country’s second-largest conservation area after the Murchison Falls conservation area-(Pian Upe Game Reserve). The reserve is connected to Bokora and Matheniko Game Reserves. In the reserve, is Mount Kadam near the Kenyan border and it is the highest point in...
LAKE MUNYANYNGE- Home of flamingoes in Uganda Lake Munyanyange Uganda has approximately 165 lakes that cover about 18% of the whole country. The seismic actions that happened in the region led to the formation of crater lakes in the region and most lakes are concentrated in the western part of Uganda. Lake Munyanyange is one...
Lake Katwe- Salt extraction has been a source of prosperity for decades. LAKE KATWE A drive through Queen Elizabeth National Park can be impressive to visitors because of the concentration of the extinct volcanic craters, some dry and others with lakes. Apart from wildlife, the Kazinga Channel, and the tree-climbing lions that are a major...
KING’S PALACE MUSEUM-RWANDA KING’S PALACE MUSEUM-RWANDA In the Southern province of Nyanza, Rwanda is one of the star attractions on the circuit to Nyungwe national park. The circuit is famous for culture with different museums and site of cultural heritage. Of these is the King’s Palace Museum. It sits on a hill, 2km from Nyanza...
SSESE ISLANDS- the Zanzibar version of Uganda and what to do here SSESE ISLANDS- the Zanzibar version of Uganda and what to do here. The Ssese Islands are a chain of 84 islands that are on the Northwestern part of the world’s second-biggest freshwater lake shared by the three East African countries of Uganda, Kenya,...
Lake Mutanda Lake Mutanda is one of the scenic lakes in Uganda. The lake lies in the Northern part of Kisoro district in southwestern Uganda. It is a relaxing base for tourists who do gorilla, golden monkey, and volcano hiking safaris to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. The lake is a keeper of 15 islands most...
