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EXPLORING NORTHERN UGANDA

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  Northern Uganda is a captivating region located in the northern part of the country. It boasts a rich cultural heritage and is home to various ethnic groups, including the Acholi, Lango, and Teso people. Despite being considered one of the upcountry regions, Northern Uganda offers unique experiences that are hard to find elsewhere. Tourism is beginning to thrive in Northern Uganda , with attractions such as Murchison Falls National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park, and the stunning landscapes of the region drawing in visitors eager to explore wildlife and nature. This area has a complex history but also holds great potential and a bright future. Most visitors to Northern Uganda find themselves enchanted by its many attractions. Great Attractions in Northern Uganda **Kidepo Valley National Park** Kidepo Valley National Park is situated in the northeastern part of Uganda, near the borders with South Sudan and Kenya. Known for its rugged savannah landscapes, ab...

4 PEAK NATIONAL PARKS IN UGANDA

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NATIONAL PARKS: Uganda is well-known for its stunning national parks that offer a diverse range of wildlife and natural beauty. These national parks are not only important for conservation efforts but also provide unforgettable experiences for visitors looking to connect with nature and wildlife in Uganda. Some of the most popular national parks in Uganda include: Bwindi national park, Kibale National Park Murchison Falls National Park, and Queen Elizabeth national park. Many attractions can be found in these protected areas, like primates, wildlife, birds, aquatic attractions, water bodies and many more. Bwindi National Park Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is located in southwestern Uganda. It is one of the most famous national parks in Africa and is renowned for its population of endangered mountain gorillas. The park is home to almost half of the world’s remaining mountain gorilla population, making it a crucial conservation area for these magnificent prima...

Budget travel tips to Uganda

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Memorial Days kick off the summer travel season, and according to travel booking websites more than three-quarters of people in the world are planning to take a summer/tour vacation. To ensure your hard-earned travel dollars go as far as they can, here are some under the radar money saving tips that will be much more helpful most especially traveling on a self drive in Uganda. Call before booking online.  Making travel arrangements through the Internet may be convenient, but it doesn't always guarantee you the best deal. Calling the agent you’re a going to use and talking one on one may be an added advantage for much more discounts, they will think you’re a serious client who really needs to use their services thus discounts and money saving on your side. Ask to speak to a tour consultant in charge the reception may not be able to cut you this deal but the in charge should be able to give you the best deals.This strategy can work with airline tickets, hotel reservations, and ...

Tips to self drive on Uganda’s roads.

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Self drive in Uganda is one of the joyful and exciting car rental services on Ugandan roads. It is through Uganda’s car rental that travelers are welcomed to Uganda’s road network since it is the commonest and cheapest means to use for transport across the country.   Self drive in Uganda begins at the time you are given the keys of your car after signing a binding agreement with the service provider ( car Rental Company ).   You can decide to have a self drive within city and experience the havoc of going through Kampala’s traffic jam or begin your journey on Uganda’s major roads out of the city; the Gulu highway in the North, the Masaka road to west and the Jinja road to the East. While on these roads, the rules and regulations should be maintained.  Do not drink and drive .   This means you can drink anything as longer as it is not alcoholic. The excitement should not go high that you are driving a car in Uganda by yourself; you should assign some bo...

The Sounds of Northern Uganda.

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We continue on our amazing adventure after the amazing and incredible adventure on the slopes of mountain Elgon, The sipi falls.  Having spent a night at the famous and luxury designed Mount Elgon Hotel, we embarked on a journey full of fun and adventure. Through the war torn villages of northern Uganda, enroute the famous Murchison falls National Park , We made a stop at the Nyero rock paintings 7kms away from kumi town. The Nyero Rock paintings are historical architects painted by the karimojong itesots and the batwa ethnic groups dated about 6000, 4000 and 5000 years back. We visited a number of caves beneath the rocks as we made the tour with a site guide. A small story about the tribe here, The itesots and the karimojong in the early centuries were the same people living in northern karamoja region. When the area was hit by famine, a section of these nilotics decided to graze their cows south of the karamoja in search of pasture and water for thier animals, However...

Murchison Falls National Park - 3 Days trip.

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Covering 3,983 sq.km in the north west of Uganda lies one of the oldest and largest protected wildlife reserve. The Murchison is one of the well protected game reserve inhabiting over 76 mammal species and over 451 bird species. Apart from the wildlife and bird life populations, Murchison inhabits one of the most spectacular things that have ever happened to the longest river in the world - The River Nile. Bisecting the park into two forms the southern bank and northern bank to give it a wonderful experience of its own. When Johan and Chris from Canada working for an international NGO in southern Sudan came to Uganda for work related trip, they had an extra week in Uganda before they could return back home. Here they searched “as I was told” the internet for the best car rental company to handle their ground transportation to the Murchison falls national park like they had decided. No so long did they find us on trip Adviser , the worlds travel site and had to call us direc...