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  ISLANDS IN UGANDA  BUGALA ISLAND Bugala is the second largest Island set within the Uganda waters of Lake Victoria and the best developed for tourism, linked to the mainland by a regular motor ferry and dotted with accommodation to suit most tastes and budgets. Kalangala, the administrative centre for the Islands, is a small town situated on a ridge at the eastern end of Bugala, while the nearby Lutoboka Bay hosts the Island’s main cluster of beach resorts. Another important landmark on Bugala is Luku, the small village on the western extreme of the Island where the motor ferry from mainland docks. A good dirt road connects Luku to Kalangala, and several minor roads run to other villages lying further south on the Island. book now NGAMBA ISLAND CHIMPANZEE SANCTUARY Located 23km southeast of Entebbe in Lake Victoria, Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, or 'Chimp Island', is home to over 40 orphaned or rescued chimpanzees who are unable to return to the wild. Human...

  HOT SPRINGS IN UGANDA  KITAGATA HOTSPRING                                                                                                                    The Kitagata Hot Springs are located in Sheema District, Western Uganda. They are approximately 1.5 kilometres by road, east of Kitagata urban center in Sheema District. The springs are also about 72 kilometres west of Mbarara Town. They are two hot springs adjac...

  GAME PARKS IN UGANDA KIDEPO VALLEY NATIONAL PARK The park’s altitude ranges between 914m and 2,750m above sea level. The park contains two rivers – Kidepo and Narus – which disappear in the dry season, leaving just pools for the wildlife. The local communities around the park include pastoral Karamojong people, similar to the Maasai of Kenya, and the IK, a hunter-gatherer tribe whose survival is threatened. Kidepo Valley National Park lies in the rugged, semi arid valleys between Uganda’s borders with Sudan and Kenya, some 700km from Kampala. Gazetted as a national park in 1962, it has a profusion of big game and hosts over 77 mammal species as well as around 475 bird species. Kidepo is Uganda’s most isolated national park, but the few who make the long journey north through the wild frontier region of Karamoja would agree that it is also the most magnificent, for Kidepo ranks among Africa’s finest wildernesses. From Apoka, in the heart of the park, a savannah landscape...

  TRADITIONAL CULTURES Every country in the world has an outfit that distinguishes them from people of other nationalities for example: whenever you see a man wearing a quilt, you immediately assume they are Scottish. Clothing is part of culture because it defines who people are. Uganda doesn’t have one particular national attire but once you step on Ugandan soil, you will out rightly be informed that each Ugandan belongs to a tribe hailing from different regions of the country. Now all these tribes have traditional out fits that distinguish them from one another and be sure to get well versed with some of them once you see the last period at the bottom of the article. These traditional outfits are mostly won during traditional ceremonies such as introduction parties, giveaways, coronation ceremonies and many others where it’s improper to dress up in casual clothes. First of all, you need to know them by name Kanzu : This masculine outfit looks similar to a tunic and is mostly ...

  KABAKA PALACE MENGO Kabaka’s Mengo Olubiri (Palace) is the official residence of the King of Buganda. In Buganda, it was customary for a new king to choose a hill where he would build a new palace. This palace would become the new capital of the Kingdom and the King was free to rename the place as he so wishes. Mengo palace covers a very wide area and it`s covered with an extensive fence around it. It was constructed by Ssekabaka Mwanga11 in 1885. When he took over the throne in 1884 at the age of 18, he first put his palace at Masaja. While at Masaja, Mwanga thought of shifting his palace to another palace. He had always admired Nkaawo hill on which members of the Nvubu clan kept their grinding stones (Emmengo). These grinding stones were used to grind herbal medicine. Mwanga decided to construct his palace at Nkaawo hill and the grinding stones were shifted. It`s from these grinding stones (Emmengo) that the name Mengo was adopted. The palace became Mengo Palace and the h...

  African Crafts If you are asked to describe African Crafts, you’ll probably not have enough time to exhaust the range of items that fall under this category. They include many things from sculptures to hand printed fabrics! As everyone knows, there are the arts-pieces of African paintings and the crafts made from anything like plastics, paper, stone and everything you can think of! For most people visiting Africa for their first time or another time, there will always stop at any shop selling art and crafts to get souvenirs for their trip or buy something unique for their loved one back at home. For every country you visit in Africa, there are particular items sold as African art and craft piece that often portray their unique cultures, people and lifestyle. What Are The Raw Materials Used While Making African Jewellery? African Jewellery And Beadwork This is the most significant part of African crafts sold in every shop. African jewellery is often hand made with materi...