Travelling - Uganda - and Africa - Karibu
Travelling
Entebbe
Entebbe is "Kampala Airport", but it is also a city in its own right. There are expensive hotels, malls and restaurants close to Lake Victoria. The ZOO, the Botanical Garden. When you have settled in Kampala, do yourself the favour to go sightseeing in Entebbe.
- Entebbe International Airport, my pictures > here/.
- The Botanical Gardens
The Botanical Gardens were originated by the British at the end of the 19th century. It really is a nice place to go, and you can have a nice lunch on the Lake Victoria coastline. In addition you get the myth of Tarzan. The very first Tarzan movie was shot here in part. Get a guide! → See pictures/.
• On Google Maps → Here / @pgrcungb
Reptiles Village
The Zoological Garden in Entebbe is as much a botanical garden as is The Botanical Gardens themselves. The only rhinos in Uganda outside the Ziwa
Rhino Sanctuary in North West Uganda are to be found here. Also there is a very good restaurant and a giant playground including a swimmingpool. The children love it. It is also a very safe area in the sense that there are no cars, and it is a fenced area. People don´t get lost.
- UWEC - Entebbe Zoo
"Popularly known as “Entebbe Zoo", UWEC was opened in 1952, by the Colonial Government in Uganda, as a reception centre for wild animals that were found as casualties. It’s about seeing and learning about animals. Participate in corporate events, behind-the-scenes experiences, dine at the restaurant, have your children enjoy the playground and much more throughout the year!"
- Entebbe Zoological Garden/Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre → click here/.
- Pictures, learn more → here/.
- Facebook → here/. @uweczooentebbe
- Google Maps → here/
- Entebbe ZOO, 2023, my pictures > here/
The highway, in Uganda called the expressway, takes you directly to core areas around Kampala city. Some Ugandans do have problems understanding the meaning of traffic lights, so be aware when you reach one of the few traffic lights on the way. Otherwise the expressway is really good and fast. You pay 5000 Ugandan shilling when you leave the Entebbe area. Also if you go from Kampala to Entebbe
Or go along the old road through Kisubi District. Kampala is divided into districts. If you stay for a longer period of time, it's a good thing to learn the names of some of them, and where they are. There are many of them, e.g.: Muyenga, Bukasa, Munyonio, Bbunga, Kansanga, Makandi, Bugolobi, Kisugu, Nakasero, etc. Google Maps can be quite helpful in Kampala and in Uganda too.
Here → Google Maps.
Local authorities have are these days setting up signposts with the names of the roads. Maybe for the benefit of Google Maps. Maybe for the benefit of Uber Customers. But the locals will not know the names of the small roads. They will know the names of the districts and the number or colour of the gates on the road. Must roades in Uganda have no official names.
The low way - Entebbe Road
- St. Mary's College, Kisubi, Entebbe Road - Duc in Altum
Going on the old Entebbe Road one passes through Kisubi, where you find the training institutions of The Brothers of Christian Instruction, Mount St. Teresa, Kisubi: St. Mary's College, University of Kisubi (UniK), St. Savio Junior. It's one of the most powerful catholic networks in Uganda, and the campus is very impressive. Two friends took me there.
Monuments: Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, Patroness of the Brothers' Province of Uganda: In Thanksgiving to the Little Flower for two cures.
Brother Charles Jules Poitras, Founder of Saint Teresa Province Uganda.
The Facebook group states:
"St. Mary's College is the best school in Uganda, producing prominent OBs who are role models to society. Known to have produced prominent lawyers, doctors, politicians, engineers, artists, entertainers no other school can be rated in the same breadth as SMACK".
Photos from my visit → here/.
Facebook → here/.
Google Maps → here/.
Website → here/.
See also the page Education → here/. - Mabamba Swamp
Various agents will want to organize the trip and take you there, but you can easily go there yourself and hire a boat. See list of agents and location here. There is a nice group on Facebook, Mabamba Swamp Shoebill Watching, where you can even uploade pictures. We didn´t go neither sailing nor birdwatching that day, however. In Entebbe Zoological Garden there are two or three shoebills.
Kampala
- Kololo Hill → here/.
- Kampala downtown → here/
- Makarere University → here/.
- River Nile at Jinja → here/.
- Gorilla Tracking at Bwindi Impenetrable Rain Forest → here/.
- Rwenzori Guest House, Fort Portal → here/.
- Queen Elizabeth National Park → here/.
- Kazinga Channel, Rweya Safari Lodge, Fishing village, Katunguru Gate → here/.
- Hotel Brovad, Restaurant Frikadellen in Masaka → here/.
- All the pictures from the trip → here/.
- Acacia Mall
Uganda Century Cinemax, Acacia Mall, Kampala Uganda May 2022 Web > here/
- Aquarius Kigo Resort
Aquarius Kigo Resort, going from Kampala / Munyonyo on the Expressway is close. Branch off a Kigo, shortly after Kiggwa Bridge. The place is luxury, the view, the restaurant, the service, the swimmingpool. We spent a Sunday there. See the pictures → here/. - Website → here/.
- Facebook → here/.
- Google Maps → here/.
- Arena Mall - Century Cine Max
There are many shopping malls in Kampala and surroundings: Acacia Mall (see this) in the northern part, Village Mall in Bugolobi, the brand new Arena Mall (under construction in January 2023), in Entebbe. It's all very westernized, and you can buy anything. If you need a break from the pollution and the heat, it is a good place to go. And lots of parking opportunities, unlike Europe. Arena Mall is at the end og Ggaba Road towards town, and the view is amazing. The good cinemas are there, and also very good icecream > here/
- British School Kampala - BSK
On Tank Hill Road. BSK is on Tank Hill Road in Muyenga/Bukasa, my own mailroad, and so is their big swimmingpool, where one can go swimming in the weekends, when the pool is not busy with schoolkids and competition swimmers. The pool is 1 km apart from the school. - See my pictures → here/.
Cinema Century Cinemax, Acacia Mall
It was my first visit to a cinema in Uganda. All of a sudden it was like not being in Kampala but back in Denmark. A cinema in an exclusive mall, people having popcorn, sodas, etc. in the afternoon. It was fun.
- Website > here/
- My photos > here/
- Facebook > here/
- Drop (the)
The Drop on Tank Hill Road is one in a lot of new cafés and restaurants in Muyenga. It's very cosy and pretends to be a kind of a street kitchen. The idea is funny, but it is a bit complicated when you are going to pay. Ask for one joint bill. The place has a very good, free, wifi. The first floor is for meetings, computerized work, etc.
See my pictures → here/.
Great Indian Dhabba restaurant
We had a quick early dinner there in an old garden in the richer part of Kampala. The food was good, not expensive, and many waiters. A nice, interesting and relaxed restaurant at Wampewo Avenue. - Facebook here/
- My pictures here/
- Kampala Downtown
Downtown Kampala business area is not so big seen in relation to the rest of the town with big avenues, hotels, roads and districts. But it sure is compact. Go and have a look, and have a look at my pictures. Only bring valuables that you are prepared loosing. it is hectic, it is a boiling pot. A teenagers once said to me: "Kampala city center looks as if it is 500 years old!". She just may be right. - My pictures here/
- Kaazi Beach at Lake Victoria
- I wasn't there myself, but my family was > here/
- Kaazi Beach Resort Busabala > here/
- Keenan Ace Villas Muyenga/Bukasa
Such a nice bed and breakfast. We went to say hello, but didn't stay there. Maybe we will one day.
Website > here/
See my pictures → here/.
Keelan Ace Villas Google Maps > here/
Keelan Ace Double Deluxe Villa Kampala, AirBnB > here/
- King's
Palace, King’s Mile, King of Buganda and Buganda Parliament
On the Lubiri Ring Road, Mengo and Lubiri, opposite Kenlon Hotel. Interesting story this about the Kingdoms of Uganda. From one end of the King’s Mile to the other one can see the Parliament and the Palace. And on this very blog one can also see the Queen Mother of England going in a car on the King’s Mile in 1962! See my pictures → here/.
La Foret - La Foret Muyenga Resort Gardens
La Foret is a nice, cosy kind of forgotten house with a swinningpool. Go there and have a swim, a snack and a drink in complete anonymity. It cost 10,000 shilling to enter, and as always in Uganda parking is available. However, the last time I was there (January 2023), a young guy there was hired to upgrade it and do some more marketing. We'll see!
Website > here/
Facebook > here/
My pictures > here/- Uganda La Foret Muyenga 2021 - 2023 https://photos.app.goo.gl/C1Db1ZYGkX9pBCNE9
- Uganda Speke Resort / Lake Victoria / Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort / Speke Resort Munyonyo Marine / Mulungu Beach
- https://photos.app.goo.gl/yVhRC6NzdjqbWneDA
- Uganda Mulungu Beach / Lake Victoria / Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort / Speke Resort Munyonyo Marine
- https://photos.app.goo.gl/yVhRC6NzdjqbWneDA
- Uganda Speke Resort Munyonyo Marine / Mulungu Beach / Lake Victoria
- https://photos.app.goo.gl/yVhRC6NzdjqbWneDA
- Uganda Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort - Uganda Speke Resort / Lake Victoria / Speke Resort Munyonyo Marine / Mulungu Beach
- https://photos.app.goo.gl/yVhRC6NzdjqbWneDA
Martyrs
Uganda Martyrs Catholic Shrine Namugongo https://photos.app.goo.gl/6vcdn2t4NcZdYxiN7Mosque, Uganda National Mosque
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My pictures → here/.
Uganda National Mosque / Gaddafi Mosque, GoogleLocated on Kampala Hill, the Uganda National Mosque caters to the country’s significant Muslim population and has a capacity of 35,000 worshippers. Completed in 2006, the temple was originally known as the Gaddafi National Mosque and serves as the headquarters for Islam
Uganda National Mosque / Gaddafi Mosque https://photos.app.goo.gl/tsLMLSDdBMm1ZDHx7
Old Kampala Road
https://www.viator.com/Kampala-attractions/Uganda-National-Mosque/d5576-a15729
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- Naalya, Kampala suburb of Naalya (where Derek's sister lived.) We stayed there one afternoon. Pictures!
Google Maps/. https://photos.app.goo.gl/7Mmd4dGwus6Aw3et6 - Silver Springs Hotel, Bugolobi, Kampala
Corner of Spring Road/Port Bell Road, going towards Mutongo. Turn right from Spring Road. I never tried the hotel, but I did try the swimmingpool on some hot weekend afternoons. And that is very nice. - Silver Springs Hotel website, here/.
- Silver Springs Hotel on Facebook, here/.
- My pictures, here/.
- Speke Resort / Lake Victoria / Munyonyo Commenwealth Resort / Speke Resort Munyonyo Marine / Mulungu Beach
You can make this extraordinary excursion in a couple of hours, going on Gaba Road towards Bbunga (which you don't notice going through. It's just a road!) and turning through Munyonyo towards the expressway. And you can do it with no entrance or parking fees.
Speke Resort is a nice and open lawn, people used to go swimming there, but in January 2023 it was flooded. There is a swinning pool (where you have to pay). Go through the #Munyonyo Commenwealth Resort. It is really interesting and big, a town in itself. And a very good, not expensive restaurant with a view to a lake and a nice garden.
Go through the hotel and find the Speke Resort Munyonyo Marine. It is a very interesting place. In the background you see Mulungu Beach. Just a small landing site. We didn´t go there, but it is just up the road. - My pictures here/
- Speke Resort here/
- Munyonyo Commenwealth Resort here/
- Speke Resort Munyonyo Marine here
Tank Hill Road - Kampala East on Lake Victoria
The main road going from Kabalagala/Muyenga Road through Muyenga to Bukasa in Eastern Uganda, practically touching the northwestern coast of Lake Victoria, is Tank Hill road. It is turning into an exclusive and expensive residential area with malls, hotels, cafés and restaurants. It goes into Bukasa Road. It is a Muyunga area and for many a wealthy area.
From Kampala to Fort Portal in West Uganda
My very first trip to Uganda took me from Kololo Hill in Kampala, Makerere University, Jinja (Eastwards) for a swim in the Nile/Source of the Nile.
- See all about it → here/.
- Rubona Primary School → here/.
- Queen Elizabeth first time → here/.
- Kazinga Channel, Rweya Safari Lodge, Fishing Community → here/.
- Gorilla Tracking Impenetrable Rain Forest → here/.
Buhoma Lodge, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park → here/. - Ruwenzori View Guest House → here/.
- Masaka 2013, link here/
- Masaka 2022, link here/
- Hotel Brovad → here/.
- Hotel Brovad photos → here/.
Kichwamba
The Baboon Safari Resort (I haven't been there)
> Facebook here/
> Email kyamburaheritage@gmail.com
This resort supports the Kichwamba Orphanage foundation. You can do the same.
> Facebook here/.
> Website here/.
> @Kichwambaorphanage
Kichwamba
Kingfisher Lodge at Kichwamba, 2015 > link/
Kichwamba Orphanage Foundation 2021 > link/
Going west from Kampala via Kasese, Kilembe mines to Fort Portal
2015: Entebbe Airport, Buganda Kingdom, Mosque, Racobao NGO and villages/Lyantonde Racobao School, Rwakobo Lodge and Lake Mburo, Kingfisher Lodge Kichwamba, Queen Elizabeth, Impondwe/ Congo border 38 km/Equator, Kilembe Mines Golf Club Kasese, Hotel Margherita Kasese, Kilembe Mines Kasese, Dennis' Chicken Farm, Cement Factory, link/
In November
2021 I did the Circuit Route from Kampala to Fort Portal going out via the Northern loop towards Mubende,
and back to Kampala via the Southern Route over Mbarara.
We set off
going from Bukasa to Ggaba Road through Bbunga and Munyonyo to the Expressway towards Entebbe,
branching off towards Kampala, going to the Northern Bypass and towards Fort
Portal via Mubende.
The words
and places that I wrote down on the trip goes as follows: Baujoko Town, Jezza
Town, Zegoti Town, Mityana, Myanzi (Robusta Coffee), Mubende, Lusaliira,
Nabingoola, Kyegagwa (Danish coffee plantation, refugee camp), Kisamura,
Kakabara (big new church), Kikyendo, Rwibale, Matibi, Kihura, Kiregesa,
Musinge, Kaihura (Red Earth Café), Mukunyu, Rugombe, Kagorogoro, Intoroko Road,
Kibale National Park (Monkeys, Chimpanses), Kabarole District, Kiamara Tea
Estates, Kaswa, Kiko Tea Estate, Kitumba, Kyaninga Lodge.
Kibale
Forest Camp web 2019
My photos > here/
You then enter Fort Portal with the MTN Service
Center straight ahead of youl: Go right to Sunrise Hotel, go left to
Gardens Restaurant.
Go through
town, around 15 km from Fort Portal: Signposts: Vinika Hospital, Catholic
Diocese, Rujuna Hilltop, Rubona Town Council, Rubona Stock Farm, Brain Bridge, Kasese
51 km, HEM Petroleum, Kisumoro Technical Institute, Rocket Sculpture, behind:
Ntendere Estate, Hsonya Preschool, St. John’s Kibito High School, Ndali Lodge.
Road fork: Keep right. Rugendabara Switching Station, Hima & Cement
Factory, Kasese Cobalt Co., Mubuku, Rwenzori Founders, Rukoki, Kasese, QE
National Park, Katunguru Bridge.
On towards
Akitooma, Rugazi, Nyakasharu, Kyema
Kamwera Twin Lakes, Ndekye, Lake Rutoto (Lake Africa), Rutoto, Kayembe,
Mashonda, Kyamuhunga, Butare, Kizinda-Kigoma Town Council, Kizinda (Giant
Church), Masama.
Ishaka, the
most southern point on this tour, Kampala International University Teaching
Hospital (KIU), (Kya)Mushanga, Bushenyi District, Kyeizooba, Kyabugimbi,
Kabwohe, Ankola Western University, Powerplant.
Then go
towards Mbarara, turn left at the roundabout. Go on Igongo-Masaka Mainroad.
Next roundabout: Go straight towards Kampala. Next roundabout go straight
again. 30 kms to Igongo from branch off.
Biharve.
Lake Mburo National Park / Eagle’s Nest. Ancole Longhorn. Cattle and Zebras.
Rwakobo Lodge and Lake Mburo National Park
We stayed there one or two nights. The lodge is on a hill with a good view. It is rather small compared to other lodges. We also went on a night safari there in the national park, but my experience is that night safaris are rarely fruitful. Where? > Mbarara/Masaka Road between Lyantonde and Igongo Cultural Centre and Mbarara.
- Rwakobo Rock Lodge
"Set on a massive granite outcrop, just beside Lake Mburo National Park, Rwakobo offers private thatched cottages, with solar lighting, flush toilets and solar heated showers, which blend into the natural landscape. The cottages are dotted around the hill taking advantage of rocky ledges and secluded corners. The cottages celebrate the natural lines of the surrounding wilderness. They also provide guests with real comfort and luxury that doesn’t cost the earth". - Website > here/
- Google maps > here/
- Facebook > here/.
- My pictures > here
Igongo, Kyapa, Kibega, Masaka. Rwakoko Rock Lodge. Sugar Factory. Rushere (Museveni’s Farm). Lyantonde.
May 2022 tour
From Kampala south to Masaka, through Lyantonde, Rwaboko Rock, on to Mbarara, Kichwamba, Queen Elizabeth, Kasese and on to Ntendere Farm before Fort Portal. Return same way with a couple of days spent at Sand Beach Lake Nabugobo outside Masaka. On this tour I crossed Equator four times.
Masaka
Lake Nabugabo - Sand Beach - Masaka 2022 https://photos.app.goo.gl/NVzhbniseKZYk42t8
Banda Lodge
Banda.dk is founded by the Danish couple Ruth and Carsten Jespersen. They are also founders and directores of the NGO organization Uganda Child Care www.childcare.dk which has sponsorship programme, childrens homes and schools in Uganda.
With banda.dk we want to make both Uganda and UCC's work better known. Here you have the opportunity to visit Uganda our orphanages, projects, the wilderness and safari while on holiday, relaxing and enjoying yourself...
The Banda manager is Anitah. She is working with her team that make sure all rooms are cleaned to the highest standards, the food is perfectly made and that the garden and pool is clean and looks beautiful.
- Banda Lodge website > here/.
- Facebook > here/. @bandalodge
- Instagram > here/.
- Banda Lodge Childcare.dk > here/.
Sand Beach Lake Nabugabo Masaka
"About Sand Beach Nabugabo
Sand beah is located in Masaka District, Central region of Uganda, approximately 23 km (14 miles) by road, East of the town Masaka. Sand beach offers 23 luxurious rooms that are classified 3 categories: Cottages, relagur rooms and a domitory. Bedding options include queensized and twin size beds".
Lyantonde / Racobao / NGO and schooling
"Through the Danish NGO "Children in Africa/Børn i Afrika" we visited a Ugandan partner organization in Lyantonde. We went into the countryside to see how the organizations help poor rural people by donating new houses. We also went to a local primary scholl in Racobao. This is always funny.
In 2023, I visited the Ugandan coordinator in "Children in Africa/Børn i Afrika". She is in Wakiso, another place, a suburb to Kampala
Masaka 73
kms.
Lyantonde
Town Office Council, Karegero, Katoyo Town Council, Katovu, Masaka 62 kms. Mpommude
left, Bugamba left, Malongo, Katovu Town Council, Kyazanga-Kitoro, Kyawagonia,
Kyetome, Mbirizi, Lwengo Town Council, Ndoleya, Kyamaganda Right, Kinoni,
Masaka 21 kms. Masaka 18 kms. Bukoto right.
Clocktower Roundabout: Go left to Kampala, go straight to Masaka Town. Kampala 122 kms.
Kako left. Nabugabo left. Butende. Kasali, Bajja left, Lukaya right, Kajamuliva
left, Kiti left.
Lukaya:
Fish Market, Swamp, Rice.
Kayabwe
Town Council.
River
Katonga. Equator. “Mirembe stopover”. Buwama Town Council, Buwama, Dembe.
Kamengo. Butoora left. Butenga. Mpambire Community. Mpigi Hospital. Kavule,
Bujjolo left, Kasanje right, Buyala left, Jandira left, Maya, Nsangi, Kakungube
Police Station.
Before we
reached Kampala we branched right and made a short cut through Budo because of
heavy traffic. We made our way to the Expressway via Sse Makulule Paul Road and
Church Road, over Entebbe Road, then on the Expressway to Munyonyo, Ggaba Road through Bbunga and Tank Hill Road.
That was the trip we did.
- In Fort Portal, go into the mountains to Bundibugyo on Lamia Road. Kisaaro (river) Lamia is bordering with DR Congo.
Bundibugyo 2019 https://photos.app.goo.gl/DyeH7VseReRY8J7m8
- In Fort Portal, go and see the New Tooro Kingdom Place, with an exiting view over the area.
- In Fort Portal, there is an MTN boutique/headquarters, if you need mobile phone updating.
And then back from Port Portal going straight east via Kyenjojo, Kyegegwa, Mubende, Mityana, Nakasongo and Kampala. No matter which route you prefer, each tour from Kampala to Fort Portal and return to Kampala will take you one day of travelling, unless you stop over and go and see things, which you should.
Kazinga Channel
- Photos
Rukoki >
Mubuku - Hima (cement on the right hand side) >
- Izinga Armco-Culvert Bridge
Not far from Kasese, 10 kilometers, at Mubuku towards Hima and Fort Portal, one may branch off to the left and go into the country between big coffee plantations and almost with a view to Peak Maghrita, the tallest peak in the Rwenzori mountains. But not quite. Instead you reach an area where the Kisaaro (river) Nyamwamba rages. And not too many people. Go there, it is a nice area! Have a look at my pictures from there → here/.
Rugendabara Town (Uganda Prison Farm on the right hand side) >
Kasunganyanja (Bella Vista on the right hand side) >
Bunyangabo Town >
Ruboka Stock Farm > Fort Portal 20 km >
Muguso (Derek´s mother) >
Rujunah Hilltop Hotel >
From Kasese, go into the mountains to Kilembe and high up.
How did I go to Mweya Safari Lodge from Kasese: Following the Kasese/Embarara Road, passing through Kikorongo and by the Equator signpost. At the junction there one can go to Congo. Queen Elizabeth crater drive, Katungoro (onion) bridge, cross it to the HQ of Uganda Wildlife, pay to enter the park, and
- Mweya Safari Lodge
From Kasese, go East towards the Katunguiro Bridge that crosses the Kazinga Channel. First you have to go and by tickets on the other side, then you go back. Follow the channel towards Katwe Peninsula, and you reach Mweya Safari Lodge.
Mweya Safari Lodge:
"The Lodge is located on a peninsula within the heart of the Queen Elizabeth National Park and surrounded by the magical Rwenzori Mountains – the ‘Mountains of the Moon’; Mweya Safari Lodge offers visitors a spectacular experience of luxury in the wilderness."
It's luxury pure and plain, and it is beautiful, with a view over the channel.
From Fort Portal, go into the mountains to Bundibugyo.
- My pictures > Enganzi Lodge Tour Nov 2021
roundabout brings you on Kasese road.
Photos, Uganda trip May 2022 > here/.
East of Kampala
Port Bell is a harbour and a landing site on Lake Victoria. One may actually hire a boat there and go on the lake. We did that. But be careful. The lake is dangerous, and the weather may shift from warm and sunny to storms and violent rain. Also the boats may need a quality check. And remember the life vests. Port Bell Road takes you there from Kampala. Pictures!
Legit Holidays & Travels took me on a tour to Mbale, Kapchorwa District and Kapchorwa Town, Sipi Falls at Mount Elgon, Sipi Valley, the Rafiki Lodge, Sipi River Lodge, Haven Lodge in Jinja, and the Mabira Forest and Falls. Find links to all the places below.
The driver
The driver was David Mukwaya, and I recommend him. Find him om WhatsApp, or simply give him a call, at +256 (0) 776 45 0018.
Drive to Sipi Falls/Kapchorwa
Gayaza
Kassangati > Naggalama > Police Station Safe House
Ssezibwa Bridge
Kangulumira > Pineapples
Jinja > Coffee break
Iganga
Busembatia
Namutumba
Budaka
Mbale Resort Hotel > Lunch, see my pictures → here/.
Sironko
Sipi/Kapchorwa > Rafiki Lodge
- Sipi Falls, getting there. My pictures → here/.
Kapchorwa Town
Kapchorwa Town, some 80 km from the Kenya Border. Going from Rafiki Lodge through Sebei to Kapchorwa Town. On the way: Forest limiting to the Mount Elgon National Park. True hiking. Lions.
Sebei / Kapchorwa District
Steven Kiprotich, Olympic Games Marathon winner in 2012 in London on the time 2 hours, 8 minutes and 1 second.
Photo of house: Jushu Chetegei, marathon world record braker in 2019
- Sipi Falls, Sipi Valley, Coffee farmer Arabica coffee, Kapchorwa
The local guide was wonderful. He simply knew everyone there. Unfortunaly I was told that he died in a road accident.
Sipi Falls are in Kapchorwa District, at the foot of Mount Elgon, and the plains below stretching West to Lake Kyoga and north to Karamoja. We went on the local road from the Lodge through Kapchorwa District to Kapchorwa town, around 80 kilometers from the Kenya border. - See my pictures from Sipi Falls → here/.
- And my pictures from the visit to the local coffee farmer, who openmindedly (I think) talked to us about the conditions for growing coffee there: "When the market is poor in Brazil, it is good in Uganda". He showed us his farm and we prepared coffee for drinking ourselves. I even planted my own coffee tree.
See my pictures → here/. - Our fantastic guide Isaac (who died) took us through the local communities and landscapes to the city of Kapchorwa, with a view to Mount Elgon National Park and a visit to an Olympic Games Marathon winner 2012 in London, England. Thank you very much for this tour.
See my pictures → here/.
Language in Kapchorwa: Kisubiny, people: Subiny, hello man: Subey/Arbu, hello woman: Tarkwana/yakwo
- Rafiki Lodge Sipi
"Rafiki Lodge Sipi consists of Family Cottages, Bandas and Basic Rooms accommodations for our guests, each individually designed with a thoughtful perspective view of Sipi Falls".
Rafiki means friendship in Swahili, like Mukwano in Luganda. Rafiki is also the name of the monkey in the movie "the Lion King".
- Offical website of Rafiki Lodge Sipi → here/.
- Pictures from my stay af Rafiki Lodge Kapchorwa Districit, Sipi → here/.
- Rafiki Lodge Sipi on Facebook → here/.
- Rafiki Lodge Sipi on Instagram → here/.
I have been to Jinja a couple of times. Jinja is considered the source of the Nile. Lots of tourists visit the place for watersports and the cosy restaurants on the river.
Going from Kapchorwa to Kampala, my pictures → here/.
Halilo Sugar Factory
Mabira Forest Reserve signpost
Najembe resting place. Najembe referring to big mangoes
Lugazi sugar factory (trash town)
Lugazi clocktower
Legazi Petrol Station, branch off off to the right 500 meters. When you get to the stone in the middle of the road in front of a shelter, turn right and go through the giant sugar cane plantations, follow the indications on the roadsign and reach Griffin’s Forest Camp, which is really only two houses for shelter, etc.
Sugar Manufacturers, Sugar Manufacturing – Mehta Group, → here/.
"Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited (SCOUL) was established in the year 1924. Since its inception, it has been playing a key role in the development of Ugandan economy. Besides being one of the largest employers in the country, it has always kept focus on the product quality, people and its resources."
History - Mehta Group, link → here/.
"Expansion of Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited (SCOUL)'s capacity to 3,000 tons cane per day Enhancing the Infrastructural capabilities in India: Captive jetty at Porbandar Port which can berth ships up to 37,000 DWT; with a loading capability of 20,000 Ts, equipped with two cement silos and fully mechanized loading facilities."
Mabira Forest Reserve
Take the hike with a guide to Griffin Falls through tne Mabira rainforest. It is worth the effort.
- Mabira Forest
Mabira Forest - Ecotourism Sites in Uganda | Uganda Tourist
Mabira forest is Uganda’s largest surviving natural tropical forest covering an area of 306 sq. km. The forest is a natural habitat to 312 species of trees like the endangered militia Exclesa and others, it also has 315 bird species like the red headed bill, the black bellied seed cracker, the shining blue, kingfisher, and the blue headed crested monarch, francin, Cassin hawk Eagle, etc.
You reach the giant sugarcane plantations and factories, and the small outgrowers. - Mabira Forest Uganda Tourism website → here/.
- Mabira Forest on Wikipedia → here/.
- Pictures from my visit to Mabira Forest → here/.
Take the hike with a guide to Griffin Falls through the Mabira rainforest. It is worth the effort.
Nammawojolo is known for chicken roast. Mukono/Kisoga: Southern express way to Jinja Bridge. Mukono Resort Hotel. Mukono clocktower. Kampala Nile Resort on your left. Nelson Mandela Stadion at the Northern Bypass and Chideka.
Haven Eco River Lodge
"The Haven is a peaceful, relaxed and well-maintained eco river lodge that is consistently rated one of the best family-friendly accommodations and restaurants in the Jinja region of eastern Uganda. Enjoy the tranquility and breath-taking view over the starting point of rafting at the White Nile’s first waterfall".
- The owner is a German, and he may actually be contacted via email/.
- Pictures from my stay at Haven Lodge in Jinja → here/.
- Haven Lodge on Facebook → here/.
- Haven Lodge on Instagram → here/.
- Haven Lodge at Jinja, official website → here/.
Two times did I go to this little hidden pearl. A nice park with a waterfall and a small lake. You can even go to the top of the waterfall, and bring your children as well. In Mukono district.
- Pictures from my visits to Ssezibwa Falls → here/.
- Website for Ssezibwa Falls (Uganda Tourism) → here/.
- Ssezibwa Falls on Wikipedia → here/.
- My photos > here/
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