Alternative tourism

Kiki as a tourist guide

Most tourism in Uganda is of the 'tourism operators' type. Moving around from one touristic spot to another in cars or trucks especially designed for tourists. We see them as a curiosity and picture them from time to time when they pass in Kabale town.

Tourists moving in Kabale

We wish to offer alternative touristic activities at our visitors. We seek to promote better understanding of Uganda and its citizens. Most activities are very cheap compared to what you will find in the tourism market.

Step by step we will develop those alternative touristic activities. At this time they are not professional. But look what is on the list! 

Just enjoy and enrich yourself experiencing Africa!

Tourism program PROUD UG

Visit of the project

-visiting PROUD Village

-doing activities with the children

-visiting families of the teachers or the children

-preparing local food like chapatti, matoke,…

-volunteering in gardening, painting,...


Learn about Ugandan society

-town and village walks (Kabale and surroundings)

-attend a religious service f.e. gospel church (Wilbert), Adventists (Dickson) (Kabale)

-attend a give away or wedding party at Kirigime Guest House (Kabale)

-visiting markets: central market week days (Kabale); Mwanjari clothes market Friday and Monday (Kabale) ; market at Lake Bunyonyi Friday

Friday market at Lake Bunyonyi

-visit a regular school (Kabale)

-visit Kabale University with Kiki (Kabale)

-1 day with… You pass a whole day with a local person f.e. Miko trucker (Kabale)

-working conditions and child labour. Visit producers of sand, stones (hard core), bricks... (surroundings of Kabale)

-visiting Ndorwa jail (Kabale)


Touristic activities

Kabale and surroundings
-Lake Bunyonyi sight seeing. Boda boda trip around (a part of) the Lake. Beautiful view at Arcadia Lodge. Pasta and crayfish and other delicious dishes in Birdnest-restaurant.

-canoeing at Lake Bunyonyi visiting the islands

-visit Kisoro, Lake Mutanda, Chameleon Lodge

-nature walks. Visiting the volcanoes.

Kampala

-Gaba beach and fish restaurants

Kiki enjoying fresh fish at Gaba port

-traffic jam

-Owino market (leave your bags at home)

-Gadhaffi mosque

Gadhaffi mosque in Kampala

-Le petit bistro French restaurant

-Cassia Lodge and Lake Victoria view


Free time activities

-fishing at Mwanjari fishing pond (Kabale)

-birdwatching spot PROUD Village (project)

-swimming at pool of Cepha's Inn (Kabale), Birdnest (Lake Bunyonyi)

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Namugongo shrine

Namugongo shrine

This Uganda Martyrs Shrine is a catholic church dedicated to the martyrs of Uganda who shed their blood because of the word of God. They were killed by Kabaka Mwanga because they were worshipping the God of the whites.

There is a martyrs lake which was excavated at Namugongo. Many pilgrims have often drown water from this lake and later given testimonies that this has been healing them of various diseases.

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Kiki as a tourist in Kisoro

The names of the 3 volcanic mountains in Kisoro

In Kisoro there are three volcanic mountains which are Muhabura, Gahinga and Sabinyo. These three mountains their names have meanings: Muhabura means guide; Gahinga means being short and small; Sabinyo means teeth because its structures resemble the teeth like that of an old man.

Activities in Mgahinga national park and categories of visitors

The first activity is mountain hiking on Mount Gahinga. The second activity is Gorilla tracking in Mgahinga. In Mgahinga national park there are ten gorillas which are used to people and can be tracked. These ten gorillas have the head of the family called silverback. There is also Golden monkey tracking. It is called Golden monkey because of its golden colour. There is also bird watching like spotting Rwenzori truckle. It was called so because it was first sighted at Rwenzori.

There are different categories of visitors and amounts paid for gorilla tracking. Foreign non residents pay 600 dollars per person; East Africans pay 250.000 Ugandan shillings per person what means less then a 100 dollars.

Written by Kiki