We have come from far… tourism is positively changing the image of Karamoja and we hope that this collaboration with Uganda Tourism Board, NBS Television, NTV, UBC, can inspire tourism professionals and local communities to embrace Community Tourism in Karamoja as opportunity for inclusive development.
NBS Television will broadcast tourism in Karamoja in the coming weeks on national television. We are excited to play our part in promoting Karamoja as tourist destination in Uganda and East Africa at large.
Regional tourism promotion
Discover Karamoja is an Kara-Tunga initiative founded in 2016, aimed at positively impacting the negative stigma of Karamoja (northeast Uganda) and its people and thereby support sustainable development through tourism. Learn more.
Regional tourism trail
The Warrior Nomad Trail is a community tourism initiative of Ugandan tour operator Kara-Tunga, aimed at preservation of cultural heritage, fostering a peaceful coexistence and conservation of biodiversity by creating economical opportunities among neighbouring tribes of Uganda, South-Sudan, Kenya and Ethiopia. Learn more.
Video credits
Video and photo credits: Edmond Tamale, Bismac Amumpaire Moïse, Namale Agnes Eutu Godwin, Taremwa Derrick Matthew McMot and Koz N Effekt. And support by Uganda Tourism Board-UTB.
Behind the scenes video
Behind the scenes photos
Interview with community tourism group in Moroto
Interview with an elder from Ik-tribe
Interview with an elder of Tepeth-Tribe on Mount Moroto
1st December 2022, Kampala Uganda – Kara-Tunga Tours received the Ekkula Pearl of Africa Tourism Awards for It’s contribution towards the development of Cultural Tourism in Uganda.
View the presentation by Kara-Tunga teamleader ‘Theo Vos‘ at the first ever Uganda Adventure Tourism Webinar themed “Market Opportunities and Destination challenges”. Kara-Tunga shared their case-study of developing Karamoja into a must-visit tourist destination. Notes were also shared about the ongoing developments around the Warrior Nomad Trail – A Culture and Adventure Tourist trail through …
The first group of Karamoja regional hiking guides have successfully completed the hiking guiding training by Bergwandelen.com in collaboration with Karamoja Tourism Academy. It was an eyeopening experience for both the participants and the facilitators, hiking the two highest mountain ranges (Mt Kadam and Mt Moroto) in Karamojaland.
Making off: Uganda focus on Karamoja for World Tourism Day 2021
We have come from far… tourism is positively changing the image of Karamoja and we hope that this collaboration with Uganda Tourism Board, NBS Television, NTV, UBC, can inspire tourism professionals and local communities to embrace Community Tourism in Karamoja as opportunity for inclusive development.
NBS Television will broadcast tourism in Karamoja in the coming weeks on national television. We are excited to play our part in promoting Karamoja as tourist destination in Uganda and East Africa at large.
Regional tourism promotion
Discover Karamoja is an Kara-Tunga initiative founded in 2016, aimed at positively impacting the negative stigma of Karamoja (northeast Uganda) and its people and thereby support sustainable development through tourism. Learn more.
Regional tourism trail
The Warrior Nomad Trail is a community tourism initiative of Ugandan tour operator Kara-Tunga, aimed at preservation of cultural heritage, fostering a peaceful coexistence and conservation of biodiversity by creating economical opportunities among neighbouring tribes of Uganda, South-Sudan, Kenya and Ethiopia. Learn more.
Video credits
Video and photo credits: Edmond Tamale, Bismac Amumpaire Moïse, Namale Agnes Eutu Godwin, Taremwa Derrick Matthew McMot and Koz N Effekt. And support by Uganda Tourism Board-UTB.
Behind the scenes video
Behind the scenes photos
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