How one Whistler resident is working with the Tepeth community of Mount Moroto and local social enterprise Kara-Tunga Tours to enhance livelihoods through developing mountain bike tourism on the mountain.
Steve Andrews comes from one of worlds most famous mountain bike areas called Whistler in Canada and joined the Tour of Karamoja team in 2018 to support the developing of trails for the event.
After the event he stayed for a month in order to teach the local community to build mountain bike trails on their own and kickstart an association that can be supported to build East Africa’s first indigenous mountain bike park.
Read more about his journey and ambitions on the website of Piquenews.
According to Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) Executive Director Andrew Seguya, One of the former presidents of the Unites States of America is expected to come for a Uganda Safari to Kidepo Valley National Park (located in Karamoja, North East Uganda).
We are proud to share the launch of the first community tourism association of Mount Moroto Forest Reserve located in Lia Parish sub county with our first donation of 3,890,000 Ush.
We therefore actively seek and host journalists from all over the world like the Turkish writer. We hosted Küçük Dünya – Yaprak Keşifte and her team in Moroto at the Kara-Tunga, Karamoja Safari Camp and took her on an unique journey to discover the rich culture heritage and untouched natural environment.
The German travel blogger and YouTuber ‘Jana wil viel Meer‘ travelled to Moroto at the heart of Uganda’s Karamoja region to learn about Karamojong culture, customs and traditions. Jana booked a 3 Day Karamojong Tour with Kara-Tunga and was guided by Maria. Continue reading and watch the final video of her Cattle Market Visit and …
Bringing mountain bikes to Mt Moroto in Karamoja
How one Whistler resident is working with the Tepeth community of Mount Moroto and local social enterprise Kara-Tunga Tours to enhance livelihoods through developing mountain bike tourism on the mountain.
Steve Andrews comes from one of worlds most famous mountain bike areas called Whistler in Canada and joined the Tour of Karamoja team in 2018 to support the developing of trails for the event.
After the event he stayed for a month in order to teach the local community to build mountain bike trails on their own and kickstart an association that can be supported to build East Africa’s first indigenous mountain bike park.
Read more about his journey and ambitions on the website of Piquenews.
More info
The community based organisation: www.karamojabike.org
The social enterprise www.ridekaramoja.com
The event website www.tourofkaramoja.com
Talk in Whistler
To hear more about Andrews’ trip and the organization, plan to attend his Armchair Tours talk at the Whistler Public Library on Feb. 28.
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