With effect (October 4, 2021), South Sudan and Uganda have agreed to exempt their citizens from visa requirements when travelling to either country. Both governments have waived visa entries for nationals from either country holding valid passport. Expatriates Theres no news released about the VISA consequences for expatriates in either country. East African Community (EAC) [...]
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Uganda, South Sudan waive VISA for citizens
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First Aid training for Adventure Tourism Guides
Staying safe off-the-beaten-path in East Africa's most remote areas comes with a responsibility. Karamoja Tourism Academy therefore hosted an introduction to First Aid training for Adventure Tourism Guides by our project colleagues of UG-Motobike and facilitated by Safety Council Uganda. More -
Digital Marketing Training for Tourism Startups
It's an absolute milestone for the Karamoja Tourism Academy to host one of Uganda's most famous travel journalist and marketeers 'Charlotte Beauvoisin' (Diary of a Muzungu) for the first time in Karamoja sub-region. Charlotte is facilitating a 4-day digital marketing introduction training for local tourism startups to strengthen the capacity of stakeholders along the Warrior [...] More -
First graduates Karamoja Hiking Guide Training
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. We agreed to continue to build the [...] More -
Tour of Karamoja was an Amazing experience
This year I was one of the cyclist in the Tour of Karamoja, the 6 days cycling tour through the land of the Karamoja. It was amazing! Physically challenging, emotional nourishing and cultural inspiring. We cycled through the rough parts of the beautiful scenery, everyday in a new part with It's own vibe and views. [...] More -
Fundraising Hiking gear for Karamoja Guides
Dutch hiking tour company Bergwandelen.com and expedition leader Jan Bakker will train a selection of hiking guides from various mountain ranges located in Uganda's Karamoja sub-region, Kenya and South Sudan on the Warrior Nomad Trail. and have mobilised their network to donate hiking equipment. Hiking gear Outdoor enthousiast know that having the appropriate type of [...] More -
Black White-and-white Colobus Monkey on Mount Kadam
Uganda's northeast Karamojaland has kept many secrets due Its inaccessibility, only recently, researchers and scholars have started to explore these forgotten corners of the country. Kara-Tunga hosted two Kenya-based researchers for 10 days Trekking of Uganda's Mount Kadam, in search for the unknown but with the gut feeling of finding something special to come back [...] More -
Naming East Africa’s Culture and Adventure Trail
In search for the best name for East Africa's Culture and Adventure Trail - We seek your input to develop an unforgettable and responsible tourism experience for travellers and host communities in East Africa’s less travelled cultural corridor stretching from northeast Uganda (Karamoja sub-region) to eastern South Sudan (Eastern Equatorial) , northwest Kenya (West-Pokot and [...] More -
Karamoja Tour Guides attend Gender Based Violence workshop
We are glad to have concluded a 2 days training under Uganda Safari Guides Association (USAGA) on mechanisms to prevent, detect and respond to violence against women (VAW) and Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the workplace. The organisers invited two of Kara-Tunga team members to attend the training aimed at training other stakeholders in the [...] More -
Primates of Karamoja, northeast Uganda
Knowing which animals live where is critical to planning effective conservation following to the two researchers. With the support of a grant from the National Geographic Society they are now focusing their research on the primates of Uganda. They conducted primate surveys in northeastern Uganda from 2014 to 2017 The researchers Kenya-based Dutch primatologist Yvonne [...] More
