BikePacking Karamoja Uganda – We have organized our tour through Kara-Tunga. This is in Moroto and our contact person is Theo Vos. He was born and raised in the Netherlands but left for Uganda when his mother, originally Karamajong, returned to Uganda. Now he is trying to generate income for the region through tourism. Their hotel is our base. Here we are picked up by Joelle, our driver for four days.
We drive north, and after 10 km the asphalt is finished. A red dirt road brings us deeper into Karamoja. The farther we leave Moroto, the worse it gets, but it can all be done and we don’t need the four-wheel drive yet.
James is waiting for us about 100 kilometers away. He is our guide for Nakapelimoru. This is apparently the largest village in East Africa with a population of 21,000. And a village in this is a traditional village, where every family has its own fenced yard. Not long ago the heirs merged into one another, but nowadays there is more room. A fire a few years ago turned out to be very easy to spread… read the full trip report on www.wilchardenwendy.nl
Authentic Karamoja tour – I spent 5 days in the Karamoja region of Uganda in March – I was looking for a culturally sensitive experience visiting the people of the area and that is was the staff at Kara-Tunga provided.
Expedition to Karamoja’s Sacred Land on Uganda’s Warrior Nomad Trail – The walk was accompanied by an amazing team of storytellers existing out of award winning photographer Marcus Westberg and digital storyteller Dorothy Sanders. This was the first of It’s kind expedition to document the sacred lands of the Karimojong tribe located within the protected …
Bicycle Tour through Karamoja – I was in Moroto for work and decided to stay with Kara Tunga Guest House for the weekend. The rooms are clean with comfortable beds and hot showers.
Karamoja family trip: What a genuine experience! Me, my wife and 6 years old son spent 1 night with a family on Mt Moroto and we stayed 1 night in a kraal.
BikePacking Untouched Karamoja region of Uganda
BikePacking Karamoja Uganda – We have organized our tour through Kara-Tunga. This is in Moroto and our contact person is Theo Vos. He was born and raised in the Netherlands but left for Uganda when his mother, originally Karamajong, returned to Uganda. Now he is trying to generate income for the region through tourism. Their hotel is our base. Here we are picked up by Joelle, our driver for four days.
We drive north, and after 10 km the asphalt is finished. A red dirt road brings us deeper into Karamoja. The farther we leave Moroto, the worse it gets, but it can all be done and we don’t need the four-wheel drive yet.
James is waiting for us about 100 kilometers away. He is our guide for Nakapelimoru. This is apparently the largest village in East Africa with a population of 21,000. And a village in this is a traditional village, where every family has its own fenced yard. Not long ago the heirs merged into one another, but nowadays there is more room. A fire a few years ago turned out to be very easy to spread… read the full trip report on www.wilchardenwendy.nl
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