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
Yesterday we had the pleasure to share our culture with photographer Maria who’s on a journey through Africa to document stories through food and finally make an unique African cookbook ‘Eating with Africa’.
Sustainable tourism is tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment and host communities. Source: United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).
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.
This is one of the best Tribe Tours in Africa I’ve had. I’ve visited the Masai in Kenya, 4 tribes in Ethiopia’s Omo Valley and in Uganda the Karimojong and Tepeth, with this tour Kara-Tunga Tours.
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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