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 equipment can play a big role in having a succesful adventure. Currently hiking tourism and adventure tourism in general is on the rise in Uganda, but quality and affordable equipment is still hard to find. The majority of people buys from the second hand markets and who can afford imports gear from abroad.
Contact us to donate hiking gear from East Africa or from Europe through Bergwandelen.com.
Mountains of Karamoja
The mountains of Karamoja are an exciting alternative to the more strenuous climbs in East Africa with many of the same attractions, a milder climate, lower elevation and requires no special equipment or technical experience.
As part of the Adventure Tourism Uganda initiative, the above facilitators held a one week baseline assessement of 12 hiking guides from Uganda’s Karamoja sub-region with the support of Karamoja Tourism Academy. With the knowledge gained, they will return to Karamoja in November 2021 to give the first of its kind hiking guide training in Karamoja.
Be part of the training
Support the training of the tour guides in the first two weeks of November 2021 by joining one of the trips hiking Mount Moroto, Mount Kadam and Mount Napak.
Karamoja Tourism Academy
With the growth currently experienced in Karamoja’s tourism industry, the demand for qualified and experienced tour guides and hospitality staff is on the increase.
The reality is that the industry is growing faster than the amount of trained and certified people. The Karamoja Tourism Academy development programme aims at bridging this gap by training learners in the relevant skills as well as creating the opportunity to gain the necessary experience to enter the market as a qualified tour guide and hospitality staff.
Demand-driven training programs
In collaboration with various partners, the academy is developing tailer made trainings to match the growing demand for the regional culture and adventure tourism sector like:
Dutch tourism college launches partnership in Uganda’s Karamojaland – This week we kickstarted a long-term partnership in developing market-driven training programs in tourism and hospitality for the Karamoja region and bordering subregions like Turkana in Northern Kenya.
Watch the official video of Uganda Tourism Board focusing on destination Karamoja for World Tourism Day 2021 theme Inclusive Tourism. The video is broadcasted on Uganda national tv channels NTV, NBS, UBC.
Practical Assessment Karamoja Hiking Guides on Mount Moroto – We have concluded a fantastic week of assessing Karamoja’s Hiking Guides along the Warrior Nomad Trail for a future made-to-measure training programme that will be piloted with this group next year.
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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 equipment can play a big role in having a succesful adventure. Currently hiking tourism and adventure tourism in general is on the rise in Uganda, but quality and affordable equipment is still hard to find. The majority of people buys from the second hand markets and who can afford imports gear from abroad.
Contact us to donate hiking gear from East Africa or from Europe through Bergwandelen.com.
Mountains of Karamoja
The mountains of Karamoja are an exciting alternative to the more strenuous climbs in East Africa with many of the same attractions, a milder climate, lower elevation and requires no special equipment or technical experience.
The so-called Karamoja plateau is defined by a string of volcanic mountains starting from Mount Kadam (3,063m), Mount Napak (2,538m), Mount Moroto (3,083m) and Mount Morungole (2,749m).
The hiking guiding training
As part of the Adventure Tourism Uganda initiative, the above facilitators held a one week baseline assessement of 12 hiking guides from Uganda’s Karamoja sub-region with the support of Karamoja Tourism Academy. With the knowledge gained, they will return to Karamoja in November 2021 to give the first of its kind hiking guide training in Karamoja.
Be part of the training
Support the training of the tour guides in the first two weeks of November 2021 by joining one of the trips hiking Mount Moroto, Mount Kadam and Mount Napak.
Karamoja Tourism Academy
With the growth currently experienced in Karamoja’s tourism industry, the demand for qualified and experienced tour guides and hospitality staff is on the increase.
The reality is that the industry is growing faster than the amount of trained and certified people. The Karamoja Tourism Academy development programme aims at bridging this gap by training learners in the relevant skills as well as creating the opportunity to gain the necessary experience to enter the market as a qualified tour guide and hospitality staff.
Demand-driven training programs
In collaboration with various partners, the academy is developing tailer made trainings to match the growing demand for the regional culture and adventure tourism sector like:
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