The fastest and most comfortable way to travel right into Kenya’s Northern Turkana Land was – until now – to take a scheduled flight to Lodwar or Lokichar-Kapese. The road was a notorious and unpredictable journey that was only challenged by experienced drivers and the strongest 4WD vehicles. This is a great step that will improve the tourism experience in Kenya’s Northern Frontier and the Warrior Nomad Trail.
The South Sudan Link road project
Today 2021, the new tarmac road – also know as ‘South Sudan Link Road’ – entails the upgrade of 514km stretch of road from Kitale to Lokichogio in north west Kenya in Turkana County. The road connects Turkana to South Sudan It connects the towns of Kitale – Kapenguria – Lokichar – Lodwar – Kakuma to Lokichogio town, which is 30 kilometres from the Nadapal border between Kenya and South Sudan. The re-surfaced A1 highway and newly built supporting infrastructure is opening up business opportunities in an arid region hard-hit by rural poverty.
Similar road connections in East Africa
This highway is part of the East Africa Community Trunk Road Network which will connect Biharamulo, Tanzania , to Mwanze, on the shore of Lake Victoria,to Musoma to Isebania to Kitale to Lodwar to Lokichogio to Nakodok to Juba in South Sudan. The East Africa Community is comprised of Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan, Rwanda and Uganda.
Warrior Nomad Trail initiative
The Warrior Nomad Trail initiative benefits greatly from the South Sudan Link road project as it reduces travel time, eliminates seasonal road blocks due to flooding and therefore increases security for those traveling from Kitale through West-Pokot and Turkanaland into South Sudan.
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.
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 …
Dutch cycling couple Paul Zuidgeest and Kathleen Verhelst are cycling through Africa and passed through Karamoja land with Kara-Tunga that took them to Kidepo Valley National Park.
Documentary COVID-19 Hope for Tourism in Karamoja – This is where the Kara-Tunga journey started, 4 years ago on Mountain Moroto. And today we are grateful to be able to share why Karamoja is undoubtedly Uganda’s Best Kept Secret with the help of the makers of ‘The Best Job Ever – A Documentary of 14 …
New tarmac road connects Turkana to South Sudan
The fastest and most comfortable way to travel right into Kenya’s Northern Turkana Land was – until now – to take a scheduled flight to Lodwar or Lokichar-Kapese. The road was a notorious and unpredictable journey that was only challenged by experienced drivers and the strongest 4WD vehicles. This is a great step that will improve the tourism experience in Kenya’s Northern Frontier and the Warrior Nomad Trail.
The South Sudan Link road project
Today 2021, the new tarmac road – also know as ‘South Sudan Link Road’ – entails the upgrade of 514km stretch of road from Kitale to Lokichogio in north west Kenya in Turkana County. The road connects Turkana to South Sudan It connects the towns of Kitale – Kapenguria – Lokichar – Lodwar – Kakuma to Lokichogio town, which is 30 kilometres from the Nadapal border between Kenya and South Sudan. The re-surfaced A1 highway and newly built supporting infrastructure is opening up business opportunities in an arid region hard-hit by rural poverty.
Similar road connections in East Africa
This highway is part of the East Africa Community Trunk Road Network which will connect Biharamulo, Tanzania , to Mwanze, on the shore of Lake Victoria,to Musoma to Isebania to Kitale to Lodwar to Lokichogio to Nakodok to Juba in South Sudan. The East Africa Community is comprised of Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan, Rwanda and Uganda.
Warrior Nomad Trail initiative
The Warrior Nomad Trail initiative benefits greatly from the South Sudan Link road project as it reduces travel time, eliminates seasonal road blocks due to flooding and therefore increases security for those traveling from Kitale through West-Pokot and Turkanaland into South Sudan.
The road before the tarmac
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