UGANDA
Situated at the geographical heart of the African continent, Uganda has long been a cultural melting pot, as evidenced by the existence of 30-plus different indigenous languages belonging to five distinct linguistic groups, and an equally diverse cultural mosaic of music, art and handicrafts. The country’s most ancient inhabitants, confined to the hilly southwest, are the Batwa and Bambuti Pygmies, relics of the hunter-gatherer cultures that once occupied much of East Africa to leave behind a rich legacy of rock paintings, such as at the Nyero Rock Shelter near Kumi.
At the cultural core of modern-day Uganda lie the Bantu-speaking kingdoms of Buganda, Bunyoro, Ankole and Toro, whose traditional monarchs – reinstated in the 1990s after having been abolished by President Milton Obote in 1967 – still serve as important cultural figureheads. According to oral tradition, these centuries-old kingdoms are offshoots of the mediaeval kingdoms of Batembuzi and Bachwezi, which lay in the vicinity of present-day Mubende and Ntusi, where archaeological evidence suggests that a strongly centralised polity had emerged by the 11th century. Three former kings of Buganda are buried in an impressive traditional thatched building at the Kasubi Tombs in Kampala.
Among the attractions in Uganda Okapi Tour and travel Company Organises the following tours
- Kampala and Jinja Tour for 2 days
- Tour of Entebbe 1 Day
- Lake Mburo National Park (L.M.N.P) (2 days)
- Kibale and Semuliki National Parks Tour (3 days)
- Murchison Falls (3 days)
- Mgahinga National Park: "Gorilla Trekking" (3days)
- Uganda Mountain Gorillas trekking 4 days
- uganda Super Safari (Murchison Falls, Kibale Forest, Semuliki, Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest & Lake Bunyonyi)for 12 Days
Visit the capital of Uganda, visit the source of the nile, also visit traditional kingdoms. see Bujagali Falls, Namugongo Basilica where Uganda Martyrs were burnt alive for their faith.View Details
Have a view of magnificent Scenery. While in Entebbe visit the Uganda wild life Education centre, where you will view primates, reptiles, birds, and cats, among others. You may also decide to visit Ngamba Island in lake Victoria for chimps viewing,... View Details
See a good number of hippos and a variety of birds, impalas, Elands, Hyenas, Zebras, Buffaloes, Topis, Leopards, and Jackals. View Details
Set off for Kibale for Chimps viewing and tracking. Enjoy bird watching and a view of some primates and butterflies. Go to view the famous Sempaya Hot Springs, soon after visit the pygmies village where the pygmies with their traditional dances View Details
Visit Murchison Falls National Park. Proceed to the Park through Bulisa escarpment overlooking lake Albert arriving in the afternoon,.....View Details
Depart Kampala in the morning to Mgahinga National Park with a stopover for lunch at MbararaTown and then proceed to Kisoro, arriving around 6.00pm and have an over night stay at Travelers hotel.... View Details
Make urban trips to historical sites. Set off for Bwindi National Park for gorilla trekking. Enjoy a cultural walk on Lake Bunyonyi View Details
Murchison Falls, Kibale Forest, Semuliki, Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest & Lake Bunyonyi for 12 DaysView Details