We have come from far… tourism is positively changing the image of Karamoja and we hope that this collaboration with Uganda Tourism Board, NBS Television, NTV, UBC, can inspire tourism professionals and local communities to embrace Community Tourism in Karamoja as opportunity for inclusive development.
NBS Television will broadcast tourism in Karamoja in the coming weeks on national television. We are excited to play our part in promoting Karamoja as tourist destination in Uganda and East Africa at large.
Regional tourism promotion
Discover Karamoja is an Kara-Tunga initiative founded in 2016, aimed at positively impacting the negative stigma of Karamoja (northeast Uganda) and its people and thereby support sustainable development through tourism. Learn more.
Regional tourism trail
The Warrior Nomad Trail is a community tourism initiative of Ugandan tour operator Kara-Tunga, aimed at preservation of cultural heritage, fostering a peaceful coexistence and conservation of biodiversity by creating economical opportunities among neighbouring tribes of Uganda, South-Sudan, Kenya and Ethiopia. Learn more.
Video credits
Video and photo credits: Edmond Tamale, Bismac Amumpaire Moïse, Namale Agnes Eutu Godwin, Taremwa Derrick Matthew McMot and Koz N Effekt. And support by Uganda Tourism Board-UTB.
Behind the scenes video
Behind the scenes photos
Interview with community tourism group in Moroto
Interview with an elder from Ik-tribe
Interview with an elder of Tepeth-Tribe on Mount Moroto
Karamoja Uganda in Eating with Africa book – We are honoured to have supported Eating with Africa in researching our food culture. Buy the book and discover our indigenous recipes and of other tribes in Africa.
Uganda’s best awarded travel writer Diary of a Muzungu has listed Karamoja among the 25 little-known (Off the Beaten Path) Ugandan tourist destinations to visit in 2018 with a special mention of Kara-Tunga.
Africa’s most popular online SafariBookings platform announced the annual winners. Even though Uganda did not win the overall score (Botswana #1, Tanzania #2, Zambia #3, Kenya #4, Uganda #5), it won the most important prize to me: The traveller’s vote.
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 …
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Making off: Uganda focus on Karamoja for World Tourism Day 2021
We have come from far… tourism is positively changing the image of Karamoja and we hope that this collaboration with Uganda Tourism Board, NBS Television, NTV, UBC, can inspire tourism professionals and local communities to embrace Community Tourism in Karamoja as opportunity for inclusive development.
NBS Television will broadcast tourism in Karamoja in the coming weeks on national television. We are excited to play our part in promoting Karamoja as tourist destination in Uganda and East Africa at large.
Regional tourism promotion
Discover Karamoja is an Kara-Tunga initiative founded in 2016, aimed at positively impacting the negative stigma of Karamoja (northeast Uganda) and its people and thereby support sustainable development through tourism. Learn more.
Regional tourism trail
The Warrior Nomad Trail is a community tourism initiative of Ugandan tour operator Kara-Tunga, aimed at preservation of cultural heritage, fostering a peaceful coexistence and conservation of biodiversity by creating economical opportunities among neighbouring tribes of Uganda, South-Sudan, Kenya and Ethiopia. Learn more.
Video credits
Video and photo credits: Edmond Tamale, Bismac Amumpaire Moïse, Namale Agnes Eutu Godwin, Taremwa Derrick Matthew McMot and Koz N Effekt. And support by Uganda Tourism Board-UTB.
Behind the scenes video
Behind the scenes photos
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