Thursday 2 Sept 2021 - Kara-Tunga hosts EU Heads of Mission for 3rd consecutive time in Moroto with as topic Karamoja regional tourism development. We had an inspiring afternoon with ?? European Ambassadors to Uganda, Uganda Wildlife Authority, National Forest Authority, UNESCO MAN Biosphere Reserve Committee and private sector stakeholders. The main subjects for discussion [...]
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EU Ambassadors meet Karamoja Tourism Stakeholders
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Black White-and-white Colobus Monkey on Mount Kadam
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 [...] More -
Birding in Matheniko Bokora Wildlife Reserve
Birding in Northeastern Uganda Matheniko-Bokora Wildlife Reserve with its thorn bush, grasslands with acacias you will be able to meet many beauties. African Hoopoe Black-chested Snake-Eagle Rufous Crowned Roller Wattled Starling African Silverbill Pygmy Falcon Book your birding tour and learn more about birding in Uganda’s Northeastern Karamoja region, Uganda’s upcoming birding destination. African Hoopoe (Upupa [...] More -
Third Habitat survey Fox’s Weaver and Karamoja Apalis
The Fox's Weaver Project team conducted a habitat survey for the Fox's Weaver and Karamoja Apalis in Northeastern Uganda and documented new habitats and insights: There is this saying among those who have been to a Fox's weaver Survey in North-eastern Uganda "Where there is a Fox's Weaver there is a Karamoja Apalis, where there [...] More -
Primates of Karamoja, northeast Uganda
Knowing which animals live where is critical to planning effective conservation following to the two researchers. With the support of a grant from the National Geographic Society they are now focusing their research on the primates of Uganda. They conducted primate surveys in northeastern Uganda from 2014 to 2017 The researchers Kenya-based Dutch primatologist Yvonne [...] More -
The origin of Uganda’s Jie and Kenya’s Turkana-tribe
The origin of Uganda's Jie and Kenya's Turkana-tribe - At this rock, just east of Kotido Town, a great journey is traced - one that permanent links two great ethnicities! To this rock the Jie and Turkana periodically return in peace and harmony to trace the footsteps of Nayeche... Some people say she left because [...] More -
Hiking Mountain Moroto, All You Need to Know
Hiking Mountain Moroto, all you need to know - Mountain Moroto is the highest mountain in Uganda's Northeaster Karamoja sub-region and offers a variety of hiking, walking and trekking options. Hiking guides Kara-Tunga recommends Hiking Mountain Moroto with an experienced local guide to: Safeguard your health and safety through his experience and knowledge of the [...] More -
Karamoja Virtual Tours Documentary Series
Kara-Tunga launches the Karamoja Virtual Tours documentary series to help site guides and host communities to bridge the affects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Book a virtual tour Book a private virtual tour or subscribe to our video tour series and support our local guides and host communities who are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. [...] More -
Karamoja Guides for Uganda Tour Guide Training Assessors
Karamoja Guides for Uganda Tour Guide Training Assessors - Two years ago we founded the Karamoja Tourism Academy and relied heavily on people from other regions to assess our students. Today we're celebrating the graduation of our very own Karamoja Guides for Tour Guide Training Assessors. We are super proud of our team of guides [...] More -
Karamoja Travel Guide in Swedish Vagabond Magazine
Since our beginnings, we have been blessed to collaborate with photographer, story teller and guide Marcus Westberg. His passion for the remote and unknown made us engage in a long-term commitment to cover Uganda's best kept secret: Karamoja. Read our travel report of our walk to the sacred hills of the Karimojong tribe within Uganda's [...] More
