Things to do in Abim - Abim is a unique geographical location with rugged mountains and lush green vegetation. The people of Abim do not identify themselves with their Karimojong or Lango neighbours, they find themselves unique and go by the name of Ethur. Abim is far off the main Northeastern tourism circuit starting from [...]
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Things to do in Abim – Myth of the Mountain
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Riding epic trails of Mount Elgon and Mount Kadam
Riding epic trails of Mount Elgon and Mount Kadam - Watch an epic video edit of our partner Clark Expeditions that offers Enduro style Mountain Bike holidays, riding the incredible trails around Mt Elgon in Eastern Uganda. "We shot this footage with a German film making family, and with Theo from Kara-Tunga tours, I had [...] More -
First survey Fox’s Weaver in Pian-Upe Wildlife Reserve
The first ever survey of the Uganda's only endemic Fox's Weaver is conducted in Pian-Upe Wildlife Reserve in Northeastern Uganda. The program is initiated by Nature Uganda, funded by UNDP Small Grants Programme and spearheaded by Jonathan Onongo. Bird Watching in Karamoja, Northeastern Uganda Learn more about bird watching in Karamojaland, located in Northeastern Uganda [...] More -
Second Karamoja Apalis and Fox’s Weaver Survey
The distribution of the Fox’s Weaver, Uganda’s only endemic bird species, is has been documented for the first time in the non-breeding season. This follow-up survey was designed to map the distribution of the Fox’s Weaver in the Non-breeding season, so as to identify key habitats for the conservation of the Fox’s Weaver and Karamoja [...] More -
Launch of Tourism trails in The Pearl of Africa
Launch of Tourism trails in The Pearl of Africa - The 3-year project is aimed at improving and diversifying products in adventure and cultural tourism in Uganda's East and Northeast (Sebei and Karamoja subregions). Adventure tourism is the fastest growing tourism niche worldwide. With its diverse landscapes and welcoming people, Uganda has tremendous opportunities to further [...] More -
EU Ambassadors Tepeth-Tribe Cultural Tour in Karamoja
Kara-Tunga hosts EU Ambassadors for 2nd Time In November 2019, Kara-Tunga hosts EU Heads of Mission for the second time in Karamoja and gave them a cultural experience of the Tepeth-tribe living on the foothills of Mount Moroto. First visit in 2017 Kara-Tunga hosted the first mission of the EU Heads of State in 2017 [...] More -
Karamoja community contribution standards
It's exactly three years ago that we founded Kara-Tunga as regional tourism development and promotion organisation. Over the years we have learned a lot about community tourism and have decided to standardise all our community contributions starting with the Moroto communities. Social enterprise Kara-Tunga is founded to challenge social problems in the Karamoja region to [...] More -
Initiation of Mount Moroto community association
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Kara-Tunga hosts Fire safety training for staff
It is a legal requirement that all employees undergo basic fire safety training at induction and periodically thereafter, expected annually in most workplaces. The training must be carried out by a competent person with suitable and sufficient skills and knowledge of fire safety. More -
Karamoja Safari featured in Columbus Magazine
Karamoja Safari featured in the Dutch and Belgium magazine called Columbus Travel Magazine. The magazine highlights a 20 pages travel report from climbing worlds Mt Elgon (4321m), an authentic cultural experience in Karamojaland and ending with an off the beaten path Wildlife Safari in Kidepo Valley National Park! #DiscoverKaramoja, Uganda's Best Kept Secret. Read more publications on [...] More
