The Warrior Nomad Trail is featured as Off-The-Beaten-Path destination in Africa by Ethiopian Airways Selamta Magazine.
How many African adventure trails forgo modern borders to follow in the footsteps of nomads and warriors, from thousands of years in the past?
Uganda-based social enterprise Kara-Tunga is doing just that – using ancient pathways to celebrate the tribal heritage of East Africa’s least-travelled areas.
The tour operator arranges archaeological, cycling and hiking tours, runs eco camps and even operates a tourism academy to conserve the local area and community. Among its offerings is the Warrior Nomad Trail. The ancient migration route traverses Kenya, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Uganda, and over the centuries was used by nomadic pastoralists from the Nilotic Karamojong, Kalenjin and Kuliak communities.
“The goal is to connect and unite using tourism,” says Karamojong-Dutch co-founder Theo Vos.
Early April 2018 we hosted we had the pleasure to host the renown Belgium outdoor travel journalist ‘Jonathan Vandevoorde’ in northeast Uganda aimed at producing several publications in Belgium-Dutch newspapers and magazines.
Sustainable tourism is no longer enough. The people of Karamoja have embraced regenerative tourism to create a better world through travel. Since tourism in Uganda’s Karamoja sub-region is still in its infancy, it is incredibly important to raise awareness and to set expectations and guidelines now. Karamoja is the first place in East Africa where …
UWA recently embarked on the refurbishment and construction of accommodation facilities in Karamoja game reserves such as Matheniko and Pian Upe to enhance tourism in the region.
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Warrior Nomad Trail featured in Ethiopian Airways Salamta Magazine
The Warrior Nomad Trail is featured as Off-The-Beaten-Path destination in Africa by Ethiopian Airways Selamta Magazine.
How many African adventure trails forgo modern borders to follow in the footsteps of nomads and warriors, from thousands of years in the past?
Uganda-based social enterprise Kara-Tunga is doing just that – using ancient pathways to celebrate the tribal heritage of East Africa’s least-travelled areas.
The tour operator arranges archaeological, cycling and hiking tours, runs eco camps and even operates a tourism academy to conserve the local area and community. Among its offerings is the Warrior Nomad Trail. The ancient migration route traverses Kenya, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Uganda, and over the centuries was used by nomadic pastoralists from the Nilotic Karamojong, Kalenjin and Kuliak communities.
Read the magazine online at the Selamta Website
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