We are proud to see our tour guides (Emmanuel, Peter, Brian and Thomas) being part of this milestone in professionalising Uganda's tourism sector through government regulated licensing of tourist guides. They just completed a second workshop at Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre in Entebbe to finalise on the development of the assessment tools for Uganda's [...]
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Karamoja Tour Guides develop National Assessment tools
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Expedition leader Jan Bakker Trains Hiking Guides in Karamoja
Mr. Bakker and dutch hiking tours organisation Bergwandelen.com are part of the Adventure Tourism Uganda project like Kara-Tunga. They are managing the hiking agenda of the project with a great focus on Karamoja as well. Developing hiking tourism in Uganda Mr. Bakker - based in Uganda - is conducting a feasibility study for hiking tourism in [...] More -
Gabriel Gersch supports Warrior Nomad Trail
Gabriel Gersch supports development Uganda's Warrior Nomad Trail - Gabriel has a special connection with the wilderness and especially Karamoja. Seven years ago, it's believed that he was the first modern-day adventurer to walk the full length of Karamojaland in 100 years. He is therefore the perfect person to help develop the long-distance walking trail. [...] 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 -
10 Days Karamoja Trip in Dutch Zin Magazine
Dutch female magazine called ZIN Magazine travelled with us for 10 days trip through Uganda's Karamoja region and wrote an article about the unforgettable experience of African Wilderness and rich the rich culture of Karamoja. More -
World’s oldest ape fossil discovered in Karamoja
A team of researchers found a mutilated fossil, believed to be the remote cousin of Hominidae in volcanic ash on the slopes of Mt Napak, in Karamoja on July 18, 2011. The skull is believed to be between 19 and 20 million years old — about the time volcanic activities erupted in the region. The abundant [...] More
