This is a must do for anyone wanting an authentic Ugandan experience! Rather must do for anyone who likes traveling.
The tour takes us to inaccessible places of the Karamojong tribe and the beautiful Kidepo valley national park. Both are hidden unexplored gems which makes it worthwhile to go since one can enjoy nature and culture both without the crowds and swarm of commercial tourism.
The journey takes one through the savanna, and it’s an experience in itself to see the vastness of the grassland and feel humbled by it. Then one gets to see the life of the fierce Karamajong tribe – the counterpart of Masai in Uganda, their dance, costumes, way of living and their hospitality.
I got to say I am the lucky few who saw the Facebook page in time to take the tour!!
Last November 2018, Theo (founder/director of Kara-Tunga) asked me to come to Moroto to coordinate the research for the Karamoja Tourism Academy. I never hesitated and resigned from my job in the Netherlands. A few weeks later I was there, fresh in Karamoja.
Karamoja has become a safe tourist destination – It’s the first question I ask Theo Vos, the charming 33 year-old founder of Kara Tunga, which is the travel company that arranged my visit of the last two days. He is developing cultural tourism to the region, he explains. Theo, whose mother is from Karamojong descent, …
Memorable Tour in Karamoja with Kara-Tunga, Karamoja Tours – We enjoyed five memorable days in the Karamoja region in early October and highly recommend the services of Kara-Tunga Arts and Tours in Moroto. Theo, of Kara-Tunga, helped us organize our diverse itinerary before we travelled to Uganda.
Voluntary work in Karamoja Uganda – I checked a long existing bucket list item…. a trip to Uganda. What an experience this was! This truly is ‘the pearl of Africa’…
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Karamoja Group Safari – An Untouched Uganda Experience
This is a must do for anyone wanting an authentic Ugandan experience! Rather must do for anyone who likes traveling.
The tour takes us to inaccessible places of the Karamojong tribe and the beautiful Kidepo valley national park. Both are hidden unexplored gems which makes it worthwhile to go since one can enjoy nature and culture both without the crowds and swarm of commercial tourism.
The journey takes one through the savanna, and it’s an experience in itself to see the vastness of the grassland and feel humbled by it. Then one gets to see the life of the fierce Karamajong tribe – the counterpart of Masai in Uganda, their dance, costumes, way of living and their hospitality.
I got to say I am the lucky few who saw the Facebook page in time to take the tour!!
Photo and text by: Renu Pokharna
Karamoja Group Safaris
Karamoja Group Safaris
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