Warrior Nomad trail promoting cultural tourism Uganda - The Kingdom of The Netherlands in collaboration with Dutch/Ugandan tourism stakeholders have launched a three-year project aimed at increasing the tourist arrivals to Uganda by diversifying the tourism products with the focus on soft-adventure and cultural tourism. Warrior Nomad trail promoting cultural tourism Uganda The Warrior Nomad [...]
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Linking Karimojong crafts producers to tourism markets in Uganda
A partnership in linking Karimojong crafts producers to tourism markets in Uganda with the ambition to create job opportunities and preservation of culture of indigenous communities. The amount of travellers to Karamoja is increasing and simultaneously the demand for souvenirs. Though, the current supply of resembling bead jewellery, wood carvings and paintings are made in Kenya [...] More -
Trail mapping on Mount Moroto
Trail mapping on Mount Moroto - One of our goals is preservation of cultural heritage through tourism and therefore we are working hand in hand with the elders as gatekeepers and the youth to document, manage and share. Kara-Tunga also donated 3 dustbins to support the community in collecting rubbish and raising awareness about the [...] More -
Trail maintenance Mount Moroto community tourism association
The recently formed Mount Moroto Tourism Association has completed its first action point being the maintenance of the three main trails. These trails are the main access routes for the community and also for tourists. We are proud to see the first action point to be completed successfully with the necessary accountability of the association. More -
Meeting with Dutch Ambassador and tourism stakeholders
The potential of tourism in Uganda is enormous. The ‘Pearl of Africa’ is famous for its gorilla’s and chimpanzees, but has much more to offer. The active tourist can go hiking, mountaineering and mountain biking. The cultural tourist will be amazed by the numerous local traditions, customs, arts & crafts. The Netherlands Embassy in [...] More -
Kara-Tunga opens Endiro Coffee Trailhead in Moroto
I'm very excited to announce our partnership with Endiro Coffee, Uganda's leading coffee brand with an incredible track record in community development, by opening the first 'Endiro Trailhead' branch with us in Karamoja! We thank the Endiro Coffee founders for their believe and trust in Kara-Tunga and our efforts in sustainable community development through tourism. [...] 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 -
Karamoja Tourism Academy announces first Hospitality training
Karamoja Tourism Academy announces first Hospitality training - Karamoja Tourism Academy aims to create employment opportunities in the tourism sector for youth in the Karamoja region. Between May and September 2019, the Academy will train and mentor 25 out of school youth from Karamoja region in marketable skills relevant to the hospitality (housekeeping, hospitality, catering). Do you want [...] More -
BikePacking Untouched Karamoja region of Uganda
BikePacking Karamoja Uganda - We have organized our tour through Kara-Tunga. This is in Moroto and our contact person is Theo Vos. He was born and raised in the Netherlands but left for Uganda when his mother, originally Karamajong, returned to Uganda. Now he is trying to generate income for the region through tourism. Their [...] More -
Bikepacking from Karamoja via Turkana to Ethiopia
Bikepacking from Karamoja via Turkana to Ethiopia - Occasionally we meet people with courage and passion who took the opportunity to travel the world by bicycle like our friend Davide Travelli. Davide Travelli started his journey from Alaska to most Southern tip of South America (35,000 Km) and is now cycling through the African continent from [...] More
