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A full day and night cultural experience of the Tepeth-tribe living in the highlands of Mt Moroto and the Karimojong on the savannah planes. Listed price excludes transportation.
Including: museum entree fees, camping gear, dinner, lunch, breakfast, water. Excluding: transportation, bookable at an additional 60,000 per person (boda boda) or $50 (vehicle) per car.
| Prices per person. | 1 pax | 2 pax | 3 pax | 4 pax |
| 1 Day & 1 Night homestay | $ 165 | $ 140 | $ 125 | $ 125 |
A full day and night cultural experience of the Tepeth-tribe living in the highlands of Mt Moroto and the Karimojong on the savannah planes.
The tour departs in the early morning for a scenic and cultural and walk through the valley of Mt Moroto, the highest mountain of Karamoja. The mountain is inhabited by one of Uganda’s smallest tribe, the Tepeth. They are the indigenous inhabitants of the Karamoja planes that escaped into the mountains when the Karimojong settled on their lands.
The reasonably small museum hosts irreplaceable collections, which illustrate the rich cultural heritage of the entire Karamoja region and value the scientific collaboration between Ugandan and French researchers in the field of palaeontology. The Karamoja Museum is devoted to the collection, conservation and promotion of the rich cultural heritage of the entire Karamoja region.
Immerse yourself in traditional living Karamojong culture by participating in traditional games, and daily activities such as preparing staple foods, making bead crafts, learning traditional dances, how to shoot bow and arrow and traditional friendly wrestling.
Sleep in a traditional mudded grass-thatched hut and truly experience traditional life in the village. The traditional bathroom is located outside the hut and you will be provided with a mattress, linen and mosquito net.
Experience well-known Karimojong pastoral life by sleeping a night with former Karimojong Warrior Nomads and nowadays passionate cattle herders in the Kraal. Help bring the cows to the kraal, milking the cow, herding, learn how to identify local greens, experience traditions such as spearing a cow for blood to drink and eat roasted and get your own Karimojong name.
Morning: Mt Moroto, Morning hike
Noon: Lunch at Karamoja Safari Camp
Afternoon: Visit the Karamoja Museum
Afternoon: Participate in daily life in the village
Evening/night: An unforgettable night with the Nomadic Warriors
Including museum entree fees, camping gear, dinner, lunch, breakfast, and water. Excluding: transportation, bookable at an additional $50 per vehicle fitting 4 guests.
| Prices per person. | 1 pax | 2 pax | 3 pax | 4 pax |
| 1 Day & 1 Night Homestay | $ 165 | $ 140 | $ 125 | $ 125 |
| Highlights | • Cultural encounters |
|---|---|
| Included | • Community facilitation |
| Excluded | • Transport |
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Robin Josso (1st visit) –
(Read original review on Facebook) Ever since I have travelled to Uganda I’ve visited many places already. But Karamoja is different, in a good way, from all the places I’ve been to. A region rich of beautiful nature, beautiful people and a lot of cattle and goats.
Hiking mount Moroto is definitely a must (for people who are somehow fit). And visiting the Karimajong tribe and it’s Kraal is definitely the most awesome moment of my trip. Get to know how they live, how they work and communicate with them was such an experience! Even though communication was a bit of a problem since they don’t speak Luganda/English, our two amazing Guides from Kara-Tunga tours got to translate every single word for us!
Karamoja is a good hide away from the big town where you can experience the way of living of the original tribe of Uganda. For sure I’ll be back soon to discover more secrets from Karamoja.
Tina S (Germany) –
(Read original review on TripAdvisor)
Discovering some parts of the Karamoja district together with Kara Tunga was an unforgettable experience. Thanks to our awesome guides we were able to make the most out of our time in Moroto and the surrounding areas. And thanks to all the people at the Kara Tunga Guesthouse we always had a lovely “homebase” ahead of each activity.
Arriving after a long bus ride we got picked up by our guide from the bus station, had a refreshing shower and could enjoy the delicious food at the Kara Tunga Guesthouse while planning the following two days.
Day one started early with a yummy breakfast before heading to Mt. Moroto. Due to potential rain showers (luckily for the local agriculture) we decided to do a shorter hike without camping at the top of the mountain. We climbed up to St. Lorenz from where we had a breathtaking view. Back at the guesthouse and after some time for relaxation we headed to a Kraal in the savanna and met amazing Karamojong people. At their campfire we shared interesting life experiences and stories before sleeping outside under the stars.
On day two after waking up to a stunning sunrise we said goodbye to our new friends and went back to the Kara Tunga Guesthouse for showers (always nice and neat), breakfast and some more time to chill out and soak in the atmosphere. During the noon time we went for a bike ride through Moroto town, had lunch and packed our backpacks for going to a Karamojong village. There we met lots of children and again amazing people who were happy to share their life experiences and daily activities with us what we appreciated very much. After spending the night in the village we had to get up very early to catch the bus for going back.
Alakara Noi Noi Noi! For this very special experience and all the new things I have learnt!
Robin Josso (2nd visit) –
(Read original review on Facebook) It was such an great experience once again! Second time but DEFINITELY not the last! Thanks for being such a great host to me and my family, we enjoyed to the fullest and you already made this trip unforgettable for my dad and his wife! ??
Griet Kenis –
Original review on Tripadvisor
We had an amazing experience spending a night in the Kraal and visiting a Manyatta.
Traveling with young children (ages btw 5-10) made this an even more amazing adventure. Our guides were great and very entertaining with the children, which allowed us, adults also have the full experience. Even though shy at first, it didn’t take long for the kids to engage in local games, cuddling baby goat and sheep, dancing and jumping.
Definitely worth a trip to Moroto and easy to combine with a trip to Kidepo, Sipi and/or Mbale to break up the journey.