Uganda Tourism CenterMgahinga Gorilla National Park sits high in the clouds at an altitude of between 2,227m and 4,127m. As its name suggests, it was created to protect the rare mountain gorillas that inhabit its dense forests and it is also an important habitat for the endangered golden monkey. The park has a huge cultural significance, in […]
Kisiizi Waterfalls lie on Kyabamba River a few meters from Kisiizi Hospital in Rukungiri district which borders with Kabale in Western Uganda. The waterfalls are approximately 30 meters high on the Rushoma River that pours its water into Lake Edward. Historically Kisiizi falls was a tragic place where unmarried pregnant Bakiga girls were punished to […]
This replica of a complete Bakiga homestead was built in 2002 by Festo Karwemera, a Kabale elder and a famous fighter for the language and the culture of the Bakiga. Mr Karwemera lacked the time and the skills to effectively promote it, so at the end of 2003 he invited Edirisa to run it. The […]
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the most sought after world class tourist destination as it harbors more than a half of the world’s surviving mountain gorillas listed as a critically endangered species. Recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site in 1994, Bwindi (Which locally refers to darkness or impenetrable) was since 1942 a forest […]