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7-Day Uganda Cultural Experience

The Uganda Cultural Experience takes you to the place where 3 countries meet- Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania. We introduce Nshenyi Village, a 170-hectare farm located in the Ntungamo district, at the border with Isingiro district about 2 km from Kitwe town.

The prominent village is where the eminent long-horned Ankole are reared by thousands and you get to mingle with the people and their cattle or even squeeze a cup of fresh mild from one of the cows.

From the Nshenyi farm, the Uganda cultural tour continues through awesome views of the magnificent sunsets and backdrops of the Virunga mountains.

The well-known Kagera River meanders at an estimated distance of only 5 miles, forming the natural border between Uganda-Tanzania and Rwanda-Tanzania.

This remote source of the Nile originates in the highlands of Burundi and flows its way up north, before ending in Lake Victoria.

Later you will head to Entanda Cultural Village located in Kijjudde (which means a community blessed with abundance).  This is a community-based program and tourist destination that offers an authentic cultural experience of Buganda in the central region of Uganda.

The program involves participating in Music, Dance, Drama, Culture learning, Dining and Wine, Games, and sports.

Entanda means a package that is offered to loved ones. The package could be useful advice or physical valuables that are offered to help someone for future use. It could be a daughter, son, cousin, friend, or anyone you truly love that you give Entanda.

Through active participation, visitors are able to learn a lot of things and they return home with bountiful knowledge and lessons for use in the future.

Visitors explore, learn, and enjoy. Moreover, the village where Entanda is located is called Kijjudde

Highlights of the 7-Day Uganda Cultural Experience

  • Community-based activities at Nshenyi Village
  • Community-based activities at Entanda Village
  • Igongo Cultural Museum
  • Homestead and Guest House that support the local communities and sustainability.

Tour Itinerary of the 7 Day Uganda Cultural Experience

DAY 1: Arrival in Entebbe 

Upon arrival at Entebbe airport, you will be picked up by a company representative and transferred to Karibu Guest House (D)

DAY 2: Kampala to Nshenyi  Cultural Village

Pick up from your hotel and transfer to Nshenyi Village with a stopover at the equator and lunch en route. Nshenyi is a pastoralist and agricultural area with a terrain characterized by rolling hills, savanna grasslands, and acacia trees.

You will experience the traditional lifestyle of the Banyankole people.  Accommodation in the Traditional Hima homestead or at Nshenyi Village Farm Guest House.

DAY 3:  Milking Cows, Milk Processing, visiting the Border of Rwanda, and Traditional Dance Group. 

After your breakfast,  you will set off with a guide to participating in the milking of the long-horned  Ankole cows. Later return to the homestead and learn about the milk processing to traditional ghee, a local butter delicacy served with food.

Thereafter you will have lunch and proceed to visit the Border with Rwanda through Mirima Hills. Later in the evening, a local traditional dance and music group will perform, you may join them as well.

Accommodation in the Traditional Hima homestead or at Nshenyi Village Farm Guest House.

DAY 4: Batwa Community and Pottery Works, Local Markets and Nature walks at Farm

After breakfast, you will visit the Batwa Community and learn more about their way of life and their pottery works. Later visit some markets, other homesteads, and a school and interact with the local community.

Head back to the homestead for a late lunch and relaxation. In the evening, you will take a nature walk through the Farm or take an uphill hike to visit farmers who harvest honey from the caves and rocks of the surrounding hills.

Accommodation in the Traditional Hima homestead or at Nshenyi Village Farm Guest House.

 DAY 5: Nshenyi Village – Igongo Cultural Museum- Kampala 

Today you will head to the Igongo Cultural Museum for a glimpse into the culture and history of the Ankole people.  Check out the Nkwazi crafts shop, the Eclipse monument, the cultural village (Itaramiro), and the Mpororo Courts.

Have lunch then back to Kampala arriving in the evening. Accommodation and Meals at Karibu Guest House

DAY 6:  Entanda  in Kijjude Village.

Head to Entanda Cultural Center, a community-based program that offers an authentic cultural experience of Buganda in the central region of Uganda. You will get to participate in activities like practical classes on cooking food in the traditional way, demonstration of traditional wear, and traditional hunting.

Other activities include a tasting of fresh honey, traditional wine processing, bark clothing making, and a walk in the forest.

 You will then enjoy the traditional dishes as well as a self-service buffet of fresh fruits. Later in the evening, you will head back to Kampala for an overnight stay at Karibu Guest House

Day 7: Departure

Breakfast and then depending on your flight back home, you will have lunch at a local restaurant and then proceed to the airport in time for your departure flight back home.

Included in the 7 Day Uganda Cultural Experience

Ground transportation in a safari customized 4WD Toyota Landcruiser with gasoline/fuel, Mineral water in the vehicle, services of an English-speaking Driver/guide, All Community-Based Activities, Accommodation,  Meals as shown (B-breakfast, L-lunch, D-dinner), 

Excluded in the 7 Day Uganda Cultural Experience

International Airfares; Excess baggage charges; Ugandan Entry Visa Fees USD 50 per person; Room service, Alcoholic drinks, and Beverages,  Laundry, Tips, and Gratuities for your Driver/guide and hotel staff,  International Airport Departure Taxes, Optional activities.  

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Uganda Cultural Experience

Uganda Culture has a very strong heritage. Many regions in Uganda have kingdoms including Buganda, Busoga, Bunyoro and Toro. Ugandans are remarkably hospitable and hail from a diversity of rich cultures and life styles Each tribe has it’s own traditional dance ; The banyankole (Ankole) perform their Kitagururo dance, the Banyoro have their Runyege , Acholi have the Bwora and Otole dances . The Alur people from the West Nile have the traditional Agwal dance ,Bagisu have the Imbalu dance during circumcision ceremonies.

 

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