KASESE
Tour Kasese Kasese District is located at Uganda’s Western border with the Democratic Republic of Congo covering an area of 3389.8 square kilometers. It borders Districts like Kamwenge to the East, Kabarole to the North and Bushenyi to the South and having a population of about 533,000 people Kasese is the main town of the district with a population of 54,000 people The district has about 12.1 percent of an open area in water, 1.7 percent being covered by forest, 2.0 percent being wetland. Kasese has the following key tourist attractions Queen Elizabeth National
The Ancient Buganda Cultural Sites
The Walumbe Tanda Pits Many people have different myths about the origin of death. The Tanda pits also have a story of their own about mankind’s oldest mystery. The story of Kintu, Nambi and Walumbe has been retold over and over again, but the mystery behind the story is yet to be discovered. Pits believed to harbor Walumbe, the brother of Nambi, who was wife of Kintu, the first Muganda, are still feared by many thinking they could easily die upon visiting the site because of the mythical stories that
The Natural Red Sun Screen
HIPPOS (The Natural Red Sun screen) Uganda Is Home to Thousands of Hippos Hippopotamus is a Greek word meaning a River Horse. Hippos are known to be the world’s second largest land mammal, only the elephant is bigger but the world’s third heaviest mammal only the elephant and rhino weighing heavier. A fully grown up hippo can weigh between 1-3 tonnes. It can also be called a semi-aquatic animal because most of its habitat/ time is spent in water. Hippos spend most of their time in water though they don’t know
THE FALLS ON A BIRTHED RIVER
THE FALLS ON A BIRTHED RIVER SSEZIBWA FALLS If you love Nature with beautiful sceneries, a bit of culture and history while in Uganda, Ssezibwa falls are a perfect place to visit. The magnificent falls are located in Mukono district situated only 32km(20mi) on the Kampala-Jinja highway and about 1.5km off the Kampala-Jinja highway. The falls are found on R. Ssezibwa. The calm river emerges from the thicket wetlands between L. Victoria and L. Kyoga, west of Victoria Nile in Buikwe district northwards through Mukono district into Lake kyoga in Kayunga