Cultural Tours in Uganda
Cultural tours in Uganda are diverse and authentic cultural experiences that travelers can enjoy while on a Uganda safari, in any part of the country. Cultural tours in Uganda enable travelers to visit and interact with cultures of the areas they do visit in Uganda, taking part in the music, dance, drama and folktales, the people’s values and norms, among others. Uganda is a landlocked country with about 56 tribes all of which have unique cultures and norms, which tourists could get to experience while doing cultural tours. Uganda is very rich in culture, with much diversity in all the regions of Uganda. Cultural tours in Uganda are usually combined with other safaris and they do good to boost tourists’ experiences of new cultures and norms.
Cultural tours in Uganda that tourists do have planned out for on their Uganda safaris tours say gorilla trekking safaris are usually included for relaxation purposes, to be experienced after a long day of either gorilla trekking, chimpanzee tracking, wildlife viewing among so many other tourist activities in Uganda that tourists do enjoy. While on cultural tours in Uganda, tourists usually get themselves mesmerized by the smooth and vigorous dances performed by the locals, and enjoy great traditional folklore which depict the way of life the people usually shared during campfires, evening gatherings or when they do visit the communities that neighbor the national parks of Uganda which tourists usually visit say Queen Elizabeth National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, among others.
Cultural tours in Uganda include tourists visiting local communities from where they get to discover unique, interesting and authentic cultures with the Batwa pygmies, the Karamojong people, Acholi and the Ankole tribes being the most visited tribes and a people for cultural tours in Uganda safari experiences.
The Batwa cultural Trail and Experience
The Batwa are the most visited a local people for cultural safaris in Uganda. The Batwa are the most visited simply because of their close proximity to the great gorilla destinations of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park from where thousands of tourists do go for gorilla trekking Uganda safaris. The Batwa pygmies lived as hunter gatherers feeding on fruits and shoots, who coexisted with the rainforests and wildlife of both Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, before they were evicted to safe guard the wildlife especially the mountain gorillas. a Batwa cultural trail and experience therefore included as a cultural tour to be experienced shall have you visiting these pygmies who still live anciently, in their new homesteads from where they shall share with you how they lived then, and even still do to some extent, share their way of life, experiences and also take you through it, especially for those travelers that would be encountering them from Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. you shall get to see how they collected wild honey, hunted, made fires, lived, cooked locally, among so many others, including showing you the various medicinal plants that you may go through while in the jungles of the rainforests. The Batwa cultural experience and trail usually end with traditional songs and dances performed by the Batwa themselves.
The Karamojong people
The Karamojong people are also mostly visited by travelers while on cultural tours in Uganda. The Karamojong people are found in the northern region of Uganda and tourists do get to meet and experience the Karamojong culture in a community while visiting Kidepo Valley National Park. While visiting the Karamojong people in Kidepo Valley National Park Uganda, you shall get an opportunity to dance (which mostly is about you jumping) with the locals in their traditional wear, visit their homestead made of small grass thatched huts, enjoy folklore like how they got wives, and even still do to date, among so many other activities there are for you to encounter.
Apart from the Batwa and Karamojong people, there are other communities and groups from where tourists could get to experience authentic Ugandan culture, with each of the communities and a people giving travelers unique cultural customs and norms. These include the Toro community and kingdom, Buganda kingdom, Ankole community, among so many others. Most Uganda safari packages do include cultural safari encounters.
Cultural tours in Uganda can be done all throughout the year, for as long as you the travelers have time for a holiday in Africa.
Liaise with a travel planner to include cultural tours in Uganda on your much anticipated Uganda safari tour and get to meet and experience the most diverse and authentic cultures. Purely authentic tailor-made cultural tours in Uganda can however be made possible for those travelers after purely enjoying the various cultures and cuisines of Uganda. Simply talk to a reputable tour operator to piece for you one of the most amazing cultural tours in Uganda safari experiences any time of the year and be blown away by the beauty and diversity of the Pearl of Africa.
