Ultimate Cultural Tours to Uganda. Deks Tours Africa

Uganda is a country with diverse ethnic groups and unique cultural beliefs and customs making cultural Tours exciting. Visiting any of the Ugandan tribes will make you feel like being an African. It’s said that if you picked two Ugandans in a crowded place each would be belonging to a different cultural group. Over 40 plus diverse tribes in Uganda offer an exclusive cultural experience on Uganda cultural tours.

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The Buganda People

The Buganda people are a tribe that stays on the shores of Lake Victoria in central Uganda. There is a lot to learn about the history of the Buganda Kingdom including visiting the royal Kasubi tombs. This is the burial place for the kings of the Buganda Kingdom. UNESCO also recognized it as one of the world’s cultural heritage sites typically built-in African architecture.

Cultural Tours in Uganda especially for the Buganda culture are more like the city tour in Kampala. Other places sacred to the Buganda people are the Kabaka’s palace in Mengo, Wamala tombs, and Naggalabi in Buddo. Which is the place for the coronation of the Buganda Kings for thrilling traditional music, dance, and drama performance. You can also be trained on how to dance a particular dance of a certain tribe. Cook their food and acquire traditional clothes and many more at Ndere Cultural Centre.

The Batwa Trail Experience – Uganda Cultural Tours

The Batwa people are found around Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park and Mghahinga Gorilla National Park. Historically the Batwa are said to have been the first people to settle in Uganda over 500,000 years ago. However, they are renowned for their short structures and sometimes known as Pygmies.

Cultural Tours in Uganda are enticed by the visit of the Batwa. Especially if one wants to do both Gorilla trekking and Cultural Tours in Uganda. The Batwa people used to inhabit the ancient rainforest of Uganda but were evicted in 1991. They used to survive on gathering honey and hunting forest animals and could depend on trees for medicine. Adventurers will enjoy their local dishes, and local traditional dances as you are being accompanied by a Batwa guide.

The Karamojong

The Karamojong people are nomadic pastoralists found in the northeastern part of the country. More like the Masai warriors of Kenya and Tanzania with very unique and rich cultural values. These Karamojong people are cattle keepers who move from place to place looking for pasture to graze their cattle. When headed to the north of Uganda, tourists can engage in grazing activity, milking cows, and traditional dances. Also, learn about them. They can also acquire some very unique crafts to take home for remembrance. Do not forget to visit the famous Kidepo Valley National Park found in the same region of Karamoja

The Gishu Community

The Gishu people are located in the Eastern part of the country and are well known for their “Kadodi dance”. And circumcision of boys to show that they have reached manhood. They also have their cultural values you can enjoy. You can also visit the mountain with the world’s largest caldera which is in mount Elgon in Eastern Uganda.

The Sabin – Uganda Cultural Tours

These Sabin people can be visited with a combined safari to the elegant Sipi falls. The Sabin is known for circumcising their women. Tourists can visit this person and learn more about their culture and way of life.

Visit Fort Portal Town – Uganda Cultural Tours

Before reaching this historical city, which happens to be the tourism city of Uganda. Here you can get enough experience on cultural experience on cultural Tours in Uganda. Travelers can stop at the ancient Nakayima tree with a very fascinating history connected to the Chwezi people. Who were known to be demi-gods by the Banyoro people? Other cultural sites around the area are Karambi tombs and Amaabere ga Nyinamwiru to means “Breasts of Nyinamwiru. The list of tribes in Uganda is endless. Every community has a special cultural attachment different from the other. Visit the people and learn more about what you never knew from your country of origin.