Travel For Conservation

Mahamba Uganda Travel Planner is a book that will organize individual trips and group plans to one of the world's richest diversity hot spots in the

 

Albertine rift valley, from the mountains of the moon, to the Gorilla highlands, down to the raging waters of the Nile River Basin, spectacular wetlands for bird lovers and savanna woodlands.

 

Our travel planner takes you on a journey to different traditions and people with amazing stories of their history, culture and music.

The book also takes you on an epic expedition of the first explorers on their journey to discover the source of the Nile and to different ancient kingdoms of the River Nile Basin.

 

The travel planner has most necessary travel information (including accommodation, park fees to road maps) for a life changing biodiversity and culture encounter.

 

For more information you can contact us: info@mahambawildafrica.org

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Mahamba Wild Africa Explorer Trails

Eco Tourism, a nature based travel, is a relatively new term which aims to conserve the resources (environment) and improve the well-being of local people. It is broadly centered upon consideration of local people, culture, customs, tradition and economic condition of locals, along with protecting and preserving the resources. Cultural and Heritage Tourism are older terms in comparison to Eco Tourism, as it is about offering tourists a glimpse and exploration of its cultural and historical destinations. Eco Tourism enhances Cultural and Historical Tourism, as it combines biodiversity, culture and history.
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• Birding in Uganda:Uganda is on the top list of the richest countries for its fauna and flora, that is a home to 1,007 species of birds and their subspecies. The terrain of Uganda is a mixture of Mountain forests, Savannah grasslands & forests, lowland forest, rain forests, riverine, marshes and extensive wet lands which makes a suitable choice for species, especially birds. Uganda has 67% of the African bird population and 11% of the world’s bird population, which makes it a birding hotspot.
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• Wildlife in Uganda: is made up of high biodiversity landscapes which are habitat to a great variety of wildlife. Mountain climbing in Uganda is a great activity for travelers. The mountains include the fabled Mountains of the Moon (Rwenzori), the Virunga volcanoes and Mount Elgon in the East.
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• Cultural Experience: Uganda offers a unique cultural experience with 52 different tribes, each with its own different culture and language. Travelling in Uganda offers a memorable cultural adventure for the ones that seek the thrills of old African history, with 6 different kingdoms, each with its own unique way of life, but originating from the older empire of the Bachwezi "the god kings of the River Nile Basin". For more information on the cultural trails, contact us to get a copy of our travel guide.

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Mahamba Wild Africa Explorer Village

Mahamba Wild Africa Explorer Village is the main center of our project's activities. It is located in south-western Uganda Kabale. The village overlooks Lake Bunyonyi and the Volcanic Virunga Mountains, known for their enchanting views. The facility will have a museum and a wildlife and tourist information center.

 

The facility will offer accommodation for our volunteers and travellers in self-contained African Cottages, wooden cabins, safari platform tents and camping space. The wonderful centralized outdoor sitting terrace with a bar and a restaurant for socializing and relaxation offers an excellent view of the lake and the Mufumbiro Volcanic Ranges.

 

Our lake side birding center has over 100 bird species and is home to the Crested Crane and 2 species of King Fishers. Our tourist activities around Lake Bunyonyi are all community based and promote nature conservation in the main Albertine Rift Valley.

 

Many tourists and travellers, both local and international, visit Lake Bunyonyi and the surrounding areas, for safaris and game viewing in the Great Rift Valley gorge, gorilla tracking and other leisure and holiday activities.

 

Mahamba Wild Africa Explorer Village will become a tourist destination in itself, when the construction is fully done.

Be more than a tourist

Volunteering with Mahamba Wild Africa gives you the opportunity to travel within the country in different local communities, to gain a better understanding of the local cultures, their way of living and the surrounding environment, to develop a truly intercultural understanding, to make friends and to give something back to the communities.

Our Travel programmes are all based on Mahamba Wild Africa travel guide book, that will be out soon.

 

The publication is for promoting culture and community tourism.

 

Our main goal is to involve tourism to benefit communities and contribute more on the conservation process, by giving value to the culture and the wildlife outside the protected Game Reserves and National Parks.

 

To apply for our volunteer projects please feel free to contact us.