A unique journey into Ugandan culture and tradition.
From 2002 you can experience a whole new dimension to your African holiday – excursions based on Uganda’s rich history and culture. The Kabaka’s (King’s) Trail due to be launched in late November 2001 offers a unique journey through a part of Uganda’s rich heritage, shaped by the region’s kings and their descendants. The Trail links a series of cultural sites, all of which are within easy reach of Kampala (the furthest is only 40 minutes drive and is en route to The Source of the Nile). The ideal way for you to start-off or complete your holiday.
The Trail offers much more than sightseeing, with a chance to learn about the hidden and forgotten history of Uganda, and experience an authentic tribal culture – with traditional dance, music, craft making, spiritual healing and storytelling. The sites which are undergoing continuing renovation and restoration can be visited over one or two days, with tours being customised by local ground agents to meet your needs and interests.
From the Queen Mother’s Tomb at Kagoma, where drums are sounded, visitors can walk ‘The Kabaka’s Trail’ to the next hilltop where the impressive Wamala Tombs for Kabaka Suuna II are sited. Katereke offers the ‘komera’ or prison ditch, which Kabaka Kalema used to imprison, and eventually execute, rival heirs to the throne. Buddo is at the heart of the Kingdom, and has been the traditional coronation site for 700 years. The current Kabaka was crowned at Buddo in 1993. Mpererwe holds a tomb for Kabaka Mwanga’s mother, and offers a cultural centre to tell the full story behind the Kabakas and the Trail. Ssezibwa Falls is a spiritual site where sacred black river water is found. It is a place for traditional healing, and is set in an area of outstanding natural beauty. The site has been used for royal relaxation throughout the history of the Kabakas
The Kabaka’s Trail has been developed by the Heritage Trails Project in partnership with the guardian communities of the sites, along with The Kabaka Foundation, The Uganda Community Tourism Association (UCOTA) and Action for Conservation through Tourism (ACT UK). Income generated through tourism will go directly towards the conservation of the sites and to the benefit of the local community. Additional cultural Heritage Trails will be developed across Uganda.
For more information, please contact: Heritage Trails Uganda at website: www.culturalheritagetrails.com