Exploring the Eastern part of the country using a rented car.

Eastern Uganda is well endowed with plenty of natural attractions which will leave you wishing to visit the country again. To visit these wonderful attractions, you need to visit using a rented car. When you do this, you will explore these attractions and provide you will all well serviced vehicles which will then enable you to visit all the parts of the country when on a self drive or a guided tour. The region has got very diverse culture with distinct rituals which are performed for many hundreds of years that you can explore on yourself drive. The most renowned ceremony of this kind is the Imbalu ceremony among the Bagisu people. They are also commonly known as the Bamasaba people of Eastern Uganda. During this ritual, the boys are turned into men.

Apart from that, this region has also got the world’s largest mountain caldera which is found on   Mount Elgon. It is gazetted as a National park for both Ugandans and Kenyas. When your are exploring Eastern Uganda, you will visit Mount Elgon National park which is about 1,145 square kilometers. This usually includes the shell of an extinct volcano, although hot springs still bubble on the caldera floor, on the border with Kenya. Wagagai is the highest peak and it is 4,321m above sea level, making it the fourth highest mountain in East Africa. There are also rugged slopes, with their spectacular waterfalls, caves, hot springs and mountain vegetation, making it a wonderful and exciting area to explore using self drive. When you are in the park, expect to see animals    including buffalo, duiker, tree hyrax and leopard. Of recent, elephants have returned to the area from Kenya. There are also many other primates in the area. There is abundant birdlife in the area, including the Ross’ Turaco, hornbills, and the Crowned Eagle.

Among the Bamasaba people, the Imbalu ceremony practice is also mandatory. If you are found abscondering, you will be always hunted down and circumcised involuntarily.  The event is very across the Eastern region especially in the areas occupied by the Bagisu. These areas do  involve much of dancing commonly known as Kadodi  their famous and many other great feats which are performed during this festival. Commonly this ceremony occurs every even year and it’s so interesting especially on a Uganda safari to the eastern region of the country.

Away from the Imbalu ceremony on your safari, you will also explore the Sipi Falls which are found in Kapchorwa is a district. This district is also found in Eastern part and it her neigbours are Sironko and Mbale. There lies the Mount Elgon National Park and it is at its edge that you will embrace the Sipi waterfalls.  The falls has got 3 (three) series of the waterfalls which make up the Sipi falls.

Another commonest activity you will enjoy during your visit to Eastern using a self drive is bull fighting. After you have rented a car, it will enable you to witness Bull fighting also considered as the most unique tourist attractions in the region. The Namasho playing field near Bulucheke secondary school is where the fights happen, though places like Nabukasala in Bushika Sub County have also recently instituted their own bull fights. The day designated for the fights is Saturday but fortnightly. As a pointer to the grueling bull fights that have unfolded in Namasho, there are apertures all over the playground. Usually, the braved, chilly and misty weather on the March 28 to stand a free treat of the spectacle. Bull fighting enthusiasts from different parts of Bududa had gathered in droves despite the cold weather. No one seemed to care about a seat. Interested in traveling to Mbale to witness the amazing wonders in the eastern region, simply send us an email to kennethpeterwere@gmail.com or call our hotline +256706043491 for bookings and inquiries. We will be more than delighted to organize a trip for you and add in some other interesting activities to spice up your itinerary tailoring it to meet your needs and budget.