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.
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