About Kisoro
town
The town of Kisoro is found in South
Western Uganda. It the district where Mgahiga gorilla park is found and this therefore
means that when you are in Kisoro, you stand high chances you tracking the
gorilla families in Bwindi , only if you have a gorilla permit issued by the
Uganda wildlife Authority. The town of Kisoro is boarded by Kabale district in
the eastern part. It is bordered by the republic of Rwanda in the South and
this therefore means that when you are in Kisoro, you can get into the republic
of Rwanda and track the gorillas of Rwanda after you have paid the Rwanda’s
gorilla permit of 750 USD. The gorillas of Rwanda are much more accesses and
you can only spend 30 minutes to see them. In the northern part of Kisoro,
there is Kanungu district while in the western part of the town; there is the
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The
district of Kisoro as whole, almost 3.9 percent of the district is covered by
water, 0.9 percent is covered in natural forestry while 2.95 percent is covered
by wetlands. Up to present, people call Kisoro town as Bujumbura County and
this district was initially part of Kabale district. The district today has got
13 (thirteen) sub counties with four parliamentary constituencies. These
include; The Bufumbira South East, North and Bufumbira Women’s representatives.
The economy
of Kisoro district
Like most districts in Uganda, Kisoro
is predominantly an agricultural district. Agriculture is still the backbone of
the district of Kisoro. The major outstanding crops grown include; Sorghum
which is used to make their local brew locally known as “Bushera drink”. Other
crops grown include; sweat potatoes, Irish potatoes and maize. In some homesteads within the district, you
will find some live stock being looked at. These provide milk for the local
livelihood and some is sold off. This gives the local people income to sustain
their livelihood. Kanungu district in the north, DRC in the west. Kisoro town
is approximately 45km by road west of Kabale and 460km by road southwest of
Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. Like most districts in the country,
agriculture is the backbone of Kisoro’s economy. Crops like sorghum, sweat
potatoes, Irish potatoes and maize among others are grown in this district.
Residents also keep livestock on a subsistence level with a few having large
cattle farms.
How to
access Kisoro town.
Kisoro town lies approximately 45
kilometers by road west of Kabale town. This means that when you coming from
Rwanda side and you reach Kabale town, you can only drive 45 kilometers then
you are in Kisoro town. In case you travelling from Kampala, you will cover a
distance of about 460 kilometers by road, driving southwest of Kampala city.
You can also access the town through a
domestic flight which is offered at aero link.
What are the
attractions found in Kisoro?
Kisoro is a home of Mgahinga gorilla
national park. The park is a home to a good number primates including the
endangered mountain gorillas. It also covers three of the eight virunga
volcanoes, the Muhabura, Sabyinyo and Gahinga which all lie on the Uganda
Rwanda boarder. There is also a unique type of people called the Batwa or the
pygmies. They are found in this district thus if you have never seen these
people, you when you visit Kisoro town, you will see them. They have their
unique features and one of them is that they stay in forests. You will enjoy their traditions, including
the way they dress, live and generally how they do their things.
In case you are interested in
visiting Kisoro using a rented car, do not hesitate to contact us for the car
you wish to use for yourself drive. Just send us an email via; peter.kennethwere@gmail.com We shall
readily avail you with the type of car which will take you up to Kisoro town to
enjoy all the tourism attractions in the district. We shall readily get you
covered with all what you need when you contact us for a car for renting and
use it for yourself drive.
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