Community campsite in Uganda
| country: | Uganda |
| location: | Nyakalengia |
| price: | From US $3 (camping) - US $15 (double banda) per person per night. Meals US $1 - US $4. Activities US $3 - US $12 per person. |
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introduction to Community campsite in Uganda
If you have a few days to spare and would like to walk in the beautiful forest of the Rwenzori Mountains but don't want the expense of going into the National Park itself, why not visit this community and let them guide you around their new nature trail in the forest. The money you pay to the guides and by staying at the campsite goes directly to the local community. The community campground is located in a friendly village where you can spend the day with a local family of the Bakonzo tribe and share their traditional way of life while enjoying spectacular views of the Rwenzori Mountains. 
special things to do and see here
- Camping facilities & excellent local food
- Guided cultural walks, visiting the village witch doctor and blacksmith
- Traditional entertainment and dances
- Opportunity to spend the day with a local family and share their traditional life
- Guided walks into the Rwenzori Mountains
- Cultural dance and drama performances
- Rwenzori Mountain National Park (40 minutes walk)
- Fort Portal (1 hour drive)
- Crater Lakes (1 hour drive)
- Queen Elizabeth National Park (2 hours drive)
rooms, food and facilities
- Self-contained bandas and safari tents
- Gravity water showers, hot and cold water
- Restaurant with balcony for viewing
- Birdwatching books and guidebooks, telescope and binoculars available
- Very clean compost toilets
how to find us
By road: We are based in Nyakalengia, a village 5 km from Ibanda. Ibanda is located on the road to Rwenzori National Park, 9 km from the Fort Portal-Kasese road. how this holiday makes a difference
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The community campsite creates a source of employment and income for local people. It creates skills and raises awareness of conservation and how to use natural resources sustainable. A saved percentage is used to support local community development projects, such as adult education and medical care.
The objectives are to: 1. Conserve and protect an invaluable tract of indigenous forest 2. Maintain a sustainable natural resource for community benefit 3. Enable the local community to benefit from tourism 4. Sensitise the community to the benefits of their natural environment. 5. Replant indigenous trees in previously farmed areas 6. Generate income for the benefit of community members The development programme organised the purchase of 20 acres of indigenous forest bordering the RMNP to be maintained and preserved for its natural value, rather than being cut for timber, and to earn money for the community from tourists paying to visit the area. The forest is conserved and local people benefit by being able to sustainably harvest seeds, forest products, and medicinal plants without irreversibly damaging the indigenous forest.  This holiday is part of the responsibletravel.com and Conservation International Community Based Tourism Programme to support and promote community based tourism ventures that offer significant conservation and development benefits to local communities. To see other community based tourism holidays and find out more about the programme click here. |
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