5 Days Agricultural Tour in Uganda is an amazing 4 nights/5 day agricultural safari in Uganda that takes you to the southwestern region of this magnificent country. This 5 days agricultural Uganda safari trip showcases livestock farming and crop cultivation in Uganda, combined with fantastic game viewing, the Equator crossing experience, as well an opportunity to learn about the rural life and culture in Uganda.
Your 5 days Uganda agricultural safari tour/trip starts in Kampala City, the capital of Uganda. From there, drive southwest with a stop at the Equator crossing Kayabwe for a “one foot in each hemisphere” photo opportunity before reaching Kiruhura District which is one of the leading milk-producing areas in Uganda.
Explore the transition from traditional farming methods to modern productive ones. Their local species and the exotic cattle breed still exist for your encounter.
From Kiruhura, continue southwest to Isingiro with a stop in Mbarara for a traditional lunch at Igongo Cultural Centre. Here, you can tour the Igongo Cultural Museum and explore the artifacts, sculptures, and other collections that feature all tribes of southwestern Uganda after which you proceed to Isingiro a re-known banana-producing area in Uganda offering you the opportunity to explore the banana farming practices along with other crops grown in the area.
Next, move to the beautiful Lake Mburo National Park – Uganda’s smallest savannah park – for an exhilarating walking safari in search of Zebras, Giraffes, Impalas, Buffalos, and Eland antelopes, Topis, Waterbucks, Bushbucks, Warthogs, and more.
You will end this 5 days agricultural tour in Uganda with a drive back to Kampala City.
Discover the southwestern region of Uganda the ‘Pearl of Africa’.
Educational agricultural visits
Traditional lunch at Igongo Cultural Centre
Explore Igongo Cultural Centre Museum
Explore Lake Mburo National Park on foot in search of Zebras, Giraffes, Impalas, Buffalos, Topis, Elands, Waterbucks, and more.
Meet, explore and learn from the local communities
The Uganda Equator crossing experience – stop for a “one foot in each hemisphere” photo opportunity
Day 1 &2: Kiruhura District (Rushere) & Uganda Equator crossing
Day 3 & 4: Isingiro District & Igongo Cultural Centre.
Day 5: Lake Mburo National Park & Kampala
Day 1: Transfer from Kampala to Kiruhura District (Rushere). Make a stop at the Uganda Equator crossing Kayabwe.
Day 2: Undertake the whole day of livestock farming exploration on selected farms in the Kiruhura district.
Day 3: Transfer to Isingiro District. Make a stop at Igongo Cultural Centre for a traditional lunch.
Day 4: Do a whole day of banana farming exploration in the Isingiro district & transfer to Lake Mburo National Park.
Day 5: Enjoy a morning game walking safari in Lake Mburo National Park & transfer back to Kampala.
Begin the day with an early breakfast at 6.00 am at your place of stay in Kampala. After breakfast, embark on a 240km (3-4 hours) drive southwest to the Kiruhura district. Since Uganda is naturally and humanly diverse, the first stop moment on your trip can be made at Uganda Equator Crossing Kayabwe 77km from Kampala; Uganda is one of the few countries in the world where you can cross this imaginary geographical line on land.
Amazing photo shoots can be made with one leg in one hemisphere and the other in another hemisphere. You can also opt for water experiments to observe how water swirls in opposite directions on either side of the equator.
You proceed on the drive past Masaka town and make a lunch stop at Sky Blue Motel in Lyantonde.
Past Lyantonde, the sights of beautiful farms of the native pastoralists welcome you dotted with counts of cattle. You branch off at the Kaguta road junction to follow the Kaguta road up to Rushere town.
The drive en route is marked by remarkable sights of farms filled with exotic and local breeds of cattle. Settle in the evening for relaxation, dinner, and overnight.
The highlight of the day: – The Uganda Equator crossing experience
Rushere Hospital Guesthouse/Homestay
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive distance & time: – Approx. 240km or 3-4 hours
Wake very early for breakfast at around 6.00 am. After breakfast, transfer to the local farms not very far from the town including the Bene Rutungu farm, Texas’s Farm, the Katamunanwire’s farm, and the Mutanoga Farm among others to explore the livestock rearing practices that these people are undertaking.
The area has transformed greatly to stand as the leading milk producer in Uganda as farmers have adopted the exotic cattle most of which have evolved from the cross-breeding of the exotic breed with the local Ankole long-horned cattle.
You enjoy the traditional milking practices and explore the milk collection and distribution process not forgetting to interact with farmers on how they have coped with farming as their traditional occupation.
You retreat for lunch in the afternoon, you connect to the extensive ranches where the beautiful Ankole long-horned cattle graze from. You listen to the story of how the once precious breed among the pastoralists of Ankole is threatened by the continuous desire for increased milk production presented by the exotic ones.
Explore their beautiful longhorns with different patterns, the varying colors of their bodies, and their close touch with their herdsmen. You can have an evening performance presented by the locals especially their interesting citations and songs that all surround the cows before you retire for dinner and overnight.
The highlight of the day: – The Uganda Equator crossing experience
Rushere Hospital Guesthouse/Homestay
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 3: Transfer to Isingiro District. Make a stop at Igongo Cultural Centre for a Traditional Lunch.
Enjoy a relaxed breakfast today at around 8.30 am. After breakfast, transfer to Isingiro district 162km about 3 – 4 hours’ drive excluding stops en route.
You drive along with the impressive farms of Kashari as you draw closer to Mbarara town. You take the town of Mbarara the largest in the region exploring how agriculture is engineering urban development in the area including the milk factories and cooling plants that have been set up to tap into the agricultural products.
Also in Mbarara, you will have a traditional lunch at Igongo Cultural Center, a huge commercial enterprise with conference facilities, a five-star hotel, a top restaurant, craft centers, and shops, and luckily one of the best museums in all of Uganda.
You can opt to explore the museum’s artifacts, sculptures, and other collections that feature all tribes of southwestern Uganda.
Proceed on the drive to Isingiro arriving in the afternoon for relaxation, dinner, and overnight.
The highlight of the day: – Traditional lunch at Igongo Cultural Centre
Kabuyanda Guesthouse/Homestay
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive distance & time: – 162km or 3 – 4 hours
Start the day with an early breakfast at around 6.00 am. After breakfast, embark on the banana farming exploration in this part of the country which is apparently leading in the production of Matoke in Uganda. Engage with the local farmers exploring various types of bananas that they grow.
Learn about the banana-growing practices, the products that they get, and how they make use of it.
You explore the local banana brewing process where local alcohol is extracted from bananas and you can have a taste if you wish, the use of banana fibers to thatch houses, the local tools that they use in plantation maintenance, and the prospects that the locals have in their plantations.
It is a whole day of magical exploration of the life of a Ugandan local cultivator.
Retire from the activity and embark on a 91km (1-2 hours) drive to Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda’s smallest savannah park covering an area of 370km2
The park is a superb wetland and Acacia savanna sanctuary that is a famous spot for serious birders, hosting over 350 bird species as well as 68 species of mammals including Plains zebras, Impalas (the only park in Uganda with this elegant antelope), Rothschild’s giraffes, Common elands, African buffalos, Defassa waterbucks, Bushbucks, Topis, Common warthogs, Oribi, Klipspringers, Hippos, Spotted hyenas, Bohor reedbucks, and Dwarf mongoose.
Look out for the herds of Ankole cattle on the way to the entrance. After checking in at your lodge, you can enjoy a relaxed but exciting night drive to seek the nocturnal animals that call Lake Mburo their home.
The highlight of the day: – Learning about the banana-growing practices in Isingiro.
Accommodation:-
Luxury/Upmarket: – Mihingo Safari Lodge
Mid-range/Standard: – Rwakobo Rock/Arcadia Cottages Mburo/Mpogo Safari Lodge
Budget/Basic: – Eagles Nest Mburo
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive distance & time: – 91km or 1-2 hours
Have an early breakfast at around 6.30 am. After breakfast, undertake a 3-4 hours game walking safari in Lake Mburo National Park. This is one of the most interesting game walks in Uganda in a beautiful area with a knowledgeable local guide.
On the walk look at birds, antelopes like Common Eland, Impala, Waterbuck, Bushbuck, Topi, Klipspringer among others, as well as African Buffalo, Rothschild’s giraffe, Burchell’s Zebra, and Common Warthog. All this in a beautiful savannah landscape dotted with great Acacia trees.
After the walk, you embark on the transfer to Kampala, approximately 240km or 3-4 hours away to mark the end of the tour.
The highlight of the day: – Waking amongst the wild mammals of Lake Mburo National park.
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive distance & time: – 91km or 1-2 hours
End of the 5 Days Agricultural Tour in Uganda
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