Colours of East Africa

19/06/2022

Sustainable Tourism is the future and we are trying as much as possible to be part of that important movement.

During a visit at Bugoma Jungle Lodge with .uganda our director planted a tree in an area which is supposed to become a buffer zone in between Bugoma Forest and the communities. That buffer zone protects the forest and also the wildlife within.

For every booking we receive, two trees will be planted per traveler. They have the choice to let us plant them on their behalf or actively plant them in a project 2e have iniated as ESTOA in cooperation with KAFRED in the Bigodi Wetlands.

The "One traveler - one tree - one forest" initiative shall promote responsible travel. It is not much of an effort for every traveler to plant only one tree, but if everyone does that a major change is created. Every forest we create in a protected area, offer shelter and home for species. Additionally, that forest equalizes at least a piece of the carbon footprint travelers leave behind.

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01/01/2020

Happy New Year to all our supporters.
2019 was is truly a year to celebrate.
Check out our review of 2019!!

06/12/2019

Tourism is not all about beautiful landscapes, wildlife and adventure, there is also the historical aspect and sometimes the dark past of a country has to be subject of discussion.
Most tourist pass by the historical sites, not knowing that they miss interesting stories and important milestones of the country. One of them is Fort Patiko, or Samuel Baker's Fort, which was initially used by the Arabs as a slave collection center. Slaves used to be a key trading "item" for the Arabs.
Healthy looking slaves were forced to trek from Fort Patiko through Sudan to Egypt, where they were sold. Others were sent to countries like Iran, Kuwait or Somalia.
In 1872 Sir Samuel Baker was sent on a mission by the Queen of England to end the slave trade and he took over the fort. From that time it became the headquarters for Emin Pasha and Charles Gordon, who served as Governors of the Equatorial Province of the British Protectorate.
The site is located about 30 kilometers from Gulu Town and can be visited for a small fee.