Oyugis Travel Guide

  Early Morning on Side Street in Oyugis
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  • Early Morning on Side Street in Oyugis
      Early Morning on Side Street in Oyugis
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  • area surrounding Oyugis mostly hilly farmland
      area surrounding Oyugis mostly hilly...
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  • detail view, intricate weave of food storage house
      detail view, intricate weave of food...
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  • traditional food storage house at farm in Oyugis
      traditional food storage house at farm...
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  • On the road back to Oyugis: note balanced load
      On the road back to Oyugis: note...
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Hotel Vesture Villa: Best Hotel in Town, but Still not Tourist Standard

Hotel Vesture Villa: Best Hotel in Town, but Still not Tourist Standard, Oyugis

 glabah Says:  I really would like to give this hotel a good review, since the hotel staff were really kind to our "humanitarian aid" team. However, the fact is that this hotel is very good by rural village African standards but will still probably not meet the expectations of most... 

Transportation  

Bicycle Taxi

Bicycle Taxi, Oyugis

 glabah Says:  Quite a number of the roads in the Oyugis area are impassable by motor vehicle. This is sometimes because harsh weather conditions make them impassable to even the most rugged of vehicles. In many cases it is because the road is simply too narrow to accomodate anything of... 

Local Customs  

Coffins of Excellent Craftsmanship

Coffins of Excellent Craftsmanship, Oyugis

 glabah Says:  Due to the number of deaths in the community, and the gradual acceptance of death being a fact of life (rather than the hidden non-discussion of death that apparently ruled Luo culture before the HIV/AIDS epidemic), Oyugis has become well known as a community that builds... 

Food Storage Houses

Food Storage Houses, Oyugis

 glabah Says:  So how do you store your food if you need to keep you goats and cows out of it, and plastic containers haven't been invented yet?My understanding is that these traditional food storage houses used to be fairly common. They are woven from nearby grasses, and are enough to... 

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 I really would like to give this hotel a good review, since the hotel staff were really kind to our "humanitarian aid" team. However, the fact is that this... 

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Small Commerical Center

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 Not much exists in Oyugis that would be of interest to most travelers. It is a very active commercial center for the surrounding farm and forest lands, and Lake Victoria is nearby. The community has... 

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