- Join for free
- Sign In
Not a million miles from Fort Portal, well just a few kilometres down the Kasese road is Mugusu home of possibly the best market in East Africa. The market is on every Wednesday. As well a the usual fruit, veg, and goats for sale it may well be the best place to buy mitumba (second hand clothes).
Unlike other markets in Uganda the clothes here are sold straight out of the bails that they are imported into the country in. You can hear the metal straps that fasten the bails of clothes being cut open, it’s just up to you to rout through the mitumba to find some suitable clobber. Because the clothes come straight out of the bail it means prices are really cheap.
What makes this market appealing is the backdrop of the rwenzori rising up behind the market.
Written Jul 5, 2008
1 - 1 of 1
Reviews and photos of Fort Portal attractions posted by real travelers and locals. The best tips for Fort Portal sightseeing.
Not a million miles from Fort Portal, well just a few kilometres down the Kasese road is Mugusu home of possibly the best market in East Africa. The market is...
2 members live in Fort Portal
Our members can help!
1
There is nothing special about this place just that Fort Portal is one of my favourite towns in UG. Probably the best market in Uganda is just down the road a 1,000ugs bus ride away towards the...
2
Fort Portal is an easy paced town in the Rwenzori Foothills. Large tea farms surrond the town. It has adequate shops including internet access and provides a good access point for the Rwenzori...
3
Fort Portal - A MUST See for Tourists
Ft. Portal is a very interesting place. It has grown over the past few years although tourism has slowed down a bit because of problems in nearby Congo. This is a nice sized town that contect you to...
4
These riders climb over hills and valleys to bring the green bananas to the market. This is the staple food in Uganda and usually served in the form of matoke - cooked green bananas. yumm...
5
Fort Portal Uganda...the town I love.
In 1995 my wife and I moved from the states to the beautiful town of Fort Portal as missionaries. This is the center of the Tooro tribe. There are some really great people who live here. Don't miss......
Build your own Fort Portal page
