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Pro
mild climate, beautiful people, great place to tour from. Not a tourist trap just a nice little town.
Con
rebel activity at times near but played up in media more than is truly a problem
In a nutshell
Peacefull, rural, town
muguruki Says: If you are staying at Lake Nkuruba for a not too distant stroll around the area you can't go far wrong in wandering south of the Village of Rwaihamba. Carry on for a few clicks you will come to a stretch of the road where a lake lies either side of the road. Each lake seems...
muguruki Says: Just check out the scenery when you get here.
muguruki Says: Anywhere in this part of Uganda you are likely to come across Colobus Monkeys. In Lake Nkuruba you will see them daily. In Fort portal town it is possible to see them in the trees at the top of town near the Toro club and even on the bus from Kampala it is not uncommon to...
muguruki Says: From Lake Nkuruba there are many walks that you can take in a multitude of directions. A fairly straight forward one is to walk to the nearby lake of Nyabikere. This is easy because you follow a track all the way until you come to the paved road near CVK camp on Lake...
muguruki Says: Lake Nkuruba is 'suposedly' bihazia free and safe for a swim
orix Says: If you can find it, not far from Fort Portal. It is a tiny crater lake. you an do a half day hike that will take you through one or two more small lakes and also large volcanic hols - very deep. If the weather is nice, this could be a nice day out.
muguruki Says: I find it hard to find anything exotic about The Exotic Lodge. Economic Lodge would be a more accurate name for the place, as it is dirt cheap, even Dirty Toilet Lodge would be a suitable name. At least they did have mossie nets in the the rooms.Saying that the staff here...
muguruki Says: This used to be one of my favourite places in UG, but last time I went there the prices had increased and the mountains of tasty local food hadbeen replaced by over priced imitations of western food. Still it is a lovely spot but if I was in this neck of the woods I'd...
Lake Nkuruba Community Camp: Banda accomodation in a peacefull setting
NEILHALLIDYA Says: This is a fantastically relaxing place to stay after a trek in the Rwenzori Mountains.They organised very interesting forest and commmunity walks where you learn, at a relaxed pace, about plant and wildlife, farming methods.Set on Lake Nkuruba you can view the monkeys and...
muguruki Says: As you look at this picture just past the statue is the Gluepot pub, the best boozer in Fort Portal. Mama has been running this place since the Amin years, The Wednesday afternoon *** up is a bit of an institution in the area. Wednesdays is also the day for the market in...
Heartbeat nightclub: Burn baby burn disco in Toro
muguruki Says: I remember one night as I was staying in Nkuruba seeing the night lit up like the northern lights it wasn’t the equatorial version of aurora but the lights coming from the newly opened night club. A rather expensive night out compared to the rest of the town, especially if...
muguruki Says: Unless you are travelling from Fort Portal to Lake Nkuruba/ Rwaihamba on a market day you will find transport I that direction a bit thin on the ground.It may mean a long time sitting in a matatu waiting for it to fill up. What I have done on more than one occasion is to...
Mugusu market: Possibly the best market in East Africa
muguruki Says: 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...
Monkeys and Frogs At Your Doorstep !!
Nankani Says: Crater Valley Kibale Forest Resort Beach Lodge, is 21 km from Ft Portal & 10 km from Kanyanchu visitors centre in Kibale Forest Nat'l Park. The lodge sits on the tranquil Lake Nyabikere , Our self-contained rooms have hot/cold running water as well as flush toilets and...
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Fort Portal - Uganda Safari & Accommodations - From open savannah to rainforest, from dense papyrus swamps and brooding crater lakes to the vastness of Lake Edward, it is little wonder that Queen Elizabeth boasts one of the highest biodiversity...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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......
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