Tour the
Pearl, Cities
Travel is one of the most beautiful and enjoyable things that
a human brain always loves doing. Research has shown that the mo
re adventurous
you are in terms of visiting new places, the more sharper your brain becomes as
far as problem solving is concerned. There are very many things that make
traveling so well, first of all, people across the world all have different and
diverse cultures.
It is so fun and adventurous to explore a new culture from
another part of the country or the world every time you travel around. Then the
food that is available in different parts of the world, the beautiful weather
that differs from point to point, area to area. All those make travelling adventurous
and sweet.
For the case of this blog, am going to share with you some
very beautiful yet little known places that have some of the most beautiful
features that the world has ever heard of. Am going to share with you the
adventures and tour sites, cities and all the beautiful things that will make you
want to come and visit the place at least more than twice in your entire life
time.
The place I want to share with you in this case is a small
country that goes by the name of Uganda. Because of her uniqueness, she was
nicknamed the pearl of Africa, a name she deserves for sure because of the
diversity of her natural resources and beautiful nature.
To start with, as you prepare yourself to come and visit
this beautiful country, I would like to give you a small introduction; you may
call it a hint on the country’s major cities. This is a developing country, so
you don’t expect her cities to be as developed as New York, No, but they are
beautiful and unique in their own way. You can only find out about this when
you come over and you spend a day or two in them.
Uganda’s major city, which some of you call the capital city
goes by the name of Kampala.
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| partial view of Kampala City |
This
city is located in the central region of the country, the region that is
commonly referred to as the Buganda region because of its association with the
traditional Buganda kingdom. In the 1950’s, this great and beautiful city used
to cover the seven traditional hills of Kampala, but because of the diversity
in both business and population growth, this city has expanded to as far as the
neighboring districts of Mukono, Wakiso and Entebbe( which is also one of the
beautiful urban areas. It also houses the International airport of Entebbe).
There are a lot of activities that take place in Kampala
ranging from very big businesses, manufacturing, entertainment and so much
more. As a matter of fact, the saying that Kampala people never sleep is right,
you can chose either to sleep or enjoy the night in the many night
entertainment spots all over the city.
The transport system in Kampala is not the best though, but
with the introduction of modern transport services like Uber and friendship
taxi, there is absolutely nothing to worry about, your transport needs can be
taken care of as you wish.
Otherwise, for purposes of adventure, you can as
well use the most common taxi service in the city; which is very cheap in terms
of costs. For example, with just 1000 Uganda shillings, you can get a taxi from
the city center to places like Ntinda, Kansanga and kawempe, which are in the
city outskirts. You can also opt for the quickest means, which is referred to
as BodaBoda in most African states. This is basically grabbing a motor bike to
your destination. This is a little bit expensive though.
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| Mbarara City |
The other city which is considered by many as the second
largest city in the Country goes by the names of Mbarara. This place is located close to the southwest of this
nation and it’s in the center of a region that is locally referred to as the
Ankole region. This city is more so like the capital city, only that is a bit
smaller in geographical size and location.
The people in this city and area are very warm and
welcoming, an attribute that is linked with the hospitality of the Banyankore sub
tribe which forms the majority of the population in this particular area.
Transport in this area is not as difficult as it is in the city; there is
relatively low traffic jam. The most common mode of transport in this area is
by BodaBoda, which I relatively cheaper compared to their colleagues in
Kampala.
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| Jinja city |
The third largest city in Uganda is presumed to be Jinja, a town that has existed since
the colonial times. This city was Uganda’s industrial city in the 1960’s, I
don’t know what happened but it’s not that any more. Well, this is one of the
most organized cities with straight lanes, English style, and a thing that is
not common in most African cities. There is one most important feature that
this city possesses; it houses the source of the longest river in Africa, River
Nile to be specific. This leaves it with a lot of tourist sites to admire. This
city is located in a region that is commonly referred to as the Busoga region
locally.
With that pretty brief introduction, allow me stop here for
tonight as we look forward to having an enjoyable tour across the pearl of
Africa.
Kind regards.
Your beloved tour the pearl guide,
Joshua Muhwezi.
