Tour The Pearl, Cities

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.

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.

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.

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.