Kwezi Outdoors

25/12/2023

Wishing you a blessed for you and your loved ones. From a Church service in the highlands of southwest 🇺🇬

17/11/2023

Royals on snowy treks in the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda

23/10/2023

★★★★★ "We spent a great holiday in Uganda, perfectly organised by Kwezi Outdoors. Everything worked very well, i.e. pick up at the airport, all the different tours, accommodation and also the drop off at the airport again. Our guide, Jacob, was very knowledgeable and reliable, and he is an...

06/10/2023

Elephants roam freely in Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda. This park, the largest in Uganda, is crossed by the Nile River. In Murchison you will find Africa Big 5 - elephants, lions, leopards, the fierce African buffalo, and the rhinos at the nearby Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

20/09/2023

11/07/2023

This morning in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, a pride of lions found a clever way to cope with and the —they sought shelter in the shadow of a vehicle. Another lion simply napped - let the humans sort themselves out.

27/04/2023

12/04/2023

The NCBA Bank Uganda Open ended Easter Monday with a show of growing talent from Uganda and beyond. The championship by NCBA Bank in partnership with U.S. Kids Golf and Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort and Spa was held at the beautiful golf course on the shores of Africa's largest lake.

For the young golfers, the NCBA Uganda Open championship now opens new doors to the world. Participants have the opportunity to compete and qualify for the U.S. Kids Golf Priority Status; other U.S. Kids Golf Major Championships including World Championship and Teen Championship.

The NCBA Uganda Open attracted participants from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, USA, Nigeria, South Sudan, Zimbabwe, South Africa Spain, Barbados, Zambia, and Austria.

31/03/2023

Shroud in mystery, mist and legend, the Rwenzori Mountains, Africa's highest and most dramatic mountain range remain largely unexplored and off the beaten track for adventure lovers. Declared a UN World Heritage Site in 1994, Rwenzori is home to some of the few remaining tropical glaciers. Sadly, climate change is threatening Africa third highest mountain and its wonders on the equator.

For the adventure lover, the Rwenzori Mountains offer much more than a hike into Africa's highest mountain range. The variety and beauty of the plants, anima...

21/03/2023

Nothing like the Rwenzori Mountains (Mountains of the Moon) in Uganda.

Climbing Margherita Peak 5109m on Mount Stanley in the Rwenzori Mountains also known as Mountains of the Moon in Uganda from 24th of December to 31st Decembe...

20/02/2023

To do it Robert Walker’s (BBC journalist) way, this is what you need just before you go tracking gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda. This park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is home to over 40% of the remaining 1060 mountain gorillas in the world.

01/02/2023

Boeing 747, the plane that made safaris to amazing destinations like Uganda; and brought cultures and friends together through travel has retired. But the culture of travel to distant lands it helped bring to you and me remains. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/last-boeing-747-leaves-everett-washington/index.html

More than half a century since the original jumbo jet "shrank the world" to transform commercial aviation, the last ever Boeing 747 is being delivered, marking the start of the final chapter for the much-loved airplane.

14/01/2023

Uganda health officials have declared the end to the recent Ebola outbreak. The announcement was made Wednesday 11 January 2023 by Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, Uganda’s health minister. The announcement follows a 42-day period without any new cases. This time is twice the maximum incubation period of the virus, a World Health Organization benchmark for a country to be declared Ebola-free. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO head, has congratulated Uganda for its "robust and comprehensive response" to the outbreak, ending it less than four months. He says lessons learned and the systems put in place for this outbreak will protect Ugandans and others in the years ahead.
https://www.kwezioutdoors.com/great-news-uganda-declares-end-to-ebola-outbreak/

The announcement comes as the bookings go up promising a great travel season for a country known for its natural beauty, friendly people, and culture

10/01/2023

From the expansive shores of Lake Victoria to the snowy Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda is a beautiful wilderness playground, with opportunities for adventure including treks through the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest or up to the craters of the Virunga volcano chain or whitewater rafting along the Victoria Nile.
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/where-to-travel-best-destinations-2023/index.html

31/12/2022

A great place to enjoy- Overland Bunyonyi in Uganda’s southern highlands

15/12/2022

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Restrictions on liquids and removing electrical items from bags are to be axed by June 2024.

04/12/2022

Huge relief as Uganda finally discharged its last known Ebola patient from hospital, a senior health official has said, raising hopes that an outbreak that has killed at least 56 people would end soon. Officials first confirmed the outbreak in September and said it was the Sudan strain of the virus, which kills 40 to 60 percent of those it infects and for which there is no proven vaccine.

02/12/2022

It’s that time of the year when we get to go places and see a whole new world. Let’s keep exploring
https://youtu.be/UI7XJSOP02g

Join us on a safari of exploration in Uganda. This is a land less traveled yet offering so much - from adventures on the Nile River, to tracking gorillas in ...

06/11/2022

Uganda's netball team flies the flag high - yet again!

02/11/2022

07/09/2022

Uganda’s 5th Tour of Karamoja Wilderness Bicycle Challenge is back!
Join us from 22-30 October 2022 in this cycling safari for a cause. A good cause. The 5th Tour of Karamoja Bicycle Challenge is a not-for-profit bicycle event.

As a charity bike event, the biking goal for this year's Tour of Karamoja is to raise funds to support education and skilling of girls in this region.

During the 550km (341miles) bike tour, expect a physical and mental challenge, rich cultural encounters, dramatic scenery and Uganda’s finest wildlife. Karamoja is home to the famous Kidepo Valley national park , which probably has Africa's largest herd of cape buffalo.

Date: 22-30 October 2022
Distance: 550Km (341 miles)
Stages: 7 Stages (7 days)

19/08/2022

Murema, the 18-year-old gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda, has given birth to a healthy baby gorilla. The baby born on 15th July 2022, is Murema’s second birth.
Murema is a member of the Kutu mountain gorilla family which is found in Bwindi. This family group is led by Ndugu, a huge mountain gorilla silverback.
Murema’s first baby gorilla, Dunia, is now 5 years old. Dunia means “world” in Swahili. A gorilla carries a pregnancy for about 8.5months.

Ask about gorilla safaris: https://www.kwezioutdoors.com/tour-activity/gorilla-safaris

Photos: Uganda Wildlife Authority

07/08/2022

King Oyo of the Tooro Kingdom has today summitted Margherita (5109m / 16762ft above see level) the highest peak in the Rwenzori Mountains in western Uganda. These mountains are the third highest after Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Kenya.

Tooro is one of the Kingdoms in Uganda. Though a republic, Uganda's constitution recognises kingdoms as cultural institutions - with some kingdoms going back over 600 years.

Rwenzori is derived from Rwenzura/Rwenjura which means “Rain-Maker” or “Cloud-King” in the local Rukonzo language. Later in AD150, the Greek geographer Ptolemy wrote of a snowcapped mountain range in the heart of Africa, calling them the Mountains of the Moon. The mountains are a major contributor to the waters of the Nile River which starts its journey in Uganda.

The 995 km² Mountains National Park is a World Heritage Site with six distinct mountains, Stanley, Speke, Baker, Emin, Gessi and Savioa. The oldest person to reach the Margherita Peak Ms Beryl Park aged 78 in 2010.