Bigodi Community Tours and Swamp Walk

Bigodi Community Tours & Best Swamp Walk Experiences

BIGODI COMMUNITY TOURS, BEST ACTIVITIES AND SWAMP WALK.

Bigodi Community tours are cultural experiences that allows visitors to explore the traditional village of Bigodi, located near Kibale national park in Uganda. Accompanied by a local guide, tourists can visit different homesteads and learn about African culture, with proceeds supporting community developments.

Bigodi Community Tours & Best Swamp Walk Experiences.

Get involved in Bigodi Basket Weaving

Tour Highlights.

The Bigodi Community walk can be added on your Uganda Safari itinerary for Kibale National park and Fort portal tours. Bigodi Community tours offers various activities including;

Visiting traditional healer, learn about medicine and spirits
Exploring a coffee processing home; discover the process of coffee making from harvesting to brewing.
Meeting local communities; interact with the Batooro and the Bakiga people, learning about their customs and traditions.
Birdwatching; spot unique bird species in the Bigodi wetland sanctuary
Nature walks. Guided walks through the forest trails, offering insights into local flora and fauna.
Crater lakes and waterfall walk; enjoy the unique blend of natural beauty while exploring the stunning mahoma falls and Kasenda crater lakes. It’s possible to even visit Lake Mwamba.

Learn about Banana beer and Local Gin brewering Experience

BIGODI COMMUNITY WALK.

Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture with rich biodiversity of Bigodi community by engaging with local communities through community walk tour. Experience and appreciate the glimpse into the lives, traditions and hospitality of local people. You will participate in the best community activities including home visits, banana beer brewing, local gin making, coffee experience, basket weaving, and traditional healing of common disease. Bigodi community tour highlights the significance of sustainable tourism in supporting local initiatives. Therefore, taking any of these community experiences means you contribute much to the lives of local people as well as conservation of nature and wildlife in and around Kibale forest national park.

Bigodi Coffee Experience.

The Bigodi community walk offers a unique coffee experience, where visitors can explore the coffee making process from seed to cup. During the tour , you will visit coffee processing home where you will learn about coffee production, from harvesting to roasting. You’ll also get to participate in the coffee making process. At the end of the tour, you’ll experience rich flavors of Ugandan Coffee in Bigodi community near Kibale forest national park.

CRATER LAKES AND MAHOMA FALLS TOUR.

Explore Kasenda crater lakes region that feature three distinct lakes, each with unique characteristics and history. On this hike to crater lakes combined with Mahoma water fall tour, you will observe diverse cash crops of Uganda, including tea, coffee, and vanilla, while encountering various flora and fauna. Furthermore, Visitors at Mahoma falls will discover the caves, beautiful waterfalls with opportunities for visitors to swim and refresh the body.

BIGODI SWAMP WALK/ NATURE WALK IN BIGODI WETLAND SANCTUARY.

Under the guidance of an experienced tour guide, embark on Bigodi swamp walk through the lush wetland adjacent to Kibale national park. You will navigate a meandered 4.5 km Bigodi’s nature trail where you will get opportunities to spot some birds, various primates, reptiles and mammals. Basically the Bigodi Wetland Sactuary is a home to over 160 bird species, 8 Primate Species and various reptiles including flogs, lizards and mammals such as duikers. For primate lovers, observe some of the 8 primate species to see while on Bigodi swamp walk include;

Black and White colobus Monkey
Olive Baboon
Red colobus Monkey
Grey checked Mangabey also called Uganda Mangabey)
Red tailed Monkey
l’hoest Monkey also called mountain monkey
Blue Monkey
Vervet Monkey.

Bigodi Community Tours & Best Swamp Walk Experiences.

Red colobus Monkey.

If you are a bird lover, you will spot various birds including, Great blue turaco, African green pigeon, White brewed coucal, Red necked dove, Ross’s turaco, Black billed turaco, Dideric cuckoo, Grey crowned crane, Hadad ibis, African harrier hawk, Long crested eagle, Speckled mouse bird, Black-and-White-casqued hornbill. Giant king fisher, Double toothed barbet, Grey caped warble, Pin tailed wydah, Eastern Grey Plantain eater and Swamp endemic birds such as African pigmy kingfisher, Shining blue kingfisher, Squacco heron, White spotted fluff tail, Swamp warbler, Papyrus gonolek, blue breasted kingfisher shinning blue kingfisher among others. Generally, you will enjoy the serene beauty of the swamp’s flora and fauna.