As part of the 2024 Ekyooto Ha Mpango festival in the Tooro Kingdom, some of the lucky guests had a feel of the royal tour as the Tooro King – His Majesty Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru, treated them to special moments of series of activities within the kingdom.
The guests including the media, the international community and the tourism community, were treated to activities including birding (commonly known as bird watching) and nature walks in the Kibaale forest among others.
The royal tour which was kicked off only a few minutes to midday of the 14th Day of September, 2024, got even more exciting with the company of Princess Elizabeth Bagaya, Tooro Queen mother – Best Kemigisa, and Tourism State Minister – Martin Mugara, who were all seen all through the rest of the trek.
With guidance from Uganda Wildlife Authority tour guides, tourists were verbally taken through the various bird species found in the forest whose echoes were only heard but unfortunately were not seen throughout the exercise; wait, could it be because some of these bird species are not easily found anywhere else in the world? Well, that’s a question to the tourism experts and probably a story for another day!
The royal tour, according to the Ministry of Tourism – Tooro Kingdom, was purposed to promote the beauty of Tooro and showcase Fort Portal City as a tourist city in Uganda.
With some missing a step or two through the walk trails and of course, falling and stumbling, the hour-long trek saw guests through the exercise and looking energized and warn -out at the same time, the jolly smiles on their faces could tell, they enjoyed a tiresome trek!
King Oyo later on treated the guests to a sumptuous luncheon at Chimpundu Lodge. The day went on and on right from birding, and nature walks all the way to luncheon, it wouldn’t end any better, for, as the Ekyooto Ha Mpango concert let the guests plus the royal family unwind the day’s long exercise with great vibes.
Musicians including Blu 3, Atwooki Richie and Beenie Gunter among others, made the night count for the guests!
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