The “Leopard Village” was named so because of the way the locals bear exceptional patience with the wildlife that prey on their livestock, especially Leopards.

It is 3 acres near Mukhoya Village and bordering Queen Elizabeth National Park on the North. The Leopard Village is a community-run group that promotes social and economic development, culture and wildlife conservation through ecotourism.

This village portrays a great example of co-existence between the local community and the surrounding wildlife. Therefore, visiting this village and encountering the cultural experience during your Ugandan safari will help to promote the different wildlife species in the area.

You will encounter various tourist activities in this village such as:

• Locals share information with tourists about the rich Uganda culture, for example, folk tales, pastoral practices and agricultural activities.
• They also share about the rich natural resources in their region and the Albertine rift.
• The locals also help you in visiting sample huts of the traditional Bakonzo, Basongora and Banyabindi ethnic groups. These show the different architectural cultures of Uganda.
• You can also purchase traditional crafts.

Cultural tours in Queen Elizabeth National Park are brought to life by the performances of the Kikorongo Women Community. Kikorongo means “too much sunshine” in the local Rukonjo language. The name reflects the climatic conditions at the equator which lies at Kikorongo Village in the Northern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Within the village, there is a group of cultural performers called the Kikorongo Women Community. They execute their lively, energetic Ugandan cultural dances in the different lodges around the park through Music, Dance and Drama.

Watching the Kikongoro Women’s group perform by the fireside is a wonderful way to glimpse at life in the Kikorongo community. While they perform, a local interpreter brings to life their performances by explaining the significance of the performances as you watch this village setting.

The Kikorongo African Art Shops also make baskets, bowls, purses, belts, and necklaces from cultural materials and fabric for sale to tourists. Through the Kikorongo African Art Workshops, locals also teach visitors how to weave baskets and bowls from natural fibers. In fact, they can even demonstrate and teach you how to make beautiful and colorful unique necklaces from paper beads.

The Nyanzibiri Cave is another of the cultural sites in Uganda for experiencing culture in the Queen Elizabeth National park. It is an ideal place for you to stretch after a long game drive and do an impressive scenic walk at a site called “the cave”. The cave gives spectacular panoramic views of volcanic crater lakes and emits voices of the grey-crowned cranes and the many eagles in the national park.

By canoe paddling, and a hie leading to the transparent lake, you can either meet the 8 primate species or enjoy the beautiful scent of local flowers. In this area, you will also be able to experience local culture by visiting a historic cave and the Bunyaruguru hut. The hut is a cultural museum with artifacts used by the locals in the past during their daily life.

Kichwamba Escarpment, which forms the Eastern wall of the Western Rift Valley boasts plants, birds and cultural sites for unique cultural safaris. The two-hour trail to the escarpment starts from Katara Village by hiking the farms of the escarpment either in the cool morning or in the early evening.

Your expert guide to the Agro tour walks will explain to you the local farming methods in the place, the beautiful birds and both exotic and medicinal plants.You will also learn about the ongoing challenge of human-wildlife conflits in the area. Additionally, your guide will lead you through the beehives that locals use to divert destructive elephants away from community crops on the park border. If interested, you can even try harvesting honey.

Katwe is a village inside Queen Elizabeth National Park in the North. It is famed for its salt works in which both men and women, young and old all immerse themselves waist-deep into the toxic waters of the Katwe Crater to extract salt. Since the 16th century, the lake has supported the survival of these villagers. Under the hot sun, they harvest salt from the salt pans in the milky waters.

A Queen Elizabeth safari in Katwe will give you a unique insight into the touch salt mining process that provides an alternate income for the locals.

From the salt works, you can visit the Katwe Village in which you will be captivated by their traditional homesteads and the cooking demonstrations with a unique Ugandan recipe. Your guide will also lead you through Lake Munyanyange which hosts rich Uganda birds. These include the Lesser Flamingoes which migrate from Lake Turkana in Kenya.