Gulu holiday destinations

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Easter packages to Murchison Falls

Easter is a great time of the year when Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Its always great time to take time off with family and visit the country side. For those travelling up north of Uganda, a day off to Murchison falls would not be such a bad idea. If you leave in Gulu or Lira its just an hour and a half to Murchison falls, do the game drives, boat ride to the bottom of the falls amidst the school of hippos, crocodiles, and lots of wild animals.
No need for accommodation expenses, within the park, since you travel back home the same day after experiencing the wild. Gulu Tours can plan this perfectly well  by offering you a 4X4 car with an experienced driver guide and you can feel free to drop  an email at info@gulutours.com

We wish you a happy Easter Holidays

Col. Walter Ochora Burial date set

Gulu District's former RDC, Col Walter Ochora who passed away at Kampala International Hospital will be laid to rest on Friday 11th March at his ancestral home in Gulu. A requiem mass is being held today at Bugolobi church of Uganda.

Col. Walter Ochora dies

Col. Walter Ochora dies

Gulu Town and Uganda woke to a sad truth on Friday Morning that Col. Walter Ochora former RDC of Gulu town had passed on. This is perceived as a big blow to the northern region considering this former RDC was one of the Pillars of peace and recovery in the region and shall be greatly missed by Uganda as a nation.

Its been reported that Col. Ochora died of a heart attack at Kampala International hospital on thursday evening.

We shall surely miss you Col. Walter Ochora and May your Soul rest in Eternal peace

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Discover Gulu this Christmas Season

Gulu to Murchison Falls this Christmas Holiday
Depart Gulu at 6.30am after an early morning cup of tea/coffee start the day with a  drive to the MFNP. We access the park via the northern gate that is Tanga Gate. The game drive then begins as soon as we enter this gate, On the drive you may see different animals unique to the African Savannah vegetation. These include lions, leopards, giraffes, antelopes, elephants, and many warthogs. Go to the lodge for lunch and later take a launch cruise on the Nile River. The cruise which takes you to the bottom of the thundering falls involve a scenic view of schools of hippos, huge crocodiles, buffaloes, elephants and a variety of water birds such as the rare shoebill, cormorants, ducks, bee-eaters, skimmers, fish eagle, kingfishers and herons.
After the boat safari we drive back to Gulu.
Feel free to visit www.gulutours.com to arrange this trip.

Visiting Sir Samuel Baker Fort in Patiko,

The Sir Samuel Baker Fort in Patiko, is one of the few historical sites that we have in Uganda today. Fort Patiko as its commonly known was a site where slaves were being assembled by the Arabs before being shipped off to the Middle slaves. This fort was later taken over by Sir Samuel baker who set up a military base here to partly  try to fight this vice.
A visit to Fort Patiko today still carries with it fresh memories of the past, the trenches that were used by the soldiers are still visible, the cells were captives were being held still existent, the monument of Sir samuel baker also stands tall in this area. The Fort Patiko despite not being a well developed Tourism site has a rich history as can be told by the Tour guides and local communities with this area.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Presidential Election trail in Gulu

The President of Uganda Federal Alliance Beti Olive Namisango Kamya yesterday blamed the two-decade northern war on government’s deliberate failure to grant Ugandans a federal system of governance.
While addressing a mammoth crowd  in Gulu town yesterday, Ms Betty Kamya said rebel leader Joseph Kony was prompted to fight the government because of the uneven distribution of national resources, a problem which federalism addresses.
Olive Betty Kamya is one of the candidates contesting for the 2011 presidential elections in Uganda. She also suggested that Northern Uganda's tourism potential would benefit the locals more under the federal system of governance.

Monday, November 1, 2010

Fire guts Gulu Town

Residents of Gulu Town awoke to a rude shock when fire gutted a number of building in the Gulu town centre on saturday morning. The fire is said to have been caused by an electric short circuit in one of the buildings, writes Okello Anthony. Properties worth millions of shillings was destroyed in the incident. The residents of Gulu town also blamed the slow response of the fire brigade who took alot of time to arrive at the scene. Nevertheless they blocked the fire from spreading to other buildings.