Rwenjeru Campsite
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Rwenjeru campsite and village are named after the white traditional cow that was treasured in every family for special milk used for traditional duties. The camp is situated in a hilly village overlooking the community residential area that doubles as grazing and farmland. It is a serene accommodation spot that allows you to understand the neighborhoods of Lake Mburo national park. The accommodation options includes a campground and guesthouse with three self-contained rooms and other village tours in this cattle keeper’s village. The site arranges a traditional cow watering experience-“Okweshera”- in the local language. Cow watering is a routine carried out by the cattle keepers, normally done two or three times a day to serve water to the cows. Through this activity, you will appreciate the love of the ankole long horned cows accorded by the Banyankole cattle keepers tribe. Besides, Rwenjeru camp site has a camping ground, organic gardens, a beekeeping project, bike hire.
At the site, you will meet a guide, dressed in the true Bachwezi attire carrying the walking stick, -“Enkoni”- and wooden bucket, -“Eicuba”-. As you start the walk, a hoe and other tools will be carried for mining the anthill soil to be smeared in the drinking trough that is normally dug in the ground on the side of the water pond where the water is fetched. The purpose of smearing the anthill soil is to add the aroma and minerals to the water being given to the animals. The Cow watering experience takes less than an hour and it is better done around the mid-morning. The guide will take you through the watering process while explaining every step. Meanwhile, the animals that have finished drinking will walk aside. During the exercise, you will be invited to participate in, fetching the water, setting a gentle smoky fire for the animals while the other member fetches the animals by calling their names.
Activities and experiences:
- Accommodation in camp ground and guest house
- Cow watering experience
- Cycling in the village with hired bikes
- Traditional organic meals and juices.
Highlights
- Herdsman setting a fire and calling the cows for water
- participate in building a clay trough and fetching the water from the pond/dam
- Scenic walk to the watering area and insights of the cattle keeper related living styles
- Listening to the traditional stories and flute of the Bachwezi as the cows are drinking
- Observing great skill and logic while the animals are being divided into small groups to enable them fit on the trough.
- As they enjoy the herder playing for them a traditional flute with feint tunes.
- Participating in Ankole traditional culture and the long horned cattle inherited from the Bachwezi from 1520 AD.
Responsible Travel
- Women tailoring projects and a youth carpentry project to empower the local people
- Conservation education and organic farming awareness programs
- Conservation through beekeeping
How to get there:
Rwenjeru campsite is located in Rwenjeru village, near Lake Mburo National Park on the road heading to Katengyeto gate of Lake Mburo National Park.
Contact us to book:
Tel: +256 782301201 (Charles/ Manager)
Or contact UCOTA at;
Tel: +256 (0) 772657700 / +256 (0) 414501866
Email: info@pearlsofuganda.org
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