Exploring the cultural beauty of Kigezi region
A trip that doesn’t consider the culture and the
people leaves some of the unique aspects of the travel pending, as you might
concentrate on the spectaculars landscape and the beautiful wildlife. In Uganda
especially in the south western part well known by its nickname “The Switzerland of Africa” is the
Kigezi region which is a paradise for encountering real authentic cultural
adventure.
The Batwa culture is one of the exciting and
authentic cultures that portray the real life of living in the forest in the
past years because they are renowned as the people who lived in the forest of
the Virunga until when they were relocated by Uganda wildlife Authority to the outcasts of Mgahinga national park.
Beside the adventure of culture and people there
comes the home of Kigezi museum located a 5 kilometers from Kisoro town. The
museum is an evidence of the past lifestyle of the Kigezi people, as it
showcases conservation and culture in its natural state for exhibitions.
What makes me to rate this museum outstanding among
the Ugandan museums is the serine environment with beautiful flowers, fruits
and tress that brings out the real ecosystem hence adding beauty to the museum
in its cultural way. What about taking a chill rest under the gardens in the
museum? This brings to the mind a moment of meditation under the lush gardens
as the fresh air from the Kigezi hills waves at you.
A moment of a rest under the gardens is accompanied
by an awesome traditional meal and a traditional drink locally referred to as
“Busera” which is prepared in a real traditional with complete local
ingredients. The meal portrays the traditional foods that the ancestors used to
eat which is also cooked in a traditional way with only water and fire taking
action on the delicious local foods till it’s ready for consumption.
The museum exhibits what it means by an authentic
ancient home of the people of Kigezi right from it’s the exterior to the
interior of a traditional house. Inside the museum building is a collection of
a complete traditional hut that displays a traditional shape of a hut in the
region and how the interior is traditionally arranged.
Exciting and amazing stories describing the
beautiful landscape of the area and the ancient traditional economic activities
about the Kigezi region are all narrated at the museum for the visitors to get
the feel of the region. Traditional hunting and farming methods are part of the
new experience that one can get a hit on as you explore the museum in to its
depth.
Home of Kigezi museum brings the experience of
historical and cultural traditions of the Kigezi with traditional practices
such as music; healing, iron forging and hunting skills as you visit the museum
try any of these experiences.
For the gardening experience that you might be
looking for in the fertile soils of the Kigezi region then join the museum for
a real organic gardening experience that will leave you a farmer at the end of
the adventure. Join the museum to help the community in fighting malnutrition,
child stunting, hunger, sickness among others. Through doing these visitors
gain specific skills in soil preparation, planting, weeding, management and
harvesting fresh food to prepare your own traditional meal at the museum.
What of the bird lovers? Here you will love nothing
but only to watch and talk to the birds under the natural and organic gardens.
This is an opportunity to physically share a tree with different bird species
and learn more about the different medicinal plants, the apiary as you see
people, plants and the insects co-exist in a unique ecosystem.
Home
of Kigezi museum is a base for the hike to the Kigezi
Mountain. Hiking on the Kigezi Mountain takes travelers to the monument on the
hill where the name Kigezi was originated. This is a famous historical site
that brings the memories of the colonial times just next to Lake Umugezi.
It is with undoubted that a compete trip in south western
Uganda must include a visit to the home of Kigezi museum as every traveler will
need the best out of every trip. Make the museum either the alpha or the omega
of your Kigezi trip, don’t miss it out.