Mpanga Forest Ecotourism site:
This site is within Mpanga forest, a natural forest with unique Tree Species such as the Celtis Family Species with large buttresses, the Ficus Family and Mahogany. This compact forest has been protected as a scientific research site since 1953. It is criss- crossed with an extensive network of paths from which visitors.

How to get there:
Drive 37 kilometers west along the Masaka road from Kampala, Mpanga forest eco tourism site is on the right five kilometers beyond the Mpigi turn off. The main road passes through a dip just after it enters the forest. Immediately after the dip is a murram road on the right marked by large Pepsi signpost. Follow the murram road for 500m bearing right at a fork in the road until you reach a clearing on the edge of the forest and the forestry station. Park at the edge of this clearing and make your way to the visitor reception.

Attractions and Activities:

• Forest Walks and Forest Exploration
• Bird Watching and Identification.
• The Forest Trails are well developed into four main routings namely;
  The Baseline Trail, the Hornbill Trail, The Butterfly Trail, and the Family Trail each with unique features and experiences.
• The drum making industry is concentrated at Mpambire village near Mpanga, the home of the Royal Drum makers. The five main tree species suitable for this traditional craft and found in the forest and the visitor reception you cam learn abut the drum trees, which since time immemorial have been used in Africa for communicating and calling people to festive occasion.

Ecotourism facilities at the site:

• The Visitor reception
• Campsite and picnic area

Accommodation:
Two twin Bandaƒ?Ts are available under a large thatched veranda. Bed linen, towels, mosquito nets plus kerosene lamps are provided and a spacious tiled shower room. Kitchen facilities are available to campers and Bandaƒ?Ts occupants.

A simple dormitory with bunk beds for budget travelers is also available. Here you need your own mosquito nets and bed linen.

For visitors not wishing to stay in the forest, hotel accommodation can be found in nearby Mpigi town. There are also several restaurants, which, serve traditional, and some western foods. Sodas, beers and simple cafe

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