Kapkwai Forest Exploration Center
Kapkwai forest exploration center is an education center commonly used by schools, tertiary institutions, universities, researchers, and nature lovers or birders. It is ideal for a day trip- providing you with an amazing insight into Elgon forest while encountering beautiful flora and fauna. It is also known as the trailhead for climbers using the Sipi trail to the caldera of Wagagai peak. BOOK NOW
Kapkwai exploration center is endowed with eye-catching attractions that mesmerize visitors such as Black and white Columbus Monkeys, Blue Monkeys, beautiful cascading waterfalls, historical caves, and a long list of different species of birds spotted both at the secondary and primary forests not forgetting the bamboo zones as well.
A visit to the Kapkwai forest exploration center gives you chance to learn and explore the Sipi caves, and Sipi falls and discovers the different bird species such as the Alpine chat, Grey cuckoo-shrike, and Black throated-wattle eye, Lemon Dove, Dusky-Turtle and many more birds at this exploration center when you further move to the forest.
Kapkwai forest exploration center is managed by the Uganda Wildlife Authority and it is 12 kilometers from Sipi town. Away from Sipi town continue to Chema trading center, branch off to the left-hand side on a marram road and this takes you about 15 minutes to Kapkwai forest exploration center.
Visiting the Kapkwai forest exploration center gives you a chance to learn and experience local people and knowing more about their cultures and their way of living. You will take part in processing their local beers known as KOMEK and not forgetting AJONO and these are the two common local drinks in the Sebei region.
A visitor coming here learns how Sebei used caves when doing female genital mutilation on their girls this is circumcision among girls and they could do this activity while in a hidden place in their caves. The reason why they can do this was to reduce immorality among their girls because it was believed that if they do female genital mutilation there will be no more prostitution.
Guests explore caves and how they are used by the Bagisu and the Sabiny people during their cultural ceremonies and also used for prayers plus other sacrifices to offer. In the early days, caves were used as shelters/houses for ancestral people where they could live and stay with their families in daily life.
If you have a yearning for truly remote experiences, hiking Mount Elgon and gorilla trekking in Uganda are the most rated authentic encounters you could ever plan to have. Ideal for adventure seekers exploring the region.
