Tukulu Eco Village is situated along Mukono – Wantoni – Kyetume – Katosi – Nyenga road, at around Nangunga town from Mukono branch off on your right side or from Jinja branch off on your left side branch off to Lugenda – Sanganzira village in Ssi sub county in Buikwe District. This sustainable village center, it is set at the undulating hill that is overlooking scenic views of beautiful landscapes and Lake Victoria. The recreation offers various activities, experiences and a big camping area for all kinds of camping of your choice be it rooftop or dorm camping.
Tukulu Eco Village (TEV) is an education community-based tourism initiative based in Lugenda Village, an eco-community center striving to set up a role model agro-tourism village, nested in an ecological environment to empower today’s and the future generation a positive forward and backward leakage through natural resources, culture and sports to reduce poverty in the area.
Those interested in privacy are well catered for at the Tukulu Eco Village cottages with en-suite facilities giving you a full package of privacy. The clear views of the undulating landscapes and Lake Victoria will be seen even from your forest cottage rooms through the decker windows. Take part in the many activities and games available at the facility like nature walks, village walks, village cycling tours, coffee tours, football, net ball, volley ball, board games, pool table among others.
From Tukulu Eco Village you find the Tukulu Eco Farm where you will visit the coffee plantations, graze goats and cows grazing as part of spending your evening. A community walk around nearby villages and then the nature walks within the Kisisita Forest Reserve as well as the river crossing in the forest. This will give you opportunity to spot primates, birds, butterflies and reptiles. At the recreation, you will be entertained by the local cultural dances carried out by the local young group of dancers from villagers and schools. Here we look at promoting talents as Tukulu Eco Village is emphasizing at edu-entertainment to the young generation.
Tukulu Eco Village has an open bar, delicious local food, juice direct from the recreation’s farm, fresh fish and goats BBQ. We offer African culinary experiences to travelers as you learn the African setting cooking styles and skills and thereafter enjoy the meal. Enjoy the camp fire where you will sit and listen as well as sharing information about the place, community with our story teller. Therefore, our eco-farm Nyama Choma and Uganda beers are inevitable.
Discover Uganda’s untamed and interesting rural places on cycling tours with our local guides. In the area follow the paths of the villages and learn about the culture, cycle over community trails through the villages and interact with indigenous communities, ride over typical rural roads through Uganda’s true wilderness, and enjoy the views of the fast wilderness and we tailor this experience with Tukulu Eco Village. More so, from the recreation we can arrange for you adventures like White water rafting, bungee jumping, tubing, boat ride along River Nile.
Tukulu Eco Farm Organic Fruits, Juice & Barbecue
Welcome to Tukulu Eco Village and we serve a range of organic fruits and juice from our farm and from the neighboring gardens..
Restaurant.
Our menu course has a variety of our local food and cuisine. We offer the various fresh local foods served with either meat, chicken, fish and an add-on of vegetables.
Experiences
Our main focus idea to open up Tukulu Eco Village is to promote a sustainable agro-tourism in the area. We are planning to stage tourism and agricultural shows for the local and international visitors visiting the retreat.
Coffee Tour Experience
Tukulu Eco Village inhabits Tukulu Eco Farm and here you will experience a coffee tour visiting the Robusta coffee plantation that we grow in lower altitudes of Uganda. This tour is conducted with our guides and farmers. They will show you how coffee is grown up from nursery bed – seedling. Explain the coffee flowering process, the bean process from green to red and then the finished seed to the local method of processing into the cup ready to taste.
Cycling Tours
Explore Uganda taking one of our unique Tukulu Bike Routes across the undiscovered Buganda region of Uganda. Drive over interesting muram and tarmac roads in Buikwe District, enjoy the views of undulating landscapes, interact with the locals and immerse in Buganda’s cultures. With our local guides we immerse you in Buganda traditional places like Sezibwa and Mubeya origin among other tourism potentials and culture and explore the surrounding plains.
Most of our long routes: Tukulu – Kiyindi Landing Site with en-route visit to Sezibwa, Tukulu – Tukulu, Tukulu – Lugenda Village, Sanganzira Village and lastly Tukulu – Senyi Landing Site.
Nature Walks and Village Walks
While on your holiday at Tukulu Eco Village you can take nature and village walks we offer in Kisisita Forest Reserve and the nearby village they offers opportunities to immerse you in the culture, daily lifestyle, sights, sounds, and smells of culture and nature. These nature walks offers bird watching, primate watching, reptile watching and varies in the length and pace, making them easy and suitable to everyone.
Cooking Experiences
Tukulu Eco Farm offers variety of foods and on your visit you can easily learn how to plant and harvest food, correct it and spend the day with a local chefs and learn to prepare a tasty and authentic Buganda local dish. After preparing this local delicacies you will correctly take the traditional style of the Baganda manners and enjoy the meal.
Visit Sezibwa Falls (Wasswa) & Mubeya Falls (Kato) – Twin Rivers
Fishing Experience along Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is a fresh water body in Uganda and shared with Kenya and Tanzania. But Uganda with the big portion and fishing on Lake Victoria is among the income generating source to the local people. With our local boats and the luring materials we offer this experience, to catch the Nile perch and Tilapia and if lucky to get some after we enjoy it as a meal course. This experience can be half-day or full day and the facilitating fee logistic for each experience varies. We assign you a local guide and local fishermen knowledgeable of the lake’s dynamics to enhance the fishing experience.
Sports & Night Vibes
Accommodation
Cottages
Camping