Adventure Travel with the Abayudaya Jews of Uganda & Shalom Tours Uganda

Jewish Life in Uganda Mitzvah Tour & Wildlife Safari 2012

Sunday, Jan. 15 - Monday, Jan. 29, 2012



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Thank you for your interest in the Abayudaya Jewish Community of Uganda & kulanu.org. Our exciting eco-tourism development project is now in its 8th year. This is a perfect family Jewish heritage trip for all generations. Our travelers rave that this is one of the best experiences of their lives! Space is limited, so please book early.


image: Abayudaya student
image: Sun dawn
image: Elephants


The Jewish Life in Uganda Mitzvah Tour is led by experienced Abayudaya tour guides. Visit with the Abayudaya Jewish community and spend Shabbat in a rural African village synagogue. Be honored guests at the fabulous Abayudaya Music and Dance Festival. We travel in air-conditioned vans. Accommodations are in friendly hotels & beautiful safari lodges, featuring hearty meals.




Extended Stay Options (additional fees): Take a mountain gorilla trip and/or become a long-term community volunteer

  • Meet the Abayudaya Jewish Community! Visit the Abayudaya synagogues and the many Kulanu-supported mitzvah projects. Learn the history of this amazing community and enjoy the hospitality of Ugandan Jewish families.
  • Enjoy an authentic, world-beat African Jewish Music and Dance Festival, exclusive to this tour.
  • Share Ugandan Jewish culture, history and music through talks, celebrations, concerts, and arts and crafts demonstrations. Learn about the ethnic groups, languages, agriculture, economy, as well as unique flora, birds, and wildlife of Uganda.
    image: Abayudaya girl
  • Volunteer if you wish, sharing skills with the Abayudaya Community.
  • Tour the famous Kulanu-Abayudaya “Delicious Peace” fair trade interfaith organic coffee project, recently featured in Oprah Magazine. Learn about our other self-help business development and micro-finance projects in remote villages.
  • Thrill to fantastic safari adventures in beautiful Queen Elizabeth National Park. Marvel at the sight of baby hippos, elephants, colobus monkeys, warthogs, antelopes, crocodiles, 500 species of birds, and more, all living freely in the national park.
  • Cruise on a lovely wildlife viewing boat trip on the Kazinga Channel between Uganda’s Great Lakes. See the source of the magnificent Nile in Jinja town.
  • Tour the colorful eastern Ugandan countryside and explore Mt. Elgon National Park, a huge extinct volcano that is one of the grandest mountains in Africa. Visit beautiful mountain top Sipi Falls. Explore ancient Sabinyi Cave
  • Visit colorful, bargain-filled arts & crafts markets in Jewish villages, in the bustling capital, Kampala, and in Mbale town.

    • Best of all, make a personal connection with our friends
    in this remarkable African Jewish community!
    1. Itineraries. (Subject to change.)
    2. What to expect on this trip?
    3. Items to bring
    4. Tour fees and cancellation policy
    5. What to do?

    Contact

    Laura Wetzler (volunteer)
    Contact Laura Wetzler
    Shalom Tour Company
    Samson Shadrak Waziwu, Guide
    samson @ shalomtoursuganda . com or sbshadrak @ yahoo . co . uk.
    Tel. 011 256 078 2 396 397 (8-5pm Uganda time)
    Mailing address: PO Box 225 Mbale, Uganda
    www.shalomtoursauganda.com
    Custom group tours available at other times.
    image: Elephants

    See itineraries on the next page.