Step foot on the spot where the world's longest river, the great River Nile starts her long 6696km journey, snaking through the hills and valleys of northern uganda, tearing through the deserts of north Africa before finding rest at the mouth of the Mediterranean sea. When John Hanning Speke went about his adventures duely sponsored by the Royal Geographic Society, he never imagined his discovery of the source of the Nile on 3rd August 1858 would birth a landmark that would attract millions of visitors. Situated in Jinja, only 80km from Kampala this former colonial industrial hub has been a a touris magnet thanks to the source of the Nile landmark.

The neighboring areas along the shores of the Nile buzz up with activity, fun soaked activities like kayaking, white water rafting, bungee jumping among many others. One of the golden unwritten rules when it comes to traveling and adventuring in Uganda is that the customary journey to the source of the Nile ought to be made, it ought to be made lest the Nile keeps calling.

There are seven major hot springs in Uganda all located in the western part of the country. These include Kitagata, Sempaya, Rwagimba, Amoropii, Buranga, Ihimba and Kibiro Hot Springs. In the ancient days, some of them were reserved for royal and traditional rituals but today they are all open to the general public. People usually come around for a recreation bath while many believe the warm waters of these wells possess healing powers that can rid them of their ailments.

The hot springs are never short of people, both town dwellers and the rural folk dip themselves in these warm soothing waters under the bright blue skies. Kitagatta is the most famous of them, located in Ishaka Kitagatta has two sides; one side is extremely hot with some of the water approaching boiling point, infact it is not uncommon to find people boiling eggs in this side of the spring while the other side is warm and this is where most people bathe from. If the idea of dipping into a natural warm bath interests, then these hot springs will hold you for longer than you would have anticipated.

Kabaka's lake is a man made lake in Ndeeba a stone's throw away from the Buganda palace in mengo. Dug in i880 at the orders of the Kabaka Mwanga, the king meant for the lake to be an escape route from his palace in mengo to the other built palace on Mulungu hill at the shores of Lake victoria in Munyonyo. Religious wars that followed after kabaka Mwanga had ordered for the excution of the martyrs coupled with the British hunt for him greatly plagued the digging of the lake and so the kings plans were left at that, unfinished.

It is told that at the start of the construction of the lake, some princes and high ranking palace officials had refused to take part in the task so together with his guards went, the Kabaka Mwanga went to the site and joined in the digging with the common subjects. The princes on hearing this ran quickly and joined in too. The lake has a small island the kabaka ocassionally visits to perform rituals. Today people can be seen crossing the river in canoes, others resting around the shores. It is a great bird haven as several water birds can be spotted around the small island.

The Kasubi Royal Tombs in Kampala, Uganda, is the site of the burial grounds for four kabakas and other members of the Baganda royal family. As a result, the site remains an important spiritual and political site for the Ganda people, as well as an important example of traditional architecture. Built as a palace in 1882 and converted into the royal burial ground in 1884

Four royal tombs now lie within the Muzibu Azaala Mpanga, the main building, which is circular and surmounted by a dome. It is a major example of an architectural achievement in organic materials, principally wood, thatch, reed, wattle and daub. The site's main significance lies, however, in its intangible values of belief, spirituality, continuity and identity.

Ammabere Ga Nyinnamwiru translated Nyinna Mwiru's breasts is a cultural site located in Fort Portal in western Uganda. This is a cave of stalactites and stalagamites with oval like shaped rocks facing downwards and ocassional water drips breaking the silence in and around it. The locals however will not have any of the geography distort what they know.

They have it passed down to them by their ancestors that once a king of the Batembuzi (the batembuzi were believed to be demi gods and legend has it that they just vanished off the face of earth) Bukuku sought a handsome strong groom for his daughter, Nyinna Mwiru. Nyinna Mwiru having a choice of her own declined her father's proposal. In fury King Bukuku cut off Nyinna Mwiru's breasts and in this msysterious cave is where the breasts were thrown, the dripping in the cave is believed to be the breasts bleeding. Many people, locals and others from the country come here for rituals, prayers and for a first hand version of the tale delivered in their ears.

Legend has it that a beautiful Ganda princess, Nakayima while roaming the hill vanished into this tree and its today believed to possess supernatural powers which has people flocking to its feet for healing, richess and intervention in other matters of life.

Found on top of hill in Mubende district, the msyterious tree Nakayima is only 100km that is a 3hrs drive from Kampala and the hill on average takes about 15 minutes to ascend. The hill is a site for traditional rituals, prayer and rest by many people from all over Uganda and beyond. Around the hill is a forest with gigantic trees and caves that also make for interesting viewing, birds, rodents and butterflies are in plenty around the hill.

The Uganda National Cultural Centre (UNCC) commonly known as the the National theatre is the home of Uganda's performing arts. The stage is always set at the national theatre for some of the finest arts the country can conjure. A wide range of performances right from the numerous traditional dances, songs, poems and traditional fashion shows all light up this centre in laughter and beauty. In its close proximity is the Uganda African village, a crafts centre selling all types of african items like drums, dresses, hats, sandals, greeting cards among many other things.

There are also great restaurants around the centre specializing in African cuisine and fresgh fruit juices. In the heart of the city centre, the national theatre is very easy to spot thanks to its unique architecture. Bringing together people from different nationalities, the national theatre is the perfect meeting point to interact freely while soaking in the culture and traditions all around the place.

The Uganda Museum is the oldest musem in East Africa. Established in 1902 by Governor George Wilson, the museum has greatly improved on its founding collection of ethnographic material adding several sets of material in each section for every of the 50 tribes of Uganda. Just at the backyard of the main building is a cultural centre showing some of the architectural art pieces of different tribes.

Today, the gardens are a favorite place for hosting festivals like the rolex festival, blankets and wines, nsenene festival among many others. Learning about each and every one of the many tribes of Uganda is an uphill task, the national museum presents the perfect opportunity for one to learn and have an appreciation what makes the tribes different and special while also walking you through the histroy of this beautiful country.