About Kiroyera Tours

Making a difference through tourism

"Kiroyera" means turn a dark day bright! Kiroyera Tours is a pioneering tourism company focused on showing to the world the previously unseen beauty of Kagera region in Tanzania. This includes stunning scenery, varied wildlife and remarkably hospitable people. Ultimately Kiroyera is committed to promoting the use of tourism as a means of alleviating poverty and of protecting the natural environment in the region.

Our Mission
To widely promote Lake Victoria in particular Kagera Region as a Tourist Destination, focus on community based tourism and operate quality assured tourism services within the Lake Region and beyond.

Through our consultancy services, to contribute to capacity building and ensuring Kagera and other areas of Tanzania make the most of their natural assets now and for the future.



Our Vision
Kiroyera Tours will remain a leader in tourism development for the Lake Victoria Region by sustaining a high rank among the best companies and a preferred choice for tourists and other clients.

How do we make a difference?
* We support women's groups and youth groups in the creation and marketing of curios and handicrafts from local materials.
* We founded a drum making workshop for disabled people from Bukoba named BUDAP (Bukoba Disabled Assistance Project).
* We support the orphan schools in Bukoba town financially and by connecting them with volunteers.
* We are members of Kagera Museum Trust and major players in initiating the first Museum in Kagera region.
* We have spearheaded the initiation of “Lake Victoria Botanical Garden of Traditional Medicinal Plants” located about 5 Km from Bukoba town.



Community based tourism
Through promotion of community based tourist activities Kiroyera Tours hopes to preserve those areas of natural beauty, interest and importance; increase international understanding and cooperation; and provide opportunities for local people to generate income. Community based tourism can have a positive impact on the environment through the improvement of local economies and raising the value of marginal places. Kiroyera Tours strives to provide quality services to tourists to achieve these goals.

Kiroyera Tours is aware of the social, cultural, environmental and economic costs of tourism in terms of damage that tourism often causes. We are consious of environmental degradation on heavily visited sites, including litter, damage to archaeological sites (rock paintings etc.) the impact on local economies (agriculture and fishing) and displacement of local people to create protected areas.



Award winning company
Kiroyera Tours was created in 2000 and registered in 2001 to showcase
previously unknown attractions in the Kagera region. The abundance of these attractions,in addtion to the pleasant tropical climate, provide a wealth of opportunity for tourism. Also, most people are unaware of the rich cultural heritage of the people in the region, which is evident when visiting the area. Many visitors consider Kagera one of the most beautiful destinations in Tanzania.

* Kiroyera Tours was elected the best Cultural Tourism Company of 2006 by the Tanzanian Cultural Trust Fund Zeze Award.
* Kiroyera Tours has won the UN Habitat MILGAP award for East Africa in 2006
* Mary Kalikawe was nominated among the Top 10 African Business Women in the Pan African women Invent and Innovate (PAWII) awards ceremony held in Ghana 9 September 2005.
* The company received a 2004 international Tourism trophy in Madrid Spain.

Contact details

Kiroyera Tours operates locally, nationally and across borders, we offer a range of services including:
Kiroyera Tours Office

* Cultural Tours in Bukoba
* Tour & Itinerary Planning in East Africa (Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda)
* Accommodation Searches & Bookings
* Ticket Bookings (bus, train, boat, flight)
* Car Hire Arrangements & Airport Transfers
* Tourism Development & Consultancy

Kiroyera Backpackers Beach Paradise Campsite!
Located at the beach of Lake Victoria, a beautiful and rusticlocation in Bukoba, Kiroyera Campsite is the most popular placefor backpackers, campers and people who like to experience thebeachlife. About campsite
Kiroyera Tours
P.O. BOX 485
Bukoba, Kagera, Tanzania

Phone: (+255)-28-2220203 (Landline office)
Mobile: (+255)-713568276 (William O. Rutta)
Fax: (+255)-28-2220009

Email: info@kiroyeratours.com
Website: www.kiroyeratours.com

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Attractions

Karibu means welcome in Swahili and it is our great pleasure to invite you to visit East Africa (Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya) and meet its friendly people, enjoy the wonderful climate, experience ancient culture and view amazing wildlife. Our safaris have all the ingredients for a lifetime experience.

Community based tourism
Your visit to East-Africa is not complete without a cultural tour. Meet the friendly African people in their daily life and learn about their habits, culture, history, food, music and dance. Bukoba is the ideal place for some cultural tours. Bukoba is a small bustling Africa town with an attractive waterside setting. It is located in the heart of Africa, just next to the equator on the western shores of Lake Victoria. Spend some days with the people and experience authentic African life. Read more about our cultural tours >

Rubondo Island National Park
Rubondo Island, in the southwest of Lake Victoria is Tanzania’s only island National Park. The 240 sq km island provides an unforgettable experience for visitors, combining the breathtaking natural beauty of a forest refuge with the relaxing tranquility of sandy lake-shore beaches. Visitors have the freedom to explore the forest and lakeshore by foot or by boat, allowing each visitor to create his or her own memorable experience. Read more about Rubondo Island >

Safari in Serengeti and Ngorongoro
The National Parks in Tanzania are world famous. Each National Park offers something different, whether it be a different type of animal or bird or a different type of game drive. Certain parks allow walking or boat safaris. The Serengeti has wide-open plains and huge herds of wildebeest. Ngorongoro Crater, considered the eight wonder of natural world, has a huge concentration of many different animals and a relatively healthy population of rhinoceros. Read more about our safaris >

Mountain Kilimanjaro
For the adventurous. East-Africa offers many amazing trekking and mountain climbing opportunities. Mount Kilimanjaro is certainly the most famous of climbs. It is the highest mountain of Africa and a destination for adventurers from around the world every year. Kilimanjaro is not the only interesting challenging climb. The second highest peak, Mount Meru, is also a challenging and beautiful trek. The Usambara Mountains offer a variety of treks, as do the crater highlands in the Ngorongoro conservation area. Read more about Mount Kilimanjaro >

Rafting on the Nile
For thousands of years the source of the river Nile was the very symbol of mystery and adventure. The English explorer Speke solved the mystery in the 1860's, but the adventure is still there! White water rafting on the first 30 kilometers of the River Nile offers some of the most challenging, stunning and fun rapids in the world. You can combine the rafting with a community walk in Jinja, the source of the Nile, or a visit to Kampala, the capital of Uganda. Read more about rafting >

Meet the Gorillas in Uganda
Uganda is home to half of the world's population of Mountain gorillas. Extensive efforts at conservation have led to a number of Gorilla families being habituated to human contact. It is indeed a great privilege to be able to visit these enormously powerful but gentle creatures in their spectacular natural habitat, the tropical forests. Besides the gorillas we can also take you to watch chimps or many other animals in the other parks in Uganda like Queen Elizabeth Park or Murchison Falls. Read more about the gorillas >

Relax on Zanzibar Beach
There's something so exotic about the name Zanzibar that you might conclude it is not a real place at all, but simply a name from a fairytale of the east, or the Thousand and One Nights. But Zanzibar is indeed a real place. Zanzibar is the given name to a cluster of beautiful historical Islands that nestle in the waters of the Indian Ocean just off the coast of mainland Tanzania. It is the perfect place to relax or for watersport activities. The coral reefs are famous for the quality of their snorkeling and diving. Read more about Zanzibar >