Mindful Market offers half day, full day and overnight tours at Lake Bunyonyi. These tours are off-the-beaten path tours that will put you in touch with the heart of rural Africa. You will experience incomparable scenery, share smiles and time with enthusiastic children, and see the everyday life of people in the local community. These tours are donation based and help benefit our community projects serving orphan and needy children.
We also offer tours through out Western Uganda. Destinations Include: Gorilla Trekking, Chimpanzee Trekking, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Lake Mburo National Park, Rwenzori Mountains, The Virungas Mountains, and Echuya Forest Reserve. Whether you want to meet a Gorilla face to face, go bird watching, see climbing lions, or be on a boat surrounded by hippos, we are happy to costume make a tour for you. We help provide satisfying tour experiences for tourists ranging from shoe-string budgets to those of luxurious tastes and budgets. All tours are costume designed to meet your individual and group needs.
Below you will find more details on our Lake Bunyonyi Tours: The overnight tour may be combined with one of our half or full day tours. Early morning bird-watching may also be added to any tour. To learn more about Lake Bunyonyi please view our About Us Page.
Half Day Tours Include: Walk through the village and farmland terraces while learning about the local community, an opportunity to bird watch, observe and participate in teaching young children, an opportunity to become a child-sponsor, Traditional Dancing, view point of lake, Fair Trade local crafts.
Full Day Tours are extension of our half day tours and also include: Local lunch with a local family, more interactive time with children, a soda at the view point, and time learning how local crafts are made.
Overnight Tours Include: Camping on the hilltop with a spectacular and broad view of the lake and islands, excellent sunsets and sunrise, a peaceful night under the magical stars. To get there you will experience: a boat ride (dug out canoe or motorboat), a walk that leads you through swamplands, banana plantations, through rural village life and up the terraced farmlands.Also provided: an afternoon of playing football on the hilltop with orphan and needy children, traditional dancing, a local meal cooked over fire, a delicious breakfast full of tropical fruits.