The stillness of the lake, the grandeur of the mountain and the closeness of heaven.

Kisoro will make you kiss your sorrows away.

It's the most meticulous,  decontaminated and underrated town in Uganda. Do you know that you can cross into the Congo Bunagana border and the Chanika Rwanda border while in Kisoro?

You can also climb at the foot of Mt. Muhabura and see the dry clouds below, while in the centre of the town it's actually pouring. Land is valued and explored by subsistence and commercial farmers growing beans,  irish potatoes and maize on every available plot. There is not a single soul in Kisoro who has kaweke hair. It's always thick,  well-groomed and enviable. The Bafumbira are undoubtedly amongst the healthiest looking Ugandans. Speaking Kifumbira,  Kinyarwanda or Kiswahiili given the proximity to Rwanda and Congo, it's an interesting mixture of cultures. 

walking between rows of beans

the hills and the maize

amongst Uganda's best roads

The population is largely of youth and children and the predominant Catholic churches are brimming with young children lying on the grass outside the churches during the services. When travelling to Western Uganda,  not many Ugandans travel to Kisoro except for guerrilla trekking or climbing Mt. Muhabura. If they stopped to taste the freshness of Lake Mutanda,  a crater lake,  that would be another story. It's clearer than tap water and so inviting that on any good day,  young boys and girls take a swim every so often. If you close your eyes for just an instant, life can become perfect. The stillness of the lake, the grandeur of the mountain and the closeness of heaven.

Lake Mutanda

Kisoro is a small town with its own culture. The roads are immaculate and it's far enough from the uncertainty of Kampala's politics.Visit Kisoro at least once.