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Hoima is a city located approximately 200 kilometres (124 mi) northwest of Kampala Uganda’s Capital. It is the administrative, and commercial centre of the larger Hoima District. It is also the location of the palace of the Omukama of Bunyoro Kingdom.
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Butiaba
Butaiba is a fishing village on the shore of Lake Albert whose shoreline is a permanent resting place of the lake steamer SS Coryndon which was shipwrecked during the floods of 1962. For much of the first half of the 20th century, the western rift valley lakes were used extensively to traverse the continent. It is possible to visit this site on your way to Murchison Falls National Park.
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Mparo Tombs
Located 4 km from Hoima town along the Masindi road, Mparo was chosen as the capital of Bunyoro kingdom in 1872 and marks the site where King Omukama Kabarega was interred in 1923. The burial ritual was quite grisly and is best described by the guide when visiting the site to more fully imagine the scene at the time. The gravesite includes many of the Kaberega’s personal effects in a dome-like structure made from natural materials similar to the more famous Kasubi Tombs in Kampala.
Another interesting site in Hoima is the royal throne room of Bunyoro-Kitara which is open to visitors by prior arrangement. It includes the traditional nine-legged throne that is wrapped layers of in leopard skins and barkcloth. An array of spears, royal headdresses and musical instruments are also on display.
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Visit Kibiro salt garden
Kibiro is not a place many tourists visit thus making it a crowd-free place to visit close to Hoima. On your visit to Kibiro, you will learn about the unique way of mining salt known to the KibiroVillage people, and also visit the hot springs known to have “healing aspects”.
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