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| Walter |
Walter was always on call to ferry the muzungos from place
to place and over the six months I spent living in Kampala while on a VSO placement he became a good
friend.
As well as working as a boda he also established Walter’sBoda Boda Tours; using his enthusiasm, intelligence and knowledge
of the country to drive and guide tourists around the city.
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| Kampala on Walter's boda at night |
Returning to Uganda this year it was fantastic to see how
his business has taken off! Walter now has ten boda guys who work for him and
they run a range of tours around the city and beyond to Jinja,
Entebbe or even as far as the equator
I’ve been lucky enough to take a few tours with Walter so
far. The city tour is my favourite and takes in the sights such as the Gadaffi Mosque, built in 2006 it’s the second largest mosque in Africa. The views from
the top are breathtaking, overlooking the whole city and all the hills with
Lake Victoria as the backdrop.
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| View from the Gaddafi Mosque |
From the mosque you can see most of the landmarks the tour
takes you to such as the Kings Palace, churches
and the Baha’i Temple (although as I lived a few minutes’ walk from this we
omitted it from my tour..)
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| Driving to the Gaddafi Mosque |
The tours were a great thing to do when friends came to
visit – it make sightseeing much easier and Walter as a guide always puts a smile
on everyone’s face.
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| The King's Palace |
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| Rolex for breakfast |
Seeing how fantastically his business has taken off over the
past year I was keen to do another tour on my return this time. He runs a great
tour of the lake..
Unfortunately due to other commitments on my
part I wasn’t able to do the full tour but Walter still made sure I saw as much
as possible in the limited time.
We had breakfast at his favourite rolex stand. Rolex is a
traditional Uganda/Kampala food of eggs with tomato wrapped in a chapatti – I
can’t believe I hadn’t had one until now. It was delicious!
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| Walter at Lake Victoria |
After helping me with a few errands we drove out to the lake
past Munyonyo. It was wonderful to see everyone going about their day
to day lives, cleaning vehicles, running businesses and fishing for Nile perch
and tilapia.
What a feast we had of a huge fresh tilapia barbecued and
served with a large helping of chips and salad.
Finishing lunch just as a big
storm hit the lake we raced back to town avoiding as much of the rain as
possible and getting me back in plenty of time for my flight home.
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| Lunch of freshly caught tilapia |
Next time I visit I’ll make sure I take the full Lake Tour as I would have loved to sail the boat over to the island and explore further.
For anyone heading to Uganda I’d recommend a day or two in
Kampala and give Walter a call on +256791880106 to arrange your tour or visit
his website.
