Kasese

Kasese is a town of 102,000 people (2014) in Western Uganda. The city is a gateway to the Rwenzori Mountains National Park and to Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Understand
Kasese grew around the copper mine at Kilembe, but attention later turned to cobalt mining. It is the chief town of Kasese District, and the district headquarters are located there. Kasese is also the largest town in the Rwenzururu region. Charles Mumbere, the Omusinga of Rwenzururu, maintains a palace in the town.

Get in
Kasese is approximately 345 kilometres (214 mi), by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. ​This is about 61 km (38 mi), by road, north-east of Mpondwe, the border town at the international border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Buses from Kampala to Link and Kalita take five hours the fare is USh 25,000. The same buses from Fort Portal take one hour and the fare is USh 5,000. There are also 14-seat vans coming from Kabale and Mbarara. The 14-seat van fare from Mbarara is USh 20,000.

Aerolink Uganda operates daily flights from Entebbe.



Get around
Boda-boda anywhere in town for USh 1000.

Go next

 * Fort Portal
 * Mbarara