• Kampala: Ugandan Knife Making Experience Workshop
  • Kampala: Ugandan Knife Making Experience Workshop
  • Kampala: Ugandan Knife Making Experience Workshop
  • Kampala: Ugandan Knife Making Experience Workshop
  • Kampala: Ugandan Knife Making Experience Workshop

Kampala: Ugandan Knife Making Experience Workshop

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ID: GYG1236617-1896080
Category:
Country: Uganda

Duration: 04:30 hours


Description

Visit Uganda’s Knife Forgery, a New York Times article. Work with vibrant youth in a peri-urban village of Kampala. Craft a knife using metal from recycled materials to take home a unique souvenir.
Take a visit around Uganda’s Knife Forgery also a winner of New York Times writing set piece for its unique innovative products contribution to the food industry for use while also employing the youth.

Get to create your own knife piece to cherish as your souvenir and smith knifing skills learnt while in Uganda.

Learn and engage in the whole process from start to finish. Produce the product.

If you are up for more, get a village exploration and learn about the development changes that are vibrating its existence particularly the knife forge center transforming its community and youth while attracting international visits.

Get lots of interactions and conversations with the youth. Learn about their culture that span the whole geographic area of Uganda. Learn their story and migration into the knife making business that has expanded beyond East Africa into the Western world selling to New York Kitchens and butchers.

Highlights

  • Learn the skill of knife making
  • Take home a souvenir
  • Enjoy an African village surroundings

Guiding languages

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The availability of the private car will depend, to use other means. Kindly allow flexibility.
INCLUDED
  • Self made knife
  • Pick off and drop off points
NOT INCLUDED
  • Tip (optional)

When should I book?

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.


Cancellations

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.