Karamoja region is the place in Uganda with the most manyatas (grass-thatched huts). For a very long time, this place was considered as a really dangerous region because of the wars that were going on in the northern areas of Uganda however today, it is safe and therefore one of the best places you can go to if you wish to spend to have a very wonderful cultural safari in Uganda. This is so because the Karamanjongs have the best cultural believes and a sometime enjoying the beauty of nature.

Ten years ago, no one envisioned the current magnitude of the mining boom in Karamoja sub-region, a region that is now popular for its vast mineral resources. But overall the revenues from the mining is low.

Experts say that Karamoja Gold has world’s highest levels of purity. The gold rates vary between the $29-$54 per gram depending on the total amount of purchasing, market demand and other outside influences.