Sit side by side with skilled artisans as you learn to weave baskets, roll paper beads, or create natural fibre crafts using time-honoured techniques. These aren’t just souvenirs—they’re stories, passed through hands and hearts across generations. As you work, you’ll laugh, learn, and support women-led cooperatives who use their craft to sustain families and preserve culture. And yes—you’ll take home a beautiful handmade piece created by you.
Kicollege Street, Kabale, Uganda2 hoursMax 10€ 20
Craft Keepers
Traditional Craft Making
Discover authentic Traditional Craft Making as local artisans guide you through weaving, carving, and creating handmade crafts that reflect Uganda’s rich cultural heritage.
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Available: All year
Language: English
Good for: Groups, Families
Min participants: 1
Accessibility: Contact the host for accessibility information
Animals: Check with the host
Why we love this experience
- Culture:
Weaving, basket-making, and natural fibre crafts are living traditions in Uganda, carried by women across generations. This experience doesn't package those skills for display — it puts them in your hands. You sit alongside the artisans, follow their lead, and leave with something you made together. The techniques are theirs; the learning is yours.
- Community:
Part of the fee goes directly to the women's craft cooperative or artisan fund — stated transparently on the experience page. Amatsiko Tours was founded alongside a school supporting over 400 vulnerable children in Kabale, and the broader model is built around keeping economic benefit local. The craft experience sits within that ecosystem, not separately from it.
- Participation:
Rolling paper beads, weaving fibres, actively learning the rhythm of a craft that takes years to master. The experience is short (1.5–2 hours), but the engagement is genuine: guided instruction, shared materials, and a handmade piece to take home that you actually made.
About the host
Mission
Amatsiko Tours was created to connect travelers with real communities while creating lasting impact. Our mission is to use tourism as a tool for empowerment, education, and regeneration.Our journey began through Amatsiko Organisation, where we support vulnerable children through education. Over time, we saw tourism as an opportunity to create sustainable income for the community while offering travelers meaningful, immersive experiences.As a host, I am driven by the belief that travel should go beyond visiting places—it should build relationships, restore dignity, and contribute to the well-being of people and nature. Every experience we offer, from cooking with local families to craft-making and community visits, is designed to ensure that both guests and hosts benefit.
Impact
We work closely with local families, women groups, and community initiatives around Lake Bunyonyi and the Kigezi region to co-create experiences that preserve culture, support livelihoods, and protect the environment.We are committed to regenerative tourism—where communities thrive, cultures are respected, and visitors leave with a deeper understanding and connection to the places they visit.
Organisation
Amatsiko Tours Ltd
Location
Kicollege Street, Kabale, Uganda
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Contacts host for booking
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Good to know
Includes materials (e.g. beads, fibres), guided instruction, and contribution to women’s craft cooperative or artisan fund.
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