Aerial view of Kasese Municipality

About the Gateway

Kasese is the tourism capital of the Rwenzori Region.

Uganda's cleanest city, the home of Mount Rwenzori, and the host city visitors should choose before anywhere else in the region.

Our Story

A destination with national tourism weight.

Kasese gives visitors a rare Uganda experience: the beauty of the Rwenzori Region, the adventure of Mount Rwenzori, and the order and pride of a city known for cleanliness.

This is where travellers should begin. The region brings together civic pride, mountain adventure, culture, markets, and signature events such as the Rwenzori International Marathon under one powerful destination identity.

What Defines Us

A classic tourism promise with a bold regional identity.

01

Clean City Leadership

Kasese's public-space cleanliness becomes a visitor confidence message and a civic brand advantage.

02

Rwenzori Mountain Home

The mountains are not a distant backdrop; they are the region's defining image and the heart of the visitor story.

03

Signature Event Platform

The Rwenzori International Marathon and related events turn Kasese into an annual travel reason, not only a route stop.

Centenary Park building in Kasese

Tourism Standard

Official, memorable, and proudly Ugandan.

Kasese should feel like the trusted front door to western Uganda: beautiful enough for dreamers, adventurous enough for mountain travellers, clean enough for families, and organised enough for major international events.