The Aviator Africa sixth issue

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Adventure

The Entebbe Craft Village

This craft village was built in 2002 and believed to be one of the largest in Uganda .while visiting the craft village, you can buy wood carvings,bags,African fabrics,sandals,paintings,batiks,place mats, tableware,clothings,ornaments and jewelry. You can also buy fabric and have it made and adjusted to size if you are staying in town for a while.

Reptile Village This is the only one of its kind in Uganda and it’s a sanctuary for different reptiles like the popular gaboon viper, there are forest cobra, lizards, like the Nile monitor, and the leopard tortoise as well as the Jacksons chameleon, among so many others. The reptile village was mainly setup to educate people about the beauty and how they can benefit from the existence of these reptiles. However it was also aimed at helping people overcome that fear most people have for reptiles. This reptile village is a home to more than 50 different reptiles, and 20 different reptile species.

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