Amabere ga Nyina Mwiru Nyakasura caves

Located 10 km away from Fort portal town in Kabarole near Nyakasura School. It’s a strong cultural heritage site among the Batoro people who are a tribe in this area.

This is a cave of stalactites and stalagmites which are natural features. The stalactites are made up of calcium carbonate and they drip from the top of the cave where they hang forming the stalagmites which rise from the floor.

The Batoro have a great cultural myth attached to these rocks and this belief is of a story that teaches the young to respect what the elders instruct them to do.

It’s about a king named Bakuku who used to rule the  Batembuzi dynasty who were believed to be demigods and they were also believed to disappear oftenly.The rocks were named after the daughter of king Bakuku named Nyina Mwiru who refused to marry the spouse who the father had chosen  for her, the locals were so embarrassed at how the daughter wanted to marry a man of her choice and disobeying the king as a result the king ordered for her breasts to be cut off so that she would not marry anyone again  and have children well natured.

Therefore the caves are believed to be the breasts of Nyina Mwiru and that they have been dripping milk since that day. From this, the locals called this place Amabere ga Nyina Mwiru loosely translated as ‘’breasts of Nyina Mwiru’’.

After exploring this cave, you can decide to trek up the hills of Nyakasura which give you a wonderful view of crater lakes and also travel to well a known site with the largest footprint of what is believed to have belonged to one of the ancient Batembuzi.
Nearby place to visit is Semulike national reserve where you can be able to explore the hot springs and also do birding safaris, and other nearby places are Kibale national park where you can go for chimpanzee trekking, Bigodi wetland sanctuary nature walks and crater lake tour in Fortpartal.

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