The Amabeere ga Nyina Mwiru caves and campsite which are commonly seen the Tooro kingdom’s traditional treasuries a great place for having nature walk, cave exploration, you can also have waterfall experience, learn more about the local culture and a learning experience. These caves,water falls and the three surrounding crater lakes are situated in Fort Portal which also Kabarole District and travelling there would be the best thing for all the adventurous people to do. These caves are attractive to so many tourists both the locals and foreigners, they are within the jungle Hidden in a thick jungle, the caves attract thousands of dollars annually from both local and foreign tourists who wish to learn more about the caves or are merely adventurous.
There are about 3,000 to 4,000 who check out this place every month more so in the peak seasons of June to September and December to February. To have the opportunity to visit this place, you are required to pay Shs5, 000 per head as entrance fee for the adults while the secondary students pay 2000 and Shs3, 000 for tertiary students. Tourists from out side Uganda pay $10 per head which is about 25, 000 shillings.
It could probably be one of the most amazing and the most beautiful place with waterfall that spills off the cliff that is just above the caves and at one point there is milk-like substances that are dropping off pointed features which look like breasts and this is the reason why they called the place “Mabere ga nyina Mwiru” which means Nyina Mwiru’s breasts and the mere seeing these features makes want to visit this place every time you have the opportunity to do so.
It is so unfortunate that according to the information provided by Mr. Wilson Isingoma who is a tour guide, these places are being affected by the climate changes for example, this prolonged dry season has resulted into the drying up of the water that has been in the rocks and therefore the amount of water (milk like substances) that is dropping has reduced and within a short period of time if the drought continues, there will be nothing to see since the milk will not be dripping any more therefore no more tourists going to that site and hence reducing the amount of revenue from tourists.
Despite all the traditional believes regarding the formation of this feature, geographically these breast like features are said to be lime stones and once the water goes through them and mixes with all the chemical that form that rock, it forms the stalactite and a stalagmite which look like breasts. This water is believed to be rich in calcium carbonate so says Mr. Isingoma. That water appears like milk because it contains a lot of calcium carbonate and then the local people call it milk.
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