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      <image:title>Accommodation near Sipi Falls - Make it stand out</image:title>
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      <image:title>Accommodation near Sipi Falls - Sunset over spacious garden near Sipi Falls</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sunset over the spacious garden at Home of Friends Guesthouse in Kapchorwa near Sipi Falls, Mount Elgon</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Accommodation near Sipi Falls - Fresh juice near Sipi Falls</image:title>
      <image:caption>Guest enjoying fresh organic juice in the garden at Home of Friends Guesthouse in Kapchorwa near Sipi Falls</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Accommodation near Sipi Falls - Private double room near Sipi Falls</image:title>
      <image:caption>Private double room with mosquito net and wooden bed at Home of Friends Guesthouse in Kapchorwa near Sipi Falls</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Accommodation near Sipi Falls - Make it stand out</image:title>
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      <image:title>Home of Friends Restaurant</image:title>
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      <image:title>Home of Friends Restaurant - Chef Peter making chapatti</image:title>
      <image:caption>Chef Peter making chapatti at Home of Friends restaurant in Kapchorwa, close to Sipi Falls.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Home of Friends Restaurant - Fresh homemade breakfast Kapchorwa</image:title>
      <image:caption>Fresh homemade breakfast with chapati wraps, local fruit and coffee at Home of Friends Restaurant in Kapchorwa, Uganda</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Home of Friends Restaurant - Pizza dinner in Home of Friends garden</image:title>
      <image:caption>Enjoy eating a pizza in the lush garden of Home of Friends Guesthouse in Kapchorwa, Mount Elgon</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Home of Friends Restaurant - Fresh oats and fruits Kapchorwa</image:title>
      <image:caption>A fresh oats and fruits breakfast in the green hills of Kapchorwa, Mount Elgon</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Home of Friends Restaurant - Staff welcoming guests restaurant</image:title>
      <image:caption>Home of Friends restaurant staff Janitar welcoming guests with wooden bowls, near Sipi Falls, Mount Elgon in Uganda.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Home of Friends Restaurant - Champions cocktail juice</image:title>
      <image:caption>Home of Friends’ organic cocktail juice, loved by champions!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Home of Friends Restaurant - Guest enjoying organic juice</image:title>
      <image:caption>Guest enjoying an organic and healthy juice in the Home of Friends garden in Kapchorwa, on Mount Elgon in Uganda</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Home of Friends Restaurant - Barista Derick at coffee machine</image:title>
      <image:caption>Barista Derick in his element at the Home of Friends Guesthouse coffee machine, near Sipi Falls.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Homemade peanut butter at Home of Friends Guesthouse &amp; restaurant in Kapchorwa, Mount Elgon</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Home of Friends’ chef Charles with his homemade bread. Kapchorwa, Mount Elgon</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Home of Friends Restaurant - Homemade peanut butter and jam</image:title>
      <image:caption>The homemade peanut butter and jam of Home of Friends freshly served every morning for breakfast in Kapchorwa</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Home of Friends vegetable pizza together with a fresh cocktail. Kapchorwa, Mount Elgon</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Kapchorwa Wilderness Hike</image:title>
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      <image:title>Kapchorwa Wilderness Hike - Valley view Kapchorwa</image:title>
      <image:caption>Visitors enjoying a wide valley view during the Kapchorwa Wilderness Hike on Mount Elgon in Uganda.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Kapchorwa Wilderness Hike - Child in Kapchorwa village</image:title>
      <image:caption>Child in a village on the lower belts of Kapchorwa, Mount Elgon in Uganda.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Kapchorwa Wilderness Hike - Meeting the cave man Kapchorwa</image:title>
      <image:caption>Visitors meeting one of the cave men during the Kapchorwa Wilderness Hike on Mount Elgon in Uganda.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Home of Friends team - including guide Shadrack - during the initial exploration of the Kapchorwa Wilderness Hike.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Kapchorwa Wilderness Hike - Bedroom in cave</image:title>
      <image:caption>The door that leaves to the bedroom of one of the inhabitable caves on the lower belts of Kapchorwa Town, Mount Elgon in Uganda.</image:caption>
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