The Ihimba hot springs are situated on Kabale

Kabale

Kabale is a city in Western Uganda. It is the 'chief town' of Kabale District and the district headquarters are located there. The district is named after the town.-Location:...

-Katuna

Katuna

Katuna is a town in Kabale District of Uganda at the border with Rwanda. In Kinyarwanda language the town is called Katuna.-Location:Gatuna is located on the Ugandan border with Rwanda, in extreme southwestern Uganda. The town is located in Kamuganguzi Sub-county, Ndorwa County, in Kabale District...

 Road, approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi), south of Kabale

Kabale

Kabale is a city in Western Uganda. It is the 'chief town' of Kabale District and the district headquarters are located there. The district is named after the town.-Location:...

. The Ihimba hot springs

Hot Springs

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 derive their name from the Bahimba people who live near these springs.

The Ihimba hot springs are muddy but pleasant pools on the side of the highway, partially obscured by a eucalyptus

Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia...

 forest.

They are well known by local residents for their healing properties. Many of the Bakiga

Bakiga

The Kiga people, or Abakiga , are an ethnic group located in northern Rwanda and southern Uganda. The Kiga speak a Bantu language called Rukiga. They are sometimes referred to as the Chiga or Kiga, while the singular form is Umukiga...

 of Kigezi

Kigezi

Kigezi District once covered what are now Kabale District, Kanungu District, Kisoro District and Rukungiri District, in southwest Uganda. Its terraced fields are what gives this part of Uganda its distinctive character. Kigezi was popularly known as the Switzerland of East Africa...

 and the people of Rwanda

Rwanda

Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

, suffering from rheumatism

Rheumatism

Rheumatism or rheumatic disorder is a non-specific term for medical problems affecting the joints and connective tissue. The study of, and therapeutic interventions in, such disorders is called rheumatology.-Terminology:...

, backache and other ailments use the healing properties of the Ihimba hot springs.