Uganda is set to target East African tourists as a way of improving and increasing numbers of tourist arrivals. This revelation comes as the country is set to exhibit at the forthcoming Magical Kenya Travel Show from 2nd to 4th October 2019 at KICC in Nairobi. According to communication by officials from Uganda Tourism Board,…
Uganda’s tourism has once again registered an increase in revenue in the 2018/2019 financial year whereby over Shs 5.8 trillion ($1.6 billion) was received. This makes the country’s tourism sector the top foreign exchange earner. Report from the Annual Tourism Sector Performance for the financial year 2018/2019 indicate that tourism revenue increased from Shs 5.3…
Rwanda to Name Baby Gorillas During the Kwita Izina (2024 Update) Rwanda to name baby gorillas during the Kwita Izina: The 2024 Kwita Izina in Rwanda will be conducted on 18th October 2024, an event where majority confine to celebrate sustainable and responsible tourism. The 2024 Kwita Izina will mark the 20th gorilla naming session….
Uganda airlines after more than a decade of being non-operational have finally been revived with flight schedules and discounted airfares being announced ahead of its maiden flights to at least 7 African destinations. The recently revived Uganda airlines are scheduled to hit the sky of 7 regional destinations after more than 16 years of ceasing…
Uganda Wildlife Authority to increase the price for gorilla trekking permits from $600 to $700 per trekker. This means that with effect from 1st July 2020 and beyond, foreign non-residents will need $700 to secure a gorilla permit to trek mountain gorillas in either Bwindi National Park or in Mgahinga National Park. Foreign residents will…
Uganda Airlines has rescheduled its inaugural flights from the earlier planned and communicated 31st July to end of August. This development is due to the hold-up in securing one of the requirements- the Air Operator Certification (AOC) which authorizes any aircraft to operate commercial flights and is expected to be acquired by 28th July. This…
Tourists visiting Uganda are guaranteed of staying safe despite confirmed Ebola outbreak in the country, especially Kasese District in western Uganda (on the Uganda-DRC border). The Minister of State for Tourism-Hon Godfrey Kiwanda said that the index case within Kasese is isolated and the family members of the victims of the virus have been traced….
If the Government’s proposal for construction of a power dam in Murchison falls is to go by, then Uganda’s prime and most visited National Park-Murchison Falls National Park, is to lose its iconic attraction and the number one reason thousands of tourists visit the Conservation Area. Only just one month after the court ruled in…
The 3rd of June every year is an important time in Uganda’s Calendar because it’s the day the country commemorates the Uganda Martyrs day, to honor the 45 young converts of both Anglicanism (23) and Catholicism (22) that lost their lives on the orders of then King of Buganda Kingdom-Kabaka Mwanga II between 31st January…
Mountain gorillas have an interesting lifestyle which can be experienced when you visit the four amazing Gorilla trekking destinations-Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga Gorilla National Parks in Uganda, Virunga National Park in Democratic Republic of Congo and Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Mountain Gorillas live in families/Groups of 5-30 individuals with a dominant silverback (being the…