The Uganda Wildlife Authorities has introduced mountain bike-riding in Mt. Elgon National Park as a new tourist activity. The assistant warden at the national park, Mr Stephen Nyadru, while speaking at the launch on Friday, said the move is aimed at attracting more tourists. He said activities will include traversing of rocks, washouts, and steep […]
Category: Monthly archive November, 2012
Figures show that tourism has played a significant part in increasing the number of gorillas in Africa. Recent statistics show that the population of Uganda’s mountain gorillas has grown to 400, from 302 in 2006. This means that the number of mountain gorillas in Africa has increased to 880, which is good news for conservationists […]
All Photos by Richard Cunningham –World Travel Market (WTM) is a UK event aimed at the global travel industry. Almost 46,000 senior travel industry professionals, government ministers and representatives of the international media, converge on ExCeL London each year in November to attend WTM. This year World Travel Market run from the 4 to 8 […]
Daily Mail — What do you call three Doric columns on a foggy day? Pillars in the mist. OK, it’s not good, but jokes like this while away the hours on the journey back to Kampala airport after a trip to Uganda. The country is stuffed with wildlife. Not only does it have half the […]
To all the Tour and Travel Companies and organizationsthat represented Uganda in 2012 World travel Market event, Thank you for what you have done for our country, We need people like you willing to stand up and put in the effort to make a difference in marketing Uganda. World Travel Market is a global event […]
Greg Cummings leads safaris to see gorillas in their natural habitats across central Africa, in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo. Here he tells us about the arduous treks his job entails – and its heart-stopping rewards. We’re flying south over Uganda at 7,000m when our pilot starts to descend. Below us the Nile snakes through lush […]
Tourism has become an important sector in Uganda and a great contributor to foreign exchange, employment, and investment in the recent past. There has been increased investment in tourism, particularly in accommodation and related facilities to enhance tourists’ experiences in the country. The sector has become the second foreign exchange contributor after remittances from abroad. […]