Rwanda now has Ebola screening for visitors

22nd October 2014

Rwanda now has Ebola screening visitors from USA, Spain too for Ebola The Rwanda ministry of Health has issued health safety guidelines for Ebola screening for all incoming passengers from Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, USA and Spain or traveled to those countries in the last 22 days. The passengers are to call a toll free…

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Press Release: Health Status of Uganda Ebola, Marbug Virus

16th October 2014

Press Release: Health Status of Uganda Ebola, Marbug Virus Press Release October 15th, 2014 Health Status of Uganda Uganda Tourism Board informs all visitors, travellers and tourists, domestic and international that the Health status of the country is okay contrary to some media reports. On 28th September 2014, one case of the Marburg hemorrhagic fever…

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Construction of Uganda Martyrs Shrine Museum Commences

14th October 2014

Construction of Uganda Martyrs Shrine Museum Commences The construction of Uganda Martyrs Museum in Namugongo yesterday picked steam with Uganda president Yoder Muse Venice donating shs.410m during a special service for fundraising and laying its foundation stone. The shs 36bn multipurpose complex Museveni was told, is expected to be built in phases with its tentative…

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Bwindi Habinyanja Gorillas Family Gets New Baby

12th August 2014

BWINDI MOUNTAIN GORILLAS POPULATION INCREASES, NEW BORN BABY MOUNTAIN GORILLA FOR HABINYANJA GROUP! It was one of those very best moments everyone and every family would cherish! A NEW BORN JOINING FAMILY! An adult mountain gorilla female Nyamuhango(meaning the giant) of Habinyanja mountain gorilla family in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda gave birth to a…

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The Batwa Trail in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Batwa experience

29th July 2014
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The Batwa Trail in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Batwa experience The Batwa Trail is a community based tour product developed by the Batwa community near Bwindi in conjunction with the Uganda Wildlife Authority and Pearls of Uganda an NGO. This is giving way for the Batwa experience, a much-enjoyed tourist activity in Bwindi. It starts…

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Rwanda’s Kwita Izina (Mountain Gorilla Naming) Ceremony for July 01, 2014

23rd June 2014

Rwanda will celebrate the birth of 18 baby gorillas at the 10th anniversary of Kwita Izina, the annual gorilla naming ceremony. The event will take place in Kinigi, Musanze on 1 July 2014. This year’s theme is ‘A Decade: Conserving-Empowering-Growing’. “On this occasion, we will not only celebrate the birth of one of the world’s…

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UGANDA MINISTRY OF TOURISM ESTABLISHES TOURISM STOPOVERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY

26th March 2014

UGANDA MINISTRY OF TOURISM ESTABLISHES TOURISM STOPOVERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY Uganda Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities is setting up tourism stopovers to provide uniform information about the country. The centres will provide washrooms and information board about a particular region and centres of attraction in that region. The process includes profiling the area and…

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RELIEF AS UGANDA GORILLA PERMITS GO ONLINE

18th March 2014

RELIEF AS UGANDA GORILLA PERMITS GO ONLINE All Uganda Gorilla permits will now be displayed online, but the viewing, bookings and sale of the online Gorilla permits will only be by locally registered tour operators. The debate on putting Uganda gorilla permits was back in the media last month in which Uganda wildlife Authority Executive…

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Rwanda’s Mountain Gorilla Naming Ceremony Kwita Izina set for Awards

15th January 2014

Rwanda’s Mountain Gorilla Naming Ceremony Kwita Izina set for Awards Rwanda’s annual Kwita Izina, which invlolves the Rwandan tradition of having the community and invited guests name the baby Mountain Gorillas, will join two other projects for the United Nations World Tourism Organisation Ulysses Award. The finals are set for Madrid, Spain on January 22nd.…

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