Uganda Safari

UGANDA TOURISM MINISTRY EMBARKS ON FENCING GAME PARKS IN UGANDA Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities has embarked on fencing and digging trenches around the Murchison national parks to contain marauding animals. The affected districts include Nwoya, Amuru, Moyo. Communities neighboring Murchison national park have for long accused Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA and Ministry of Tourism…

Uganda in Top-10 Most Popular Sub-Saharan Africa Tourist destinations – World Bank Report The World Bank has placed Uganda in the Top-10 Most Popular Sub-Saharan Tourist destinations – destinations that are on course to turn into popular tourists’ destinations in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a World Bank report. The Tourism in Africa: Harnessing Tourism for…

Uganda Tourism Police Outs 184 Officers at Graduation KAMPALA, UGANDA – Tourism, the world’s most traded commodity and Uganda’s second foreign exchange earner at $662m behind remittances, cannot be left unattended to as an unregulated sector. The unit of 184 police officers was unveiled last week to protect and ensure safety of all tourists in…

The 1978km2 Queen Elizabeth National Park is understandably Uganda’s most popular tourist destination. The Park’s diverse ecosystems, which include sprawling savanna, shady, humid forests, sparkling lakes and fertile wetlands, make it the ideal habitat for over 95 mammal species including classic big game, ten primate species including chimpanzees and over 600 species of birds.  It…

Top 5 One-day Tours for Kampala City Excursions A list of the top 5 tours for Kampala, the best excursions near Kampala for your one day tours in Kampala 1 day Chimps trek in Budongo Forest Kaniyo-Pabidi, Murchison Falls National Park with primates and lots of birds Located in Murchison Falls National Park Budongo Forest…

When lovesick youth proclaim things like ‘I will climb any mountain for you’, they have no idea what they are saying. For Titus Kakembo, Mount Elgon looked like an attractive challenge, until he started the actual climb. Climbing Mount Elgon is one adventure that will creat the most memorable experiences for anyone. Wagagai summitin Elgon…

Future generations risk losing Nyero Rock, a tourist destination in Ngora District, to vandalism and adverse weather conditions that have ruined the archeological paintings. The three-tiered rock shelter, famous for its ancient paintings on its inner surfaces, is believed to date as far back as the Iron Age. Ms Rose Ntale Mwanja, the commissioner of…