The intention to travel is always your personal choice and the responsibility of ensuring personal safety during the trip totally lies in your hands. However as the governments of countries where tourists travel from, the safety and security of citizens…
Like most safari destinations in Africa, most of the national parks in Uganda lie far from Kampala city centre and in one way or the other, most tourists have been finding it hard for them to realize their long time…
Uganda is blessed with a diverse collection of tourism fraternity that has led to an increase in the number of safaris packages each year. These attractions are so unique and this is why the country is considered to be the…
Though poaching in Uganda is on an increasing rate, it has not stopped the exercise of counting the Hippos. This practice is carried out once in 2 years with the main aim of monitoring the population trend of these elegant…
Kasubi tombs happens to be the burial ground of the late Baganda kings and is a very enormous cultural site in this Uganda’s largest kingdom.This place is comprised of various attributes that bring back the memories of the life of…
Online Gorilla tracking permits stopped in Uganda Because of the growing demand for conservation tourism and the promotion of primate tourism, Uganda launched an online gorilla tracking system targeting international markets. The project was aimed at bringing attention to the…
Following the recently concluded presidents summit which was held in Kampala attended by Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyata, Rwanda’s Paul Kagame, Uganda’s Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and representatives from Tanzania, South Sudan and Burundi, a single East African Visa was launched. Tourists…
Every 3rd of June is a public holiday in Uganda and it is marked by the world church calendar. Namugongo pilgrim site was canonized by Pope Paul VI on 18th October 1964 during the Vatican II conference. He did this…
Birding Safaris are expected to increase as Uganda Wildlife Education Centre moves in to protect ostriches (one of the endangered birds) in northern parts specifically Karamoja region. Uganda Wildlife Education Centre has embarked on a move to use artificial incubators…
According to the area’s conservation manager, John Masereka, more cheetahs have been sighted in Kidepo Valley National Park. Cheetahs belong to the cut family more like the Leopard and are among the rarest animals in Africa. In Uganda, cheetahs were…