Taking advantage of a single East Africa tourist Visa

When a single East Africa tourism Visa was introduced last year, many critics said that it won’t help in improving tourism in the member countries which include Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya. However, the current evidence shows that it is “dream come true” as many visitors have been attracted to these countries due to the reduced costs. Initially, a visitor interested in visiting these 3 East African countries were required to obtain a Visa card for each country before he/she is allowed to freely visit but this was put to an end last year when a single visa was introduced.

All the member states have seen an improvement in their respective tourism industries following the introduction of a single visa with the number of visitors hosted monthly multiplying that of the past years. This has positively boosted the economy of East Africa especially that of the member states as more money is received from tourism.

The introduction of a single visa in Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda is an additional advantage to the tourism fraternities which are found in these countries that have continuously attracted people from different countries. One of the leading attractions is the rare mountain gorillas with Uganda and Rwanda acting as a home to 95% of the world’s total population of the primates. It is this reason that led to East Africa being ranked as the leading tourism destination on the continent. Many people keep wondering how these small countries stand out of the many as the best for an adventurous safari and some have been forced to travel and tour them before they could believe and found out that its true. The nature that sprawls allover East Africa gives a breathtaking experience which is hard to enjoy in other destinations.

Different tour operators from the 3 East African countries, Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya have today taken advantage of the single East Africa tourism visa card by marketing their safaris at a lower cost a thing that has greatly attracted tourism to buy their safaris which are not as expensive as those in other countries. Many of them including Maranatha Tours and Travel have come out and thanked the governments of the 3 countries for coming up with a single Visa card which has enabled them to gain momentum in business by the attraction of more visitors.