The president appeals to tourists to visit Uganda

The president of Uganda H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged tourists from different countries to come and have a glance at some of the natural wonders found in the pearl of Africa. Speaking this, he was at the grand opening of the 39^th World Congress Africa Travel association (UTA) which was held in Kampala. In his words, he said that if beats his understanding when Africa is seen as one country yet it is a continent with very many countries and problems of one country may not affect the other. He said this because of the Ebola crisis that broke up in western Africa and tourists were discouraged even those who were planning to tour Uganda ended up canceling their safaris.

At this point, he asked people from different corners of the world to come to Uganda and embrace its unique tourism fraternities. He noted that “if birds in Europe can fly to Africa to discover new places, then why not the people especially in this information age”. His words were summarized by promising that the government will fight hard to see that problems facing the tourism industry are dealt with for example, poor infrastructure, poor conservation, poor promotion and many others.

This five days conference with a theme “tourism is everyone’s business” is held in Kampala and this time, delegates from different countries are expected to attend. Different issues concerning the world’s tourism will be discussed and various ways improving the sector will be reached at. The conference will also bring together both international and local tour operators under their umbrella –Africa Tourism Association (ATA).This organization which was founded in 1975 is based in the United States of America and its main objective is to sell Africa’s tourism fraternities to North America and the outside world.

Though Uganda is commonly known for harboring the rare mountain gorillas, it has other adventurous tourism wonders visitors can enjoy looking at on their safari. The 10 National parks found in the country are so stunning with thrilling natural wonders. While in the country, one can enjoy a wide collection of activities like;- gorilla tracking, game viewing, bird watching, cultural walks, hiking, nature walks, bungee jumping, spot fishing, chimpanzee trekking, city tours and many more. These provide a visitor with an entertaining holiday while in Uganda which is unforgettable.