Have a Chance to See Mountain Gorillas in Uganda Would you be able to see him?” whispers our guide Augustine as you go through the thick vegetation encompassing us, yet unpractical eyes can’t locate any indication of life. As we strain our ears to the sound of branches being broken close-by, a shaggy, solid arm rises […]

East Africa Launches Tourism Portal East Africa launches tourism to simplify information flow Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda launch East Africa Tourism portal. In a move to advertise the region as single tourism destination, the three Northern Corridor assimilation project partner states of Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda launched the East African Tourism portal. The launch of the […]

Improve Hotel Services – Minister Kamuntu Tourism minister calls upon Ugandans to improve Hotel Services to Boost Tourism. Ephraim Kamuntu who is the Tourism Minister asked hotel owners and their managers to improve on their services that are being offered to clients so that it can boost tourism industry. Talking at festivities to mark 50 […]

2017 DECLARED TO BE A YEAR FOR UGANDA TOURISM  The Uganda Ministry of Tourism has proclaimed that 2017 is an enormous tourism year for improving the country’s image. The nation has set out on the undertakings of tourism advancement and preservation organisations keeping in mind the end goal to start new thoughts that will set […]

Top Tourism Destinations – Uganda 4th in the Top 10 In the top tourism destinations, Uganda has been named fourth in the top tourism destinations in the world by Rough guides, a leading travel publisher. The countries that were declared ahead of Uganda were India, Scotland and Canada. Coming after Uganda was Bolivia which was […]

Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo dates for 2017 confirmed Uganda Tourism Board has confirmed dates at which it will be hosting the third Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo 2017 (POATE-2017). The event will be held from the 17th to 19th, February 2017 at Kololo Independence Grounds in Kampala. The main objective of hosting the expo […]

4 New Tourism Products Unveiled Four New tourism products aimed at boosting Uganda’s tourism capacity have been unveiled. Thanks to the efforts by the Uganda Tourism Association (UTA) and Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) in conjunction with Trade Mark East Africa (TMEA) The above three bodies together with private tourism agencies unveiled the new tourism products, […]

Uganda to Increase Tourist Numbers with Improved Road Networks to Attractions  Uganda is planning to increase tourist numbers in the next coming five years 4 million visitors anually. This will be done through improving transportation networks to all the national parks and other attractions in Uganda. He again said that Uganda’s tourism attraction mainly gorilla […]

Uganda’s exhibition viewed at the World Travel Market expo in London. In the recently concluded World Travel Market (WTM) expo that took place in London, Uganda tourism won wider publicity and keen interest in UK’s top media leading to inquisitive inquiries in the destination. World Travel Market is the largest tourism expo in the whole […]