Gorilla Trekking: 9 Tips for unforgettable trips
Welcome to the world of Gorilla Trekking! If you’re planning a trip to see these magnificent creatures, then you’re in for a treat. Gorilla trekking requires a great deal of planning [...]
Welcome to the world of Gorilla Trekking! If you’re planning a trip to see these magnificent creatures, then you’re in for a treat. Gorilla trekking requires a great deal of planning [...]
To make the most out of your trip, we have put together ten tips that will help you plan an unforgettable vacation in Uganda.
Mountain Gorilla Conservation History Mountain Gorillas were considered worthy protection and the American Carl Akeley persuaded the Belgians to protect their Congolese and Rwandan Volcano slopes [...]
5 Days Cultural Tour with Primates Day 1: Entebbe – Kampala – Kibale Morning will be picked from your Hotel at Kampala at 7.00am and proceed to Fort Portal.. The drive follows [...]
Flamingoes Mountain gorillas a number 1 attraction in Uganda is based at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest park. Gorilla safaris have continued to attract many visitors to Uganda. The major national [...]
Uganda honey production used to be high and and go up to 500,000 tonnes. But surprisingly Uganda currently produces only 26,000 tonnes. This shows how Ugandans are failing to respond to natural [...]
Uganda is now celebrating 7 more cities where Citizens of these former towns now are called city dwellers on Wednesday 1st July 2020 when they woke up cities dwellers and their cities capacity [...]
1. make sure they fit well (cannot be one-size-fits-all like now proposed) 2. all the material to be used to be suitable (cloth masks have no effect on viruses at all but may give some protection [...]
Uganda flying safaris with Covid -19 Pandemic Travel Hemispheres safaris offer scheduled special flying tour packages to the Pearl of Africa Uganda. That will help you experience the hospitality [...]
As covid19 is not only affecting people but also the protection of endangered Mountain gorillas in Congo when rebel militia attacked the park and killed 12 rangers protecting Mountain Gorillas in [...]
As I write here in Uganda the country is at lockdown. By the way is lockdown a new word or it has been created because of this pandemic. Uganda has been safari destination country in Africa [...]
The detection of the Mountain Gorillas took place in the Virunga Mountains, on October 17th, 1902, by Captain Robert von Beringe. In festivity of this event and to promote the preservation of the [...]
Uganda “The Pearl of Africa” now “Gifted by Nature” was once described by Sir Winston Churchill at the start of the last century in 1908,.. “has a unique description which cannot be close to the [...]
Uganda is land locked country in Africa. Uganda is located in the East African region that borders Kenya in the East, Tanzania, Rwanda in the south , Sudan the north and in the west DRC [...]
Its time again 3rd of June when many people from all walks of life throng to Namugongo to pray for the Uganda martyrs. Many people have walked the entire distance from Gulu district about 300 [...]
The executive director of the Chimpanzee Trust, Lilly Ajarova has stated that Dr. Jane Goodall shall be in Uganda attending the celebrations to commemorate 20 years of Ngamba Island chimp [...]
The initial trickles of the Nile first streamed in Uganda and all the enormous safaris endeavored is back on the travel map after 20 years. Some of the safaris in Uganda are: like gorilla [...]
The kingdom swanks uganda’s tourism attractions that is to say amabere ganyina mwiru, the Rwenzori Mountains ,tea plantations and the royal tombs . Other attractions are the King’s [...]
The Government stopped illegal mining of gold, logging and encroachment that were pushing Bwindi to her knees. The fact that part of the landscape where the mountain gorillas stay in Uganda and [...]
People changed forests and constructed small, impermanent clearings “focusing on economically precious tree species. Time before European settlers indoors in the Americas in 1492, the [...]
Travelers who expect an exotic and adventurous travel in Africa — specifically having a “safari image in mind — would find both places for adventures and for relaxation exist. [...]
Uganda is a highlights reel of the African landscape. With its dense misty forests, snow-peaked mountains, glassy lakes and sprawling savannas, it’s no wonder Winston Churchill dubbed this the [...]
Rare Uganda Mountain gorillas sorrounds baby bang as another mountain gorilla gives birth to ayoung one in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. It lies on the ledge of the rift [...]
Presently like humans who rely on reading glasses when they age, older wild bonobo apes can benefit from magnifying eyewear, new research shows. Bonobos — among the closest primate [...]
The world’s outstanding abode to the throttlehold of giraffe is Uganda, by way of above 800 of these striking fauna inhabit in Murchison Falls National Park which is the largest park in [...]
Uganda’s novel helix is in its pace. These days now Uganda saunters with its head held above as it settles amid it’s tourism destination countries having re-energized its tourism industry [...]
The Bambuti are a huntsman – gatherer community originate in the western part of Uganda .They are closely linked to the Batwa pygmies found in Uganda leading to cultural safaris which is also [...]
Mountain Mgahinga: Mountain Gahinga a Kinyarwanda word for a pile of volcanic lava stone heaps a round the cultivation farms and gardens which are carried out. At the foot of the mountain. [...]
The delivery of a new baby mountain gorilla in Bwindi Forest National Park on 21st/Aug/2016 brought smiles on the faces of wildlife lovers. Bwindi is known for gorilla tracking. The baby [...]
kidepo valley National Park nominated the 4th Africa’s leading National park announced by the World Travel Awards. Kidepo Valley National Park lies in the rugged, semi arid valleys between [...]
Dubai Tourism shows commitment to Uganda by embarking on it’s first-ever road show on the street of Kampala, casting Uganda in a light it would have taken it years to generate. The same will also [...]
Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, basically restricted in Bwindi Impenetrable National park , comprises a large ancient forest at altitudes with a leg on each side of from 1,160 to 2607 [...]
Cooperation is frequently hailed the same as a key in attribute that separates humans from animals, except researchers believed that our bordering relative, the chimpanzee, can learn to labor as [...]
Lions are mammals of the family Felidae and one of four ”big cats” in the genus oanthera. They are the second leading feline genus ,following the tiger leading to adventure safari in Uganda [...]
Whale Headed stork is unusual ,impressive and captivating and main concern number one for any birding safaris in Uganda . With a world population estimated of 12000- 15000 individuals , [...]
Without plants and animalswhich are found in the forests like Bwindi impenetrable , our lives would not be possible. Oxygen, clean water and soil, and our earliest tools, food, and clothing came [...]
By the effect from today July 22nd, tourists on the look out to come to Uganda will shell out half of the money they have been paying for single entry tourist visas. The government has halve [...]
Warm and friendly people Ugandans are some of the friendliest and most welcoming people you could ever hope to meet. The locals will greet you with gigantic smiles wherever you go in this [...]
Mountain gorilla trekking permits are a must have for tourists before they are allowed to view these rear primates. It should be noted that the Uganda Wildlife Authority instructed all the tour [...]
It is important that everyone should be concerned about environment because the environment benefits everyone. Environment should be a concern to very country in the world in order to save for [...]
It is not every day that one can drive to a game park in Uganda in about three hours from Kampala. Lake Mburo National Game Park in Kiruhura district, only 50km from fast growing town of Mbarara, [...]
Kampala Capital City Authority launched a historical buildings’ map showing 51 historical buildings. The map entitled “Kampala’s Historical Buildings and Sites-Our valuable but [...]
The arrival of the Christian missionaries, Anglican and Catholic, set the stage for new developments, and marked a turning point in the religious life of the people of Buganda; as well as the [...]
Scientists say they have solved a long-standing mystery about what makes some birds red — a color that, when found in beaks and feathers, shows strong sex appeal. The genes affecting [...]
Egyptian authorities were investigating reports late Friday that there was smoke on the doomed EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo shortly before it crashed into the Mediterranean. “We are [...]
Three Marketing firms PHG for North America, Kamageo for UK and Ireland, and KPRN for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, are to represent Uganda in the respective travel markets. These firms were [...]
Those who wish to enjoy visiting Uganda need to take into consideration that they need a visa once they arrive in the country. Since July 2015, citizens coming from all over the world can get a [...]
Uganda cultural safaris and tours
Uganda returns from the abyss – Once the place for a safari, Uganda fell victim to violence and political turmoil. It has now rid itself of warlords and experienced an economic revival. The [...]
Uganda is a comparative newcomer to today’s international tourism scene, which has benefited both the country’s natural environment and the tourism experience it offers. We have avoided the trap [...]
Many people are yet to appreciate that bird watching is the fast growing tourism sector that is worth more than $ 5b .From the source of the white Nile on Lake Victoria to the snow capped [...]
Those who wish to enjoy visiting Uganda need to take into consideration that they need a visa once they arrive in the country. Since July 2015, citizens coming from all over the world can get a [...]
There can be few destinations on earth where one can expect to find almost 612 avian species in one park alone Uganda Queen Elizabeth National Park. 451 species have been recorded in the [...]
Uganda is one of the country whose economic growth rate has been increasing t the expense of the environment. Increased economic growth does not match with sustainable use of natural resources. [...]
If Uganda is in deeded gifted by nature ,then one of the greatest gifts that our “peal of Africa is blessed with is the extraordinary diversity of its plant and animal population . Countries [...]
British Airways has announced that it will suspend its flights to Uganda effective October 2015. The reason for this decision is the increasing number of airlines linking Entebbe with the Middle [...]
Uganda national parks used to be protected by their own force. This force was highly trained and experienced at protecting wildlife . They were trained until seen that someone is developing [...]
Our African Safaris Why Travel Hemispheres is a Premier African Safari Management Company Travel Hemispheres Limited is an African Safari Management company that has arranged hundreds of [...]
Do Chimpanzees Exterminate themselves? Many beliefs have come up that human pressure has reduced these primate numbers on earth. However through study for decades on number of chimpanzees , have [...]
Fighting Poaching Should Take Center Stage in Great Lakes Countries of East Africa Uganda together with Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have joined efforts to strengthen security [...]
Is it an iWatch, or Smart Watch or Apple Watch Rumours are over , predictions are over. Apple last night released an iwatch which many have been expecting and called it Apple Watch. Many [...]
Uganda tourism is going to be promoted in Japan according to The New Vision News paper at Kampala KAMPALA – where Legislators from the Japanese parliament are to promote Uganda as [...]
The Catholic Archbishop of Kampala, Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, used the yesterday’s Martyrs day celebrations to ask each Catholic to contribute at least Shs 1,000 per month to help expand the [...]
he man who acted as former Ugandan dictator president, Idi Amin Dada in the popular film Rise and Fall of Idi Amin has died at the age of 70. Joseph Olita died suddenly at his rural home in South [...]
The Cranes were two weeks ago however given a rude awakening of how deceptive FIFA’s rankings can be. Uganda was beaten 2-1 by a visibly better playing Madagascar in the first leg of Nations Cup [...]
Kiplimo romped to a comfortable victory, clocking 2:09:23 to beat over 3,600 runners on a foggy day with temperatures averaging 15 degrees and a high humidity of over 86% to win Beppu Marathon In [...]
African Queen returns to Nile watersPublish Date: Jan 17, 2014 African Queen returns to Nile waters mail img The African Queen boat motors on the Nile in Jinja, Uganda, on December 21, 2013. [...]
Kigezi as known to those who occupied it before the colonialists and come the separation of power by creating many districts of Uganda now. Kabale was the seat of the former Kigezi District [...]
A honeymoon comes once in a lifetime and there is no better way to enjoy it than going for a safari in Africa. Our honeymoon holiday will combine exclusive activities to stimulate romance, [...]
In the year 1907, Winston Churchill baptised this place Uganda the “Pearl of Africa” –he believed Uganda was the best place in Africa, and rightly so. After 105 years, one of the world’s leading [...]
Uganda is not just a birder”s paradise , it’s one of the richest countries in the World in terms of winged wonders. | The East African nation is the place to go to see the magestic crowned crane [...]
Governments and Conservation partners launch new initiative to tackle the scourge of poaching, illegal ivory trade and associated national, regional and global security issues. $80 million over [...]
Travel Hemispheres: African Safari Management Company in Africa, is one of the leading tour operators in Uganda and Rwanda and championed Honeymoon tours, flying safaris and other unique [...]
“We found ten corpses by the road side near Benisheik just before Ngamdu Village; the victims were beheaded and their heads placed on their chests,” said the security source. [...]
More than 80 elephants have been killed for their ivory by poachers who used cyanide to poison a water hole in Zimbabwe’s largest game park. Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi confirmed the [...]
On your way drive to Jinja after Mukono town is the Ssezibwa falls. People from Buganda have paid visit to this site for the last decades. People have found it to be another or their 2nd home. [...]
The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) is the largest of all the gorillas and is the most endangered. The world’s remaining 820 mountain gorillas live in three different countries in [...]
Dr. Jane Goodall today released 17 African Grey parrots at Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary. These birds were confiscated from Bulgaria in April 2010. “I am excited to be here and pull [...]
Ugandan Hoteliers bank on domestic travel during school holidays, when parents take time out and bring their families for a vacation but this expectation has been turned down. This is because [...]
In one of our Newsleters we have been publishing recently, we have been publishing news on poaching in African national parks. And most targeted are elephants because of their husks. Africa has [...]
As Christians embark on the celebrations of the Easter this weekend, the Abayudaya community is marking a different activity all together. The Abayudaya community, which is stationed at Nabugoye [...]
Rhino and Zebra at Nairobi National park JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Three suspected rhinoceros poachers were killed in a shoot-out with rangers in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, a [...]
New Uganda Gorilla Flying Safaris Why not? Enjoy Discounted New Uganda Gorilla flying Safari in the months of April and May at reduced price of USD150 per person us . Travel Hemispheres [...]
Vista Jet International, which is one of the world’s luxury private Aviation Company for the first time ever landed one of its international air crafts at the Entebbe airport found in Uganda and [...]
Gorilla Trekking in Africa is done in Uganda and Rwanda plus few treks in Congo – Democratic Republic of Congo. This is a unique thing that you can do if you love traveling. There are two [...]
Serengeti National Park (Senapa) has been hailed as the best natural wonderland and tourist destination in Africa by US-based tour operators. Serengeti national park is located in Tanzania in [...]
KAMPALA, Feb 7 – Uganda’s army on Thursday recovered a cache of elephant tusks that it says was hidden by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group in the jungles of the Central African [...]
The decision to award the Chinese company the multibillion deal has been preceded by close to two years of lengthened court battles that saw multiple revocations, sanctions, investigations [...]
The New vision a Ugandan Daily News paper has written about Murchisons falls national park is getting an increased number of tourists and increased revenue. This projection is based on the [...]
Great news for the Uganda tourism sector as one of our own national park which is Kidepo Valley managed by Uganda Wildlife Authority, has been named by the prestigious CNN Travel website as the [...]
Africa is in the midst of an epic elephant slaughter. Conservation groups say poachers are wiping out tens of thousands of elephants a year, more than at any time in the previous two decades, [...]
There is a lot that goes on in the thickets on Ngamba Island. Though it is frequently presented as a serene sanctuary that would make a haven even for human beings, the activities of its [...]
Murchison falls national park is largest wildlife park in Uganda. It is located in the north west part of the country. The great River Nile passes through this park and forms thunderous gigantic [...]
A Ugandan survey found that the population has risen from 786 in 2010 to 880 today, due to conservation efforts The world’s population of mountain gorillas has increased by more than 10% in [...]
On 15th December Coastal Aviation will start daily flights between the Seregenti and Entebbe to link with fly Uganda Services to major national parks in Uganda . These include Murchison falls, [...]
According the survay done by the Lonely Planet the most world No1 travel guide survey. Uganda is going to be among the top destinations to receive more number of tourists in year 2012. [...]
It has been discovered that earnings from tourism sector are expected to decline if East African Community States do not come up with strong measures to solve this problem. Climatic change [...]
Bwindi National Park in southwestern Uganda commonly referred a impenetrable forest was recently awarded the prestigious Certificate of Excellence from the TRIP ADVISOR which honors businesses [...]
Domestic tourism is growing in Eat African countries of Kenya,Uganda, Tanzania,Rwanda and Burundi. East African tour operators and experts say domestic tourism is slowly catching up . All East [...]
A new species of monkey found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and identified as Lesula (Cercopithecus lomamiensis) is seen in this undated photograph in the science journal PLOS One. The [...]
Uganda experiences 2 rainy seasons. Usually the September – November season is the heaviest. At times roads and bridges are washed away and make transport difficult within this period. Uganda is [...]
LONDON, on Aug 12th A Ugandan Steven Kiprotich won the gold medal in the Olympic marathon on Sunday to bring the curtain down on the athletics events at the 2012 Games. The marathon, that [...]
The number of tourists coming to Uganda from the UK and Ireland has surpassed previous years’ records despite the recent Ebola outbreak. A statement from the Uganda High Commission in London said [...]
On Saturday 25th August 2012,it was finally confirmed that suspected Ebola Patients had been tested Negative of the deadly Virus which Kills 9 out of 10 of the Total number of patients it [...]
Fred Bukenya
A NATIONAL park in Congo best known for its endangered mountain gorillas is now inviting tourists to go on overnight treks to see a volcano spurting fountains of lava 300m into the air. Mount [...]
The number of mountain gorillas in the Virunga vault that combine the gorillas of Uganda , Rwanda and Congo has increased according to experts. The number is believed to have reached 900 from [...]
Ugandan Hoteliers bank on domestic travel during school holidays, when parents take time out and bring their families for a vacation but this expectation has been turned down. This is because [...]
The growth of Uganda’s tourism sector is partly dependent on the promotion of domestic tourism. According to the analysis so done, it indicates that the tourism industry in Uganda safaris is [...]
Rwanda times STOCKHOLM: Denmark’s largest and most influential newspaper, Politiken, has placed Rwanda safaris at the top of a list of the World’s tourist destinations that are overlooked, The [...]
AFRICA rally champion Jamie Whyte leads the list of drivers who will take part in this year’s Africa Rally Championship, the KCB Mt. Gorilla rally set for June 4-6 in Rwanda. Over 25 [...]
Two species of Rhinos once roamed the savannahs and woodlands of Uganda. Today, the Rhinos are gone from Uganda, wiped out by war and harsh economic conditions that led poachers to hunt them [...]
Another community tourism initiative by COBATI, the Community Based Tourism Initiative founded by Maria Baryamujura has been initiated among the Nubian Famillies. The Nubian villages, over 30 of [...]
The number of mountain gorillas, a critically endangered species, has increased by more than 26% in one of the two locations of Virunga national park and Bwindi impenetrable forest national park [...]
With two moves happening at the same time – the recent commencement of the EAC Common market freedoms of movement of people, capital and trade, and the envisioned single visa provision for [...]
AFRICA rally champion Jamie Whyte leads the list of drivers who will take part in this year’s Africa Rally Championship, the KCB Mt. Gorilla rally set for June 4-6 in Rwanda. Over 25 [...]
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has welcomed some of the most clamorous personalities in the world. He has met former US President Bill Clinton, George Bush II. He rubbed shoulders with Prince Charles [...]
Murchison falls national park is largest wildlife park in Uganda. It is located in the north west part of the country. The great River Nile passes through this park and forms thunderous gigantic [...]
Tourism, trade and industry minister Kahinda Otafiire on Thursday launched the tracking of the Nshongi Gorilla group in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The Nshongi gorilla family, believed to [...]
Gorilla tracking is no. 1 tourist attraction in Uganda. Uganda Wildlife Authority the custodian of Uganda national parks is setting a new way and easy way of tracking gorillas in the wild by [...]
Three people emerged terrified but happy to be alive after their plane made an emergency landing on the busy Kampala-Masaka highway, reports Jude Kafuuma of New vision. Â Clients had taken uganda [...]
Recently a group of fourteen German tourists arrived in the country to study opportunities in eco- tourism. The group will also provide humanitarian assistance to the [...]
The fire from Mufumbiro Mountains in Rwanda that ravaged Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda has been stopped, officials of the Uganda Wildlife Authority have said.According the public [...]
The fire from Mufumbiro Mountains in Rwanda that ravaged Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda has been stopped, officials of the Uganda Wildlife Authority have said. According the public [...]
Japanese decision to open an embassy an embassy in Kigali was announced by the Japanese secretary of state for foreign affairs ,Ms .Seiko Hashimoto , who visited Kigari last mouth. Rwanda [...]
Angie Genade the Executive Director of Rhino Fund Uganda  with RHINO TONS OF HAPPINESS AND PRIDE has announced the birth of the first baby rhino in Uganda in 28 YEARS !!!!  Rhinos became [...]
Eighteen new baby born gorillas will be named at the function to be held on the foot of the virunga Mountains in Kinigi sector Musanze district. The gorilla party is expected to attract over 100 [...]
An Air France jet with 228 people on a flight to Paris vanished over the Atlantic Ocean after flying into towering thunderstorms and sending an automated message that the electrical system had [...]
At recently held conference for business development in Kampala , an official of Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) ; Geoffrey Masaba the business Development Manager, Â Â in Kampala last week said [...]
Rwenzori  Trekking Services will develop a climbing trail from Kilembe in Kasese district western Uganda up to and including the main peaks of Margherita and Alexanderia on the Rwenzori [...]
 Gorilla revenues have risen from zero shilling in 1990 to Ug Shs 6.6 billion (about$3.3 million) from gorilla permits alone in 2008, accounting for 50.4% of the internally generated revenue [...]
 Africa is the oldest continent on earth having remained in place since the breakup of panacea 200million years ago. The array of ecosystem and organisms contained with in its forest rivers [...]
There can be few destinations on earth where one can expect to find almost 612 avian species in one park alone Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park. 451 species have been recorded in the [...]
KIGALI, RWANDA – Rwanda Office of Tourism and National Parks (ORTPN) last year in December unveiled Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda’s third and largest park. Nyungwe which was a game [...]
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Barack Obama became the first black US president yesterday, making history before a sea of people and declaring the United States in the midst of a crisis that can be defeated with a united sense [...]
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Air Uganda a local airline registered here in Uganda has celebrated its 1st anniversary. The airline has entered into partnership with Belgian Airline SN Brusseels to fly its passengers to [...]
Imagine having numerous travel consultants and agent all over the world and one can talk and communicate with them so easily. This Amazing. Indeed the Internet is one of the most fascinating [...]
Wildlife guards are being evacuated from a gorilla reserve in the Congo as Tutsi rebels close in on the park. The ranger station, which lies in the southern half of the Virunga National Park on [...]
A new airfield has been opened in the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park. The airfield is located between the Famous Bwindi national park famous for Mountain gorilla tracking [...]
Scientists who thought they were fighting a loosing battle to protect the gorillas of central a Africa, a report of a rare piece of News came up about these gorillas after new census of western [...]
Of recent Entebbe International Airport has seen an increased flight arrivals in a week. With successfully holding one of the biggest conferences in the world CHOGM that was held in Uganda [...]
The mountain gorillas, that are predominantly in Bwindi Forest are not threatened by extinction, Dr Alastair McNeilage, an ecologist who led the census of gorillas in 2005 has said. “There has [...]
NAIROBI – Kenyans is facing a third day of opposition protests on Friday as the death toll mounted from rallies against President Mwai Kibaki’s disputed re-election. At least eight people [...]
The launch of Kampala Serena hotel on November last year is indication that tourism sectors in Uganda foray into a lucrative up market travel circuit. With the aim of the hotel management [...]
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) will on Sunday 2nd December 2007  start relocating 20 jackson’s hartebeest and 20 waterbucks from Murchison Falls National Park to Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve. [...]
Eight poachers were caught red handed with buffalo meat in the Akagera National Park located in the eastern province of Rwanda in September . This was during the usual park controls by the Rwanda [...]
Uganda’s development pushes 10years ahead due Preparations for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) have Florence Mugasha, the Deputy Secretary General of the commonwealth [...]
The stunningly beautiful Bujagali Falls lies some ten kilometres below Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake and source of the River Nile. Although lacking a single massive drop of the kind that [...]
The loveliness of Bujumbura can be manifested right from Rwanda as the journey continues to Burundi capital. Rwanda and Burundi are largely flat land with few interesting hilly areas that [...]
International Police commonly known as Interpol will be deployed in Uganda during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) due to take place November 2007. The International Police [...]
A lot of Money has been injected by the Ministry of Tourism to promote tourism during and after the Commonwealth Summit. The commissioner for tourism, Grace said the ministry has started building [...]
African civil Aviation Authorities are opposed to the introduction of Carbon Miles an Environmental tax being imposed by the European Union on the airlines Industry. The officials say carbon [...]
THE Ugandan second top attractions, chimpanzees one of them turn 43 as the oldest.   The birthday party had been delayed for two weeks to teach him table manners and how to cut the cake. But [...]
The tender to provide vehicles to be used for commonwealth summit have not yet been awarded said the spokesperson for the National Task Force. The procurement process for transport for [...]
More Millions of US dollars has yet been released for the beautification of Kampala and Entebbe, as the Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting set for November 2007 move nearer and nearer. [...]
Following travel receipts in 2006, tourism sector is third forex earner in Rwanda. Speaking during the annual Gorilla Naming event that took place at Kinigi in the northern Province on 30th June, [...]
As the summit is moving closer Entebbe International Airport has so far completed 70% of the renovations in preparation for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) due November. [...]
GOOD news for Uganda’s tourism industry. The Ugandan mountain gorillas that had moved to the Rwandan side of the Virunga Ranges have returned to Mgahinga National Park. Seven of the eleven [...]
Rwanda is a unique and rich in natural scenic beauty. It’s a country of thousands hills that are still natural and covered with forest ideal for adventure and boosts the Country’s Primates as [...]
The Commonwealth Heads of government’s summit November to focus on Climate change and global warming as one of the key issues that will be deliberated upon in Kampala Uganda. Commonwealth heads [...]
National Forest Authority in another land row with the internally displaced people (IDP) living in Omee Upper Camp in Wiceri Central Forest Reserve in Amuru. Armed with spears, pangas, arrows and [...]
A piece of land estimated to be 0.4hectors National Forestry Authority (NFA) claims to be their, has emerged paddle between the NFA and Mpanga Secondary School in Fort Portal. Mpanga School, [...]
The business community in Africa must invest in businesses that are not harmful but friendly and in harmony with the environment, Rwandan President Paul Kagame advised. The president said that [...]
The two East African Community of Uganda and Tanzania are to benefit from USD6.5million project lobbied by EAC. This project is meant to increase farmer’s income from banana based beverages [...]
Nations to discuss trade in wild species, the fate of hundreds of endangered species hanging in the balance representatives from 171 nations that kicked off a critical two weeks meeting in Hague [...]
Woodcarvings are one of the unique ventures good for interior décor. Ones taste is expressed in the choice of décor in ones home interior. Despite the fact that a diversity of contemporary [...]
Ugandan wetlands ranging from enormous inland seas to the mysterious marshy expanse of Lake Kyoga are one of the areas of Birds in Uganda. The impressively scenic Lake Victoria Albert and Edward [...]
Nkuringo family of the endangered mountain gorillas of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park was officially opened up for tourism in October 2004. The Uganda Wildlife authority only begun to [...]
Like an old man ‘s teeth time has eroded Mt Sabinyo’s crown. Mt Sabinyo offers three challenging peaks to climb. Climb up Mt Sabinyo takes one up a ridge along eastern side to peak one. This [...]
Kampala still remains the host of the forth-coming Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM). Both the government and Commonwealth secretariat have said that CHOGM scheduled to take place [...]
Tracking Mountain Gorillas is an experience of a lifetime. The mountain Gorillas is known to occur in mainly in two populations, the Volcanoes population boosting Rwanda safaris and the Bwindi [...]
Tourism has played a responsibility in icon structure in Rwanda. Rwanda has been participating in International Fairs Like WTM in London and ITB in Berlin and New York Adventurers. Rwanda took [...]
The recent census shows that there is increase in the population of the highly endangered Mountain Gorillas in Virunga Mountain in democratic republic of Congo. Virunga is one of the gorilla [...]
As rural power project begins, Sezibwa Falls where there is some of the Birds of uganda is one of the falls where hydro power station can be put. Energy for Rural Transformation is a ten-year [...]
Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in southwestern Uganda have better medical attention after the establishment of a laboratory for monitoring their health. The executive Director [...]
The Commonwealth inspection team, which toured the hotels in Kampala, recently, said they were satisfied with the progress. 4,000 hotel rooms required for the Commonwealth Heads of Government [...]
The government stands to lose millions of shillings in high premium it is paying to insure the newly commissioned MV kalangala, source familiar with deal commented last year. The government of [...]
Tourism has played a role in image building in Rwanda. Rwanda has been participating in International Fairs Like WTM in London and ITB in Berlin and New York Adventurers. Rwanda took the fourth [...]
The Kabaka (king) of Buganda, Ronald Mutebi, is petitioning the Constitutional Court in a bid to block the Government from giving away part of Mabira Forest to the Sugar Corporation of Uganda [...]
In preparation for Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting commonly known as CHOGM, First ladies are to visit Bulago Island. The lodge’s management in Bulago Island is functioning unstintingly [...]
In preparation for Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting commonly known as CHOGM, First ladies are to visit Bulago Island at head of the summit. The lodge’s management in Bulago Island is [...]
The Environmentalists have put softened assertive posture towards the Bujagali falls and power project, aside. The center of queries and community protest now on Mabira Forest, Will Bujagali [...]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has given a grant of millions to finance institutional support on trade and transport in East Africa. The fund co-financed with World Bank, will support the [...]
Queen Elizabeth National Park without TVs and radios nor any man made upset, simply the forests birds and insects sing. The leave provides the tempo and the chimpanzees tell divan stories. The [...]
Once seemingly doomed after a structure collapsed, the hotel is courting international allege. J and M Airport Road Hotel a.k.a Bwebajja Hotel’s remarkable rotate to join the famous [...]
With the Commonwealth Heads of State and Government Meeting (CHOGM) months away, there is absolute so as to linger on schedule. According to the Public Relations officer of CAA, the Airport is [...]
The commercial Bank of Rwanda (BCR) was named bank of the year 2006 for Rwanda by the prestigious The Banker Magazine. Organized by the respected Financial Times (FT) of London, the emerging bank [...]
Lake Bunyonyi is Natures Prime Island with a unique vantage point from which to experience the utter power and majesty of Nature in an African setting with over 26 Islands. Is it legend or [...]
Tanzania plan to invest USD313 million in air transport infrastructure in the next 10 years is to benefit Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam. The investment is meant to upgrade [...]
Claims are that there is no single disease, be it a skin rash, fever, Joint pains or cancer among others that cannot be cured at the Kitagata Hot Spring. Visiting Kitagata is like going to a [...]
There is going concern about the destiny of forestland in Mabira and Bugala reserves reflecting growing awareness of the dangers facing Uganda and her environment. Mabira forest and Bugala [...]
The police embarked on training its personnel last year 2006 in the preparation for Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting scheduled November this year. Police outriders and drivers went [...]
Last week was the bad day for the Marabou storks that had hatched their young ones on trees along Jinja road. The City council had been directed to cut trees along the electricity lines, which [...]
Airlines rush in for registration in a bid to cash in on the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings. Eight local and international firms dashed to register with Civil Aviation [...]
In 1964 after independence, Uganda was a popular tourist destination in East Africa. However, it later demoralized during Amins regime. Restoring Uganda to its former glory was made possible with [...]
Gifted by nature a Uganda’s brand initiated dubbed Uganda shifted to another level with the elections of a steering committee. This follows a grand launch by Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni [...]
Uganda and the International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) received support from counterpart International to fund the first ever Africa Media Exchange as part of the 4th IIPT Africa [...]
Ssezibwa falls is a magnificent beauty out of harass and activity of Mukono town in a cool and charming environment. Ssezibwa falls is a historical site located at Kayanja 10 kms off Kampala [...]
Uganda and Kenya are in the process of disarming karamoja and Turkana pastoralists respectively. Karimojong comprised of several ethnic groups including the Pokot, Kadam, Pian, Tepeth, Matheniko [...]
It’s a year now since news broke that Uganda, together with a group of investors to refurbish a Uganda flag. Victoria International Airlines, (VIA), which is Uganda’s new national flag [...]
The domestic airline operator has said the industry is ready to provide daylong tourist charters to numerous national parks of Uganda during and after Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting [...]
Idi Amin died in Saudi Arabia just three years ago; Amin fled Uganda in 1979 after murdering upwards of 300,000 souls of both Ugandans and foreigners. Larger than life physically and [...]
Kayunga District is well known as a pineapple land because pineapple seems to be a must grow crop in Kangulumira sub-county, kayunga district. Almost every household has grown the succulent [...]
The Queen of England will stay at Serena Hotel in Kampala during the commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), due in November next year. This was announced in a report circulated in [...]
Hotel owners have agreed to recognize the Hotel workers union ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) next year. At the meeting at Hotel international muyenga Kampala [...]
The Rwanda emigration website has downloadable visa forms in portable digital format (PDF). Visitors from other parts of the world as well as Rwandan citizens now need not to travel looking for [...]
Despite a decade of war and environmental devastation, Rwanda’s mountain gorillas and their habitat have managed to survive. On the steep, misty slopes of the sabinyo Volcano, far above the [...]
Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni ordered all encroachers on national reserves and wildlife conservation areas to vacate to allow wildlife multiply. The President made the order in a speech [...]
Kenya Airways have begun offering three flights a week departing from Nairobi every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, Kenya Airways has confirmed. Kenya Airways started direct flights to Charles [...]
The Uganda Wildlife Authority has opened the northern gateway into Murchison falls National Park after more than 30years of closure. Wangkwar and Chobe gates have been closed since the 1970s due [...]
In almost all cultures in the world, ceremonies celebrating the naming of newly born babies are plentiful affairs and attractively, the Rwandan community has extended this practice to the primate [...]
Kampala Serena Hotel was opened last month November 2006, and has become a landmark in Uganda tourism accommodation facilities. The Hotel was reconstructed at a cost of $1.5m and so far it is [...]
Travel Hemispheres, the ultimate African Safari Management Company has opened up a new blog. Speaking at the opening ceremony, the General Manager Mr Johnson Ahimbisibwe said that the blog would [...]
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