East Africa domestic tourism on the rise

 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 African tourism experts and  government agency, reported that in the first half of 2012, the number of domestic tourists was  higher compared to the same period last year.

The number of tourism-related agencies also has grown. There are currently increaing number of organisations with a tourism licensed in all 5 countries in  Eat Africa. With more than Organisations are getting established in the past year. “The licenses are very difficult to obtain, and it is even more difficult to keep up with the competition and stay afloat,”said ome of the  directors of  Travel industry.

 However, according to them, it is worth the risk, because interest is growing and this year has seen the number of customers at his firm jump 25% from last year.
Fred runs his own small travel company, which, in addition to the standard services, offers  city tours, gorilla safaris rwanda safaris in East africa “Generally the city tours are offered on weekends, have a special theme, and are quite affordable,” he said.
His marketing method has also allowed him cheap advertisement. “I advertise the tours on the company’s websit: www.travelhemipheres.com  and on a social network page, and generally the people themselves invite their friends and family so they can spend quality time together,”  Charles  said the marketing director his business has built a solid following.
“I almost never miss a tour organized uganda safaris , and there are many others like me. We even organized a Facebook group of X-places enthusiasts, and as a result people are becoming more interested in the history of our home town and region interest in the history of the region.”
One may wonder, why travel around your own city when you already pay to see it every day from the window of a bus or car. But as it turns out, taking a tour can lead to the discovery of amazing secrets that even a long time city residents.
“I loved history at school, but thanks to these to East African wildlife tours and safaris

I have become interested in historical literature, and in addition, it turns out that the ordinary places that are familiar to me from childhood are in fact historical monuments,” said  Proffesor of History from Makerere  university who added that the tours are appealing because of their low prices.
Small tourism companies and mini-hotels, which successfully blend a European standard of service, oriental flavour and low prices. But we need support from the state,” Rasulev said.Travel companies also noted that problems with obtaining  visas, for example,the number of tourists from abroad are also increasing doing  uganda tours.