Branded as the East African Regional Tourism Expo (EARTE) 2021, the exhibition is scheduled to open from October 9 to 16. The event is has attracted key tourism players from the EAC member states. The East African Regional Tourism Expo 2021 is the first regional tourism expo to take place in East Africa, targeting to […]
Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF), the leading international organisation dedicated to giraffe conservation and management in the wild, shared a tweet in what it described at “some good news” and also when a well laid out plan works for giraffe conservation in Uganda. Uganda is home to one of the most threatened subspecies of giraffe: the […]
Rwanda will celebrate this year’s World Gorilla Day by naming 24 baby mountain gorillas born during the last 12 months in the 17th edition of the Kwita Izina ceremony taking place virtually on 24 September 2021. Kwita Izina, a uniquely Rwandan ceremony introduced in 2005 with the aim of creating awareness of conservation efforts for […]
Switzerland’s leading leisure airline, Edelweiss has announced to add Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam, as its three new destinations in Tanzania, East Africa from October 2021, offering a ray of hope to the country’s multi-million dollar tourism industry. Edelweiss will fly from Zurich, Switzerland to Kilimanjaro International Airport in Tanzania twice a week from […]
Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) announced the temporary closure of Kazinga Channel Bridge at Katungura along the Kasese-Katunguru-Ishaka Road for emergency rehabilitation works, in June this year, To prevent motorists from battling congestion, detours and frustrations as they use the busy Kazinga channel bridge that connects Queen Elizabeth national park, Kasese Town and other surrounding […]
To celebrate World Lion Day (#WorldLionDay), Bradt Travel Guides, United Kingdom based leading independent guidebook publisher, Bradt Travel Guides drawn up a list of their favourite destinations to get up close and personal with the ultimate big cat. According to the travel guide books publisher, the largest African carnivore and undisputed top land predator, the lion is also the […]