KABAKA BIRTHDAY RUN SET FOR SUNDAY 07 APRIL 2019 IN MENGO- KAMPALA The sixth edition of the Kabaka birthday run will take place on 7th April 2019 at Lubiri, Mengo and again the proceeds of the run will be geared towards the fight against sickle cell anemia. The annual Kabaka Birthday run is meant to celebrate the […]
UGANDA NATIONAL PARKS SAFE FOR TOURISTS? Photo: Map of Uganda showing Lake Mburo via ianfrasertalkingnaturally blogspot com Despite the reported kidnap of an American national in Queen Elizabeth national park in the western part of Uganda, the situation is absolutely safe. On Sunday 07 Apr 2019, Kimberly Sue Endicott and her Ugandan guide, Jean Paul […]
Video: Musambwa, an island on Lake Victoria in Uganda, is inhabited only by men – and snakes. About a thousand deadly cobras inhabit the island – seen by the fishermen who live there as spirits, rather than just snakes. According to NatureUganda, Musambwa Island support large populations of congregatory breeding birds of the African race […]
Lilly Ajarova has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB), the Ugandan government agency that is charged with promoting the country as a tourism destination, replacing Stephen Asiimwe, who served the agency for seven years. Asiimwe recently resigned to pursue further studies. Ajarova was appointed to the ED Board’s position on […]
Good news came in this morning from the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary Uganda that another rhino calf was born on 27 December, the 20th since the sanctuary was established in the early part of the century. The birth gives a boost to promoting Uganda as a big five destination in Eastern Africa. According to a Facebook post […]
Uganda’s Mgahinga National Park, According to the research of more than 1.3 million social media posts found the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda is the location travellers most want to take a picture. Other places include Yokohama in Japan and Colombo in Sri Lanka topped the ‘must-photograph’ travel destination of 2019 list. Other locations […]
Following the Ethiopian Airlines B737 landing incident on the morning Thursday 03 Jan on landing overshot the main runway of Entebbe International Airport, causing the immediate cancellation of all other landings and take offs and prompting a series of flight diversions and cancellations. According to infomation obtained, the Ethiopian Airlines aircraft with 139 people on […]
Uganda adventure holiday to the Bwindi Impenetrable national park – home to the remaining mountain gorillas in the world, has been ranked among the 19 cool places to visit in 2019 according to National Geographic. The Cool List 2019 comprised of 19 must-see cool destinations and these according to National Geographic, featured everything from futuristic […]
All too often the role played by rangers goes unnoticed and their efforts receive little reward. Eager to provide them with a platform for international recognition, the charity Tusk launched the Tusk Wildlife Ranger Award three years ago as part of its annual Tusk Awards for Conservation in Africa – a move prompted by its […]
FlyUganda, a Kajjansi based airline on 2nd of November 2018, launched scheduled flights to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home to half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas. The flights are operated three times a week on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. Departs Kajjansi at 08h00 arriving Kihihi at 09h30. Return flights will depart Kihihi at 10h00, […]
