Combined WHO and Ministry of Health team declare end of Marburg virus outbreak in Uganda Uganda now Marburg virus free – Health Ministry announces Uganda declares end of Marburg virus disease outbreak Uganda has successfully controlled an outbreak of Marburg virus disease and prevented its spread only weeks after it was first detected, the World […]
UK FCO lifts Uganda travel advisory The United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office has lifted the advisory warning British citizens against travel to any part of Uganda in East Africa. On October 12, the FCO removed advice against all but essential travel to the Karamoja region of north-eastern Uganda; “If you are travelling in this […]
Information is coming to light that Uganda will launch e-Visa applications effective 01st of June 2016 and word has it that unless one has an e-Visa and a subsequent approval printout may face problems to enter the country. Last year did Kenya cause controversy when they launched an e-Visa system which was woefully badly prepared […]
Uganda joins the rest of the world to celebrate the world environment day which is celebrated on 5th June every year. The theme for this year is “Go wild for life” encouraging all people around the world to join the zero tolerance for the illegal wildlife trade. The most targeted animals’ species in this illegal […]
Uganda state-run conservation and tourism agency, Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) long distance teenage sensation, Jacob Kiplimo, bagged the Gold medal at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon in Gdynia, Poland, on October 17, 2020. The 19-year-old Jacob Kiplimo surged away from Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandie one mile from the finish line to win gold in a new […]
Uganda Tourism is the third destination awarded an endorsement by the Safer Tourism Seal experts. This achievement has only been awarded to Kenya and Jamaica before. The endorsement is based on an evaluation and cannot be purchased. 20 destinations and stakeholders requested an independent evaluation, and hundreds of stakeholders in 50 countries and 11 US […]
Kigambira Safari Lodge opened in the Lake Mburo National Park, a government national park located in Nyabushozi County, Kiruhura District near Mbarara City in south western Uganda. “The uniqueness of Kigambira lodge is its architectural design that blends the African and modern building styles. The roofs are grass thatched; typical of traditional African building styles” […]
As of 01 October 2020, Uganda re-opened its boarders and the Entebbe Airport for international visitors. With the Coronavirus pandemic swaying through various countries this year, tourism has become an almost dreaded activity with travel stringent restrictions instated at major airports. Few days into the reopening of the East Africa country, Forbes Travel Guide, an […]
The 4th Board of Directors of the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) was inaugurated by The Uganda Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities (MTWA), Hon. Col. (Rtd) Tom R. Butime September 30th in a ceremony held at the Mestil Hotel and Residencies in Kampala. Uganda Tourism Board is a Government agency mandated to market Uganda across the […]
Ahead of the resumption of all scheduled and non-scheduled passenger flights in and out of Entebbe international airport on 1st October, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Government of the Republic of Uganda issued directives regarding the resumption of international flights. They were contained in a letter signed off by Fred Bamwesigye Ag. Director-General, […]
