MV Kalangala ferry revise schedule to ease travel and also prevent spread of COVID-19 during the festive season with new ferry timetable between 22nd – 28th December 2021 and 29th December to 02nd January 2021. Just like accommodation providers in the floating Ssese Islands are limiting guest numbers and meeting attendee numbers, MV Kalangala vessel […]
The Big Birding Day (BBD) 2021 is here! The Big Bird Day 2021 is on Saturday 4th December! How to Participate in Big Bird Day? Go birding anywhere you are in Uganda on Saturday 4th December 2021; Big Birding Day short for BBD is a national birding activity in Uganda that combines avian conservation with […]
Uganda: Airlink launch flights between Entebbe (Uganda) <> Johannesburg (South Africa) South African privately-owned regional carrier Airlink launched of flights to Entebbe, Uganda. Airlink Flights on the Johannesburg (OR Tambo International Airport) – Entebbe (Entebbe International Airport) route will operate four times a week from 19th of September 2021, connecting with Airlink’s domestic and regional […]
Rwanda Introduce 30 Wild White Rhinos to Akagera National Park Speaking during the press conference on the introduction of 30 wild White Rhinos to Kagera National Park, Ariella Kageruka, the Acting Chief Tourism Officer at Rwanda Development Board (RDB), hailed the translocation of rhinos as a historic milestone for Rwanda’s conservation drive. The translocation of […]
Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo broke the world record* at the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon on Sunday 21 November 2021, clocking 57:31 at the World Athletics Label road race. The world half marathon champion won by more than two minutes and took one second off the previous world record set by Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandie in Valencia last […]
Ekyooto Ha Mpango cultural festival takes place between place 25-28 November, showcasing Tooro Kingdom’s rich history and cultural heritage. Ekyooto Ha Mpango festival launched by King Oyo during the 26th coronation ceremony aims at showcasing the best of Tooro’s rich heritage through various activities in art, music, fashion, food, sports, business clinics plus the breathtaking tourism […]
REPAIRS AT LWERA SWAMP ALONG THE KAMPALA- MASAKA HIGHWAY (MASAKA ROAD: ROAD IN UGANDA) EFFECTIVE THURSDAY 11th November 2021 The Kampala–Masaka Road is a road in the Central Region of Uganda, connecting the capital city of Kampala (Uganda’s capital and start point of most of the Uganda safaris to western region national parks and Kampala […]
Arriving passengers at Entebbe International Airport will have their samples for COVID19 taken and there after they will be allowed to proceed home or to their hotels Following pressure from travelers and social media bashing, the Uganda Ministry of Health has been forced to swallow some humble pie and bow to pressure from tour operators […]
UGANDA TOURISM AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NEWS The US Embassy in Kampala, Ugandan capital together with the Uganda Minister of Tourism Wildlife and Antiquities Hon. Tom Butime unveiled a biosafety level II laboratory at Mweya in Queen Elizabeth National Park, the second largest conservation and wildlife park in Uganda. The bio safety laboratory at Mweya was […]
The bus explosion happened just two days after a deadly bombing that killed one person and injured three at a roadside eatery in the capital Kampala on Saturday, which police called an “act of domestic terror”. Explosion on the bus near Kampala kills one person and injures several others. Bus attack follows the deadly bombing […]