Kasubi Tombs, Uganda – built in 1882 Covering hectares of agricultural land in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, the Royal Complex at Kasubi is the burial place of monarchs of the Buganda Kingdom. It was predominantly built from wood and other organic materials. The interior is designed to replicate a sacred forest and is topped with 52 […]
Doha based Qatar Airways and Kigali based RwandAir have signed a comprehensive codeshare agreement today. Customers of both airlines will benefit from convenient access to more than 65 global codeshare destinations. Rwandan flag carrier will also launch new non-stop flights between their Kigali hub and Doha from December. Qatar Airways and RwandAir have signed a comprehensive codeshare […]
Flights from Entebbe (EBB) to Dubai on Uganda Airlines now Uganda Airlines, Uganda main flag carrier began its maiden long-haul flights with the launch of Dubai flights from/from Entebbe (EBB) on 04th October 2021. Entebbe Airport establishes a three times weekly link to the business and holiday center of Persian Gulf coast of the United […]
World Tourism Day, celebrated each year on 27 September, is the global observance day fostering awareness of tourism’s social, cultural, political and economic value and the contribution that the sector can make towards reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive social and economic impact. Both developed and developing economies […]
The East African state of Rwanda will be the first country in Africa to host the World Cycling Championships The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced Thursday 23rd September 2021, that Rwanda and its capital Kigali would host the cycling worlds in 2025. The President of Rwanda’s local cycling governing body (Ferwacy), Abdallah Murenzi, confirmed the […]
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 […]
Its a SAD FRIDAY and a huge loss at the Uganda Hotel Owners Association (UHOA), after it learned of the demise of it beloved founding father of the hotel owners association in Uganda and owner of Hotel Africana group, Hajji. Dr. Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige also known as (a.k.a) BMK. Dr. Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige was a […]
Uganda Wildlife Authorities aka UWA has added mountain bike-riding to its offerings in Mountain Elgon National Park, in eastern Uganda. Speaking at the launch recently, Mount Elgon National Park Assistant Warden – Mr Stephen Nyadru, said, the move is aimed at attracting more tourists. He said activities will include traversing of rocks, washouts, and steep […]
Although the reception at the Entebbe International airport, Uganda main airport was low-key due to restrictions on crowds amid the Covid-19 pandemic, people lined the Entebbe to Kampala highway to welcome Uganda Olympians who medaled in Tokyo 2020 Olympics. A heroic Team Uganda arrived back home Tuesday 10 Aug 2021, from the just-concluded Tokyo 2020 […]
