The government of Rwanda has announced the reopening of the Gatuna/Katuna border after nearly three years of closure. On February 28, 2019, Rwanda closed its border with Uganda at Gatuna. Katuna is a town in Kabale District of Uganda at the border with Rwanda. In Kinyarwanda language the town is called Gatuna. Katuna is located […]
Bar Aviation Uganda, a Uganda based Aviation Company offering daily domestic scheduled flights and private charters, announced will launch daily scheduled flights to Uganda safari parks and tourist attractions from 01 February 2022. The launch of daily, scheduled domestic flights to numerous National Park locations in Uganda and three weekly flights to Arua City, north […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The African Birding Expo is slated to take place from 10-12 December, 2021, at Botanical Gardens in Entebbe Town, Uganda. This edition of African Birding Expo will attract hundreds of bird watchers, travel writers, tour operators, safari lodge owners, and other players in the tourism sector across the world focusing on Africa as a premium […]
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 […]
BUNGEE UGANDA REOPENS BUNGEE JUMPING OVER THE NILE IN JINJA SET TO OPEN ON 25 OCTOBER 2021. After nearly three years of no bungee jumping at Bungee Uganda in Jinja, the Bungee Uganda operators have confirmed that bungee Jumping will resume on 25th Oct 2021. This comes after two missed deadlines in May and June […]