Uganda hope that the sub sector will soon recover lost grounds from the impact of the pandemic as it generated UGX 6 billion (USD 2 million) in the first three months of 2021 receiving 16.8% visitors to tourist sites, despite devastating blows to the tourism sector inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic. According to eturbonews.com, the […]
Eurowings Discover, the newest leisure airline within the Lufthansa Group, commenced its flights on the 24th of July 2021 with two weekly flight services from Frankfurt, Germany to Mombasa, Kenya with onward flights to Zanzibar in Tanzania. Eurowings Discover, took off on its inaugural flight to Zanzibar via Mombasa on 24 July 2021. Operating as […]
Uganda has got an addition to the wild rhinos in the country after a male calf was born at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola. According to the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), the calf was born by Kori, one of the oldest female Rhinos at Ziwa Rhino sanctuary. Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) is the state run […]
Tanzania will host the East African Community (EAC) regional tourism expo in October, the country’s Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism Damas Ndumbaro announced Friday 16 July 2021. The tourism expo will be held in Tanzania northern tourist city of Arusha, Ndumbaro told a virtual meeting of the East African Community Council of Ministers for […]
Treks to see mountain gorillas have undeniable become the world’s most done tourist adventure these days, a dream come true and a top bucket list for a high number of travelers to East and Central Africa. Every day, hundreds of travelers check into gorilla destinations for a close encounter with endangered gorillas that were […]
Tracking rhinos at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary – Uganda en route to Murchison Falls, Masindi or Hoima – is one of Uganda’s most popular tourist attractions – and here’s why: Travel blogger and Chief Creator Ms. Charlotte Beauvoisin of Diary of a Muzungu shares her rhino tracking experience. Kampala to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary Located in Northern […]
Uganda Wildlife Authority, the Uganda government-run conservation and tourism agency) and Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranches have reopened the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to the public and resumed tourism activities at the rhino sanctuary. Ziwa rhino sanctuary was on Thursday 10 June 2021 reopened to tourist after a management dispute led to its closure weeks ago. […]
Uganda Wildlife Authority the Ugandan government conservation agency has beefed up the security of the rhinos at Ziwa Sanctuary in Nakasongola district, 176 kms North of Kampala City, Uganda capital, to ensure the safety of the rhinos at the sanctuary is not compromised. Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch was established in 2005 as a protected […]
Ahead of the 2020 festive holiday season, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) announced a reduction in entrance fees for savannah national parks, ape and primate tracking permits and activity fees to encourage visitors tour the wildlife conservation areas. Uganda Gorilla trekking permits and chimpanzee tracking permits among other promotional tariffs reduced for the period 01 […]
Celebrating Africa Tourism Day, plans are being developed to promote a newly-established Tanzania wildlife safari park which is part of what is known as Selous Game Reserve, is now standing among the most attractive safari parks in Africa. Established in 2019 in honour of the Late Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, the Republic of Tanzania father of the Nation, […]
