Rwanda will celebrate this year’s World Gorilla Day by naming 24 baby mountain gorillas born during the last 12 months in the 17th edition of the Kwita Izina ceremony taking place virtually on 24 September 2021. Kwita Izina, a uniquely Rwandan ceremony introduced in 2005 with the aim of creating awareness of conservation efforts for […]
Switzerland’s leading leisure airline, Edelweiss has announced to add Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam, as its three new destinations in Tanzania, East Africa from October 2021, offering a ray of hope to the country’s multi-million dollar tourism industry. Edelweiss will fly from Zurich, Switzerland to Kilimanjaro International Airport in Tanzania twice a week from […]
To celebrate World Lion Day (#WorldLionDay), Bradt Travel Guides, United Kingdom based leading independent guidebook publisher, Bradt Travel Guides drawn up a list of their favourite destinations to get up close and personal with the ultimate big cat. According to the travel guide books publisher, the largest African carnivore and undisputed top land predator, the lion is also the […]
TourScanner the world’s largest website to search for tours & travel activities has released its list of “100 Best National Parks in the World” TourScanner’s website allows users to compare over 1,500,000 tours & travel activities prices from hundreds of providers in every destination around the world in just a few clicks. “If you’re a […]
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 […]