Located just astride the Equator, Uganda is a fascinating destination where the East African savannah meets the West African tropical rain forests. Uganda is fast becoming a popular destination that is frequented by adventure travelers. From popular gorilla treks to classic game viewing in Uganda’s national parks, there is a lot to see and do […]
MV NODL Victoria passenger ferry operated by Nation Oil Distributors Limited together with the Uganda Ministry of Works and Transport launched a new ferry service on Nakiwogo (Entebbe) – Bukakkata (Masaka) route According to the ferry transportation operator media release, MV MV NODL Victoria introduced the ferry service as a result of travel disruption at […]
A unique 14-room The Neela Boutique Hotel Stone Town in the heart of Zanzibar’s iconic cultural city will welcome its first guests in July of this year. Families, adventurers, and business travelers can now make reservations at The Neela Boutique Hotel Stone Town, the first of 2 new offerings from The Neela Collection in Zanzibar’s historic […]
Uganda to host the 7th edition of the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo from 8th -11th, February 2023, Uganda Tourism Board has announced. The tourism expo will be help in Kampala, Ugandan capital and business city. All Uganda Tour Operators and Travel Agents are invited to attend meet hotels, resorts, safari lodges and regional tourism […]
This year Akira Alira brings you 2 festivals. First, the Akira Reset Fest running from 28 to 31 July 2022 in Fort Portal, Uganda Tourism City, to rest and rejuvenate mid year and come back refreshed. Akira Festivals 2022 will run under the theme “Celebrate Tooro Kingdom at 200 Years” Later in the year in […]
One Yemen national identified as Al-Maamari Maged Mutahar Ali was arrested after being found with 26 pieces of Rhino horns weighing 15 kilograms during luggage check at Entebbe International Airport – Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) media statement said. Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) canine unit officials, discovered the horns weighing 15 kilograms as they were checking […]
The number of chimpanzees in Bugoma Central Forest Reserve in Western Uganda has significantly reduced following the destruction of their habitat, reports, Mr. Paul Hatanga, Project Manager Wildlife Conservation Society. In an interview with Kazi-njema News, the manager says a census conducted in 2001 indicated that Bugoma forest was home to an estimated 570 […]
Uganda Named Among The 22 Best Places To Travel Around The World In 2022 by Forbes Travel Advisor Every year, Forbes Advisor round up the best places to visit. This year, in honor of Women’s History Month in March, the company tapped into a handful of women travel experts and influencers to find out the […]
Uganda Airlines, Uganda’s national flag carrier has completed feasibility studies on a number of routes the National Carrier plans to fly to. Some of the routes in question include Mumbai in India, London in United Kingdom, Goma and Lubumbashi (both in the Democratic Republic of Congo). Owing to the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has […]
Effective this Friday 22 February 2022, MV Kalangala the only public sailing vessel, plying the Entebbe-Kalangala Ssese route, will temporarily suspend operations to undergo annual mandatory docking inspection. According to Mr Sadala Musoke, the chief executive officer, Nation Oil Distributors Ltd (NODL), a firm managing the MV Kalangala vessel, when MV Kalangala ferry sails to […]
