Gorilla Safari Blog | Access Africa SafarisWar Threatens Gorillas in DRC
Fighting between the national army and rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is threatening mountain gorillas, a critically endangered species, the Virunga National Park said Sunday. Just two of the park’s five gorilla patrol posts remain open after the fighting intensified and rebels reportedly moved into the area. Virunga National Park, Africa’s oldest [...]
Two People injured by the Leopard
Two residents of Kyangabakama Village in Kamira Sub-County in Luwero District were attacked by a leopard as they tried to kill it on Friday. The two people are said to have laid a trap for the leopard, which has reportedly killed more than 50 animals in Kamira Sub-county. The district youth councilor, Mr Samuel Mulwana, [...]
Doubled Kenya passenger air fees to affect Uganda travelers
Ugandans traveling through Kenya Airports will beginning July be subjected to slightly higher ticket prices as the Kenya Airports Authority, seeks to double the amount air passengers pay to access its facilities. The move, according to Kenya Airports Authority seeks to mobilize funds for upgrading the country’s airports. On Wednesday Business Daily reported that KAA [...]
Birding watching in Uganda
For birdwatchers, Uganda is a paradise, with over 1,000 species to be seen in their varying habitats. Flamingos, pelicans and storks flock in abundance to the lakes as do various goose and duck types. Wheeling high in the clear blue skies are the birds of prey including eagles amongst them the tawny and the African [...]
Marketing Partnership with Uganda’s hotel business
Local hotels have the chance to be seen by more than 60 million international tourists in more than 70 countries following the signing of a marketing partnership between Expedia, Inc and Africa’s Great Explorations (A.G.E Safaris). The partnership, which will be launched today in Kampala, will result into a massive online presence of Ugandan content [...]
New ferry to help stranded Passengers
Stranded businessmen, tourists and other passengers travelling to Kalangala could soon be relieved as a private ferry company announces plans to conduct daily services to the island. The route is one of the busiest among island areas with a daily traffic of about 200 travelers during week days and 400 during weekends. MV Amani operated [...]
Search for Oil in Murchison falls national park starts this September
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has discovered that Total E&P (Exploration and Production) are set for a nine month seismic study of the Murchison Falls national park for oil starting this September. Currently only 40% of Uganda’s oil rich Albertine region has been prospected, leading to 58 successful oil wells and deposits of 2.5b barrels [...]
Uganda for culture
Even if Uganda is the country where about one hundred years ago a group of young men were killed for not denouncing their Christian faith and later declared saints by the Christian Churches, there are still very many Ugandans that have stuck to their traditional religious beliefs and are determined never to abandon them. Take [...]
Young chimpanzees rescued from Traders
Madina, four, Mimi, five, Coco, five and Sarah, two, are young chimpanzees who missed a flight to Europe or Middle East to be taken as pets. They were sneaked to Southern Sudan through Congo, thinking the country’s laws on animals were not as strong as those in Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda. If it were not [...]
Uganda the Pearl of Africa
When it comes to adventure, Kidepo Valley National Game Park stands out, this invaluable natural resource has been visited and revisited and the extra-ordinary features on it shape its outstanding beauty, which remain a myth to those who have not visited it and a secret to those who have visited it. The few people who [...]