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Roughly one quarter of Uganda’s surface area consists of wetlands, ranging from vast inland seas to the mysterious marshy expanse of Lake Kyoga, formed by the Nile as it drains into a shallow sump at the very centre of the country. The Northwestern third of Lake Victoria, the world’s second largest fresh water body, falls [...]
Uganda an Elegant Adventure
From the moment you land at Entebbe’s modern and efficient international airport, with it is breathtaking equatorial location on the forested shore of Island strewn Lake Victoria, it is clear that Uganda is no ordinary safari destination. Dominated by an expansive golf course leading down to the lake shore, and a century old botanical garden [...]
Gifted but branded no-go zones
In spite of a ranking by leading global travel website, Lonely Planet, some countries have travel advisories warning their citizens not to travel to Uganda’s leading destinations like Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park and Murchison Falls National Park. While some of the warnings in the advisories are [...]
Nairobi safari walk:
The Nairobi Safari Walk is an eye opener to Kenya‘s parks and reserves. It offers an opportunity to learn what to expect to see across the country. Introductory talks on Kenya‘s parks and reserves can be arranged by naturalists. Experience a taste of Kenya‘s rich animal collection including the rare bongo, white rhino, albino Zebra, [...]
Collaborative management the way to go in wildlife management:
For many years in the past, wildlife disputes between communities and government were only settled in the courts of law. But the collaborative management approach, which Uganda wildlife Authority adopted at it is inception in 1996 has paved way for a peaceful co-existence between protected area managers and the communities neighboring these areas. Collaborative management [...]
Wildlife body moots ideas to promote tourism
Players in the tourism sector will embark on innovation as they seek to fully exploit the visibility created by Lonely Planet to grow Uganda’s tourism sector. In an interview, Dr Andrew Seguya, the executive director Uganda Wildlife Authority, said that since travelers need experience-based tourism, Uganda has a lot to do to communicate to reveal [...]
The Golden Ishasha Forest walk:
Little is known about the breath taking Ishasha river forest walk. The two hour walk in the forest has become very popular with most tourists who have had the opportunity to enjoy the experience. The forest is a habitat to five primate species that include the chimpanzees, Baboons, red tailed monkeys, black and white tailed [...]
Discover Tanzania:
Tanzania is a country of superlatives, the tallest mountain in Africa, Mountain Kilimanjaro, and an amateur climbers delight. The greatest game park in the world, Serengeti National park, home to the most storied annual wildlife migration anywhere. The world’s largest game reserve, the selous national park, the biggest volcano caldera in Africa, Ngorongoro crater, the [...]
Welcome to Murchison falls National Park
Murchison falls National Park is Uganda’s largest protected area covering an area of 3,840 km. It is set in the northern part of Albertine Rift Valley, a place where the massive Bunyoro escarpment amalgamates into the enormous plains of Acholi land. It is magical setting and abundant wildlife never failing to enthrall visitors. Why is [...]
Uganda the birder’s paradise:
Uganda has for long been the best kept furtive in terms of its superfluity of bird species with over 1,000 on record. This position Uganda as one of the top global destinations for bird watchers and combined with Uganda’s other exceptional attributes make it a definite “must visit” class destination. Amongst these are many special [...]