Gorilla Safari Blog | Access Africa SafarisWildlife centre Chimp Zakayo hands over power:
Zakayo, the 47 year old chimpanzee who has been leading 10 other chimpanzees at the Uganda wildlife Education centre (UWEC) handed over power. “He is too old. Matooke has replaced him as the head of the 11 chimpanzees,” said Belinda Atim, the UWEC Public relations officer. “Some chimpanzees are aggressive and forceful like Matooke. Zakayo [...]
Air Uganda to begin domestic flights
Air Uganda plans to start domestic flight services as the carrier marks four years of existence this month. Airline activity is picking up with the arrival of the major global players like Turkish, Delta and Qatar airlines at the Entebbe International Airport. Kyle Haywood, the Air Uganda boss said plans were underway to acquire a [...]
Oruzogo the new group family in Bwindi Impenetrable national Park
Gorilla tracking remains one of the most mysterious and satisfying wildlife experiences on the wish list of Uganda’s tourists. While the adventure costs $500 (Shs1,425,000) per person including permits, tracking and gate fees, satisfaction if guaranteed after spending some time with mountain gorillas of Uganda at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, one of the most beautiful rain [...]
Airline traffic building up as investment interest grows
Growing interest. By 1993, Entebbe Airport was handling about 400,000 passengers annually but the number has since risen to over one million passengers, presenting an attractive growth pattern. International passenger traffic to Entebbe Airport grew from 551,853 to 1,023,437 between 2005 and 2010 Entebbe international airport has been one of the undeserved destinations on the [...]
Increasing operational costs hurting regional airlines
East Africa has grown in both global and regional airlines; however, the ever increasing cost of doing business has left many airlines counting losses. Regional airlines are grappling with high operational costs even as East Africa registers impressive growth in both airline numbers and passenger traffic, according to Mr Kayle Haywood, the Air Uganda chief [...]
Kampala City tour:
Before your trip to Queen Elizabeth National Park, Murchison falls National Park, Lake Mburo National Park for a wildlife safari, Bwindi Impenetrable national park for a gorilla tour, Kibale forest National Park for chimpanzee tracking, you can take a city tour to Kampala to see how Kampala was also gifted by nature. The Kampala city [...]
Sempaya hot springs in Semuliki National Park
Sempaya hot spring is Semuliki national park and is the most famous attraction in this park. The national park is also Uganda’s national park were one can do a night game drive and be able to see the nocturnal species. Come and visit the springs which are set in a lush swampy clearing close to [...]
Katwe the salt mining lake
Lake Katwe is about 550 kilometres west of Kampala, in Kasese District, Kabatooro/Katwe Town Council. It is one of about 52 explosion crater lakes found in Queen Elizabeth national park. The salt mining lake is the chief producer of salt in Uganda. It was formed as a result of volcanic eruption about 10,000 years ago. [...]
Bird watching in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Queen Elizabeth National Park stretches from the crater-dotted foothills of the Rwenzori range in the North, along the shores of Lake Edward to the remote Ishasha River in the South, incorporating a wide variety of habitats that range from Savanna and wetlands to gallery and lowland forest. This remarkable diversity is reflected in its bird [...]
Uganda at a glance
Uganda lies on the elevated basin which rises between the Eastern and Western branches of the Great Rift Valley. Most of the country is over 1,000m in altitude, and the topography is generally quite flat. The most mountainous part of Uganda is the Kigezi region in the southwest, with the exception of the semi-desert in [...]