Grievances from Both Local and International Tour Operator In Rwanda

About a month ago Rwanda Development Board augmented the price of gorilla trekking permits though this percentage increase will not be effective until Jun1 1st 2012. However, bookings that will be made in between the time limit will not have the increase unlike those that will be made after the date mentioned. Stakeholders in the Rwanda tourism industry do not agree with the increase in the price of gorilla permits

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT SEMULIKI NATIONAL PARK!

Semuliki National Park located in Bwanda county part of the Bundibugyo District in western Uganda. It was made a national park in October 1993, and is one of Uganda’s most recent national parks. The national park is one of the richest areas of floral and faunal diversity in Africa, with bird species being diverse. The park is managed by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. Semuliki National Park lies on Uganda’s bord

What Do You Know About The Oribi

Some call this the small antelope, quiet similar to the reed buck with its skin reddish brown and at times yellow-brown and a short black tail. The males can be distinguished from the females with their small, up right pointed horns while the females lack the horns and are a bit fatter than the males in size. Oribi can easily be spotted in the morning and the late afternoon hours as they go to rest in the midday wh

GORILLA PERMITS TO INCREASE FROM $500 TO $750

With effect from June 1st, Gorilla Permits for Rwanda will be increased by 50 per cent to US$750 but will not apply to travel booked before that date. It’s said that the gorilla-trekking itineraries were so popular that she did not expect the increase to affect the growth in bookings to either Rwanda or neighbouring Uganda. Rwandan authorities said that the increase comes at a time when there is significant growt

BOOST TO MAKING UGANDA THE BEST TOURISM DESTINATION 2012

As a means to boost the tourism sector in Uganda, the Presidential enterprise for sustainable tourism is planning to do that by promoting various exhibitions about tourism, culture and tradition at Uganda foreign missions across Europe hence with boost from Kampala State House. The tourism sector in Uganda has gradually become effervescent over the years largely because of the vibrant economy making it possible for

BUSH BUCK IN UGANDA

They are more less like antelopes though they very much interested in staying in the forests and just like the leopards, the bush buck live on their own and will always make sure that they do not get to meet with each other. The groups they form do last for a very short period of time usually a few or a day at most except for the relationship between the females and their young ones which can last for almost thei

THE KASESE KILLING COME TO AN END

A killer crocodile linked to the deaths of the 3 residents of Katwe/Kabatooro town council over the past 3 years has been captured in Kasese district. Along the shores of Lake Edward, is where the dangerous reptile was captured in the western district of Uganda. According to the Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area manager the croc is said to be 45 years, weighs about 800 kliogrammes and measures 4.1 meters long and 0

THE COLLABORATION AGAINST POACHING

Poaching in the Uganda is yet to become history after the Uganda Wildlife Authority received an assortment of machines, including computers, ivory detectors and security torches for its workers. These equipments will be use as a means to fight poaching in the country. These equipments are worth Shs7.5 million, a donation from Bush Meat Eastern Africa to help the wildlife authority staff track animals through the Gl

THE YEAR 2012 FOR UGANDA…………

Closely followed by; Myanmar (Burma), Ukraine, Jordan, Denmark, Bhutan, Cuba, New Caledonia, Taiwan, and Switzerland , Uganda was named the best place to visit in 2012 by the Lonely Planet a global travel guide book and digital media publisher. According to the executive director, Uganda Wildlife Authority the number of clients that are received annually are approximately 880 000 foreigners. However, the number is

CONGRATULATIONS ZIWA RHINO SANCTUARY

After reports came in that Bella had a baby girl on the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary than the news spread that Kori, the third adult female, had also given birth which was not expected so soon. The new from Angie Genade, Executive Director of the Rhino Fund Uganda and of the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary was delivered by her ranger team assigned to look after Kori. Ziwa now has twelve rhinos for the visitors to see, 3 adult males,

GREY-CHEEKED MANGABEY

A Mangabey is a large agile monkey with a relatively short stiff tail with fur held at an acute angle, slender body, and white eyelids with huge cheeks. Native to: Africa. Its Genus name is known as the Cercocebus. However, mangabey is a collective name for three different types of monkeys among which is the white lidded mangabey, the highland mangabey and the crested mangabey. These animals don’t usually grow th

QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK

History has it that Queen Elizabeth national park in the first quarter of the 1990’s and the 1925, a department was set up to stop the Elephants from destroying the local people’s crops and cultivation. However, their most important aim was to keep the elephants within certain boundaries, protecting both Elephants and people at the same time. This resulted into a series of a game reserve, sanctuary and national

10DAYS TO MT. ELGON AND MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK.

Day 1 Entebbe Arrive at the airport, meet and greet with the guide then transfer to the hotel of your choice in Entebbe. Day 2 Entebbe –UWEC Wake up in the morning, have breakfast then head to the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre and view the birds. Expect to see; pied kingfisher, palm nut vulture, Common tern, Grey winged cisticola, the rare Shoebill, Verreux eagle owl and many others. Day 3 Entebbe –Jinja Wak

ALL ABOUT UGANDA

Although Uganda has unstable history and suffered from war for many years, it is a safe country to visit nowadays. You will be warmly welcomed by the friendly people and Kampala is announced to be one of the safest capital cities in (East) Africa! Most national parks are situated in the south (west) of the country and are safe to visit. The border area with Rwanda and DRC remains stable. All national parks and wild

TWO MOUNTAIN GORILLA BOUNCING NEWILY BORN

Not so long ago, that we were blessed with two very beautiful Mountain Gorillas that were reportedly discovered by the rangers on patrol then. A few days last year, as we were counting down the days to a fresh new year, we were blessed with two mountain gorillas hat were given birth too from different families. One was born from the Kabirizi while the other baby gorilla was from the Mapuwa families Accordingly, The

3 DAYS TRIP TO BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK

Bwindi impenetrable national park is located in the south western part of Uganda, it is 331 square kilometers and the altitude ranges from 1160metres-2,607 metres.It is a true rain forest at the junction of the plain and mountain forests, spreading across valleys and over a range steep ridges therefore forming Albertine Rift Valley eastern edge. The park is one of the most biologically rich forests in Africa, due l

KAMPALA THE HEART OF UGANDA

Kampala is the capital city of Uganda and is the largest city in the country. The city is alienated into five Divisions that facilitate the overseeing local planning of the city and the country at large, the renown divisions are, Kampala Central, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and finally Lubaga Division. Legends have it that the King of Buganda hunted from these grounds because they were wetl

5 Days Wildlife Safari to Kibale, Bwindi, Lake Mburo National parks

Day 1: Drive to Kibale Chimpanzee National Park for Tours Before dawn, drive off to Kibale National park through plantations and homesteads to reach fort portal the district that lies amidst the great mountains of the moon. Reach in the afternoon to go track chimpanzees. Day 2: Drive to Bwindi Mountain Gorilla National Park After breakfast, transfer to Bwindi impenetrable National Park which is well known for i

MT.ELGON NATIONAL PARK

Mount Elgon National Park is 470km in the Eastern direction of Uganda across the border between Kenya and Uganda. It is 11km from the town of Kitale, and close to Saiwa swamp National Park. The park covers 169km² with Mount Elgon which is covered with huge areas of natural forest and vast Elgon teak and cedar trees that tower 80 feet (24m) above the forest floor. Mount Elgon is also known for its lava tube caves,

15DAYS TOUR TO MURCHISON FALLS, KIBALE, SEMLIK, QUEEN ELIZABETH, BWINDI AND LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK

Day 1: Arrival –Kampala Arrive at the airport ,meet the guide then transfer to the hotel .If your flight arrives in the morning, go on the city tour and visit some of Kampala’s historical sites with the help of the guide and this will feature sites like Museums, Namugongo Martyrs Shrine, Wamala tombs and craft shops. Day 2: Kampala – Murchison Falls National Park. After you have finished your del

THE NAIROBI KENYAN SHILLING

Not so long ago, the Kenyan shilling was steady against the dollar that is on Tuesday Dec 27 and is expected to continue in this range during the session as volumes remain low in the holiday season. The Kenyan market has been facing a liquidity squeeze with the central bank’s tightening measures, helping the shilling recover most of this year’s losses and pushing up the interbank average lending rate to

THE EXTRA ORDINARY GIRAFFES

Giraffes are the tallest animals in the whole world and all their body parts long enough that it can get leaves which are 8 meters high in the space and because of its long legs. They can run at a speed of 56 meters per hour. Other animals have a preference to hang about close to the giraffe because their senses of smell and vision are so good that they can see their enemies at a long distance and are able to prote

ADVENTURE UGANDA IN 2012

Ishasha tree-climbing lion found in Queen Elizabeth National Park was voted the best picture for 2011. It was only last month that Uganda emerged with the best picture and was voted the best amongst all the other contesting pictures. Rwenzori Mountain was voted among the top 15 hiking places in Africa. However, the icing on the cake came when Lonely Planet, a respected international publication, chose Uganda as the

THE LARGEST ANIMALS THAT LIVE IN LAND

The African elephant is the hugest mammal that lives on land and is also one of the Uganda’s big five animals. However, it’s believed that a grown up elephant might weigh about 6000kgs with 3.5 cm as the height. The elephant’s trunk works as the nose, the hands for collecting food from the ground as well as caring for others like carrying and caressing its babies and partners. Elephants are friendly animals a

ADVENTURE UGANDA IN 2012 WITH A 3 DAYS TOUR

Day 1: Travel to Bwindi National Park Set off early in the morning for Bwindi National park located south west of Uganda, travelling for up to 8 hours (530km from Kampala). Take a stop, pictures and refreshments from the equator before you go to Mbarara where you’ll have lunch in a hotel. South western Uganda is famously referred to as the Switzerland of Africa and this shows through the winding terraced hills, t

OFFICIAL OPENNING IN JANUARY 2012

The Kilimanjaro International rehab and modernized Airport has been confirmed that the project is set to go in progress come January 2012. The airport was instated in 1971, which is over 40 years ago and has existed since then without any developments on it. The plan, design stage will commence first immediately after the financing is now seemingly in the bag. The plans can then be advertised for tendering then sel

5DAYS PRIMATES TOUR

Day 1: Kampala – Kibale Forest On arrival in Kampala, check into an overnight stay at a hotel or proceed on transfers to Kibaale with any trusted tour guide. Kibaale Forest national park is about 450km from Kampala and a 4-6hours drive along Mubende- Fort portal route in south central Uganda. The park is accessed by a murram road from fort portal town leading Kanyankyu Tourist centre near the park. Arrivals are a

CARETAKER OF THE MOUNTAIN GORILLAS

For more than four years now, orphan gorillas have been taken good care of by a ranger called Andre Bauma just as they were his own children most especially the resent two youngest 4-year olds which he loves like his own daughters. The number of mountain gorillas is decreasing at a great speed and with just 800 gorillas left in the world, to save an infant gorilla from the wilderness or from poachers is an added ad

THE RARE PYGMY HIPPO

In the 1970s, former Liberian President, the late William Tubman donated a rare female pygmy hippo to Kenya, however, not so long ago, the small hippo passed away at the Nairobi Safari Walk. The 29-year-old died on the 12this month in the night. It is believed that she was suffering from pneumonia. Kenya Wildlife Service veterinarian Dr Edward Kariuki believes that Elizabeth succumbed to a bacterial infection at th

WONDERFUL UGANDA

For wildlife tour enthusiasts, who want to see different species of animals, reptiles and birds in their homes, A tour in Uganda would be the best option on your list hence your dreams come true. Some of the breathtaking activities like gorilla tracking, mountaineering, river rafting, chimp trekking, among others will surely keep you mesmerized all the way hence make you want to come for more from what Uganda has t

REWARDS FOR MAKING IT TO THE TOP

Six scribes have been awarded for successfully climbing the mighty Mount Kilimanjaro in just six days marking the 50th anniversary ever since the Independence of Tanganyika. The award was handed in The Tanzania National Park Authority (Tanapa) who is in charge of the national park in Moshi town. The winners were not only awarded with certificates but they were also offered with an opportunity to choose a fully spon

FRUITFULL OUT COME OF THE NILE TRAIL

From more than 200 tourists expected to walk the trail Rwanda Development Board (RDB) projects to earn US$154,667 from the newly launched Congo Nile Trail in just its one year of existence and hence give back to the locals that live along the stretch. The trail stretches through five districts, from Rubavu to Rusizi and spans 227km along the western corridor. The food need by the tourists will be provided by the fa

ERUPTION IN NYAMURAGIRA

After 3 km of a tiresome trekke through the beautiful forest and rocky fields, it finally here, Nyamuragira, the biggest ever volcanic eruption in over 100 years is the best place to visit. In the country’s northeast is where you will find the Virunga National Park next to Nyamuragira. Since the eruption began, visitors to Africa’s oldest national park have being coming Over 1,200 tourists and more have had a

REMARKABLE GROWTH IN KENYA’S TOURISM SECTOR

According to the Tourism minister Najib Balala, compared to last years’ show up of visitors to Kenya, the country has witnessed an increase in the percentage to 16% in the first nine months of this year. This according to the tourism minister totaled up to 1.4 million, something that the country did not witness the same time last year. This announcement of great progress in the tourism industry was made yesterday

FLORA AND FAUNA ARE THREATENED BY THE CLIMATE

A number of animal spices like the mountain gorillas in Rwanda could be exposed to definite extinction if cause of these climate changes is not addressed and immediately. Habitats of these animals are being destroyed and not only the gorillas are affected, but also tigers, elephants in Mali, lions in the Serengeti and crocodiles in Malawi and many more. UN shows how higher temperatures, the rise in sea levels, defo

GOLF COURSE IN KENYA, A PLACE TO BE

After naming Kenya the most wonderful place for the Golf lovers by the international Association of the Golf Tour Operators, Kenya say her way to fame. However, she is looking forward to develop the golf course a lot more by putting up a new resort at the golf area and hence making comfortable the golf lovers hence replacing the Naivasha industrial area. At the official opening of the Aberdare Hills Golf Resort min

THE WORLD OF THESE BEAUTIFUL CREATURES………….

These African animals called elephant are the enormous mammals that lives on land. It’s true that a grown up elephant is believed to weigh over 6000kgs with 3.5 cm as the height. They have trunks that work as the nose, the hands for collecting food from the ground as well as caring for others like carrying and caressing its babies and partners. Elephants are gracious animals and in general do not assault people w

INNOVATION, KEY TO TOURISM PROMOTION IN UGANDA

With the Lonely Planet’s vision of Uganda’s tourism sector by the year 2012 were it ranked Uganda the number one tourism destination to visit, operators in the Tourism sector for example hoteliers, Tour Companies, Travel Agencies, among others are called upon to embark on innovation so as to see 2012 shine back at Uganda’s tourism. More to advertisement is needed however, as a way to show the tourists all ove

QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK NOW A BIRDING SIGHT

Queen Elizabeth National Park has an increased number of birds up to more than 600 for the reason that there are a new bird species like the Grey Pratincole that have not so long ago been viewed and confirmed to be residents in the park. These birds migrate from the Congolese rainforest to Uganda and habituate in the park. Uganda’s attraction list has added up due to the addition of bird watching which i

MOUNTAIN GORILLAS

It should be renowned that there are possibly 720 mountain gorillas only that are still alive in the entire world. They are very peaceful animals and do not make any attacks on people except when aggravated but in case it has attacked, it is advisable not to counter attack that is to also try and defend yourself from the gorilla; you mustn’t point at them or look directly at them. These beautiful creatures live a

UN COVERING UGANDA’S BEAUTY

DAY 1: ARRIVAL AND TRANSFER TO YOUR HOTEL After pick up by your tour guide, travel to the bustling capital Kampala for guided tours of the city’s attractions such as Kibuli mosque, National theatre, Uganda museum, cultural and historical sites like the royal tombs at Kasubi, the martyr’s shrine at Namugongo, the Kabaka’s palace, independence monuments and others, there is so much to see in Kampala if there is

GO ADVENTURES GO UGANDA

The natural breeze from Lake Victoria, the breath taking equatorial location of the green savanna and the uniqueness Uganda has and is a must adventure. A golf course leading down to the lakeshores and a century-old botanical garden with the acrobatic monkeys and beautiful tropical birds, Entebbe itself is a habitant of same spices. Then after 40km distance, sprawled across seven hills there is the capital Kampala.

THE EXQUISITE GORILLAS AND PRIMATES UGANDA

Mountain Gorillas are Uganda’s star attraction and of course she is believed to have the highest population of primates living in the country worldwide. Gorillas share 95% of human genes; they are gentle giants with brown eyes that are not common when looked directly into hence as humble and thrilling as a human being. There are 5 Gorilla groups found in Uganda,4 of them are found in Bwindi Impenetrable forest,

THE CONGO NILE TRAIL IN RWANDA

As means of boosting the tourism sector in the country, Rwanda Development Board (RDB) introduced the 227km tourist trail along the Congo Nile trail which is a tourism activity in a way. From Rubavu the bridge starts crossing over 5 districts that are from the western part of Rwanda and stopping i9n Rusizi district as the last district of the 5 crossed over. By embarking on using the trail to diversify and bring mo