A number of people recently converged at Kagulu rock for the unveiling of the site as yet another tourist attraction in Busoga. The landmark event, sponsored by The Observer, among other entities, was graced by President Yoweri Museveni, who pledged Shs 100m towards the development of the site. Kagulu rock is one of the three sites the government intends to develop to add on the Busoga tourism experience...

UNWTO secretary general, Taleb Rifai, has announced the United Arab Emirates has rejoined the organisation 26 years after leaving. “The Middle East is one of the fastest growing tourism regions in the world in spite of facing countless challenges; much of this dynamism has been led by the strong political commitment awarded to tourism in the region and the vision that tourism is a key pillar of...

     UWA- Uganda Wildlife Authority has recently launched the Semanya Marine Ranger Station on the banks of the River Nile, from where regular anti poaching patrols are now operating to monitor in particular the open access across Lake Albert into the Murchison Falls National Park. The station was built and equipped through financial contributions from a number of conservation supporters but...

South African Airways (SAA) has extended its fare sale for flights to Africa, with sale fares to seven cities on the continent now available for purchase through May 16. The Super Sale for flights from New York to Kenya continues, with fares starting as low as $999. Fares start as low as $1,160 for travel from New York JFK or Washington, DC (Dulles), to Johannesburg, South Africa. Fares to Cape Town...

Information received from Mgahinga National park today is the arrival of new born baby in Nyakagezi gorilla family. The birth of a bouncing baby gorilla has  increased the group population to ten. Gorilla permits for Nyakagezi gorilla family in Mgahinga park can be bought from UWA office in Kisoro on arrival. They go for 400USD only. Uganda Tourism news, Uganda safari news and gorilla trekking

Bitukura gorilla family is filled with joy following the birth of a new member by an Adult Female Ruhara . The group size is surely regaining after defections were witnessed for the better part of last year. Rukara silverback, who joined Kyaguliro group last year, has not yet returned. Curious infants and juveniles of the group were seen struggling to feel the new infant who was tightly guarded and...

Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) is planning to open an office in Brazil in a bid to attract visitors from the growing South American tourism market. The announcement was made at the World Travel Market Latin America in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Hilal Saeed Al Merri, director general of the DTCM and CEO of Dubai World Trade Centre, said: “Brazil is Dubai’s primary business...

Mr Shanzhong, the Vice-Chairman of the Chinese National Tourism Administration said that Serengeti National Park where several live coverage had been done since January this year, was now becoming famous among the Chinese people and expressed his country’s hope that the coverage would increase the number of Chinese visiting Tanzania as tourists in the near future. He said that the recent visit...

Bwindi  Gorilla forest southern sector has undergone a lot of transformation since gorilla tourism effectively took root. Originally, the sector had got only Nshongi gorilla group which had the world’s largest mountain gorilla numbers in the family at its habituation. The group has since broken into three more families including Mishaya and Bweza. The habituation of Kahungye however in the same...

The operators noted that Uganda’s tourism sector has the potential to grow two-fold but this potential is stifled by the failure to open up new tourism sites. The existing roads to the tourism sites, the operators also noted had dilapidated overtime because they had outlived their lifespan; thereby, they need renovation. “Traffic congestion and the poor roads also make business difficult and...