Ssezibwa falls is traditionally derived from the vernacular word “sezibibwa kkubo” meaning “no obstacle can stop me from moving on and it’s among the places of tourism interest to any one doing a Kampala-Jinja city tour. Ssezibwa falls located in Mukono District at Kayanja 10 kms off Kampala Jinja highway. The Place is historically [...]
Uganda has a lot of national parks for a Country the size of the British Isle. There are over 13 national parks in Uganda with other different game reserves located in different parts of the Country. The national parks in Uganda include:
Murchison falls national park
Queen Elizabeth national park
Kidepo Valley national park
Semliki national park
Lake Mburo national [...]
Tsetse flies have affected the areas around Murchison falls national park and this has been worrying stakeholders in the tourism industry. However the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has now embarked on the process of eradicating tsetse flies in the region.
Mr. Luyimbazi Fredrick the Assistant Commissioner for Entomology has said that this will [...]
Uganda has one of the highest numbers of inland water bodies in Africa and is thus expected to take advantage of this opportunity. Water bodies bring with it opportunities like; fish, recreation, easy of transport and drinking water.
However due to poor use and mismanagement most of the lakes in Uganda are being over fished and [...]
The Virunga massif despite the turbulent population conditions that has plagued the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has seen a significant increase in the number of mountain gorillas. The population of mountain gorillas in Virunga Massif is estimated to have increased in the last 7 years by around 26.3%.
The three Countries of Democratic Republic of [...]
Pyramids are probably one of the most unique architectural endeavors of ancient history that we can still see today. The pyramids of Egypt are very astounding in design and are probably the most known world-wide. However the number of pyramids in Sudan far out numbers those in Egypt by 85. Sudan has a great number [...]
The Commission of Inquiry into the misuse of $33m that was meant for the Protected Areas Management for Sustainable Use (PAMSU) has been brought to a grinding halt by the Minister for Tourism, Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu.
However, Prof. Justice George Kanyeihamba the head of the Inquiry has vowed to continue with the investigations which the Minister [...]
In a bid to promote local tourism in Uganda the National Forestry Authority – NFA as well as Uganda Wildlife Authority – UWA are planning to let locals enter the national park free of charge and help in identifying as many unknown bird species as possible. This is to enable boost local earnings from Uganda’s [...]
Uganda’s tourism sector has been allocated an entire Ministry of its own having been separated from the Trade and Tourism ministry. However since its creation the Ministry has not been functional and now Uganda tour operators are demanding to meet the Minister of Tourism as well the committee of Parliament responsible for Tourism deliberations so [...]
Mountain Elgon national park is one of the 13 national parks in Uganda, however it has been greatly encroached on by the population around the forest reserve and national park. This has led to increased landslides and degradation of the vegetation. According to the Minister of Water and Environment, Ms Maria Mutagamba the number of [...]
