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 [...]
Queen Elizabeth National Park in western Uganda has some of the highest concentration of Wildlife in Uganda and has been designated a World heritage site by UNESCO. However the high number of wildlife has also caused a lot of harm to the neighboring communities in the different districts in which the park is found.
In Kasese [...]
Tourists visiting the Bwindi impenetrable national park often complained of the amount of money levied on the mountain gorilla trekking permits which was a whopping $500. However to promote tourism both locally and internationally, the Uganda Wildlife Authority has decided to slash the amount of money paid for the mountain gorilla trekking permits.
This has seen [...]
