Fort Patiko: A beauty born out of slave trade
It was the 1800s. The Arabs, in their search for trading venues stumbled upon Ocecu Hill in present-day Gulu District. Patiko is a beauty – mountains and hills grace her extensive vegetation. And she advantageously sits near Nimule, South Sudan and onwards to eastern Egypt, where the Arabs sold their […]
Miss Tourism Uganda contestants unveiled
The 15 girls to contest for the revamped Miss Tourism Uganda pageant this year were unveiled last week in a glamorous night. The selected girls strutted the runway with some dressed in strapless long satin dresses adorned in sparkling crystals, while others wore tie-dyed cotton percale and bustier-styled fabrics that […]
Queen of the jungle: The African Jacana vets and chooses its mates
The African Jacana lays eggs and leaves the male to hatch them as she looks for more suitors They have huge grey feet and long claws which enable them to walk on floating leaves and water lily pads. They are good swimmers and divers. For your Uganda birding safari, you […]
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Lutembe bay wetland, the threatened bird paradise, Mabamba bay wetland birding places in Uganda
Lutembe – Numbering millions, they fly at once in patterns, blocking light from the sky. In a mind-boggling display, they land. In less than a minute, it is quiet again. A mixed flock of gulls make for interesting watching at the site. It is baffling how they do not knock […]
Musanze cave added to Rwanda tourism catalogue
The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has embarked on an exercise to transform a famous cave in Musanze district into a tourism site. Tour operators at the cave’s entrance This was disclosed by Rica Rwigamba, the head of Rwanda Tourism and Conservation at RDB, while touring the site together with tour […]
Uganda birding tours growing trend in Uganda
Birding, the latest growing trend in the tourism industry, Uganda birding tours is one of those activates that sound alien until you experience it yourself. The writer is now converted and vows to plant fruit trees in his compound to attract them. It was one of those Saturday’s, when I […]
For Uganda tours it takes 15 minutes drive to see chimps in Ngamba islands Tourism
Going to see chimpanzees and the hundreds of bird species in Ngamba islands will now take just 15 minutes from Kajjansi outside Kampala, thanks to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on Tuesday. The MoU between Kajjansi Aero Club (Fly Uganda) and the Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust (CSWCT) […]
Lake Mburo: A destination for Uganda tours to domestic tourists
When the three-hour drive from Kampala to western Uganda ended, there was a pleasant reward. It was the endless dry land bathed by River Rwizi, which runs through many districts, including Mbarara, before it pours its water into Lake Mburo. The lake is decorated with large game like this lone […]
Rwanda elephants not endangered, says Wildlife Conservation Society
Rwanda has not recorded a decline of elephants in the past few years, Telesphore Ngoga, the acting Conservation Division Manager at the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), has said. Ngoga was reacting to a study published in the scientific journal by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), recently. The report says elephant […]