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Rwanda Safaris Guide Launched (Comments Off)

The online travel guide to Rwanda has been launched, The site under the domain, http://www.rwandasafarisguide.com contains information on Rwanda travel, national parks, tour operators, hotels, city guide, travel news and so much more.
The website is currently allowing travel related content and websites with particular reference to Rwanda. In a closely related move, the site is […]

Orient bank to launch dollar account in Uganda. (0)

Orient bank is to launch a dollar account to enable its customers keep and earn interest in dollars, the general manager, Shamsher Khemani has said.
“We wanted to offer a unique product for expatriates and Ugandans with dollar inflow locally and Diaspora. We learnt that most of these people are afraid to keep their money in […]

Emirates Airlines Wins Award for In Flight Passenger Entertainment (Comments Off)

Emirates Airlines has won four international accolades, for its excellence in passenger in-flight entertainment, from the World Airline Entertainment Association’s (WAEA) Avion Awards at an event hosted in California -United States of America.
Emirates was the outright winner of the top award in the passenger-voted category of Best In-flight Entertainment in the World – Large Airlines, […]

End Uganda Safari Company’s Gorilla Monopoly - Uganda MPS (Comments Off)

Members of Parliament have demanded the termination of monopoly rights given to a private firm that operates lodging facilities for tourists visiting gorilla sites in southwestern Uganda.
The MPs from the Parliamentary Committee on Trade, Industry and Tourism, in their latest findings say the monopoly has locked out over 60 other tour operators.
The committee has been […]

Food Shortage Africa, NGO sets up Bank to Aid Food Production (Comments Off)

The Hunger Project Uganda has opened a rural bank in Eastern Uganda-Iganga to offer cheap credit facilties to rural farmers to increase food production in the region.
Speaking during thje opening of the bank last week, Hunger Project Country Director  Irene Muwanguzi said the bank would offer affordable agriculture loans to farmers and assist them to […]

Uganda National Parks To Get 5 Star Hotels (Comments Off)

The game parks, Queen Elizabeth, Lake Mburo, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Mgahinga and Kidepo are get to get five-star hotels, revealed the tourism state minister, Serapio Rukundo.
Speaking at the launching of the Pearl of Africa Tree at Akright Kakungulu Satellite City on Entebbe Road,Rukundo stated that the government is in negotiations with investors like Kempinski hotels, […]

Government to Revitalize Nkoma Fish Ponds (Comments Off)

The government is set to revitalize Nkoma Fish Centre. The Centre, located 4 kms from Mbale Town has seven ponds meant to act as a fish breeding centre for the rural farmersbut it has over years been abandoned after it was allegedly mismanaged by the district authorities.
Mbale secretary for Finance Robert Wandwasi said about shs […]

Rwanda Online and Aboutuganda.com To Jointly Promote Tourism in the Region (Comments Off)

One of the prominent portals of Rwanda, www.rwanda-online.org has signed a memorandum of understanding with Aboutuganda.com to promote tourism in the region.
The two websites are online portals that present lots of information for tourists going to Uganda and Rwanda to see the mountain gorillas and other attractions.
Rwanda Online was started way back in 2001  and […]

Germany Investor To Manage Wildlife outside Parks in Uganda (Comments Off)

The legal body responsible for the conservation and protection of wildlife in Uganda, Then Uganda Wildlife Authority has just signed an agreement with a tour and travel agency, Uganda Wildlife Safaris to inverst in eco-tourism projects and game farming in the districts of Luwero and Nakaseke.
Christian Weth the owner of the company claims a huge […]

Primate Lodge Kibale Excels in Elegance and Style (Comments Off)

By Caren Mark
USA Journalist
Primate Lodge Kibale  is treasured for its proximity to Chimpanzee trekking at the Kibale National Park Headquarters but that’s not all!
Its improved facilities including new spacious room and its being plopped down right in the middle of the forest, makes it a one stop center for your safari to Kibale Forest.
This is […]

Primate Lodge Kibale Excels in Elegance and Style (Comments Off)

By Caren Mark
USA Journalist
Primate Lodge Kibale  is treasured for its proximity to Chimpanzee trekking at the Kibale National Park Headquarters but that’s not all!
Its improved facilities including new spacious room and its being plopped down right in the middle of the forest, makes it a one stop center for your safari to Kibale Forest.
This is […]

Uganda Draws with Angola 0-0, Football Uganda (Comments Off)

Angola has been held by Uganda for the second time in a row but this time not with a win. Its a goalless draw in Luanda.
The match which was delayed because of the late arrival by the officials was largely handled defensively by the Uganda Cranes.
The excellent fielding of Ibrahim Sekagya and Mwesigwa stopped numerous […]

Association of Uganda Tour Operators Elect New Leaders (Comments Off)

Henry Oketcho of Explore Uganda Safaris is now the new chairperson of the Association of Uganda Tour Operators. He was voted in office at a function conducted by Jovia Akika the former state minister of tourism.
Mr Oketcho replaces Mel Gormley of Classic Safaris who has been the chairperson the last two years/
Other members include […]

Car Spares in Uganda: Chinese Factory to be Constructed (Comments Off)

A factory worth more than $3 million headed by a Chinese auto firm, the Union International Automobile Parts will supply brand new spare  parts to Ugandans who have always had to get them from United Arab Emirates and Japan.The company trading under the OITA brand had already invested about Shs640 million to stock their first […]

No Exporting Crude Uganda Oil, Says Museveni (Comments Off)

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has said that the crude oil from Uganda will not be exported. This was during his key address speech at the OIC Business Forum meeting at Imperial Royale Hotel Entebbe.

Uganda is expected to start the drilling of oil by next year. The rise of oil prices and food […]

Uganda Wildlife Authority To Promote Domestic Tourism (Comments Off)

Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) launched a new drive to promote wildlife conservation and local tourism. The campaign is targeting the youth mainly and is aimed at popularizing Uganda’s rich wildlife heritage among students.
Eunice Nyiramahoro, the director of tourism and business development, declared last week that the authority is hoping to reach the more than 30,000 […]