June 2015
Low Tour prices give Uganda an advantage over its neighbours
The Safari costs are fundamental in making Uganda a more competitive tourism destination as compared to the other East African Countries like Kenya and Tanzania for low end or modest travellers. According to Tour Operators [...]
March 2015
UTB discounts tours to boost domestic tourism
In its commitment to promote domestic tourism with a bang this year, the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) in partnership with Uganda Wildlife Authority and the Uganda Safari Guides Association has started providing highly discounted domestic [...]
December 2014
East African countries waive visa fees for touring Foreign Residents
Tourism visa fees have been waived for foreign residents by Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda in order to allow easy access to the region’s various tourism attractions. The East Africa Tourist Visa (EATV) has been costing [...]
UK online survey puts Uganda ahead of Spain as a tourism destination
Uganda has been chosen a better safari destination than spain in an international online survey conducted by The Guardian. The leading newspapers in UK conducted a poll with a question, “where would you prefer to [...]
October 2014
Uganda Tourism the top foreign exchange earner
According to Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), tourism is the top foreign exchange earner taking over foreign remittances. In 2013, the tourism sector contributed 7.9% to Uganda's GDP totaling to about sh5.5 trillion with an investment [...]
September 2014
Mbale chosen to host World Tourism Week
The full week from 20th September to 27th September is annually recognized as World Tourism Week. This time of the year, Mbale is popularly known for circumcision festival, “Imbalu” characterized by sounds of kadodi drums [...]