Uganda Safari News

By Nakiboneka Halimah
Uganda Safari and Travel News Reporter
Kampala Uganda
 
The movement of travelers and goods from Uganda to Rwanda is to be facilitated 24 hours daily starting April next year, according to the agreement made with the two neighbouring countries.  The development comes following growing traffic of both cargo and passenger vehicles crossing the […]

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By Nakiboneka Halimah
Uganda Safaris and Travel News Reporter
Kampala Uganda
 
The Executive Director of Uganda Wild Life Authority, Mr Moses Mapesa, had an interview with 93.3 Kfm Hot Seat talk show and answered some critical issues affecting tourism and wild life in Uganda.
 
Uganda Wildlife Authority  has been making headlines with the campaign ‘Friend a gorilla’ […]

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By Nakiboneka Halimah
Uganda Safaris snd Travel News Reporter
Kampala Uganda
 
Gauff Engineering, a Germany based company has shown interest in constructing a modern inland port on Lake Victoria to handle Uganda’s exports and imports.

This was contained in a discussion between Gauff Engineering Administrator, Markus Gauff and the Vice President of Uganda, Prof. Gilbert Balibaseka Bukenya.

The […]

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By Nakiboneka Halimah
Uganda Safaris and Travel Guide News Reporter
Kampala Uganda
 
The Ministry of Tourism together with the Uganda Wildlife Authority launched a tourism marketing campaign- the first ever- that is projected to throw the presently struggling sector to the path of competitiveness. This campaign was launched on Saturday 26th September 2009.
 
The campaign, “Friend A […]

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By Nakiboneka Halimah
Uganda Safari and Travel News Reporter
Kampala Uganda

The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) is expecting to raise about US$100million in one year from an Internet-based tourism campaign dubbed ‘Friend a Gorilla Campaign.’ 
The campaign, which is due to be launched this week (September 26) will raise the money through the Internet and other […]

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By Nakiboneka Halimah
Uganda Safaris and Travel News Reporter
Kampala Uganda
 
Rwandair and Ethiopian Airlines have entered into a convention agreement to boost their visibility.
Under two national flag carriers’ partnership, Rwandair will serve as the marketing carrier and Ethiopian Airlines will be the operating carrier. The Vice President Commercial of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Tadesse Adane and […]

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By Nakiboneka Halimah
Uganda Safaris and Travel Guide News Reporter
Kampala Uganda
 
Air Uganda will on September 7 resume its morning flight from Entebbe to Nairobi and vise versa, which it had suspended a year ago. The reintroduction of the morning flights is expected to reinforce Air Uganda’s stature on one of the most lucrative routes […]

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By Nakiboneka Halimah
Uganda Safari and Travel News Reporter
Kampala Uganda
 
Kampala city yesterday got excited in the morning hours as 50 dummy mountain gorillas roamed the streets.
 
Vendors had  to abandon their business to see the dummy gorillas which were having a great meal of yellow bananas, shook hands with passers-by and distributed fliers to them.
 
A […]

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By Nakiboneka Halimah
Uganda Safaris and Travel News Reporter
Kampala Uganda
 
Uganda has set its eyes to cash in on fundamental gorilla tracking.
 
On September 26th 2009, the fundamental network to track the gorillas will be launched in Kampala and will be witnessed by world leaders and local and international superstars.
This was revealed by Ms. Eunice Mahoro, […]

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By Nakiboneka Halimah
Uganda Safaris and Travel Guide News
Kampala Uganda
 
 
 
The transport costs from Entebbe to Kalangala Islands have doubled after Uganda’s only active vessel on Lake Victoria, MV Kalangala, temporarily suspended operations to pave way for its inspection. The vessel’s insurance had expired creating fear among users about their safety.
 
International Marine Surveyors from South […]

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