During the launch of the EU Report titled 'Towards a Sustainable Tourism Economy in Uganda', a...
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Uganda Wildlife Authority Raises Gorilla Tracking Fees
Uganda Wildlife Authority has revised gorilla tracking rates for 2024-2026.
First Female Chair at Uganda Tourism Board
The inauguration of the new Board of Directors for the Uganda Tourism Board marks a significant...
NAM + G77 = A Dream Becomes True for Uganda, MICE & Tourism
Uganda's Meeting and Incentive Industry is going all out to host NAM and G77 in the same week...
Uganda Tourism Development Program Launched
The Ministry of Tourism Wildlife and Antiquities (MTWA) in Uganda on September 20, 2023, launched...
Dr. Jane Goodall Returns to Chimpanzee Hoots
When Dr. Jane Goodall attended the Chimpanzee Sanctuary Silver Jubilee celebrations in Uganda, she...
Uganda Global Tourism Agenda Committed to Sustainability
Uganda joined the world for the UNWTO 66th Regional Commission for Africa as well as ESTOA’s AGM to...
Ugandan Veterinarian Receives 2020 Aldo Leopold Award
In a letter received by the Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH), a conservation organization...
Mount Rwenzori Tusker Lite Marathon Launches Second Edition
The Rwenzori Marathon taking place in Kasese, western Uganda, has been launched as an event to kick...
Uganda Wildlife Authority Teaches Youth to Protect Communities
The Uganda Wildlife Authority is teaching the young how to care for and protect their communities...
Uganda Tourism Board’s New Hotel Classification
Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has embarked on a nationwide grading and classification exercise.
Tribute to Guardian of Kitagata Hot Springs
It became Ian Charimas Muhereza Ibaarah’s calling to become protector of the hot springs from...
Uganda Tourism Stakeholders Review Tariffs, Performance
Uganda Wildlife Authority UWA the body in charge of managing Uganda's National parks and...
Uganda Wildlife Authority Reviewing Tariffs and Performance
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) organized a stakeholder engagement at Protea Skyz Hotel, located in...
Southern White Rhinos Reintroduced in Garamba National Park
Sixteen southern white rhinoceros from South Africa were safely transferred to Garamba National...
Connecting the War on Terror, the Uganda LGBTQ Bill, and Tourism
Terror is preventing the U.S pulling aid from Uganda because of the harshest LGBTQ bill in the...
Uganda Moves 200 Kobs to Kidepo Valley National Park
So significant is the Uganda Kob to the country that, together with the grey crowned crane, it...
Dominant Mountain Gorilla Ndahura Immortalized in Uganda
Ndahura died in a freak accident in 2016, after a tree branch, he was sitting on broke, and he fell...
East Africa’s largest cruise vessel a trail blazer for marine tourism
The past week and a half witnessed the launch of “MV Mwanza - Hapa Kazi Tu” at the Mwanza South...
Uganda and the media supporting conservation
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) officially launched the first ever Conservation Media Awards in the...
No more passenger extortion at Entebbe International Airport
TikTok, Facebook and WhatsApp were awash with videos of Entebbe Airport staff extorting money from...
Uganda Ebola free: USA lifts entry screening
The US Government lifted entry screening and public health monitoring of travelers to the US who...
Two-year-old boy swallowed by hippo in Uganda survives ordeal
A two-year-old toddler was attacked and swallowed by a hippopotamus in Uganda conservation park...
Uganda tour operators make desperate appeal
The Association of Uganda Tour Operators (AUTO) secretariat convened an extraordinary general...
Uganda Tourism Board pioneer chair passed away
Architect Peter Kamya is reported to have died in a Nairobi hospital where he had been admitted...
Destination Uganda promoted at USTOA conference
The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) together with private sector stakeholders were in the United States...
Uganda enters space age with launch of first ever satellite
Uganda made history by entering the space age at 1:35pm on Tuesday, 8th November ,2022.This...
Uganda national carrier touching down soon in Nigeria
Flights to Lagos will begin before the end of December of this year, while flights to Abuja will...
Rwanda Air flight missed runway
Rwanda Air calls it a minor incident, news named it a runway excursion. No one was injured in the...
Ivory dealer sentenced to life in prison in Uganda
Ochiba was arrested on January 18 in Kampala, after being found in possession of elephant ivory...
Ugandan female-owned companies win big at World Travel Awards
Female-owned travel & tourism companies scoop Uganda's Leading Safari Lodge and Travel Management...
Uganda: Country safe for travelers despite Ebola outbreak
The Ministry of Health reiterated that travel to and within Uganda is SAFE for all domestic and...
Rhino horn trafficker convicted
Court convicted Al-Maamari Maged Mutahar Ali for illegal possession of wildlife specimen without a...
Thousand flock to East Africa’s biggest ‘immoral’ party
Nyege Nyege 2022 exceeded all expectations, attracting over 300 artists from all over the world...
Lion killers sentenced to lengthy prison terms in Uganda
Standards, Utilities and Wildlife Court to send two people to prison terms for hunting and killing...
His Majesty The King Climbs Glacier to Warn of Climate Change the African Way
Tooro is a constitutional monarchy and one of the five traditional kingdoms located within the...
Tribute to zoologist Christine Dranzoa with Uganda Tourism roots
On June 28, 2022, Prof. Christine Dranzoa, 55, University Vice Chancellor of Muni University in the...
EAC Sectoral Council for Tourism endorses joint initiatives
East African Sectoral Council of Ministers for Tourism and Wildlife Management in its 10th meeting...
Uganda Wildlife Authority celebrates Silver Jubilee with gala
On June 24, 2022, Uganda Wildlife Authority marked their silver jubilee in a green carpeted...
Annual Namugongo ”Martyrthon” After A Two Year Covid 19 Hiatus
Thousands of Pilgrims descended at the Namugongo Martyrs Shrine on 3rd June after a two-year...
Uganda Wildlife Authority Applauds 7 Year Sentence for Wildlife Trafficking
The Standards, Utilities and Wildlife court yesterday sentenced a Congolese national identified as...
Explore Uganda wins big at International Tourism Film Festival Africa
Uganda has been crowned this year’s Grand Prix and two-times Gold awardwinner by the International...
UWA Hands Over US$825,000 to Murchison Falls Park Communities
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has today, April 29, 2022, handed over UGX2,930,000,000 ...
Uganda ends PCR test mandate for all vaccinated outbound travelers
On April 27, 2022, the Minister of Health, Honorable Jane Ruth Achieng, updatedthe public in a...
Lions Electrocuted by Lodge Fencing in Uganda
On April 26, 2022, three lionesses – one adult and two sub-adults – were electrocuted...
Colombian Researcher Tragically Killed by Elephant in Uganda
A Colombian researcher identified as Sebastian Ramirez Amaya working for Arizona State University...
Lion on Rampage shot and eaten in Western Uganda
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) team at Kibale National Park received information from the...
Uganda Wildlife Authority Signs New Agreements to Support Conservation Tourism
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has today signed concession agreements with Wildplaces Africa...
Uganda Tour Operators Convene on Great Virunga Transboundary Partnership
The Association of Uganda Tour Operators (AUTO) participated at the regional technical committee...
New Tourism Association Launched Based on Sustainable Values
On March 24, 2022, a new tourism association was launched at Latitude 0° hotel Makindye Kampala...