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Oil extraction threatens wildlife in Uganda-Uganda safari news

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Wildlife in Ug anda is greatly threated by the oil extraction which is taking place with in the country. This will bring about decrease in the number of wildlife species with in their habitants, since there will be decreased number of safaris which might affect the tourism sector’s revenues. Most oil is found in the Albertine region in west of the country, yet this part is filled with many wildlife species which have continued to attract many tourists. Oil extraction in Uganda is mainly carried out in order to help in eradicating poverty but however, this will help in promoting economic growth but will also lead in destruction of many wild life species which has for long attracted many Uganda safaris . However oil will lead to wildlife extinction hence affecting the tourism sector. There are many wildlife species with in the country and these are found in the many national parks which include; Murchison falls national park which harbours animals like; the lions, l

Find Pleasure in Mweya safari Lodge-Uganda safari news

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Mweya safari lodge is located in Queen Elizabeth national park; this lodge offers tourists a unique experience since it’s located on the peninsula in the heart of Queen Elizabeth national park, it’s surrounded by the Rwenzori Mountains which are commonly known as the mountains of the moon. This lodge is luxurious and it has attracted many tourists who come for safaris to Uganda . The lodge has got many accommodation facilities and these include; 32 standard rooms, 12 deluxe rooms with air conditioning and 2 suites, the place has also got cottages which include; the prudential cottage, queen cottage, 2 family cottage, 2 luxury tents and 2 standard rooms, these rooms have provided good accommodation facilities to the tourists who come for safari visits to Uganda . There are m any wildlife species in Queen Elizabeth national park and these include; 95 types of mammals and many bird species, the Kazinga channel is also known for the highest concentration of hippos and g

Rwanda’s national parks increasing tourism receipts-Rwanda safari news

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Rwan da’s national parks have greatly helped in increasing the revenues of Rwanda’s tourism sector and this has helped in developing the country and also increasing safaris to Rwanda . Rwanda development Board passed a report indicating a collection of $142.5 million tourism revenues compared to last year and this has shown an improvement in the development of the tour ism sector. The safety which is in the country has also helped in attracting many tourists, who have continued to travel to Rwanda for safaris , since many of them travel to Rwanda for mountain gorilla trekking and volcanoes national park has continued to be safe. This is because the conflicts which were taking place in the nearby Congo have finally ended and this has greatly attracted more travellers to Rwanda .  The minister for tourism in Rwanda noted that the increase in tourism revenues and the number of tourists is so essential since it helps in increasing economic growth and generating developmen

Mountain Gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda-Gorilla safari news

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Mountain gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda have managed to increase in number despite the threats they face in their habitants. There is a possibility of preventing the extinction of these primates if conservation and preservation is encouraged. This has been encouraged by many organisations which have come up with many ways to protect these mountain gorillas ; this has however hel ped in increasing mountain gorilla trekking safaris . The endangered mountain gorillas are found in Rwanda and Uganda and also others found in Congo, there national parks are Bwindi Impenetrable national park,Volcanoes national park and Virunga National park . The local people who are living around the national parks have greatly helped in increasing the conservation and preservation of the endangered gorillas and this has greatly helped in increasing the number of gorilla tracking tours to Uganda and Rwanda. However, the many people who are surrounding the national parks have brought about

Ugandans urged to invest in tourism development-Uganda safari news

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The govern or of the bank of Uganda has urged Ugandans to invest in the development of Tourism since it has greatly helped in increasing the revenues of the country. This will also be a solution to the increasing unemployment which is taking place in the country. With this innovativeness, there will be increased number of international tourists who will travel to safaris Uganda   . It’s rea lised that Tourism and Agriculture are the main exchange earners for the country and this means that Ugandans especially the youth should work hard and invest in these so as to be able to eradicate poverty. Once the tourism sector is well developed, there will be increased numbers of tourists who will be encouraged to come for safaris to Uganda . Ugandans should strive at engaging in domestic tourism since; this will help in maintaining the revenues with in the country. Domestic tourism is one of the ways of developing the tourism sector with in the country. Ugandans should also h

Improvement in Online marketing to promote tourism in Uganda-Uganda safari news

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Uganda urged to improve its marketing of the tourism industry on the internet if it’s to increase the number of touris ts who come for safaris to Uganda . Even though Uganda has got many wildlife species and biodiversity, it still lacks proper marketing of providing enough information to the tourists about Uganda as a tourist destination. This has greatly affected the number of Uganda safaris hence reducing revenues.   Online marketing is the key to attracting more tourists to come for safari tours to Uganda . This is because many touri sts read reviews posted about different tourist attractions before making decisions of traveling to Uganda. Kenya has greatly worked upon its online marketing and it’s the main reason why it has attracted many tour ists more than Uganda. Uganda Tourism Board is said to have opened up a portal which will be used to endorse the proper marketing of Uganda’s tour ism sector online. This portal will contain many features which will enable the t

Rwanda among best performers of 2013-Rwanda safari news

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Rwand a has been named one of the best performers in Africa since its tourism sector has greatly produced high re venues which have helped in developing the tourism sector in Rwanda.it has been named as one of the top performing economies in Africa, this will help in marketing the country to the outside world and also increasing the number of safaris to Uganda . Rwanda has been able to outperform other countries since it has put in a lot of efforts in developing its tourism sector and also marketing it to the outside world. The country has got many tourist attractions which have continued to attract many tourists to come for safaris to Rwanda and these include; the mountain gorillas which are found in volcanoes national, the chimpanzees , the many birds, wildlife with in the parks, culture of the people of Rwanda and many more. Rwanda is among the first four best performers who have raised high revenues for the country. The statistics show that the country has been growi

East African countries Urged to mitigate obstacles to tourism growth-Uganda safari news

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East African countries have been urged to avoid the obstacles which are impending the growth of the tourism industry. T hey have been encouraged to promote sustainable tourism with in their countries which will help in conserving a nd preserving the natural habitats and the wildlife with in the national parks and the game drives. This will help in in creasing the number of safari visits to Uganda . The launc h of sustainable Tourism master plan was done in Kenya     were all the other east African countries were urged to encourage and also promote sustainable tourism development in their countries. This tourism master plan provides a regional framework for sustainable tourism development with a view of contributing to the socio-economic development and the poverty control and also promoting regional integration. This will also help in increasing the number of tourists who come for safaris to East African countries. Controlling these o bstacles, will help in promoting dome

Rwanda breaks tourism Record-Rwanda safari news

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Rwanda has always been ranked among the top ten adventurous places in the world. There are many attractions which ha ve continued to attract many tourists to come for safaris to Rwanda . Rwanda was ranked sixth among the best tourist destination in the world and this has greatly increased the number of tourists who travel to Rwanda. The rankings will help to attract more tourists to Rwanda and this will help in increasing the revenues and also helping in increasing the number of safaris to Rwanda . Rwanda has got mountain gorillas , which are found in volcanoes national park, the chimpanzees , bird species, wildlife species and the many national parks. The tourism sector has generated high revenues and this has helped in improving the tour ism sector and also attracting more safari tours . The country has developed other sectors using the revenues from the tourism. The government had introduced more technologies which have helped in improving the tourism sector in Rwand

The Uniqueness of Musanze tourist lodges in Rwanda-Rwanda safari news

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R w anda is a unique country with good lodging facilities; these have helped in attracting more tourists to come to Rwanda. M ost o f the lodges are found in national parks which are visited by the visitors. There is sabyinyo silverback lodge sits on 8 hectares of a forest of trees and also other species and it’s near the mountain gorillas which have attracted many gorilla trekking saf aris to Rwanda . This lodge is located 17 kilometres from Musanze town and it belongs to Sabyinyo community where the local people have greatl y benefited by being employed and also earning a lot of incomes from engaging in tourism development. This lodge has greatly helped in engaging the local people in the development of tourism in the area. The silverback lodge has helped in harnessing tourism for growth for tour ism and also improving the lives of the local people. Rwanda has got many tourist lodges which are found in different parks, some of these lodges include; kinigi gorilla lodge,