Uganda’s tourism boosted by bird watching-Uganda safari News
Bird watching
is one of Uganda’s recreational activities which have contributed high
revenues to the development of the country. There are many tourists who
have traveled to Uganda in order to engage in birding safaris
and others seeking adventure. The birders usually stay for a long time
in any destination they visit. This means that they spend a lot of money
in any visited destination.
Bird
watching is an international opportunity which provides little impacts
to the environment yet it brings in high revenues to the tourism sector.
The visitors can also boost rural tourism economics and also help in
increasing the safaris to Uganda.
With the increase in the birding destinations in the country, there has
been increasing number of birders hence increasing the foreign
exchange.
Birding in
Uganda can be carried out in many destinations which include; Ssemiliki
national park, Lake Bunyonyi , Bwindi impenetrable national park,
MabiraForest, Kibale
national park, Queen Elizabeth national park, water bodies also have got
many variety of birds. Many visitors have visited these places in order
to enjoy the birding safaris in Uganda.
However, Ugandans
are not aware of the variety of birds which are found with in the
country. International tourists have come up to greatly participate in
bird watching therefore birds have contributed high incomes to the
tourism sector and the country at large. The average age for the birders
is between 25 to 55 and the incomes from this are normally high, this
is because it has the highest potential to generate incomes at the local
levels which helps in alleviating poverty.
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