http://www.safaritouganda.com/safari-news Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:27:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When the Ranger's called out to Nandi, she never responded so they went in search of her. They had reason to rejoice when they discovered that Nandi had given birth to the first baby Rhino in the sanctuary.  Five days later, the sex of the baby Rhino is yet to ... http://www.safaritouganda.com/safari-news/baby-rhino-born-at-the-uganda-ziwa-rhino-sanctuary.html Uganda will be hosting the 5th Africa-Asia Business Forum(AABF)2009 conference on 15th-17th June 2009. This conference is intent on bringing together top officials and private sector representatives from 65 countries in Africa and Asia as well as International organisations to review, examine and assess the existing strategies in Africa for sustainable ... http://www.safaritouganda.com/safari-news/uganda-hosts-africa-asia-tourism-meeting.html Amazing Safaris Ltd will  attend the World Travel Market in Docklands London slated for  10th – 13th of November 2008.Please visit our stall  at AF 2640.   http://www.safaritouganda.com/safari-news/amazing-safaris-ltd-to-attend-world-travel-market-wtm.html Uganda Wildlife Authority has finalized the habituation process of a new gorilla group called  Bikutura at Ruhija  in Bwindi Impenetrable National park. Bookings for the new gorilla group started on 1st August 2008, and the cost is USD 500 per gorilla permit.The new group now makes a total of five ... http://www.safaritouganda.com/safari-news/new-gorilla-group-in-bwindi-impenetrable-national-park.html Uganda will join the rest of the world to celebrate World Tourism Day on the 27th September 2008. The celebrations will take place in Kasese district  in conjunction with Kasese District local Government at the Rwenzori Square which will feature unique heritage such as art and crafts, living museums ,fashion ... http://www.safaritouganda.com/safari-news/uganda-to-celebrate-world-tourism-day.html The much anticipated new Uganda Wildlife Authority(UWA) tariffs for entry and access to the various tourism services  offered in the Uganda National parks and Wildlife reserves will be effective form 1st January 2009.Every two years UWA revises its tariffs. The new tariffs come with a hike in entrance fees to the ... http://www.safaritouganda.com/safari-news/uwa-new-tarrifs-to-start-january-2009.html The tourism industry has proved to be a booming sector in Uganda, recording over 600,000 visitors per year, of which about 100,000 visit the protected areas. It is also a major foreign exchange earner for the country according to Mr Moses Mapesa, the Executive Director of Uganda Wildlife Authority. Mapesa was ... http://www.safaritouganda.com/safari-news/tourism-is-the-most-booming-sector-in-uganda%e2%80%99s-economy.html AIR Uganda has become the first airline to offer a direct flight from Entebbe to Zanzibar. Previously, passengers from Entebbe had to stop over in Dar- es- Salaam and change planes before continuing to Zanzibar. The chief executive, Peter De Waal, said the airline will fly to Zanzibar on Fridays and ... http://www.safaritouganda.com/safari-news/air-uganda-to-fly-to-zanzibar.html President Yoweri Museveni announced that Uganda would be one of the first countries to support United Nations Millennium Development Goals( MDGs). In his keynote address to the 4th International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) he noted that one of the key constraints to tourism development has been the weak ... http://www.safaritouganda.com/safari-news/uganda-to-adopt-tourism-legislation.html Uganda Wildlife Authority(UWA) is set to launch a new park entry tariff structure for all visitors wishing to visit its protected areas effective July 2008.The new tariff will replace the existing tariff which expires at the end of June this year. Every two years, UWA in partnership with its stakeholders, ... http://www.safaritouganda.com/safari-news/uwa-to-launch-new-park-tarrifs-efective-july-2008.html