Beginning January 2009, nationals of the member countries of the East African Community (EAC) will pay the same rates as Ugandans to gain entry and to access services within Uganda’s national parks. Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), which is charged with managing the country’s protected areas, undertakes a biennial review of the entry and tourism tariffs
UWA Leases Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve
The Uganda Wildlife Authority has leased Wildlife Reserve to a private developer. The reserve has been awarded to the management of to Overland Safaris Limited for a period of 20 years from 2008 to 2028, in a bid to develop local tourism to international standards. According to the management agreement dated October 16 2008, Overland
UWA Ferry Acquires 2 Brand New Engines
The long awaited engines for the ferry at Paraa, Murchison Falls National Park finally arrived in the country. They have been fixed and the ferry is now efficiently making its routine trips with loads of people and vehicles between the south and north banks of the Victoria Nile, thanks to the EU support Programme! The
UWA Executive Director Receives International Conservation Award
The Executive Director of Uganda Wildlife Authority, Mr. Moses Mapesa has today, 4th October 2008 been awarded an international conservation award called the WCPA Fred Packard Award. Mr. Mapesa is one of seven people who will receive the award during the on-going IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, Spain. However, the award will be received
Uganda Launches New Tourism Products as Part of World Tourism Day
Saturday September 27th 2008 was World Tourism Day, and Uganda Wildlife Authority together with the Ministry of Tourism Trade and Industry, marked it in style with the launching of new and exciting tourism products. The new products will enhance the tourists’ experience when they visit Uganda, which still ranks as one of Africa’s premier destinations
UWA Reaps From CITES Elephant Protection Program
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has today received five sets of the Global Positioning System (GPS) complete with accessories from a program under the auspices of the Convention of International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) that is responsible for Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE). The equipment will boost implementation of the monitoring and research
UWA Acquires New Problem Crocodile Capture Equipment
The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is one of the 23 surviving species under the order Crocodylia. Nile crocodiles are known to have a wide distribution in Sub-Saharan African inhabiting a wide range of habitats including, rivers, lakes and fresh water swamps. However, wherever they occur, there is always a human-crocodile conflict and Uganda is no
UWA Gives Discount to Ugandans During World Tourism Week
As part of efforts to promote domestic tourism during the World Tourism Week, Uganda Wildlife Authority is giving all tourists both foreign and local a 20 percent discount on national park entry fees except the parks which have packaged tourist activities such as gorilla tracking, chimpanzee tracking and mountaineering as the main activities. These include
Game Parks in Uganda to Get 5-star Lodges
Six five-star hotels are to be constructed in six Ugandan national parks in a bid to boost tourism, the tourism state minister, Serapio Rukundo, has said. These national parks include Kidepo National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Lake Mburo National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park would
Statement of Wildlife Wardens On Proposed Oil Production
The Honorary Wildlife Wardens reviewed the EIA Study Final Report (March 2008) and the Environmental Management Plan and presents the following issues for deliberation at the public hearing session. The Oil production with respect to the protected Areas in the Albertine Rift The Honorary Wildlife Wardens support the oil production in the Albertine Rift for