As part of your ecotourism experience, Gorilla tracking is a very captivating activity; it involves walking in the wilderness in search of these great apes. Most parts of Uganda have remained unchanged for over a period of a century. The instabilities of the early eighties resulted into stunted growth of all industries especially tourism which…
Best Places to See Chimpanzees in Uganda
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Uganda is home to more than 5,000 Chimpanzees located in different national parks is the single state in Eastern Africa and are ready for touring by visitors while on your Uganda safari. In nationalist parks like Kibale forest, visitors can either impart in a chimps trek where you track chimps for one hour or choose…
USAID-STAR Continues Support of Friend-A-Gorilla Campaign
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USAID-STAR has continued supporting the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) in their Friend-a-Gorilla awareness campaign. After supporting UWA to successfully launch the campaign in September 2009, USAID-STAR introduced UWA to US- based partners, including Mojo House, a leading promotional and marketing firm in Los Angeles, California.Through this effort, Mojo offered to take the Friend-a- Gorilla Campaign…
Experience Nature & Wildlife in Uganda
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Among the few places in this world where nature and wildlife counts most, Uganda in Africa is one of them blessed with unique wildlife encounters that draw hundreds of visitors each year to the country for Uganda holidays. Within a day, you can experience mountain climbing, hiking, ancient rain forest exposure, stunning views, several islands,…
Explore Kidepo National Park on Your Safari
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The park was established in 1952 and is situated in the north east of Uganda in the district of Kabong which was also the traditional home land of the karamajong, who are also the unique people to visit on any Uganda safari to the pearl of Africa. This park is also considered to be among…
NFA and Echuya Community Sign MOU
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November 16, 2011 saw the long awaited partnership between Echuya Ecotourism Association (ECOTA) and National Forestry Authority (NFA) come to life with the official signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). NFA Partners with local community to promote Ecotourism at Echuya Forest Reserve November 16, 2011 saw the long awaited partnership between Echuya Ecotourism Association…
Content collection for New Uganda National Parks Website starts
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USAID-STAR and UWA team have kicked-off preparations for the development of a high quality website for the Uganda Wildlife Authority. USAID-STAR and UWA Team Starts Content Collection for the New Uganda National Parks Website. USAID-STAR and UWA team have kicked- off preparations for the development of a high quality website for the Uganda Wildlife Authority. …
Promoting Uganda
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In recent months, USAID-STAR has worked closely with Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to produce an array of materials for the promotion of Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP) as a key destination within Uganda. Promoting Uganda through the Destination Uganda Marketing Scheme In recent months, USAID-STAR has worked closely with Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to produce…