Kampala – The Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Professor Ephraim Kamuntu launches the fourth edition of the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) at ceremony held at the Sheraton Hotel in Kampala. POATE 2018 will be held from 23rd to 25th February 2018 at the Sheraton Kampala Gardens, under the theme “Rediscover the Pearl” The annual tourism expo,...Read More

KAMPALA, UGANDA – Miss Uganda North America 2017/18, Queen Yvonne Kushemererwa completed her Cares Tour of Uganda on Thursday January 11th, 2018. The tour, dubbed ‘Tourism, Culture, Charity’ by its Austin-based organizers, included visits to Tooro Kingdom, Kabarole’s crater lakes, Kibale Forest, Queen Elizabeth National Park and Jinja Town. The Uganda Tourism Board facilitated transport for...Read More

1th November – Press release KAMPALA, UGANDA – On 9th November 2017, Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) in collaboration with Nature Uganda and Uganda Wildlife Authority with support from other partners is launching the annual Big Birding Day (BBD) 2017. The BBD activity combines avian conservation with awareness and tourism development. The official launch of activities...Read More

LONDON, UK – From the 6th – 8th November, Uganda joins the world to show off her best at the annual World Travel Market in London, UK (WTM London). Team Uganda made up of 20 private companies and four government agencies are exhibiting at stall AH100 at the Excel International Convention Centre in London Docklands....Read More

Global tourism innovators join financiers, philanthropists and conservationists for pioneering Investment Forum to protect Ugandan wildernesses KAMPALA, 4 October 2017 – The heads of some of the world’s leading responsible tourism companies are arriving in Uganda alongside philanthropists and international financiers for a ground-breaking gathering aimed at safeguarding Uganda’s protected areas. H.E. Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s...Read More

GUANGZHOU, CHINA – Uganda’s Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Hon. Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu, has said Uganda is targeting four million tourists by 2020 and eying one million from China. Prof Kamuntu is heading a delegation of government and private sector players at the China Guangdong International Tourism Expo as part of promotional efforts to...Read More

PRESS RELEASE ENTEBBE, UGANDA –H.E. President Yoweri Museveni has called on investors that promote responsible investment and sustainable development to partner with Uganda in rehabilitating the protected conservation areas. This was at the media launch for the coming Giants Club’s first ever Conservation and Tourism Investment Forum to be held in Uganda later this year...Read More

KAMPALA, UGANDA – The Tourism Act (2008) mandates Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) to regulate the tourism industry in Uganda through, among others, licensing Tour Guides. In line with this mandate, Uganda Tourism Board has organized training of Tour Guides and assessment of those Tour Guides that have not yet undergone the assessment. The objective of this...Read More

KAMPALA, 17 October 2017 – British citizens have gotten the green light to travel to all parts of Uganda after the UK government today, Monday 17 October, put the advisory to the lowest level. “We have reduced our travel advice to the lowest level ‘check travel advice before you go’ (green). This means we no...Read More

Super deluxe tent balcony at sunset Mr. Stephen Asiimwe, the Chief Executive of Uganda Tourism Board, in an exclusive interview with Ehis Ayere of the African Leadership Magazine, gives insights into the colourful and unique offerings Uganda provides the rest of the world from the nature, culture, wildlife, accommodation, and hospitality of the country. He...Read More