Destination Uganda Archives – CEO East Africa

PARADOX OF PLENTY: Uganda’s Tourism Mathematics Does Not Add Up

by Muhereza KyamuteteraIndustry & Analysis The Big StoryDecember 28, 2024December 28, 2024

This festive season, I had time to reflect deeply on how insanely gifted Uganda, the Pearl of Africa, is by nature and how we, as a country, have failed to maximise this potential year after year. Year in and year out, we, as a country, have failed to allocate resources to…

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An Open Letter To President Museveni ⏤ Tourism without marketing, is like winking at tourists in darkness

by Civy TumusiimeThe Big StoryMarch 30, 2024March 30, 2024

The month of March marks 4 years since Your Excellency on March 18th 2020, ordered the greatest part of the country shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic, effective March 20th 2020. The country would subsequently go into a series of openings and closures, until early January 2022 when the country…

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Relax, rewind and refuel your body at Jacana Lodge—one of the many hidden jewels in western Uganda!

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany News Hospitality & Tourism Lifestyle Luxury The Big Story The Executive Traveler TravelJuly 18, 2023July 18, 2023

Western Uganda is richly ornamented with various tourist attractions— both natural and manmade, often astride each other. One such jewel is Jacana Safari Lodge on the fringes of Imaramagambo Forest in Southwestern Uganda.The forest itself is on the edges of the mighty Queen Elizabeth National Park- a medley of wonders,…

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LUXURY ON THE NILE: Frequent traveler, Isaiah Rwanyekiro on why Lemala Wildwaters Lodge is his all-time luxury lodge in Africa

by Isaiah Jobs RwanyekiroCompany News ExtraOrdinary Uganda Lifestyle Luxury News & Analysis The Big Story TravelApril 21, 2022April 21, 2022

Today, allow me to tell you why I believe Lemala Wildwaters Lodge is my all time favorite lodge in Africa and the recent contest in which it became the second most ‘instagrammable’ luxury lodge in the world by Luxury Travel Advisor website simply confirmed what some of us have always…

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Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla: A Lodge that offers Eco-Friendly Accommodation and Carbon Neutral Services

by CEO ReporterLifestyleJanuary 10, 2022January 10, 2022

Every new day is a reason to celebrate and enjoy yourself; and where else can you have an unforgettable experience than at Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge, a safari lodge located 2161 meters (7,087 feet) high on Nteko Ridge overlooking the beautiful swath of the World-renowned Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.The ridge provides…

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UTB flags off World Champion, tourism ambassador Cheptegei for 3000m Ostrava Golden Spike in Czech Republic

by Alphred Rhyman AgabaCompany News News & AnalysisMay 17, 2021May 17, 2021

The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has officially flagged off Ugandan World champion Joshua Cheptegei who is destined for Czech Republic for the Ostrava Golden Spike slated for Wednesday, 19th May 2021.Cheptegei, who is fondly referred to as the ‘Silverback’ of the Pearl of Africa, took on a voluntary Ambassador role…

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