Rwanda’s cultural sites to promote its tourism.-Prime Uganda Safaris & Tours Safari updates

Rwanda has got a rich culture and tradition which is so beautiful to the country and it has also helped in increasing safaris to Rwanda especially those based on culture. In Rwanda, there are several cultural sites which are good for travellers interested in learning about culture of the people of Rwanda.

The culture of Rwanda is so adventurous since it provides the experience of the real culture of the people of Rwanda; the most important cultural site is the national museum of Butare which has attracted many Rwanda safaris due to the finest ethnographic collection .it displays traditional art facts which are fascinating to the tourists, photographs, it also provides pre colonial life styles and also the development of Rwanda as a country.

The genocide memorial sites has also attracted many tourists from all over the world to come and have safari visits to Rwanda, they include;murambi, gisozi,Gisenyi, Nyamata and these have helped in increasing the revenues of the country.

Rwanda has got rich cultural art facts and a strong tradition which includes music, dance, pottery, basketry, paintings, jewlry, wood carrying and metal works, these have helped in attracting many visitors to Rwanda to come and participate in cultural safaris which has helped in increasing revenue to the country

The history of Rwanda which is loved by the tourists who come for safaris in Rwanda are provided by the numerous memorial sites and museums which are preserved in the country, several communities based tourism experiences can offer travellers an opportunity to experience the cultural life of Rwanda.

 

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Rwanda to launch an electrical fence on Akagera national park-Prime Uganda Safaris & Tours Safari updates

Akagera national park is located in the east of Rwanda and it covers 1500 square metres of savannah which is just west of Kagera River. This park is found in Rwanda and it’s always visited by the tourists who come for safaris to Rwanda. It’s because of its diverse savannah vegetation which is loved by the people who come to The Park.

The Rwanda development Board has already launched an electrical fence which is to be put on the park boundary in order to avoid the conflicts which might happen between the humans who live around the park and the wildlife with in the park. This will certainly help in increasing safari tours to Rwanda since the wildlife will be well protected.

This fence will also help in guaranting the safety of the wildlife with in the park and at the same time protecting the local communities which are surrounding the park who act as the key partners in the conservation wildlife and in the development of the tourism sector. This will help in increasing safaris to Rwanda.

The construction of the fence is a solution to the conflicts which have been happening between the animals and the human beings living near the park. The animals have been eating the crops of the local people and also the local communities have been killing the animals which have been affecting the safaris with in Rwanda since they have been reducing due to reduction in the number of animals.

The park has many species of animals which include Buffaloes, elephants, hippos, bush pigs, baboons and many other animals which have attracted many safari visits to Rwanda, the park also has many bird species which have favoured the tourists who are interested in birding.

 

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Birding in Uganda-Prime Uganda Safaris & Tours Safari updates

Birding is one of the main activities which are participated in by the tourists when they come for safaris to Uganda. It’s one of the activities which brings in high revenues to the country which has helped in developing the country at the same time the tourism sector.

There are many birding spots in Uganda and these have helped in increasing Uganda safaris especially the visitors interested in birding. These spots include; most of Uganda’s national parks, forests, wetlands, and those birds which come all way from Europe to Uganda.

Uganda is considered to be a birding paradise which has helped in increasing safari visits to Uganda especially those who come specifically for birding in Uganda. It’s said that over half of all the birds in Africa are found in Uganda which makes it the richest African birding destination in Africa.

Kampala city only can avail you with over 300 species of birds in just a day. These are mostly found around Lake Victoria which has got fresh waters that harbour their stay along the shores of the lake. These have attracted many birding safaris which have helped in increasing the revenues of the country since birders spend long periods in a given destination.

There are also many birds on the albertine rift and the banks of river Nile; these include the francolin, Ruwenzori turaco, the nightjar the kivu ground thrush, the shoe bill and many others which have always attracted many safari visits to Uganda.

The other site where birding can be done include Lake Bunyonyi which has got fresh waters, Semuliki national park, most of the water bodies in Uganda and also these have got many bird species which have continued to attract many safari tours to Uganda.

Uganda doesn’t only sell birds as a tourism product, but also mountain gorillas which have attracted many gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda, chimpanzee tracking mostly done in Kibale and in Kyambura, boat cruises, cultural tours and the nature tours , all these have helped in Increasing safaris to Uganda.

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Nyungwe Park hosted world tourism day in Rwanda-Prime Uganda Safaris & Tours Safari updates

The world tourism day in Rwanda was hosted at Nyungwe national park which hours many wildlife species that attract many safari visits to Rwanda, these tours to the park have helped in increasing revenue of the country hence developing the tourism sector in Rwanda.

The two activities which were organized in order to mark the world tourism day attracted many safaris to Rwanda in that many tourists traveled from different countries to come and enjoy the activities which were organized. These activities mainly focused on the role of tourism in the surrounding communities.

The main theme of the celebrations of the world tourism day was tourism and water and was to encourage all the communities of Rwanda especially those near the national parks to manage and conserve water sources so that the wildlife in the parks can be properly protected and managed. This however will help in encouraging more tourists to come for safaris to Rwanda.

The activities which were participated in included the accreditation of the Kitabi College of conservation and environment management; it’s an important college since it has worked hard at promoting the conservation and preservation of wildlife and plants with in the parks which have helped in increasing Rwanda safaris.

Other activities which were participated in included the conservation of Nyungwe national park, visiting the kitabi cultural village and also laying of the foundation stone to pave way for the construction of the new hotel outside the national park, this will help to increase more tourists to come for safaris to Rwanda

The celebrations mainly focused on creating awareness among the citizens especially the local community the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and the economic values to the people of Rwanda.

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Trekking Chimpanzees in Uganda-Prime Uganda safaris & Tours safari updates

Chimpanzees in Uganda are mostly found in Kibale National park and they are so closely related to humans. They have been visited by many people who have come for chimpanzee trekking safaris in Kibale, this has however helped in increasing the revenues of the country since this activity is considered to be one of the enjoyed activities in Uganda.

However chimpanzees are faced with increased dangers which are mostly from humans and also their habitats have continue to suffer from human encroachment which has resulted into great decrease since some of them are killed by the local communities hence affecting chimpanzee tracking safaris to Uganda.

 Chimpanzees which are kept at Ngamba Island have been attracting many trekking activities which have helped at increasing the revenues of the area. Most of the chimps found in this place are orphans and they are well preserved and conserved in order to prevent them from extinction.

The sanctuary has got over 40 chimps and these provide the tourists an opportunity to interact well with them since they can understand like the human beings. This has helped in increasing the number of tourists who come for chimp trekking in Ngamba Island.

Chimpanzees can also be found in Queen Elizabeth National Park in the place known as Kyambura gorge; chimps at Kyambura gorge have greatly attracted many chimpanzee safaris which have helped in developing the tourism sector since the revenues have been increasing day by day.

They can also be tracked in Budongo forest; this forest has got a good number of chimpanzees which are enjoyed by the tourists who come for chimpanzee tracking tours to Uganda.

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Uganda’s tourism sector to earn more funding-Prime Uganda safaris & Tours safari updates

The tourism sector needs more funding in order to facilitate its operations within the country. The government has however promised to increase on the funds which are given to the tourism sector so that Uganda safaris can be developed.

 The increase is due to help develop the sector since the money which was always allocated to the sector in the budget was little and it was not enough to take care of the operations of the entire sector, this however affected the sector since its problems and challenges were not solved which affected safaris to Uganda.

 The tourism sector in Uganda has always been considered as the fast growing industry by many magazines and on top of that the lonely planet, but the sector can increase its growth if its funding from the government is improved. This will automatically help in increasing safari tours to Uganda which will help in developing the tourism sector.

 The government has promised to increase the sector’s funds in the upcoming budget. The government has been giving the sector an amount of 53.1b and now the sector will get 65.1 billions; this amount will at least help in facilitating the infrastructural developments of the sector and also to increase on marketing and promotion of the sector which will later help in increasing the number of people who come for safaris in Uganda.

 The government has however wished that the funds should focus on improving the roads especially those that lead to the tourism destinations like the national parks so that the tourists can find it easy to go and have safari tours to the national parks, this will however help in attracting more tourists to come for safari visits to Uganda.

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Communities in Rwanda to help in conserving the tourism sector-Prime Uganda safaris & Tours safari updates

The conservation of the wildlife and the forests in Rwanda has greatly been done by the local communities which have worked hand in hand with the management of the parks. This has helped in conserving the wildlife and the plant species so that the number of safaris can increase.

Communities in Rwanda have greatly tried to promote eco tourism which is an act of promoting tourism at the same time conserving the environment. This process has greatly helped in protecting the wildlife and also preventing destruction of the wildlife and the plants which later help in attracting tourists to come for Rwanda safaris.

The national parks management has come up to collaborate with the local communities in conserving the environment and the wildlife at the same time. This has helped to improve the tourism sector since many people have travelled to Rwanda to Visit the national parks in order to participate in safaris to Rwanda. This has been able due the operation of the park management which is emphasising the return of 10% of the profits to the local community.

The local communities have been encouraged to start making crafts and other local stuff which they can sell to the tourists who come for safaris to Rwanda; this will however help in improving the lives of the local people since they are able to earn some income from the tourist.

The national parks have been well protected and the forests have been preserved through encouraging the local community to stop encroaching on the park boundaries. This will help in protecting the wildlife and the plant species which will help in encouraging more tourists to come for safaris in Rwanda.

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Rwanda has an opportunity to develop its tourism sector-Prime Uganda safaris & Tours safari updates

Rwanda has got its tourism sector as the leading the sector in the country and this has contributed to the increased revenues in the country and also helped in increasing safaris to Rwanda. This has been possible because Rwanda has been able to market and promote its tourism sector to the outside world.

Rwanda has been developing its tourism sector since it has got many tourist attractions which are loved by the tourists who come for Rwanda safaris. Some of the attractions include; the Akagera National Park which has got many attractions that are loved by the visitors. This Park has also got many good lodges which favour tourists when they come for their tour visits.

The tourism sector in Rwanda is changing globally because of the improvement in Air Transport sector. Rwanda has improved its airline operations and there are many direct flights which are operated between Kigali Air port and other international airports which have helped in increasing safaris to Rwanda.

Will More so, the number of tourists and the profile of tourists in Rwanda will also impact on the growth of the tourism sector in the country. Many tourists from developed countries have come to Rwanda for mountain gorilla trekking in volcanoes National park, which is considered to be a home to many gorillas.

Rwanda has got many tourist activities which are enjoyed by the tourist who come for safari tours to Rwanda. These include; bird watching, cultural safaris, city tours, chimpanzee trekking gorilla tracking, spot fishing and many others .All these have helped in increasing the revenues of the country and also developing the tourism sector or Rwanda.

Rwanda has also got an opportunity of developing eco- tourism which will help in encouraging the conservation of the environment and the animal species which will later help in attracting tourists to Rwanda.

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Kasubi Tombs restoration boosted.-Prime Uganda safaris & Tours safari updates

Kasubi Tombs is a cultural site of Buganda Kingdom which was burnt and now its going through a restoration process which will later help to increase Uganda safaris , this is because many people from all over the world have always visited the tombs for cultural studies. This site is considered to be the main cultural site of Uganda.

The site has boosted by many organizations which have come up to invest money in order to fasten its restoration, CCA is one of the organizations which have come up to provide funds to the restoration of the tombs, it donated 10million which were received by the management. This place will soon be finished and will again attract as many tourists who will come for safaris to Uganda.

Buganda has got many cultural sites which have attracted many tourists to come for safaris in Uganda. These include the kabaka palace, the bulange building, wamala tombs and many other which are frequently visited by many visitors.

The Kasubi Tombs before it was burnt used to generate high revenues for the kingdom and this helped in innovating the rest of the Buganda sites so that they can also generate revenues for the Buganda Kingdom, These tombs remained attracting safari visits even though they were burnt.

The government has however contributed to the restoration of the tombs since many tourists who come for cultural safaris also engage in other activities like mountain gorilla trekking, chimpanzee safaris, bird watching and many others, this means the tombs indirectly contributes some revenue to the central government.

Buganda tourism board has continued to Market the Kasubi tombs which has helped in encouraging many tourists to come for safari tours to Uganda. It does this through the Buganda Tourism Expo which is carried out every year. Also other sites are marketed since they also bring in revenue to the Buganda Government.

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Enjoy a visit to Lake Mutanda.-Prime Uganda safaris & Tours safari updates

A visit to Lake Mutanda is an interesting adventure which will leave you thinking of coming to Uganda for another safari. This Lake has always captured both the locals and the visitor’s imaginations which have helped at increasing safaris to Uganda specifically to visit the lake.

Visitors have always visited Jinja, Murchison falls, Queen Elizabeth and many other lakes ignoring Lake Mutanda which is located in Kisoro District in western Uganda. The Lake has not been taken as a tourist destination but however it has got many tourist attractions which can attract many Uganda safaris.

The Lake has got many activities which can be engaged in the tourists who come for safari visits to Uganda. These activities include; Bird watching, nature walks along the lake, boat cruises, and game viewing, all these activities can be enjoyed by the visitors which can at the same time increase revenue to the country.

In addition to the mountain gorilla trekking safaris and the golden monkey tracking in the nearby Mgahinga National park, the lake has got many plant species and the birds which are found at the lake include the kingfisher, kite ibis, crested crane and the weaver birds which are mostly enjoyed by the birders who come for safari tours to Uganda.

More so, the lake has abundant animal’s species like snake, chameleon, monitor lizard, frog, there are also abundant supply of insects; these have greatly attracted many safari visits to Lake Mutanda. The mammals found at Lake Mutanda include the African clawless, the hippos and many others.

The motor boat options are available to help you traverse the lake; this also provides an option for canoe riding which helps in satisfying the visitors on safaris. These boat cruises can help you come into close contact with the water birds and other water animals.

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