TOUR TRAVEL - UTB
Uganda Tourist Board
 Uganda has a rich tourism history, indeed we were one of the very first popular destinations on the entire continent of Africa. In 1907 we were visited by no less than Winston Churchill. His discriminating and perceptive analysis of what Uganda has to offer was recorded in “My African Journey”, where he wrote ”Uganda is truly the pearl of Africa”.
Uganda has lost none of its beauty, its magic, or its people's well-earned reputation for hospitality, modesty and friendliness. With the trials of independence and civil war now long past, Uganda has once again opened its doors to tourists.
Over the past three years there has been much work done here by The Ministry of Tourism, through its associated agencies the Uganda Tourist Board and the Uganda Wildlife Authority, to sow the seeds of a brand new conservation-based form of sustainable tourism. This innovative programme has benefited greatly from the invaluable support of the European Union, USAID and the World Bank. The involvement of these donors has attracted other partners too in what promises to be a powerful and effective collaboration.
This partnership pattern is, in fact, demonstrated at all levels of our tourism development programme. Mutually beneficial relationships have been struck, between communities and protected areas, donors and government, wildlife and people. The dialogue and relationships thus formed are helping us to reconcile economics with ecology, visitor impact with sustainability, pragmatism with vision.
The key elements of our young yet vigorous programme are: product definition; capacity building; training, conservation education, nature-based resource consolidation, sustainable use, stakeholder consultation and coordination. A host of participants, from the children of the villages right up to the highest levels of national government, have joined together to learn and to create something which offers a brighter future for all.
And what does all this mean for you, our guest, the vital, final piece in the stakeholder jigsaw? On the carefully-designed Uganda Trails you can expect spectacular landscapes, thrilling white-water rafting on the Nile, awesome African wildlife, including the world's most varied primate populations (did you know that over half the worlds remaining Mountain Gorillas live here?). You can look forward to world-class sport fishing, abundant forests, some of the best bird watching anywhere on Earth and a hearty welcome from some of the most resilient and cheerful people you will ever meet, anywhere!
Contact UTB for details:
Box 7211, Kampala
Phone: 256-41-342196 / 7
Fax: 256-41-342188
E-mail: utb@starcom.co.ug
www.visituganda.com
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