Speke Uganda Holidays will be present at FITUR 2018. FITUR is an international tourism trade fair that will start on Wednesday 17th – Sunday 21st January 2018 at Feria de Madrid in Spain. This international tourism trade fair has become one of the biggest tourism fairs worldwide and a global meeting point for tourism professionals for inbound and outbound tourism trade consisting of decision-makers in the tourism industry, such as…

Different conservation groups across the country are overwhelmed with the death of Kanyonyi leader of the oldest gorilla group (Mubare mountain gorilla family) in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park after a brutal fight with a lone wild silverback, only identified as Malaya. Born on November 1, 1996 to Ruhondeza and Kashongo, Kanyonyi passed on at the age of 21 years. During the same fight, one of his offspring was also brutally…

British citizens have gotten the green light to travel to all parts of Uganda after the UK government on 17 October 2018, put the advisory to the lowest level. This clearance is contained in a statement on the UK Government’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) website https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/uganda/safety-and-security. The Karamoja region where the world famous Kidepo Valley National Park is one of the areas that is to benefit from the new…

The Conservation and Tourism Investment Forum is a unique opportunity to harness the financial muscle of the world’s leading conservation-compatible businesses, including hotel and lodge operators, to raise vital funds to support and protect Uganda’s wildlife. This Space for Giants Club was inaugurated in Kenya in 2016 and the goal of this Club is to protect half of Africa’s remaining 415,000 elephants by 2020. Uganda has been the first to…

World Tourism Day, 27th September, is a global annual day of celebration where people world over join together to reflect on the importance and benefits that accrue from tourism. The event is promoted annually by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). In Uganda, the major celebrations this year will be held in Ssese Islands (Buggala) under the theme, “Sustainable Tourism – A tool for Development”, with week-long activities from 22nd – 27th September 2017, giving…

Another Rhino baby born at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. Uganda now has 21 healthy Southern White. This comes after Rhinos became extinct in 1989 and Rhino Fund Uganda has taken efforts and collaborated with the government and introduced Rhinos back into Uganda.

Have you ever experienced game viewing on horseback.Try this here in Uganda at Lake Mburo National Park. Horse safaris are an awesome way to see the wildlife. Riding a horse means you often get the chance to see the more timid animals. You will see a mixture of warthog, topi, impala, duiker, bush buck, water buck , zebra, eland and buffalo. Watching animals from a horse is so peaceful and…

The Giants Club, is a conservation initiative supported by the Independent and Evening Standard, announced it would stage Africa’s first Conservation and Tourism Investment Forum on 6th October 2017. This event aims to raise vital funds to support and protect Uganda’s wildlife and landscapes long term The event, which will be held here in Uganda, would be a unique opportunity to harness the financial muscle of the world’s leading hotel and lodge…

Tourism has got a boost following the birth of two new gorilla babies in 6 days in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.The baby boom continues! Welcome! Information from the forest indicates that the proud mothers are the cute adult females Birungi and Mutesi although the sex of the two babies is yet to be established. The new babies join the posse of other infants Buchura and Kanywani.