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.

Did you know that Mount Nyiragongo volcano in Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the most active in Africa?. It is noted for long active lava lakes which appear in the summit crater. Mount Nyiragongo in Democratic Republic of Congo has an elevation of 3470m in the Virunga Mountains in the line of Albertine Rift Valley. Since 1882 Mt Nyiragongo has erupted 34 times with activity that can be…

The Rwanda Development Board announced an increase in the price of Rwanda Gorilla Permits from US$ 750 to US $1,500 for all visitors’ effective from 6th May 2017. However, Uganda Gorilla Permits remain unchanged at US $600 and US $450 in April, May and November. Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has the highest number of families with 15 Gorilla Families recorded and about 187 individuals in the 5 regions of…

Speke Uganda Holidays together with the rest of the Tourism team and Uganda at large, mourn the sudden death of one of the Silverback Gorilla’s (dominant male) called Ndahura of the Bitukura family of gorillas that fell off a tree branch early this morning of the 18.12.2016 at a tender age of 28 years of age. We call upon the rest of the World especially lovers of nature to join…

This month of November 2016, Uganda will be organizing the first ever African Birding Expo which will take place at the Botanical Gardens Entebbe. The Expo is set for the 18th-20th of November 2016 and is jointly organized by the Uganda Tourism Board, Uganda Safari Guides Association and World Bank. The event is meant to promote Uganda into a premium birding destination to both domestic and International Tourists. It will…

On the 17th September 2016, Tooro Kindom and its subjects will be celebrating the 22nd Coronation Anniversary ( also known as the new moon ceremony) of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, “Entale ya Tooro”, in Fort Portal town at the Karuzika Palace. During the new moon ceremony in the ancient times, people would assemble at the king’s court to dance to the music provided by the royal bandsmen….