Traffic Update: Repairs and Alternative Routes on Kampala-Jinja Road Kampala-Jinja road is one known for being crowded with traffic queues, costing the journey of 1 hour, into a 3 to 4-hour drive. The journey from Kampala to Jinja is a 96km distance, which is destined to take about 2hours and 30 minutes. However, the narration…
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Travelers using Entebbe International Airport are set to double their parking payments for parking their vehicles at the Entebbe airport parking lounge. The start of the parking fee is 5000 USD for the first hour of parking. Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) is intentionally raised the parking fee at Entebbe International Airport with effect from…
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Pick Up And Drop Off For Uganda Car Rentals It is often assumed that when you rent a car in Uganda, you directly pick up your car from the 4×4 car rental offices. Most car rental agencies in Uganda offer pick-up and drop-off services free of charge. After receiving your rental car, there is no…
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Uganda Airlines is securing a direct flight to the UK Uganda Airlines is set to start an international direct flight from Gatwick Airport, London. The airline is recruiting a station and country manager in London, as it finalizes plans to fly from Gatwick Airport, which it secured earlier this year. The national carrier will have…
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How To Avoid Trouble While Driving In Uganda There is a lot of trouble that can be encountered on any car drive on the road, and the fact is that all of these can be avoided. When taken a chance to sit behind the wheel of the car to decide on the rest of the…
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Uganda Airlines Launches the Entebbe-Lusaka Route The Uganda national carrier started operations in 1976 on the Eve of Idd Amin. The airline continued in operation until 2001 during the reign of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, when the majority of the national enterprises were sold off. In August 2019, after close to 20 years of non-existence, the…
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Uganda’s Karuma Bridge closed to traffic for 3 months The government announced the total closure of Karuma Bridge to all traffic for the next three months. The Karuma bridge on the River Nile connects the southern part of Uganda to the northern part of the country and neighboring South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of…
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The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) announced free entrance to all national parks across the country to Ugandans on October 17 and 18, 2024. The move is aimed at marking the World Tourism Day celebrations. Steven Masaba, UWA’s Director for Tourism Development, said the move is aimed at encouraging Ugandans to visit national parks as one…
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All about gorilla permits We bring you all that you need to know about gorilla trekking permits. A gorilla permit is a document which allows access to gorilla forests to initiate a search for gorillas. Gorillas are endangered species and various protective measures were set that allows any person interested in seeing these giants. The…
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Why you should not cross Rivers and Streams in a Rented Car Road trip holidays are perfect with a 4WD vehicle, but it’s important to avoid anything that could affect your safari vehicle’s functionality. One of the faults that can affect the functioning of your car is driving through high waters, which can happen especially…
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