THE 2016 BUGANDA TOURISM EXPO SET FOR AUG 21th

The Buganda Tourism Expo has over the recent years become one of the famous annual Uganda Safari tour events that have took the initiative to showcase the culture and heritage of Buganda Kingdom along with other tourism products that Uganda has to offer.

The 2016 expo Commenced on Aug 21^st running through to Aug 28^th in Lubiri grounds inside the Kingdom’s Palace, the Expo is expected to attract a myriad of participants comprising of the exhibitors and the visiting public among which will include those on safaris and tours in Uganda.

Running under the theme “Tourism is everybody’s Business”, the 2016 Buganda Tourism Expo will include the showcasing the 700 drums used in the traditional and cultural activities of Buganda, the two (2) Rolls Royce Cars that were used by Ssekabaka Muteesa II, the Buganda Clan exhibitions, the initial used by Baganda in the Pre-colonial Buganda and eventually the range of wildlife species kept at Uganda Wildlife Education Centre – famous Uganda tour site in Entebbe just 40km from Kampala.

Interestingly, this Expo is going regional if not International as a range of other foreign participants are expected in attendance including those from; Kenya, India, Rwanda, Tanzania, Burundi along with various European Embassies in Uganda

The Buganda Tourism Offices at the Bulange Building is still undertaking the registration of exhibitors while the entrance of the visitors will be limited to a fee of 3,000/=

Besides the movable artifacts that can be viewed at the exhibition, Buganda Kingdom features a range of heritage sites including the Royal Tombs at Kasubi, the King’s Coronation Site at Nagalabi, Wamara tombs, the Bulange Parliament, Kabaka’s lake among others that have got the capacity to attract the world travellers to plan cultural tours to Uganda.

THE PLEA TO TURN PIAN UPE INTO A NATIONAL PARK

Positioned to the North eastern direction of Uganda, Pian Upe Game Reserve is a rich protected area that has always mesmerized the range of travelers on wildlife safaris and tours in Uganda.

It has been in existence since 1958 when its southern sector was declared a Debasien Animal Sanctuary and it is in the year 1964 that Pian Upe was declared a game reserve following an extension to the northern sector. From that year, Pian Upe has operated under the same status until today despite its rich potential to become a National Park and one of the leading Uganda Safari sites.

The advocates from the region where Pian Upe Game Reserve is located are extending their plea to the government to declare it a National Park so as to gain ground for multiplying Uganda tour arrivals in the area that is not only rich in wildlife but also culture and adventure. The Eastern Entrepreneurs Network President Mr. Isaiah Obwoya notes that the region is incapacitated by limited publicity that has left many of its wonders including Mount Elgon with its world’s largest caldera, Sipi Falls, Mount Wanale, Imbalu festival, Coffee plantations and wildlife in Pian Upe rarely known to the potential world travelers interested in taking up Safaris to Uganda.

Pian Upe Game Reserve is a verdant natural landscape notable for its impressive wildlife Species among which include; Common Eland, the Plains and Grant’s gazelle, the Spotted Hyenas, Jackals, Leopards, Oribi, Topis, Roan Antelope, Buffalo, Civets, Aardvark, Four toed Hedgehog, Porcupine, Rock Hyrax, Mountain and Bohor Reedbuck and the Klipspringer. The Reserve is also rich in reptiles including Savannah lizards, the rock pythons, puff adders and the Common Agama not forgetting Chameleons. The flora element in Pian Upe Game Reserve is also very amazing marked by extensive wooded and open grassland, patches of Kopjes and riverine woodland and the tree species featured include; desert date, the red acacia, red spike thorns, Harrisonia Abyssinica among others that combine to generate lasting memories for travelers on Uganda Safaris and tours.

The advocates are requesting the government to fast track its plans of declaring and restocking the Pian Upe Game Reserve as a National Park to stimulate tourism development in the area. If declared, the region will be featuring three National Parks along with Kidepo Valley and Mount Elgon – something that will likely increase the odds of visiting the region.