Gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda have been promoted by Uganda Wildlife Authority leaving out other tourist attractions which are denied promotion in Uganda. The president of Uganda, H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has attacked UTB and UWA for failing effectively to market Uganda abroad, saying it has become a major hindrance to the country‘s tourism.
The president said that promoting
only gorilla safaris has reduced Uganda safaris in the country especially for
those tourists who are interested in wildlife viewing or game drives and
cultural tours. Such visitors are left out in adventuring Uganda.
Promoting mountain gorillas is good
because it has promoted gorilla tracking safaris to Uganda but what about the
National Parks that show Uganda’s uniqueness like; the big five which are found
in Queen Elizabeth National Park, the zebras found in Lake Mburo National Park,
the magnificent Murchison falls and kidepo National Park.
The policy of only promoting Gorillas
in Uganda will affect safaris to Uganda since tourists will go to Kenya and
Tanzania to see lions and Buffallos and only come to Uganda for Mountain Gorillas.
The Government urged the board
to go back to the drawing board and rethink marketing strategies that bring out
Uganda’s uniqueness to tap in the tourism revenue like other countries. This
has to be done as early as possible so that safaris can increase.
UWA officials need to design
proper user-friendly methods of ordering people to leave national parks than
using a lot of force to evict them. This will help to develop the National
Parks for tourism development.
UgandaSafaris/ Uganda Safari News
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