Monthly Archives: June 2012

East African Wildlife Society gets new Executive Director | cheap east africa safaris

Eastern Africas premier conservation NGO, the East African Wildlife Society, has announced that Nigel Hunter will be leaving the EAWLS by the end of the month though will continue to assist the society in fund raising in the future. It … Continue reading

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KAMPALA FLOODS AND MORE LANDSLIDES ON MT.ELGON | mt. trekking

This years rainy season, as heavy as it comes, has regularly seen key intersections and roundabouts flooded but yesterday afternoons biblical torrent unleashed over the city was the worst yet. Reports came in that even hotel roofs started to leak, … Continue reading

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KENYA TOURISM AWARDS 2012 CONFIRM SUPERIOR CHOICES AS WINNERS | safari afrika

In recent articles about a visit to the Kenya coast there was much talk about both outstanding properties but also about mediocrity and same old same old so it was exciting news over the weekend that the Kenya Tourism Federation and Kenya … Continue reading

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Uganda Wild life Authority Rescues 43 Baby Pythons | SNAKE HERPING

43 baby pythons aged three weeks were rescued from a village Mbizzi NNya in Mpigi District about 50kms from Kampala BY Uganda Wild life Authority. The UWA problem animal team was tipped off by a report on a local television, … Continue reading

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Tourism circuit bridge fixed in South Western Uganda | Budget Uganda vacations

The Ntungwa -Ishasha Bridge at the Rukungiri- Kanungu district borderline has been re-opened by the Kanungu RDC for traffic Canon Benon Bwagi Ruronga. A heavy truck loaded with cement enroute to DR Congo had earlier collapsed the weak bridge bringing … Continue reading

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MOMBASA BAR BLAST OPPORTUNISTIC CRIME | budget kenya tours

The Jericho Bar in the Kisauni area of Mombasa, NOT frequented by tourists it should be mentioned, was subject to a grenade being thrown into the premises, was by tourism sources called an opportunistic crime like similar incidents previously in Nairobi but … Continue reading

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TOURIST KILLING RATTLES TANZANIAS TOURISM INDUSTRY | BUDGET SAFARIS IN TANZANIA

There was  an overnight  raid and two fatal shootings at a tourist camp in the Serengeti where a  Dutch tourist and one the camps managers of Ikoma Tented Camp in the western part of the Serengeti were killed when a … Continue reading

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G20 endorse tourism as driver of economic growth | world safari news

World leaders at the G20 summit in Mexico have for the first time recognised the importance of tourism as a driver of jobs, growth and economic recovery. The Leaders’ Declaration from the annual meeting, this year held in Los Cabos, … Continue reading

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African Tourism Summit to be hosted by Nigeria | affordable africa tours

United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has formally announced Nigeria as the host of its 53rd meeting of the Commission for Africa (CAF) summit, a regional meeting for African Tourism Ministers to take place in Calabar, Cross River State, from … Continue reading

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SIX LIONS KILLED IN NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK | budget kenya tours

Six lions were last night speared to death by residents of Oloika area in Kitengela, Kajiado County. The retaliatory killing of two adult lionesses, two sub adults and two cubs on the outskirts of Nairobi occurred after the carnivores had … Continue reading

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