Quick Facts on African Culture, Sites & Tradition
Zanzibar, which is an Arabic word for ‘the coast of black people’ is a major Tourist destination in Africa due to its beautiful white sandy beaches that are some of the best in the world; complemented by its warm equatorial climate. It
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park gets its name from Gahinga; a local word for the Bafumbira tribe that means a pile of volcanic stones they retrieve from their farms. It was declared a game reserve by the British administration in 1930, however, farming
Murchison Falls National Park got its name from the beautiful waterfalls that are in the park; originally called Kabalega falls. These waterfalls are on the River Nile course which starts from Lake Victoria and ends in the Mediterranean Sea. The Murchison falls
Formerly called Kazinga National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park was founded in 1952 and is a home to various species of birds and mammals. The 764 square mile national park has beautiful volcanic features like crater lakes and volcanic cones. When you
Access to Internet is increasing in Africa allowing more people to develop and launch their businesses online. Internet is a platform where marketing tourism has gained tremendous growth; connecting Africa than ever before. Information on a wide range of tourist destinations, sites
The Karamojong or Karimojong, are an ethnic group of pastoral herders located in the north-eastern part of Uganda known as the Karamoja sub-region; and their language is Karamojong or Karimojong. They are found in the districts of Abim, Kaabong, Kotido, Moroto and
Echuya Batwa, also known as Batwa pygmies – believed to have migrated from the Ituri Forest of the Democratic Republic of Congo – live around Echuya Forest Reserve in Kisoro and Rubanda Districts of South-Western part of Uganda. As the original dwellers
1) Mountain gorillas, which share ancestry with human beings and chimpanzees are an endangered species. In 2018, it was estimated that only 1,004 mountain gorillas still roamed the earth, in two separate populations. One population lives in Uganda in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and the others
Sports Tourism in Africa has been given much attention in recent times with African Sports Tourism summit held on 25th August 2018 at the Golfview Hotel and Suites in Lagos, Nigeria. This was the first meeting of its kind where Sports and
Religious or faith tourism is when a group of people (normally of similar religious beliefs) travel for conventions or crusades or fellowship or leisure or pilgrims or retreats to a place. Religious tours are driven by the existence of modern holy cities