Archive for the ‘Africa’ Category

Walking with the Lions in Zambia

Zambia is fully engaged in the rehabilitation and subsequent release of lions back into the wild. This is not just an opportunity for the country to lend a hand to Mother Nature by helping to preserve these majestic animals, it is also a tourism opportunity for visitors to have an up-close and personal experience with [...]

May 13, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Africa, Zambia

Key Highways to Tourist Sites in Rwanda Blocked by Landslides

BY DR. WOLFGANG H. THOME, ETN AFRICA CORRESPONDENT | MAY 06, 2013 (eTN) – One of Rwanda’s most important traffic arteries, the highway from Kigali to Musanze, and from there on to Gisenyi, was yesterday completely blocked on the weekend when a landslide took out half of the road at Gashenyi, Gakenke District.

May 7, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Africa

Uganda Launches First Mobile Guide App

by Prof. Wolfgang Thome Following a flurry of app launches across the border in Kenya has Uganda now pulled level, when The Pearl Guide launched their own Uganda Guide App earlier this week. The comprehensive guide application can be downloaded on to iPhones from the ‘App Store’ and avails a wide range of services for visitors [...]

May 5, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Africa, Uganda

Rwanda is Enjoying the Benefits of New Tourism Attractions, Such as the Canopy Walk in Nyungwe National Park

Rwanda is an emerging tourist destination. Nyungwe Nziza seeks to help the country reach its tourism potential. To do so, this project targets the spectacular and protected Nyungwe National Park (NNP), focusing on inclusive ecotourism development for the benefit of local communities surrounding the park, and leveraging private sector investment in the management, construction, and [...]

May 2, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Africa

ZImbabwe and Zambia to host General Assembly of the UN World Tourism Organization

Zimbabwe and Zambia will co-host the 20th session of the general assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) from August 24-29 this year in their tourist resort towns of Victoria Falls and Livingstone. The two countries won the bid to host the general assembly at a WTO meeting held in South Korea. This [...]

May 2, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Zambia

Rwanda Development Board Prepares Musanze Cave for Tourist Visits

BY DR. WOLFGANG H. THOME, ETN UGANDA | April, 2013 (eTN) – The Rwanda Development Board’s Tourism and Conservation Department will within the space of the next few weeks officially launch a new tourism site, a cave in the Musanze District which is being readied for visitors by installing walkways, stairs, and safety measures.

April 21, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Africa

Zambia is Rich in Natural Wonders

Here’s a little video clip about the natural wonders of Zambia, Africa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf5LKy-2Ulk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

February 8, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Africa, Zambia

French Woman Breaks Climbing Record in a Wheelchair at Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

BY ADAM IHUCHA, ETN TANZANIA | February, 2013 TANZANIA (eTN) – For two years, a French lady with a disability lived with a faint hope that one day she would be able to ascend the world’s highest freestanding mountain. Mount Kilimanjaro. A 33-year-old, both of Chrystel Alquier’s legs were paralyzed eleven years ago. Since then she [...]

February 8, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Africa

South African Airways Voted the Best Airline in Africa

South African Airways (SAA) has been named the Best Airline in Africa by Business Traveler Magazine, following its annual consumer survey. The airline was also awarded the top prize for the Best Business Class to Africa, according to the results of the survey. The company received the awards at a ceremony in New York, where SAA was [...]

January 16, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Africa, Airlines & Railways

Come July 2013 It Will Cost More to Enter Tanzania National Parks

BY DR. WOLFGANG H. THOME, ETN UGANDA | January, 2013 Tanzania National Parks has announced a range of new increased tariffs which are due to come into effect in July this year for the period up to June 2015. The new tariffs cover not only park entrance fees for foreign nonresident visitors, resident visitors, East [...]

January 14, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Africa