Uganda’s tourism earnings have doubled in
the last five years from $440m to $800m last year, Cuthbert Baguma, the
director of the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB), has said.
Baguma said this shows that the sector has enormous prospects for growth, employment and investment.
He, however, added that despite the fact that tourism has been
identified as a priority for the development of the country, the sector
remains constrained in financial and human resources.
“Destination competitiveness cannot be done when you do not have the right skills,” Baguma said.
Situated
in the fertile heart of Africa, Uganda boasts a wide and diverse
landscape, from rugged snow-capped mountains to the vast flat lands
stretching out to the horizon. It is roughly the size of Great Britain
or the State of Oregon in the USA. Uganda’s most alluring features are
its forests, lakes and mountains. Most of the country is 1000m above sea
level and there are three mountainous areas - the fabled Mountains of
the Moon - the Ruwenzoris, Mount Elgon, an extinct volcano with the
worlds largest caldera; and the spectacular Virunga Volcanoes. The south
of the country is heavily influenced by one of the many forests there,
and one of the world’s biggest lake, Lake Victoria, which contains many islands and birds. Continue Reading 
