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love your books…best guide books I’ve used…this is my third!
I was very impressed with the new edition of the Uganda guide whilst preparing for our trip. I am even more impressed having visited the country, and re-reading it now really does make the country come alive and reinforce our wonderful memories. Many congratulations.
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our operators are all wondering how on earth Uganda’s tourism made it to that list considering just how many other countries with a lot of tourism potential, even better marketed than ours, are out there and not ranked. Nevertheless, although Uganda is honored for having such a wealth of tourist attracting features, there is almost no doubt, the misuse of these features has been wanting in many circumstances. And in some cases, the very features with tourism potential have been left idol. Compared to Uganda, Kenya rakes in way more tourism dollars especially from wildlife safaris even with the unique mountain gorillas which Kenya does not have. In Kenya even the small hidden landmarks in the city that could easily be by passed are seen and considered as potential money making features on the tourism views. Indeed these have made Kenya earn a lot from tourists including the monuments. The Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), the second tallest building in Nairobi, is not only considered as a venue for political speeches and assemblies, but attracts a wide range of both foreign tourists and local communities especially with its kenya safari packages where tourists can take a lift up to the rooftop of the tower, and then, have a scenic breath-taking view of famous Nairobi town Kenya’s capital city from 110 metres in the air. Uganda too has a few tall buildings that could offer similar feats. In fact, the scenery around Kampala, with its multitude of hills like Makerere Hill, Kitantate Hill, Mengo Hill , Kibuli Hill , greenery and lake down South could offer an even more worthwhile venture if the same were to be done here. Uganda also offers safari packages including visitors to the historical monuments while on Kampala city tour like National Museum, Kasubi , Ndere Culture centre for traditional dances and Jinja City tours including a visit to speak monument at the source of the Nile. Other potential tourism sites in Uganda that have not been recognized include Uganda’s first port, Portbell in Luzira. It is located at the shores of Lake Victoria, right inside the capital city. That puts the port within access of the large population in the centre. Also, its historical placement as the first port, its commercial placement as the main water port, all make for more reason why the port should at the very least, be designed to welcome tourist
I assume the list they are talking about is this one from Lonely Planet – http://www.lonelyplanet.com/taiwan/travel-tips-and-articles/76856