Some useful updates from Andrew Roberts, who put together the 5th and 6th editions of Bradt Uganda, follow: General As of August 2011, the Uganda shilling is billed as the world’s worst performing currency. Bad news for Ugandans but great for tourists paying in shillings. I used a rate of Ush2000 to the $ when … Continue reading Updates from Andrew Roberts
Category: Wildlife
New UWA fee structure
As of 1 July 2011, the Uganda Wildlife Authority implemented a fee structure that increases entrance fees for National Parks by around 15% and institutes new fees for various unguided activities such as US$100 for birding in Semliki or US$80 for hiking on a trail in Mgahinga. Please click here for the full 2011-2013 tariff structure … Continue reading New UWA fee structure
Vampire spiders….?
Not as scary as it sounds - but the following links forwarded by Callen Cohen of Birding Africa are very interesting! http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/10/1011_051011_spider_vampire.html http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1134/is_8_116/ai_n27382257/pg_1?tag=content;col1
