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 * Uganda** is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania. The capital and largest city is Kampala.

Headlines
[|Discrimination and the forgotten pygmy tribes of Uganda] - [|@CharlotteStaff] [|@lauragrb] - [|Outbounding] Uganda: the human story behind gorilla tourism - [|Outbounding] [|How Uganda emerged from chaos to become a tourist destination once more] [|Maps reveal what motivates people to take resources from flagship national park] [|Uganda tops list of most ethnically diverse countries]

[|Wildlife crime: a review of the evidence on drivers and impacts in Uganda]
 * Reports**

tourism portals
[] - [|Facebook] - [|@Visit_Uganda] [] - [|@MtwaUganda]

Tourism Associations
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flickr groups
[|Ecotourism Africa] [|Uganda Wildlife] [|Uganda]

Google+
[|Ministry of Tourism] [|Uganda Wildlife Authority]

TripAdvisor
[|Uganda] [|Forum]

Twitter
[|@Visit_Uganda] [|@Tourismuganda] [|@ugwildlife] [|@UgTourismBoard] [|@guide2uganda] [|@NatureUganda] [|@Mamerito] [|@PearlUganda]

Indigenous Culture: Batwa
[|Batwa Experience] - [|Facebook] [|The_Batwa_of_Uganda]

Parks and Wildlife
Uganda has ten national parks ,12 wildlife reserves and 14 wildlife sanctuaries managed by [|Uganda Wildlife Authority] which was established in August 1996. The parks offer savanna safaris along with boat tours, forest hikes, mountain climbing and wildlife research. [|Facebook]; Twitter: [|@ugwildlife]

[|List of Protected Areas in Uganda - Wikipedia] [|Uganda - Protected Planet]

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[|Bwindi Impenetrable National Park - Wikipedia] [|Bwindi Impenetrable National Park - Protected Planet] [|Bwindi Impenetrable National Park - UNESCO] [|Bwindi Impenetrable National Park - Uganda Wildlife] [|Linking Conservation, Equity and Poverty Alleviation - IIED] (PDF) [] [|TripAdvisor]

Kidepo National Park
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Crater Lakes
http://www.traveluganda.co.ug/craterlakes.asp

Gorillas
Uganda Wildlife Authority manages and controls gorilla tourism within the protected areas in Uganda. The guidelines stipulate that only 8 visitors view the gorillas for one hour per day. The visitors are expected to remain at a distance of 7 meters while viewing the gorillas. Visitors with communicable diseases do not go on trekking expeditions.

Kampala
[|Kampala]

wikipedia
[|Uganda] [|Flag of Uganda] [|Luganda]

News
[|Dispatch]

Tour Companies
[|Adrift Adventures] - [|TripAdvisor] [|Pearl of Africa Tours] - [|@PearlUganda] [|Safari Uganda]

Transportation
Direct flights are available from London by British Airways, Brussels by Brussels Airlines, Instanbul by Turkish Airlines, and Amsterdam by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. There are direct flights from Doha by Qatar Airways, Dubai by Emirates Airlines. There are no direct flights from America but there are connections through code sharing airlines from Europe and South Africa. The only direct flights between Uganda and other African countries are; Ethiopian airlines to Addis Ababa, Egypt air to Cairo, Kenya Airways to Nairobi, Rwandair Express to Kigali, and South African Airways to Johannesburg. Charter services can be arranged on request by the leading service providers to include; Kampala Aero Club, Ndege Juu Ya Africa, Air Serv, and Eagle Air.

Air Uganda
[|Air Uganda] - [|@AirUganda] - [|Facebook]

Elsewhere on the Web
[|Uganda Profile - BBC]

RSS
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Events

 * September 5, 12-1pm EDT/4-5pm GMT** [|We are Uganda's Top Tourism Executives. Ask Me Anything]

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 * Monday, September 8** [|Destination Marketing Hangout]

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