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Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Climbing Lion resting on a tree branch

Uganda is a stunningly beautiful country with diverse tourist attractions and has been listed as a “must-go-to destination” moreover with cheap rates. A land of lush green vegetation, mountainous landscape, lakes, and rivers with hot springs, Uganda has just about the friendliest people in the world.

Uganda has ranked a top tourist destination for lovers of nature walks, bird watching, sport-fishing, walking and trekking, mountaineering, white-water rafting, bungee jumping, gorilla tracking, boat rides to view eagles, hippos, crocodiles, monitor lizards, and game drives through bush and savannah to observe zebras, Lions, antelopes, hyenas, elephants, buffalos, skunks, and other animals in their natural habitat.

Uganda’s tourism sector is growing steadily, and is worth investing in, having generated 7.75% of GDP and 6.7% of total national employment in 2018. With 80% of the 1.5 million international tourists annually (pre-Covid 19) coming from Africa, and a growing number of domestic tourists, the tourism sector has grown into an increasingly important contributor to Uganda's economy.

Opportunities in the tourism sector exist in tour and travel trail operations, eco and cultural tourism, tourism infrastructure, etc.