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Uganda Tourism: September 2015

Uganda has significant tourism resources including Gorilla Gorilla beringei, Kazinga Channel, Murchison Falls National Park, and snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains. Tourism is an important industry for Uganda's economy, contributing $1,734 million to GDP in 2011 and providing over 200,000 jobs. While Uganda faces challenges in sustainable marketing and infrastructure, the country continues investing in tourism facilities and education to develop its tourism industry.

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Uganda Tourism: September 2015

Uganda has significant tourism resources including Gorilla Gorilla beringei, Kazinga Channel, Murchison Falls National Park, and snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains. Tourism is an important industry for Uganda's economy, contributing $1,734 million to GDP in 2011 and providing over 200,000 jobs. While Uganda faces challenges in sustainable marketing and infrastructure, the country continues investing in tourism facilities and education to develop its tourism industry.

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Uganda, tourism punctuated with scenery and unique physical fea-


tures (Camerapix 1998).
Eddy K. Tukamushaba1 and Dan Musinguzi2 The significance of tourism to Uganda’s econ-
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Department of Leisure and Hospitality, Business omy cannot be underestimated. In 2011, ▶ travel
School, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda and tourism contributed US$1,734 million to
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Stenden University, Doha, Qatar GDP, making it the second largest industry after
agriculture. In 2012, the total ▶ tourist arrivals
were 1,197,000 compared to 1,151,000 in 2011.
The Republic of Uganda occupies 241,038 km2, As a result, the tourism ▶ industry alone provided
of which 81.8 % is covered by land and 18.2 % by direct and indirect employment to about 210,000
water. It has an estimated population of 36 million and 240,000 people.
with annual growth rate of 3.24 % (CIA 2014). Despite a small country by area, Uganda has
Uganda is bordered by the Republic of South the largest concentration of primate species in the
Sudan to the north, ▶ Kenya to the east, the world and possesses climatic conditions which
Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, allow the survival of biodiversity (Camerapix
and ▶ Tanzania and ▶ Rwanda to the South. 1998). The growth of the industry has led to
Today, the country is a major African ▶ destina- increased tourism ▶ education and ▶ training.
tion that has developed since the 1950s. It is For example, different institutions such as
divided into four main administrative regions Makerere University, Crested Crane Hotel and
(central, western, eastern, and northern) with the Tourism Training Institute, and Uganda Wildlife
Western region having most of the attractions Education Center and Training Institute offer dif-
(Figure 1). ferent programs to support skills development
The country’s “seven wonders” (key attrac- (Tukamushaba and Xiao 2012). Furthermore,
tions) are Gorilla Gorilla beringei (the star attrac- the increase in tourism education has created
tion), Kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth opportunities for research based on public-
National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, private partnership arrangements.
the snow-capped peaks of the Rwenzori Moun- Despite the lack of sustainable marketing, the
tains, Kibale Forest National Park, and Lake need for infrastructure development and brand
Victoria – the source of the river Nile (Baluku identification, the government continues to invest
2012). Mount Elgon is the last of the seven with a considerable resources in developing tourism
caldera believed to be one of the world’s largest facilities to ensure accessibility (Kamuntu and
and still undisturbed by human activities. The Ndiaye 2012). Uganda has been recognized as a
country is also known for an equatorial landscape
# Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
J. Jafari, H. Xiao (eds.), Encyclopedia of Tourism,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-01669-6_538-1
2 Uganda, tourism

Uganda, tourism, Figure 1 Map of Uganda

promising destination by international organiza- Camerapix 1998 A Spectrum Guide to Uganda.


tions for its unique tourism features. New York: Interlink.
CIA 2014 The World Factbook. Central Intelligence
Agency www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-
See also ▶ education, ▶ mountain tourism, factbook/geos/ug.html (17 August).
▶ park tourism, ▶ sightseeing, ▶ Wildlife Kamuntu, E., and A. Ndiaye 2012 Uganda Tourism Sector
tourism. Situation Assessment Report. Kampala: Technical
Document of the World Bank.
Tukamushaba, E., and H. Xiao 2012 Hospitality and Tour-
ism Education in Uganda: An Integrative Analysis of
References Students’ Motivations and Industry Perceptions. Jour-
nal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism 12:332-357.
Baluku, G. 2012 Seven Wonders of Uganda www.bal
ukusguide.com/places/wonders-of-uganda/7-wonders-
of-uganda.html (29 December 2013).

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