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14/06/2017

Number 56

In line with the implementation of the TUGATA Strategic Plan, TUGATA published a press release in both New Vision and Daily Monitor.

The press release encourages the traveling public to use a TUGATA registered travel agent to handle their travels.

14/01/2017

For more information please Contact

Ostrich International Travel Services and Supplies Ltd
Plot 3 Parliament Avenue 2nd Flr: Raja Chambers Rm 33
P.O.Box 4693, Kampala - Uganda
Tel: +256 414 259370
Hotline: +256 753 519 111
Web: www.ostrichtravel.net
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ostrichtravel

17/11/2016

Uganda is proud to host the African Birding Expo 2016 at Botanical Gardens Entebbe on from the 18th to the 20th of November between 8am and 6pm. Entrance is FREE! Come and be part of it.

27/10/2016

ABOUT ZAKAYO
Zakayo was brought to UWEC on 19th June 1976 and was among the first individuals to enjoy the chimp island- a semi a semi natural exhibit built for the chimpanzees when UWEC transformed into a zoo in 1994 of which he was the alpha male (dominant) until 2012.
Zakayo loves babies and is fatherly to many of the babies that keep joining the group and this has made their integration into the group easier. He keeps on instilling order and peace when there are group fights and he makes sure everyone is in or out before he does so.When he is calling for order, he walks bi-pedally while clapping hands, sometimes beating his chest hard and screaming.
Although, he is currently not the alpha male, but he is accorded respect by the whole group. He is an exemplary elder in our chimp community. His favorite dish is millet porridge mixed with milk with enough sugar. Zakayo is the only male chimp who can share food with the young ones.
He has only one wife, Amina and a son, Shaka. Although, he is the oldest chimp, he has no defects that normally come with old age. Happy Birthday Mzee Zakayo. WE LOVE YOU.

20/10/2016

For safety, please note that the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is prohibited for carriage on board flydubai and in checked baggage.
Kindly share this communication to all.

19/10/2016

Enroll to the FlyingBlue and the more you fly the more miles you accumulate.

16/10/2016

Kenya Airways Update on Flight Disruptions.

13/10/2016

Ugandans to travel to Rwanda and Kenya without Passports

While officially Launching the six edition of Magical Kenya at Kenyatta International Conference Center Nairobi, Hon. Najib Balala, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Tourism Kenya noted that move was the missing link to creating a "border-less" East Africa.

While officially Launching the six edition of Magical Kenya at Kenyatta International Conference Center Nairobi, Hon. Najib Balala, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of...

06/10/2016

Amazing Special Offers on from Entebbe to Europe and the USA-Canada.

26/09/2016

IMMIGRATION NOTICE IMM – 2016 – 026
JUBA IMMIGRATION GUIDELINES FOR UN STAFF
NEW UPDATE - from the Minister of Interior, Republic of South Sudan.
Below are the important guidelines that flydubai should follow when accepting UNMISS, UN,
NGO staff to Juba in South Sudan:
1. UNMISS, UN and NGO Staff with multiple entry visas who have previously worked in South
Sudan will be granted entry providing the visa is valid. There is no longer a requirement to
obtain clearance.
New Visitors
New visitors should hold the following documents to be allowed to board:
1. UNMISS, UN and NGO Staff with new employment contracts and travelling to South
Sudan for the first time must obtain a prior clearance 72 hours before arriving. An approval
letter from the Government institutions, UN Agencies and is endorsed by the Immigration
Authority will be allowed to board.
2. A valid Multiple Entry Visa, Residence Permit, or Single Visa obtained from the consulates
of South Sudan around the world.
N.B
UN staff travelling for the first time to South Sudan, i.e Passengers with no entry/exit stamp
in the passport will not be allowed to board unless holding the above documents.

20/09/2016

Kenya Airways Resumes flights after temporary closure of Nairobi JKIA airport.

15/09/2016

Ugandan rolex now being sold from a street stall in Copenhagen

10/09/2016

Earthquake information
You felt this earthquake. Tell us!

Magnitude 5.7
Region LAKE VICTORIA REGION, TANZANIA
Date time 2016-09-10 12:27:28.6 UTC
Location 1.06 S ; 31.55 E
Depth 10 km
Macroseismic
Intensity VI Effects: Slightly Damaging
Distances
191 km SW of Kampala, Uganda / pop: 1,354,000 / local time: 15:27:28.6 2016-09-10

42 km NW of Bukoba, Tanzania, United Republic of / pop: 70,700 / local time: 15:27:28.6 2016-09-10

20 km NE of Nsunga, Tanzania, United Republic of / pop: 20,100 / local time: 15:27:28.6 2016-09-10

08/09/2016

Did you know that Uganda is now yellow fever-free?

This week, the Ministry of Health announced that the recent outbreak has been fully contained, thanks surveillance work by the Public Health Emergency Operation Centre, supported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and mass vaccinations.

The CDC-supported Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) and Field Epidemiology Training Program “disease detectives” were also critical in containing the outbreak.

CDC is proud to support Uganda in building its capacity to respond to infectious disease threats and improve the health of all Ugandans.

01/09/2016

31/08/2016

Pearl of Africa,Uganda emerged no 4 among the top 10 Countries in the World with best climate & Weather.

03/08/2016

Alive! 300 passengers - including 24 Brits - escape when their Emirates jet crash-lands at Dubai airport after catching fire in the air and EXPLODING on landing


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3721366/Fire-Dubai-International-Airport-Emirates-Airline-passenger-jet-crash-lands.html

All 300 on board, including 24 Britons and six Americans, were led to safety at Dubai Airport, minutes before the Boeing 777 was completely destroyed in a massive fireball.

01/08/2016

EDITORIAL: Ugandans are neither notorious for, nor otherwise known to be given to terrorism – which would be the other valid reason for making their UK visa applications tedious. We cannot have our national documents being flown all the way to South Africa for vetting without protest. Now that some people have lost their papers, who will take responsibility if these documents end up in the hands of terrorists?

28/07/2016

Yellow Fever Certificates Valid for Life
11 Jul 2016

As of today, 11 July 2016, the International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP) for yellow fever is valid for the duration of the life of the person vaccinated. This follows the declaration from WHO in May 2013, that the protection from yellow fever vaccination is considered to be lifelong for immunocompetent individuals.

In brief, the WHO has advised that:

The period of validity of the ICVP for yellow fever is for the duration of the life of the person vaccinated; this applies to all ICVP for yellow fever vaccinations, including certificates already issued, and new or duplicate certificates.
A valid ICVP, presented by arriving travellers, should not be rejected on the grounds that more than ten years have passed since the date the vaccination became effective as stated on the certificate, and that boosters or revaccination cannot be required. WHO has produced information regarding the amendment to the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) which come into force today.
For further information, including how to fill out an ICVP for yellow fever vaccination please refer to:

The WHO Amendment to International Health Regulations (2005), Annex 7 (yellow fever)

26/07/2016

https://www.facebook.com/thenewvision/posts/10154457421439078

Passports and supporting documents they submitted mysteriously went missing

12/07/2016

TOP TEN AIRLINES OF 2016
1 Emirates
2 Qatar Airways
3 Singapore Airlines
4 Cathay Pacific
5 ANA All Nippon Airways
6 Etihad Airways
7 Turkish Airlines
8 EVA Air
9 Qantas Airways
10 Lufthansa

Full Results: http://www.worldairlineawards.com/

Do you want to see which airlines other travellers have voted the best? As the most coveted Quality accolades for the world airline industry, check the World Airline Awards results here.

12/07/2016

TOP TEN AIRLINES OF 2016
1 Emirates
2 Qatar Airways
3 Singapore Airlines
4 Cathay Pacific
5 ANA All Nippon Airways
6 Etihad Airways
7 Turkish Airlines
8 EVA Air
9 Qantas Airways
10 Lufthansa

Full Results: http://www.worldairlineawards.com/

Do you want to see which airlines other travellers have voted the best? As the most coveted Quality accolades for the world airline industry, check the World Airline Awards results here.

08/07/2016

UPDATE FROM UGANDA TOURISM BOARD ON THE NEW E-VISA FOR UGANDA
The Government of Uganda has introduced the online visa application system with effect from 01 July 2016.
All persons intending to come to Uganda for holiday, tourism, business, study, visit, medical are required to apply and obtain a visa online. Applications should be filled at the following link: https://visas.immigration.go.ug/.
The decision taken on the application will be sent electronically through the email provided by the applicant. If approved, an approval letter will be sent as an attachment to the email provided. Print it out and present it together with a valid passport / travel document at the port of entry.
Information about documents required in the online visa application is found here: https://visas.immigration.go.ug/ #/help/visa
Types of Visa
1. Multiple-Entry
2. Diplomatic and Official
3. Ordinary
4. East Africa Tourist Visa (multiple entry valid for 90 days to Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda)
5. Transit
Through the month of July 2016, it will still be possible to get visas on arrival. However, the traveler will have to go through the electronic application process (as above) at the port of entry. This will only apply in the month of July 2016, after which all visa applications shall be online.

02/06/2016

Etihad Airways

Effective Friday, 3 June 2016, the new check in time for Etihad Airways guests will be from 10.00am until 12.50pm prompt because Entebbe International will be undergoing a 6-month check-in & baggage infrastructural uplift.

Etihad Airways departs from Entebbe International Airport to Abu Dhabi and the rest of the world on Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Sunday.

This also applies to the customers that check-in online.

30/05/2016

Walk with me through Milan as we stroll through a few of the many landmarks in the town. For more interesting places, things to do and how to move around in ...

21/05/2016

Charles( Karoli) HAMUKUNGU is turning 5 this Sunday.

Bring your nephews, nieces, and relatives to Uganda Wildlife Education Centre( UWEC) or Zoo to toast for this friend of ours.

18/05/2016

This is a resort you want to consider for your Honeymoon or Romantic Getaway.
Don't forget to contact us TRAVELS

17/05/2016

Did you Know?

• Elephants are the largest land animals in the world.

• The largest elephant on record was an adult male African elephant. It weighed about 24,000 pounds and was 13 feet tall at the shoulder!

• Elephants can live to be over 70 years old.

• Only one mammal can’t jump — the elephant.

• The average weight for an elephant heart is about 27 to 46 pounds!

• Elephants have a highly developed brain and the largest of all the land mammals. The brain is 3 or 4 times larger than that of humans although smaller as a proportion of body weight.

• Elephants have a slow pulse rate of 27. For a canary it is 1000!

• An elephant’s skin is an inch thick.

• Elephants have poor eyesight but an amazing sense of smell.

• At the age of 16, an elephant can reproduce, but rarely has more than four children throughout her lifetime. At birth, an elephant calf weighs about 230 lbs!

• Elephants have the longest pregnancy of all the animals. It takes a female 22 months from conception to give birth.

• Elephants purr like cats do, as a means of communication.

• Elephants prefer one tusk over the other, just as people are either left or right-handed.

• Tusks are an elephant’s incisor teeth. They are used for defense, digging for water, and lifting things.

• Elephants have four molars, one on the top and one on the bottom on both sides of the mouth. One molar can weigh about five pounds and is the size of a brick!

• The elephant trunk has more than 40,000 muscles in it.

• Elephants waive their trunks up in the air and from side to side to smell better.

• The elephant’s trunk is able to sense the size, shape and temperature of an object. An elephant uses its trunk to lift food and suck up water then pour it into its mouth.

• Elephants cry, play, have incredible memories, and laugh.

• Elephants can swim – they use their trunk to breathe like a snorkel in deep water.

• Elephant feet are covered in a soft padding that help uphold their weight, prevent them from slipping, and dull any sound. Therefore elephants can walk almost silently!

• Elephants use their feet to listen, they can pick up sub-sonic rumblings made by other elephants, through vibrations in the ground. Elephants are observed listening by putting trunks on the ground and carefully positioning their feet.

• Elephants are highly sensitive and caring animals. if a baby elephant complains, the entire family will rumble and go over to touch and caress it. Elephants express grief, compassion, self-awareness, altruism and play.

• Elephants have greeting ceremonies when a friend that has been away for some time returns to the group.

• Elephants have large, thin ears. Their ears are made up of a complex network of blood vessels which regulate an elephant’s temperature. Blood is circulated through their ears to cool them down in hot climates.

• An elephant is capable of hearing sound waves well below our human hearing limitation. The far reaching use of high pressure infrasound opens the elephant’s spatial experience far beyond our limited capabilities.

• Elephants are social creatures. They sometimes “hug” by wrapping their trunks together in displays of greeting and affection.

Elephants pay homage to the bones of their dead, gently touching the skulls and tusks with their trunks and feet. when an elephant walks past a place that a loved one has died, he/she will stop dead still; a silent and empty pause that can last several minutes.

17/05/2016

Summer in Dubai? You will need a great pool to cool 🛀 off in!
You won't go wrong if you visit
Ostrich International Travel Services and Supplies Ltd
Plot 3 Parliament Avenue 2nd Flr: Raja Chambers Rm 33
P.O.Box 4693, Kampala - Uganda
Tel: +256 414 259370
Hotline: +256 753 519 111
Web: www.ostrichtravel.net