Uganda Ranked 6th Best MICE Destination
Uganda has been the best destination in Africa in hosting international conferences and events. The pearl of Africa ranked the 6th position on July 11, 2020 confirmed by International Congress and Convention Association which heads the world leading association for the global events, conference and meetings.
Historically for the past 5 years, Uganda has been ranked consistently in the 10 top listed hosting international conferences and events in African destinations. Uganda ranked the 10th position in a four point advancement report of 2018. In 2019, Uganda hosted 22 association meetings such as Africa Now Summit, the 64th common wealth parliamentarian conference, 4th African Judicial Dialogue and many others. Due to so many international conferences in Uganda, foreigners, domestic, regional people also contributed on making Uganda the best destination for meetings, events and conferences.
Lilly Ajarova the CEO UTB not only mentioned 2019 conferences but also 2020 conferences that were held in Uganda. She said that in 2020, Uganda had organized and scheduled to host a number of notable conferences and meeting that had to be rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These include Africa Climate week, the G77 Summit, CBR World Congress, the AFRAA Conference, Africa Climate Week and world Health summit.
She concluded that as Uganda continues to grow its MICE industry, the next few years will see our association meetings increase as the world normalizes in the post COVID -19 era.
How Special is Uganda about the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events)?
- Uganda offers the best safety with ease of entry to those visitors who want to access visa upon the arrival.
- There are various connecting flights options on our central location on the Africa continent.
- The pearl of Africa offers a wholesome e international meetings experience for all or large groups with a complete pre and post conference tour experience
- The assured Uganda Airlines are well known to be faster and direct flights to the pearl of Africa.
- Uganda has the large international conferences of up to 2500 delegates on the breezy shores of Lake Victoria and with a quite number of touristic attractions like national parks.
What are some of the other activities that made Uganda the pearl of Africa?
Gorilla trekking
Despite the fact, there are three destinations where gorilla trekking is done, Uganda is the top destination for travelers looking to going on a gorilla safari in Uganda. Uganda is highly favored with the only two national parks that protect the mountain gorillas. In Pearl of Africa, gorillas are accessed in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in four sectors that is Buhoma sector, Ruhija sector, Rushaga sector and Nkuringo sector and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park with only Nyakagezi gorilla family with golden monkeys. Gorillas are known to be close relatives to human beings due to 98% DNA.
Chimpanzee trekking
Chimps are an incredible creature that every human being wishes to meet. They live in groups, the male chimps are leaders in their community and female chimps are free to move to other groups during the adolescences stage just like female human beings getting married. The food that a human being eats is the same food that chimps consume for example plants and fruits.
In Uganda the best thrilling spots for chimpanzees tracking are Budongo Forest (Murchison falls national park, Kibale forest national park, Kalinzu Forest and Kyambura Gorge in queen Elizabeth national park. During the trekking, visits are briefed of not going closer to the chimps because they are easily affected by any human infectious disease like flue.
Due to the fact that coronavirus has affected the whole world, each country has put the strict rules to follow during the meetings, events and conferences
- Visitors from abroad will first be put in a mandatory quarantine in a designated place but will pay the cost for their institutional quarantine.
- The meetings, conferences and events were banned but some were adjusted with an option of social distancing, sanitizing, Washing hands and wearing face masks.
- During the meetings, conferences and events, the attendance number is limited to less than 70 people.
