Visiting\ndelegates will tour the Source of the Nile, the Equator and Namugongo Martyrs\nShrine as part of the excursion during the Commonwealth Parliamentary\nConference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nsites together with Kagulu Hills in Buyende district have been selected as they\nprovide unique tourist value to the visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spouses\nand accompanying persons, who ordinarily do not attend conference meetings,\nwill visit the Uganda Wildlife Educational Centre in Entebbe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Executive\nDirector of UWEC, James Musinguzi said guides there, will make sure that\nvisitors get the ecology of the area, and feed and interact with the animals\nand also understand their importance in the country\u2019s ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\nis our interest to give visitors their best experience and we also achieve the\nbest in marketing Uganda. We are grateful that you chose UWEC as one of the\nareas for delegates to visit,\u201d said Musinguzi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Delegates\nwill however, have to choose either to travel east to see the Source of the\nNile and Kagulu hills or west to the Equator in Kayabwe, Mpigi district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nCPC which will be held under the theme, \u2018Adaptation, Engagement and Evolution\nof Parliaments in a Rapidly Changing Commonwealth\u2019 is expected to attract over\n1,000 delegates from the 54 Commonwealth countries and will be held in\nMunyonyo, 22 \u2013 29 September 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nSource of the Nile in Jinja is where British explorer John Speke proclaimed the\nstart of Africa\u2019s longest river as it starts its northward flow to the\nMediterranean. This tourist site was visited by Prince Charles, who crossed the\nwater source from one end to the other in November 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nEquator line, an imaginary line dividing the globe into two equal parts, is\nbest viewed in Kayabwe where it crosses the Kampala \u2013 Masaka highway. At the\nplace are eateries and shops selling Uganda souvenir sand other memorabilia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kagulu\nHill is a high rising rock of over 3600 feet located in Buyende district in\nEastern Uganda. Visitors to the place are encouraged to take the climbing\nchallenge and some of them have managed to get to the top. Kagulu Hill is now\npromoted as tourist place in this part of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parliament\nof Uganda CPC organizing teams have inspected the sites to determine the\nsuitability and readiness of the areas to host the delegates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Visiting delegates will tour the Source of the Nile, the Equator and Namugongo Martyrs Shrine as part of the excursion during the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference. The sites together with Kagulu Hills in Buyende district have been selected as they provide unique tourist value to the visitors. Spouses and accompanying persons, who ordinarily do not attend […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27983,"featured_media":11311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_paywall_metabox":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n