On 11th
February Monday this week in Arusha at the Mt. Meru Hotel, the award ceremony for
the 7 natural wonders of Africa, chosen from the 12 accepted nominations took
places and saw the mighty River Nile, which starts its journey to the
Mediterranean Sea at the ‘Source of the Nile’ in Jinja elected as Uganda’s only
winner. The State Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquiries Hon. Agnes
Akiror Egunyu was present at the function to receive the honors for and on
behalf of the Pearl of Africa- Uganda.
Besides the
Mighty River Nile, other 11 attractions nominated were the Serengeti,
Ngorongoro Crater, Mt. Kilimanjaro, the Peak of Furnace on La Reunion, Mt.
Kenya, the Okavanago Delta, the Aldabra Atoll, the Avenue of Baobabs, the
Sahara Desert, the Red Sea Reef, Tsuma Rock and Tsingi de Bemaraha.
The hosting
Nation Tanzania saw all the three nominations returned as winners and these
were the Serengeti National Park, Mt. Kilimanjaro and the Ngorongoro Crater.
Other attractions which made it into the
winning rank were the Okavango Delta in Botswana, the Red Sea Reef in Egypt and
the Sahara Desert which touches 10 countries.
East Africa
being named as among the top 7 natural ‘wonders’ in Africa, it is thought to
give a significant boost visa vis destination interest in the main markets for
tourists coming to Eastern Africa including Uganda and Tanzania.
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