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Akright’s Kakungulu Housing Estate has become the latest eco-tourism centre in Uganda.

situated 18km alongside the Kampala-Entebbe road, divide into 2,500 plots covering two-and-half square km, the estate consists of a man-made lake, natural forest, amusement park and golf course.

Eco-tourism is a kind of tourism which entails to the ecological and social factors. It focuses on local culture, wildlife adventures, personal growth, volunteering and learning new ways of living; including travel to destinations where flora, fauna, and cultural heritage are the principal attractions.

Officials from Nature Uganda have so far identified 74 bird species within the estate.

The new ecotourism centre was launched by Serapio Rukundo the state minister for Tourism.

Anatoli Kamugisha, the Akright Projects managing director, said under the company’s eco-tourism initiative, they have advised every property-owner in the estates to set aside a room for a visiting tourist.

“These are part of the rooms we will provide to visitors who will come for the Commonwealth meeting. Over 30 of these are ready and waiting for occupants,” he said.

Rukundo said, “the Government is targeting attracting over one million tourists by 2010.”

“Once the queen visits this country, the image of Idi Amin’s Uganda, which many foreigners still hold in their minds, will totally fade away. We will then get a once-in-a-lifetime chance to revamp the tourism industry,” he added.

He said the ministry in progress with a tourism cluster initiative whereby a maximum of five hotel-owners pool resources, host and share visitors depending on their comparative advantage.

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