AFRICANS ARE LEADING TOURISTS TO UGANDA
Africa has registered the largest number of tourists to Uganda. 79% of tourists who came to Uganda in 2004 were from Africa. According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics Report on Migration and Tourism, the biggest number of tourists was from Kenya.
The 2004 report said that arrivals from mainland Africa were 407,000 in 2004 compared to 235,000 in 2003. The annual arrivals of 738,000 people, 512,000 were visitors, representing a growth of 68%. The majority of the arrivals were by males, while females were about 30%.
The month of May had the highest number of visitors at 49,857. In 2004, Uganda received 512,378 visitors of whom 381,000 arrived by road.
Kenya contributed 42.9%, Tanzania 13.2%, Rwanda 12.7% and others 10.4%. Europe contributed 10%, America and Asia 4% each and others 3%.