The Eye Uganda                                                                                                                                                                                        

The Eye is a free bi-monthly magazine containing listings and directories, maps, reviews, tour and travel information plus articles of interest. It highlights everything to do with Uganda, from hospitals to hotels,shops to sporting events and from embassies to entertainment. It is distributed for readers and advertisers through national and regional airlines and tour operators, the airport information office, foreign diplomatic missions and NGOs, selected restaurants and bars, supermarkets and gift shops, all major hotels in Uganda, the Uganda Golf Club and government offices including the Uganda Wildlife Authority.

THE EYE TURNS 10 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY - By Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome

March 12, 2010

There is a saying that time flies, but this truth was driven home afresh with the recognition that Uganda’s premier web and print guide for travellers and visitors, The Eye – www.theeye.co.ug – has just completed their first decade in existence and is now entering into the next, brighter, bigger, more colourful and more interesting than ever before. When the first edition appeared in 2000, it was only 44 pages strong, printed in black and white and a modest 2.000 copies were printed and distributed then.

Today, the current edition is 122 pages strong, printed in four colours of course and has just reached a record distribution of 14.000 for the anniversary print. It was also learned that after Uganda and Rwanda The Eye was going to spread its wings to Malawi next, visible on the net through www.theeye.co.mw and more countries were on the list for expansion.

The Eye, free for readers through dedicated distribution points, finances itself entirely through advertising sales and has obviously weathered the global economic and financial crisis better than many other publications. Visit the bi-monthly magazine through the website shown above or see the quarterly Rwanda edition via www.theeye.co.rw. It is a must see and read material for any intending visitors to Uganda and Rwanda! And of course, in closing, CONGRATS to the entire The Eye team!

Articles in This Issue

Main Article - Kidepo Valley National Park

	By Tony Powell If you want a sanitised experience of the vibrant splendour of Uganda, vacation in a five-star Kampala hotel. If you want the comforting scent of sodden, ochre-coloured earth permeating your nostrils, the ominous bellow of an alpha male lion rumbling through your intestines, and the territorial burring of a Flappet Lark echoing through your ears, I recommend you take a tented holiday at Kidepo Valley National Park. Located in the far north-east of Uganda, near the borders with                                                                                                         More
Accommodation Review: Jacana Safari Lodge
	By The Eye There are many lodges in Uganda well worth their weight in gold but there are in my opinion few lodges that can offer you a complete package of rest & relaxation – we found Jacana Safari Lodge to be one of these lodges. Located just inside Queen Elizabeth National Park in the Western part of Uganda, on the edge of Uganda’s largest Crater Lake, Jacana Safari Lodge opened in 1998. The lodge is built from local resources, using rock, poles, wood, rope, organic furniture and rich textiles. One can see that a lot of imagination and.             More
Entertainment Review: Centenary Barbeque Lounge
	By The Eye. Centenary Barbeque Lounge (CBL) is an independent, one-of-a-kind restaurant located at Centenary Park in Jinja Road. It can accommodate quite a few people, and there is an outdoor setting which has a beer garden and a Nyama Choma zone. Unlike many other restaurants with outdoor patios at Centenary Park, CBL doesn’t face the parking lot or traffic driving by as they can be found right in the middle of the park. The restaurant was designed with an African architectural feel to it with a grass thatched roof and eucalyptus poles which shelter the main dining area on the ground floor while on the upper deck you have a sports bar and a comfortable lounge area.                                              More
Health Review : Super Fruits
	Review by Anna Erlandsdotter. Blueberry, Blackberry, Goji, Acai and Chia – why are these berries so healthy? Suddenly, there they are - the super fruits - with names we can barely pronounce we find them in snacks, in smoothies and candy - Blueberry, Goji and Acai are just some of the berries called for superb and they are showing up more and more in particular drinks like smoothies and snacks. Super fruits contain an unusual amount of antioxidants and other nutrients that are believed to be particularly useful.                                                         More
Sports & Outdoors : Mountain Biking Mount Elgon
	By Cam McLeay, Adrift Adventure Co.My bike had now disappeared from sight. Word had spread swiftly through the village, there had been a scramble amongst the porters as to who would carry it and now Wycliff could barely see what he was doing as a crowd had quickly engulfed he and my mountain bike. A few moments before I had been a little concerned at how Wycliff the porter, smiling like he had just won the lottery, was strapping his belongings to my bike. Tight to the cross-bar and a little forward of the seat, the woven plastic sack we had given him half and hour ago was now a third full.                               More
Charity Review : Human development vs conservation: what’s the answer?
	By Charlotte Beauvoisin Visitors to Uganda are amazed by the stunning scenery and the variety of wildlife. However, the pressure on natural resources here, a country with the world’s third highest human population growth rate, is immense. Achieving the balance – between human development and wildlife and habitat conservation – is critical. This is precisely the aim of the Uganda Conservation Foundation. Working with the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), UCF seeks to sensitise communities and demonstrate through practical projects how financial benefits can be gained from conservation.                                                                                            More