Uganda’s biggest tourist attraction and major tourism revenue item, mountain gorillas mainly found in the virungas is this weekend featuring at the Berlin Travel Festival in a forty five minute film currently taking place in Berlin, the capital of Germany, from 8th – 10th March 2019.
This idea was created by British Youtuber and Videographer Thomas Alex Norman who wanted to have a tale of Uganda’s tourism journey through a production of ‘’Filmmakers Germany’’.
This 45 minute travel report dubbed ‘’The Pearl of Africa’’ is aimed at shading light on the undoubted Uganda’s most sought after tourism product, the mountain Gorillas.
Uganda is home to 53.9% of the world’s remaining population of Mountain gorillas, making it the most sought after location for gorilla tracking.
Commenting on the development, Lilly Ajarova, the Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Tourism Board, said showcasing Uganda’s Mountain Gorillas at such a global gathering would go a long way in raising Uganda’s profile as a top tourist destination.
“It is such a huge honor that our foremost tourism product will be showcased at the Berlin Travel Festival. We are positive that this will bring great success and sell us a leading destination,” she added.
The documentary is a result of a familiarization trip organized by the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) alongside KPRN, Uganda’s Marketing Destination Representative in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in October 2018. The film was developed specifically for the festival.
The film
On the big screen, the special aerial views of the journey are even more impressive – unique landscapes alternate with humorous encounters with Ugandans and close encounters with animals. The viewers’ accompany the filmmakers on an epic road trip across Uganda and meet not only our closest relatives the gorillas and chimpanzees, but also the vastness of the Kidepo National Park or the rapids of the Nile. The screening of the English film “The Pearl of Africa – Explore Uganda” is set for Sunday, 10 March 2019.
Here is the latest clip on YouTube showing a nice encounter with the silverbacks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqcCzw1tF3k&t=516s
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