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DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS CALLED ROLEX? “Rolex”  is a popular food item in Uganda, combining an egg omelette and vegetables wrapped in a chapati. Rolex is classic Ugandan street food. The basic idea is eggs cooked with cabbage, onion, tomato, and sometimes peppers, which is then wrapped in chapati. But, as the words careened off their tongue, “Rolled Eggs” sounded more like “Rolex” to visitors. Gradually the (quite fun) misinterpretation stuck. . Rolex is Uganda’s first food which can be eaten anytime and anywhere. You can have it as breakfast, lunch and as well as super, Rolex can be purchased on any street corner of Uganda at any time. The name "rolex" comes from its method of preparation, with the chapati and the omelette rolled together. This idea originated from a chapati seller's creativity at Wandegeya next toMakerere University in Uganda, fueled by students who needed a quick meal because of time and budget limitations. The delicacy soon spread througho

Murchison Falls National Park sits on the shore of Lake Albert, in northwest Uganda. It’s known for Murchison Falls, where the Victoria Nile River surges through a narrow gap over a massive drop. Park wildlife includes elephants and hippos, and there are chimpanzees in the Kaniyo Pabidi mahogany forest. The Lake Albert Delta is home to rare shoebill storkst The park was established in 1952, the Game Department enthused, ‘The main tourist attractions of this park was definitely the unique Murchison Falls as well as the R. Nile , the Nile squeezes through an 8m wide gorge and   plunges with a thunderous roar into the "Devil's , streaming hippo and serried ranges of crocodile along the sandbanks, creating a trademark rainbow as well as large numbers of different species getting down to drink & bathe. Murchison Falls became one of Uganda’s first national parks in 1952 The northern section of the park contains savanna and borassus palms, acacia trees and riverine woo

ZULA ANTELOPES Antelope, name applied to a large number of hoofed, ruminant mammals of the cattle family (Bovidae), which also includes the sheep and goats and sometimes called an antelope, but belongs to a separate, related family (Antilocapridae) . True antelopes are found only in Africa and Asia ( Uganda is home to an impressive 29 species of antelope, including the eland - the world’s largest antelope, which can measure up to 180cm at the shoulder! Other large species include the greater kudu, which has long, elegant spiral horns and white side stripes; Jackson’s hartebeest - an unusual, flat-faced creature found only in Uganda, and the shaggy waterbuck - often found near rivers and lakes, as their name suggests. Fascinating yet rarely seen is the semi-aquatic sitatunga antelope, whose splayed hooves are adapted for life in the papyrus swamps. Much more common are Grant’s gazelle, which can live in herds of hundreds of individuals, and the pretty Uganda kob - Uganda’s na

ZULA OSTRICH Ostriches are large, flightless birds that have long legs and a long neck that protrudes from a round body. Males have bold black-and-white coloring that they use to attract females. Females, on the other hand, are light brown. Ostriches are bigger than any other bird in the world. They can grow up to 9 feet (2.7 meters) tall and can weigh up to 320 lbs. (145 kilograms and an ostrich's eyes are 2 inches (5 centimeters) in diameter — the largest of any land animal. The ostrich is the only bird that has two toes on each foot. All other birds have three or four toes, It may seem amazing that an ostrich's thin legs can keep their large bodies upright. Their legs are perfectly placed so that the body's center of gravity balances on top of its legs. Their thin legs give them great speed and maneuverability, too. They can run up to 40 mph (64.3 km/h) for sustained periods of time Ostrich eggs & baby ostriches , Ostrich eggs are 6 inches (15 cm) in diame

BASIC FACTS ABOUT LEOPARDS The leopard ( Panthera pardus ) is a member of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four "big cats," the other three being the  tiger ,  lion  and  jaguar . There are nine recognized subspecies of leopard. All subspecies except the African leopard can be found in Asia, South Asia, and India. DIET Leopards eat small hoofstock such as gazelle, impala, deer and wildebeast. On occasion, they may also hunt monkeys, rodents and birds. They often bring their prey up into the branches of a tree to at it and protect it from other predators and scavengers. Following a 90 - 105 day gestation, one to six kittens are born. The average litter size is two or three. Kittens weigh about one pound when they are born. They will stay with their mother for 18 to 24 months. Leopards are found throughout most of Africa and Asia from the middle east to the Soviet Union, Korea, China, India, and Malaysia. Leopards live in a variety of habitats includin

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE FLYING INTO UGANDA. KINDLY RESPECT THE DOS; AND DON’TS BEFORE   IT’S LATE. When you arrive at Entebbe Airport in Uganda, Walk inside where you will go through customs, you will need to fill out a card for a visa.  This could take 30-40 minutes or so depending on the number of passengers on your arriving flight.  The visa will cost you 50 US dollars.  Have your passport out this is where they will put the stamp for your visa.  After you get your visa stamp on your passport, go pickup your luggage just like any normal airport.  Proceed out the doors, do not go through the security unless you have to.  If they ask you why you are there try to explain yourself and save time.  Do you have an airport ride , need of it or somebody has come for you? Try to arrange your ride from the airport before you even arrive . For a good driver the ride from Entebbe airport to Kampala will take 40 minutes to an hour and that is when the traffic is good, especially

    BURUNDIAN EMBASSY IN KAMPALA, UGANDA HEAD OF MISSION JEAN BOSCO BAREGE, AMBASSADOR ADDRESS Hannington Road Plot No. 14 SM Chambers Building, 1st Floor P.O.Box 29214 Kampala, Uganda TELEPHONE       (+256) 41 423 5850 FAX                      (+256) 41 423 5845 EMAIL ambabukpl@gmail.com WEBSITE      OFFICE HOURS 08.30-17.30 Visa: 08.30-11.00 Congolese (Dem) Embassy in Kampala, Uganda HEAD OF MISSION   AMBASSADOR, JEAN-CHARLES OKOT LOLAKOMBE 20, Philip Road Kololo P.O. Box 4972 Kampala Uganda TELEPHONE (+256) 41-425 0099 (+256) 31-228 2321 FAX (+256) 41-423 0610 EMAIL missionrdckampala@gmail.com OFFICE HOURS 09.00-16.00 Embassy of the Republic of Cuba HEAD OF MISION H.E. ANTONIO LOUIS PUBILLONES Plot 10 KAR D