Tourism in Uganda is focused on
Uganda's landscape and wildlife. It is a major driver of employment, investment and foreign exchange, contributing 4.9 trillion
Ugandan shillings (US$1.88 billion or €1.4 billion as of August 2013) to Uganda's
GDP in the financial year 2012-13.
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Tourism can be used to fight poverty in Uganda. There are the tourism
companies which employ people directly as drivers, guides, secretaries,
accountants etc. These companies sell products to tourist for example
art and crafts, traditional attire. Tourism can also be operated online
by the online based companies. Tourist attractions in Uganda include
national game parks, game reserves, traditional sites, natural tropical
forests. Traditional occasions like Mbalu in eastern Uganda, boat
riding, waterfalls etc.
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