This week I will shine the light on a successful community-based organization that is perhaps one of many best-kept secrets in the Ugandan tourism and conservation space. Join me on Sunday as I talk to Evelyn Habasa the founder and director of Ride 4 A Woman, a Community-Based Organization (CBO) that is a force for change for not only the people it directly and indirectly touches but also the mountain gorillas who live a short walk away in the UNESCO world heritage site that is Bwindi...

Happy New Year! And welcome back to The JONATHAN BENAIAH Podcast. In this sixth and final part, my guests and I will have another hot chat on mass tourism borrowing experience from the successes of Botswana’s low-impact tourism. We will also discuss the meetings and conference subsector as well as have a discussion on content creation with an outlook into the new year As we always say the podcast is available on all major streaming platforms including google podcasts, Apple Podcasts,...

Happy New Year! And welcome back to The JONATHAN BENAIAH Podcast. In this fifth part, we chat with Leatile, Brian, and Bentique about one of the biggest conservation stories of 2022. Uganda's eventual decision to open up private conservancies; with big names like Space for Giants, African Wildlife Foundation, and African Parks mentioned in there. As we always say the podcast is available on all major streaming platforms including google podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Radio Republic,...

Happy New Year! And welcome back to The JONATHAN BENAIAH Podcast. In this fourth part, we talk about new products, lodges, destinations, and prospects. The experts will let us in on some of the fresh experiences to keep an eye out for in the new year. We will also have a controversial discussion on whether our destination names should be renamed to local names or whether we should maintain the foreign or call them colonial names. As we always say the podcast is available on all major...

Happy New Year! And welcome back to The JONATHAN BENAIAH Podcast. In this third part, we discuss another big story of 2022 around Rwanda’s 255-million-dollar landmark project to expand volcanoes national park, the proud home of the mountain gorillas. We Will also talk about the yearlong campaign by the tourism sector in Uganda to diversify away from the contemporary wildlife safari and more towards other products like mountaineering. As we always say the podcast is available on all major...

Happy New Year! And welcome back to The JONATHAN BENAIAH Podcast. In this second part, we discuss another big story of 2022 around oil exploration in Uganda particularly within a delicate ecosystem, the famed Murchison Falls National Park. As we always say the podcast is available on all major streaming platforms including google podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Radio Republic, Pockets Casts, and several other platforms. NOTE: For context, if you’ve not listened to the previous Part 1 of...

Happy New Year! And welcome back to The JONATHAN BENAIAH Podcast. Today I am joined by 5 guests, the most that we have had on any episode so far. In this six-part episode, we will be scheming through some of the biggest tourism and conservation stories of 2022 while providing some expert projections for 2023. From Ghana, I will be speaking to Kojo Bentum-William the publisher of the leading travel magazine, Voyages Afriq, who is also the Senior Expert on Communications in Africa at the...

Happy New Year! And welcome back to the podcast. Now in an all-new fire episode coming to the podcast this Sunday, I am joined by 5 guests, the most that we have had on any episode so far. And we will be scheming through some of the biggest tourism and conservation stories of 2022 while providing some expert projections for 2023. From Ghana, I will be speaking to the Senior Expert on Communications in Africa at the United Nations World Tourism Organization Joining the podcast from...

On today's episode we are talking about travel writing as a passion, but also travel writing as a possible profession for those looking for opportunities, be it a side gig or a full-time thing. As one who has been writing for travel for the last 10 years, I thought I’d jump on the podcast to help aspiring travel writers turn their passion for travel into a career. If you've always dreamed of turning your love of travel into a career, then becoming a travel writer might be the perfect fit...

In today’s episode we talk about business and leisure travel, we talk Investment, we talk Small and Medium Tourism Enterprises as well as community involvement among other subjects.   We feature comments from folks like Manfredi d'Ovidio, who chairs both the Heritage Group and one of the world’s most respected luxury travel companies Abercrombie and Kent.    We will also have comments from Jerry Inzerillo who is the chairman of the Forbes Travel Magazine and is one of many persons closely...

The world faces countless challenges. It faces war in the literal sense, it struggles to live through the current economic recession and inflationary environment. The world faces rising sea levels that are swallowing up coastlines and villages, and at the frontline of the world’s toughest battles is tourism laboring to offer a breath of fresh air. These words are paraphrased from remarks by Julia Simpson the President and CEO of the World Travel & Tourism Council or call it the WTTC,...

A couple of days ago, I had the pleasure of meeting three of the 6 new lion cubs at CTC Conservation Center. These little chaps are brutally full on life and are a joy to watch. But they aren’t the only new thing at the conservation center. In this episode, I catch up with the good folks that run this conservation facility on the many changes so far. Together with Thomas Price the Director and Holly Olive Akello an expert animal handler we will also shine the light on the future of...

I had the pleasure of meeting three of the six new lion cubs at the CTC Conservation Center. These little chaps are brutally full on life and are a joy to watch. But they aren’t the only new thing at the conservation center. Quite a lot has changed since my last visit in 2020. More animals, new offspring, fresh infrastructure, and even greater prospects for the future. Now, In an all-new episode coming to the podcast this Sunday and recorded on location, I catch up with the good folks that...

Now travel inspiration is everywhere you look. But the question that many people always ask is that in the wealth of many stunning places to go, the many incredible experiences out there; where should one go next or what should we do next? In this week's episode, we explore travel recommendations by some of the world's leading travel publishers.  ENJOY!

Travel inspiration is all around us. But the question that many people often ask is, in the wealth of many stunning places to go to, and the many incredible experiences out there; where should one go next, or what exciting experience should we take friends and family? In an all-new episode coming to the podcast this Sunday, we explore travel recommendations by some of the world's leading publications. We look at which destinations are on people’s bucket lists. We will explore the question of...

In this 3-part episode, we talk about nature, or call it wildlife Photography in Africa. I sit down with renowned wildlife photographer Peter Hogel, seasoned travel, and aerial photographer, Brian O. Jonathan, and Rebecca Alexandria a safari expert who works with one of Africa's leading luxury brands - Volcanoes Safaris. We will do our best to digest this fascinating topic. ENJOY!

In this 3-part episode, we talk about nature, or call it wildlife Photography in Africa. I sit down with renowned wildlife photographer Peter Hogel, seasoned travel, and aerial photographer, Brian O. Jonathan, and Rebecca Alexandria a safari expert who works with one of Africa's leading luxury brands - Volcanoes Safaris. We will do our best to digest this fascinating topic. ENJOY!

In this 3-part episode, we talk about nature, or call it wildlife Photography in Africa. I sit down with renowned wildlife photographer Peter Hogel, seasoned travel, and aerial photographer, Brian O. Jonathan, and Rebecca Alexandria a safari expert who works with one of Africa's leading luxury brands - Volcanoes Safaris. We will do our best to digest this fascinating topic. ENJOY!

In an all-new episode coming to the podcast this Sunday, I bring on three guests to discuss the fascinating topic of wildlife, or call it nature photography. One of them is a notable wildlife photographer who’s been shooting for over 46 years, another is an expert aerial photographer and the third guest is a safari consultant who works with one of Africa’s leading luxury brands. I am super pumped for this week’s 3-part episode. So be sure to tune in.

In this, I speak to Hangi Bashir, the communications manager of the Uganda Wildlife Authority on several other matters pertaining to biodiversity conservation, climate change, and the work that entities like the Wildlife Authority do for our greater good. Enjoy Visit Uganda Wildlife Authority  Website: www.ugandawildlife.org Twitter & Instagram: @ugwildlife Let's connect: Website: www.ugandantourist.com | www.jonathanbenaiah.com Twitter & Instagram: @ahajonathan

This month the World Wildlife Fund revealed in their latest Living Planet Report 2022 that over 69% of global biodiversity has been on a continuous decline since 1970 with the biggest reductions being seen to happen in what we know to be the world’s most biodiverse continents. The report shows a 94% Biodiversity loss in South America, 66% reduction in Africa; and 55% reduction in Asia- Pacific. As we continue to vividly see and feel the adverse effects of climate change and biodiversity...

What’s up my beautiful people? Welcome to the Jonathan Benaiah podcast where we talk about the earth, images, words, wildlife films and photography, and occasionally, music. Today’s topic, as you already see... We will be talking about what you would need to set up a travel podcast, and this is me talking about what I’ve got set up over here. And this is critically pieced together to cater for the times that I am not in the office and on the road somewhere in a cottage at a safari lodge or...

On Saturday 3rd September 2022, we, a team of tourism content creators, will venture out on a motorised traditional canoe into the papyrus maze that forms the famed Mabamba Swamp, hoping to see the Shoebill and many more feathery treasures as they lightly skip over the lily pads or hang on weightless leaves in this Important Bird Area (IBA). Be sure to tune in right on time as we lose sight of shore and venture deep into this Ramsar Site to test some of our newest audiovisual equipment, and...

Where I am, what have I been up to, what's coming up. Just a bit of Jonathan Benaiah blabbing and letting you in on some wild wild news. ENJOY! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jonathan-benaiah/message

Been a minute. Is that what they say? It's a Friday! New episode up on the podcast "Africa's Top 50 Safari Destinations To Visit In 2022". Available on all major streaming platforms. APPLE: https://apple.co/3ye5e0H SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/3yfeFNJ YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3Iww6Ot --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jonathan-benaiah/message