By Timothy Ijala East Africa
An increase in the number of tourists coming to Uganda is expected after the country was ranked the number one tourist destination to visit in 2012.
The eastern african country was named top destination for the next one year by Lonely Planet the world's largest guidebook and digital media publisher.
Uganda emerged number one beating other countries that included Myanmar (Burma), Ukraine, Jordan, Denmark,Bhutan, Cuba and Switzerland.
Lonely Planet editor Tom Hall said: "It's great for outdoors, fantastic for wildlife and the people are very friendly. It makes for a good introduction to the continent".
According to Lonely Planet its Best in Travel awards decision was made after taking hundreds of ideas submitted by staff, authors and travel bloggers and tweeters into consideration.
Uganda's tourist attractions include a variety of bird species, the rare mountain Gorillas, the source of the Nile and its national parks.
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