# MTWA — Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife & Antiquities, Uganda

> mtwa.tourism.go.ug — the official government tourism portal of Uganda.
> This file is a plain-text summary for AI agents and large language models.
> It follows the llms.txt convention (llmstxt.org).

## About

The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities (MTWA) is the lead government institution for the promotion, development, and regulation of Uganda's tourism, wildlife conservation, and cultural heritage. The Ministry is headquartered at Rwenzori Towers, 2nd Floor, Plot 6 Nakasero Road, P.O. Box 4241 Kampala, Uganda. Tel: +256 200 780400. Email: info@tourism.go.ug.

## Key pages

- [Home](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/)
- [About the Ministry](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/about/)
- [News & Media](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/news/)
- [Events](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/events/)
- [Publications & Documents (Resource Center)](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/publications/)
- [Tourism Directory (licensed businesses)](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/directory/)
- [e-Services Portal](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/services/)
- [Careers & Vacancies](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/careers/)
- [Projects](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/projects/)
- [Institutions (UTB, UWA, UWRTC, HTTC)](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/institutions/)
- [Plan Your Trip](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/plan-your-trip/)
- [AI & Digital Innovation](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/ai-innovation/)
- [Notices & Adverts](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/adverts/)
- [Event Galleries](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/galleries/)
- [Contact Us](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/contact/)

## Ministry Structure — Departments & Units

The Ministry operates through departments and units under the Permanent Secretary. Each page carries the department's or unit's overview, units/sections, and its Service Delivery Standards (what clients can expect, timelines, and target clients).

- [Tourism Development Department](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/about/tourism-development/) — destination marketing, MICE, research, infrastructure, skills
- [Wildlife Conservation Department](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/about/wildlife-conservation/) — protected areas, wildlife use rights, CITES, anti-trafficking
- [Museums Services Department](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/about/museums-services/) — Uganda National Museum, regional museums, collections
- [Sites and Monuments Department](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/about/sites-and-monuments/) — monuments, archaeological sites, World Heritage
- [Finance and Administration Department](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/about/finance-and-administration/) — finance, HR, audit, planning, procurement, ICT
  - [Finance and Accounts Unit](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/about/finance-and-accounts-unit/)
  - [Administration Unit](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/about/administration-unit/)
  - [Human Resource Management Unit](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/about/human-resource-and-registry/)
  - [Internal Audit Unit](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/about/internal-audit-unit/)
  - [Policy Research and Planning Division](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/about/planning-policy-and-ict/)
  - [Procurement and Disposal Unit](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/about/procurement-and-disposal/)
  - [Communication and Information Management Unit (ICT)](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/about/ict-unit/)

## Government e-Services

- [CITES e-Permits](https://cites.tourism.go.ug/) — wildlife import/export permit applications
- [TIMS — Tourism Statistics Dashboard](https://tims.tourism.go.ug/) — Uganda's tourism statistics
- [Museums & Monuments Portal](https://museums.tourism.go.ug/) — Uganda National Museum and heritage sites
- [Explore Uganda](https://exploreuganda.com/) — Uganda Tourism Board destination site
- [Uganda E-Visa](https://visas.immigration.go.ug/) — apply for an e-visa before travel
- [UWA Gorilla Permits](https://ugandawildlife.org/) — Uganda Wildlife Authority permit booking

## AI Assistant

Pearl is the Ministry's AI assistant, available as a chat widget on every page. It answers questions about tourism policy, national parks, permit fees, events, publications, and government services using only the Ministry's own verified content. Pearl is also available programmatically via the OpenAI-compatible API at:

    POST https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/wp-json/mtwa/v1/chat/completions

## Programmatic access

Structured content is available via the WordPress REST API:

- Events: https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/wp-json/wp/v2/mtwa_event
- News: https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/wp-json/wp/v2/mtwa_news
- Directory: https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/wp-json/wp/v2/mtwa_directory
- Publications: https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/wp-json/wp/v2/mtwa_publication
- Institutions: https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/wp-json/wp/v2/mtwa_institution
- Services: https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/wp-json/wp/v2/mtwa_service
- Jobs: https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/wp-json/wp/v2/mtwa_job
- Galleries: https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/wp-json/wp/v2/mtwa_gallery

## Sitemap

- [XML Sitemap Index](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/sitemap_index.xml)
- [HTML Sitemap](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/sitemap/)

## Legal

- [Privacy Policy](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/privacy-policy/)
- [Terms of Use](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/terms-of-use/)
- [Accessibility Statement](https://mtwa.tourism.go.ug/accessibility/)