Category: Uganda
Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch
Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch is Uganda‘s only location where visitors can see wild white rhinos on foot, covering 70 square kilometres of savannah and bushland in Nakasongola District, approximately 176 kilometres north of Kampala on the Gulu Highway. Park entry including rhino trekking costs USD 60 per adult and USD 30 for children under […]
White-water Rafting on the Nile
White-water rafting on the Nile in Jinja, Uganda, is one of Africa’s most established and internationally recognised adventure sports experiences, offering Grade 2 to Grade 5 rapids over approximately 21 kilometres of river from the Nalubaale Dam outflow downstream toward Bujagali. Full-day Grade 5 rafting trips cost between USD 125 and USD 170 per person […]
Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre (Entebbe Zoo)
The Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre (UWEC), commonly known as the Entebbe Zoo, is the country’s primary wildlife rescue and rehabilitation facility, located 15 minutes by road from Entebbe International Airport on the northwestern shore of Lake Victoria. Entry for adult foreign non-residents costs $15 per person, children aged 3 to 14 pay $10, and […]
Uganda National Mosque (Gaddafi Mosque)
The Uganda National Mosque, widely known as the Gaddafi Mosque, is the largest mosque in East Africa and the second largest on the African continent after the King Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. Located on Old Kampala Hill, approximately two kilometres west of Kampala’s city centre, the mosque was commissioned as a gift to […]
Uganda Museum
The Uganda Museum, located on Kitante Hill along Kira Road in Kampala, is the oldest and largest museum in Uganda, established in 1908 by the British colonial administration, making it one of the oldest museums in East Africa. Entrance costs UGX 15,000 to UGX 20,000 for international visitors, with lower rates for East African citizens […]
Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve
Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve is Uganda‘s oldest protected conservation area, established in 1926 and covering 542 square kilometres in the Semliki Valley of western Uganda along the Albertine Rift. Entry for foreign non-residents costs $35 per person per day, in line with the Uganda Wildlife Authority’s Category B reserve tariff. Chimpanzee walks in the reserve’s Mugiri […]
Source of the Nile, Jinja
The Source of the Nile in Jinja, Uganda, is the point where the White Nile exits Lake Victoria to begin its 6,600-kilometre journey northward through Sudan and Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea, and it is one of Uganda’s most historically significant and most visited natural landmarks. Entrance to the site costs USD 10 for international […]
Sango Bay Wetlands
Sango Bay Wetlands is one of Uganda‘s most ecologically significant and least visited conservation areas, a vast mosaic of papyrus swamps, swamp forests, seasonally flooded grasslands, and rocky lake shoreline stretching along the southern edge of Lake Victoria in Rakai District near the Tanzanian border at Mutukula. The broader Sango Bay system, formally designated as […]
Rwenzori Mountains Hiking
The Rwenzori Mountains, known historically as the Mountains of the Moon and forming a UNESCO World Heritage Site along Uganda‘s western border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, contain Africa’s third highest peak, Margherita Peak at 5,109 metres, and offer some of the continent’s most ecologically diverse and physically demanding multi-day trekking experiences. Total costs […]
Rubaga Cathedral
Rubaga Cathedral, officially known as St. Mary’s Cathedral Rubaga, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala and the oldest Catholic cathedral in Uganda. It sits atop Rubaga Hill approximately three kilometres west of Kampala’s city centre, and entry is free for all visitors, though a voluntary donation is appreciated and guided tours […]