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What I most remember of this hotel is all the time you have to wait till you pick the lift... Luckily they were installing one lift more, so probably now you don't have to be 10 minutes for going upstairs.
Another problem was the noise... a disco downstairs... another disco in front of it... and all the refurbishing that was taking place the last summer. The best for me was the gardens.
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Jinja Town-- East Of Kampala
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See The source of the Nile, Owen Falls Dam, Jinja Golf Club, Municipal gardens, yacht club.
Now Uganda’s second city, this bustling agricultural and industrial town on the shore of Lake Victoria offers a variety of recreational facilities for tourist and resident alike. One can enjoy sailing on the lake, swimming, golf and tennis, but don’t forget the town’s historic claim to fame - the Nile which here begins its majestic journey and provides the major tourist attraction. And, not only may you view the source itself - a magnet for explorers, but you may also engage in surfing the rapids in a spectacular day long whitewater rafting trip.
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Sunset Hotel:
The Sunset Hotel has a superb setting on a ridge overlooking the Owen Falls Dam where you may see a colorful variety of bird life. The rooms have fans, baths, and private patios.
Jinja Nile Resort is a newly built hotel with an amazing view on the Nile
All rooms are self contained and the boast of a modern swimming pool,
Health club and barbeque area. Its within a few metres from Bujagali fall Save With Cottages:
As you come to Africa, You need to have quality service at affordable prices.
Besides leaving in a first class Hotel, you need to learn about the way ordinary people leave, the roads, language and food.
Cottages have been created all around the city for accommodation to backpackers and other Tourists.
Pavement Cottage: Lies 4kms from Kampala city, 1km off Mawanda Road. It has fully furnished rooms, and Other facilities like Satellite TV, Local food. They offer free Tour Guide to local scenary like Muganzi Lwaza, Bahai Temple and Other People Interaction. It will cost you $15 for a Nite. If interested you can call25671415836 For booking. Pictures shown
Entebbe city, Uganda
Entebbe airport, Uganda
Bilharzia disease in Lake Victoria
Entebbe at Lake Victoria
I arrive in Entebbe at 4am on Saturday September 12th. It will be mid to late afternoon before I am collected for the remainder of my journey. Where can I store my luggage while I explore? I would like to be in a safe area, maybe with restaurants (Ugandan food, not International). I enjoy people watching and local crafts.
Also, does anyone know how long it will take me to get through customs? I am a US citizen but will be traveling from Cairo.
Thank you in advance!
Customs at Entebbe are usually pretty good I've never had to wait long I've found it quicker if I don't have a visa as the visa queue is shorter.
I'm sure any hotel would look after your luggage possibly for a small charge. if it was me I would go straight to the Lake Victoria Hotel ask if it would be possible to stash your luggage there I would let them know that I was going to use the pool later in the day and maybe pay for that before you leave (it is only a small charge) keep them sweet. Then head out to find somewhere that will be open for tea and a rolex. Not sure there will much open at that time of the morning possibly something around the taxi park maybe open.
Lake Victoria Hotel is situated between Entebbe town and Kitoro township there are restaurants I both places but more chance of local food in Kitoro. There are markets in both places as well but I doubt you would find local crafts only second hand clothes and fruit.
You could possibly have lunch at Catch 21 then get back to the Lake Vic and have a dip in the pool with a nice cold Nile whilst waiting for your lift.
Entebbe is a city of 75000 citizens on the northern shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda. It is also the city of the main airport in Uganda. The capital Kampala is about 45 minutes drive away from Entebbe. The distance is 35 km. Entebbe had the government for the Protectorate of Uganda, prior to Independence in 1962.
The streets in Entebbe are clean with large residents along the streets. Many of them houses businessmen, government employees, ministers and people of importance.
GPS coordinates: 0° 3' 22.6400" N 32° 28' 9.7600" E
We stop at a fruit market to buy some mangoes and pineapple to eat on the journey. Neither is really suitable to consume in the car, as they both require a knife to prepare, but we can always have it in the room. The vegetables and fruit are very nicely displayed; I am fascinated by some very large jack fruit, the largest tree borne fruit in the world. It can grow up to one metre long and weigh 40kg. Inside the shell, the fruit tastes similar to banana, having removed the numerous seeds. It is either eaten raw, boiled, fried or as a vegetable in a stew or curry.
I manage to stay awake a bit more on the next part of the journey, as we pass wetlands where papyrus is grown in vast quantities. There is more to the papyrus plant than the famous Egyptian paper - it is used for matting, basket making, roofing, rope, fencing and other functions such as food and medicine. The papyrus plant grows in water about one metre deep and can grow to a height of 4-5 metres. The stem, which at its widest is ca. 15cm, is triangular in shape to withstand high winds without breaking.
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Address: Ternan Avenue, Entebbe, KM, UG
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