Entebbe Travel Guide

 croisbeauty Says:  Crowned Crane is nice looking bird and could oftenly be seen around in Uganda. Actually it is the national bird in Uganda and features in the country's flag and coat of arms. Some locals call it creasted crane. It is about one meter tall and weights up to 4 kg. The body... 

 croisbeauty Says:  I knew rhino is big, strong, compact and powerful animal but all my previous ideas about crushed down when I saw it in live. Rhino is imposing by all means and my first impression was, gosh its almost as huge as battlewagon is and looks the same way unbeatenable.Rhino isn't... 

 georeiser Says:  Entebbe is a nice city close to Lake Victoria. The road towards the airport pass close to the shore of the lake (see pictures). The shore of Lake Victoria is beautiful, and there are sandy beaches close to Entebbe. But be careful not to bath or wade in the water. Calm... 

 muguruki Says:  At the end of the old main drag in Entebbe town if you are travelling from the direction of Kampala you head straight to the gates of State House. In recent years President M7 spends more time in Entebbe than Kampala and has given Entebbe State house more than a lick of... 

 Rotspec3 Says:  Take a guided tour through the botanical garden of Entebbe. This 1.5 hour tour will cost you a donation of around UGX 10.000 per person. The tour shows you all the amazing green tropical trees and there inhabitants. Birds, butterflies, flowers, dragonflies, ants etc. The... 

 muguruki Says:  Now it is rather handy if you know you can get a shower at the airport, possibly you have had a long journey to get to Entebbe before a flight. Well there are showers in the departure lounge at the airport but the the sinks along side the showers only had cold water!!!! 

 muguruki Says:  Expensive Indian run bar restaurant that seems to live off customers coming straight from the airport, either people working there or passengers straight off the flight. Because of the close proximity to the airport they seem quite happy to except payment in US$. The cakes... 

 muguruki Says:  A nice bar is the Red Rooster. A sports bar it is called and even on the last occasion I was there they had 4 big screens each showing 4 different sporting events none of which I was interested in. Outside the open bar is a large garden area with tables and chairs. Beer... 

 muguruki Says:  A short distance of a few kilometres down the road from Kitoro Taxi Park is Nakiwogo landing site. A taxi from just outside Kitooro taxi park to Nakiwogo costs 500 UGX. This is where you can catch the ferry the MV Kalangala to Ssese Islands. The ferry departs for the islands... 

 muguruki Says:  Ah, you've just spent the last 8 hours drifting in and out of sleep on a night flight from Europe and then you suddenly arrive in the sticky, humid, lake fly filled air of Entebbe airport. When you are half asleep airports can be a major ball ache airports in African can be... 

 georeiser Says:  Entebbe (EBB) is Uganda's largest commercial and military airport, and is the airport of the capital city, Kampala. The distance between Entebbe and Kampala is 35 km (45 min drive by car). Many international airlines has EBB on their route map.The airport is also known for... 

 muguruki Says:  Getting a sim card in Uganda used to be a doddle then M7's mob decided "for security reasons" that everyone had to register to get a sim card. I was told before I got to UG that I would have to take a photo and some ID (passport or driving license). So up I strolled to the... 

 grets Says:  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...