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Entebbe and Kampala
Sleep in Entebbe near the airport; Kampala is a day out by car, and the parks are separate legs of the trip.
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Key facts · Uganda
- Best months
- Jun–Aug, Dec–Feb
- Currency
- Ugandan shilling
- Language
- English and Swahili official
- Plugs
- G · 240 V
- Time zone
- East Africa Time
Rules in force · 9Nine African countries on this site have no trip line bec…Carry the yellow fever certificate on every leg of a mult…
- Africa ↗When a route touches a yellow-fever country — even a transit of 12 hours or more — keep the original yellow card (ICVP) in your hand luggage; health desks and airlines can refuse boarding or entry without it.
- Africa ↗Nine African countries on this site have no trip line because governments advise against travel; several others have no-go regions. Read your government's advice for every country on the route before paying deposits.
- East Africa ↗Carry the yellow fever certificate on every leg of a multi-country trip: Uganda and Burundi check it for all arrivals, and a stop in Kenya or Ethiopia makes the next border ask for it.
- East Africa ↗Advice for Ethiopia, Somaliland, Eritrea, Somalia, South Sudan and the Congo border areas can change within days; read your government's page the week you fly and before every regional flight.
- East Africa ↗Price park, reserve and permit fees before comparing lodges: they are charged per person per day, often with VAT, and are fixed whatever bed you choose.
- Uganda ↗Get the Uganda e-visa or East Africa Tourist Visa on the official immigration portal before flying, and carry a yellow fever certificate: Uganda asks all arriving travellers for one.
- Uganda ↗Book a travel-clinic visit several weeks ahead for malaria prevention, and check current outbreak notices: Ebola and Marburg outbreaks have occurred in the region, most recently in 2026.
- Uganda ↗Book gorilla and chimpanzee trekking permits before you fix dates; the lodge booking follows the permit, not the other way round.
- Uganda ↗Domestic light aircraft to the parks have strict baggage limits, usually soft-sided bags only and a low total weight (often around 15 kg); confirm the limit with your operator.
Entebbe is a base for the first and last nights. Kampala traffic is unpredictable, so a day trip to the capital needs a driver and a long buffer, and anything ending at the airport should leave early.
Where to sleep
Plan the nights
How to split the nights, day-trips and what to do with your bags
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Night sequences
- 2 nights
- Entebbe 1 before and 1 after the parks
- 3 nights
- Entebbe 2 + Kampala day trip by driver
- A Kampala day that ends at the airport on the same evening needs a 3-hour buffer.
Day-trips door to door
| To | From | Door-to-door p50 | Last return | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kampala | Entebbe | 90 min | unknown | Traffic decides; leave before 07:00 and return before 16:00 if you fly out that night.Traffic decides; leave before 7:00 AM and return before 4:00 PM if you fly out that night. |
Bags between cities
No luggage forwarding culture: leave the big bag at the Entebbe hotel and take a day pack.
When to go
Months and weather
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Seasons at a glance
Pick a month to see where to go.
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| Country | JJan | FFeb | MMar | AApr | MMay | JJun | JJul | AAug | SSep | OOct | NNov | DDec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entebbe | go | go | ok | ok | ok | go | go | go | ok | ok | ok | go |
| Kampala | go | go | ok | × | ok | go | go | go | ok | ok | × | go |
| Uganda (country-wide) | go | go | ok | ok | ok | go | go | go | go | ok | ok | go |
Computed from each country’s own data; hover a country name for the source. Advisory countries are left out.
Eat and move on
Regional food and where to go next
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Go next
Bwindi and the south-west
planned2–4 nights
Gorilla trekking in Bwindi or Mgahinga; Lake Bunyonyi
Queen Elizabeth and Kibale
planned2–4 nights
Savanna game drives, Kazinga Channel boat trips, chimpanzee trekking in Kibale
Murchison Falls
planned2–3 nights
The Nile falls, boat trips and game drives in the north-west
Entebbe and Kampala: what we know, and what is coming
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On this page
- 2 places with their role: where to sleep, what to do as a day trip
- How to split 2 or 3 nights
- 1 day trip with door-to-door time
- Seasons month by month, from the cities’ own tables
- What to do with the big bag between beds
Coming as the guide grows
- Climate strip by zone, with the storm and haze months
- Get in: airports and stations with door-to-door times
- Regional passes and cards, with a buy / skip verdict
- Regional food: what, where and when it works
Meanwhile
Planning aids
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Region in numbers
- Where to sleep
- 1 base
- Day trips
- 1, 1 h 30
- Nights suggested
- 2–3 nights
Trips that stop here
Chimps, savanna and gorillas
7 days · 1 night here
Entebbe → Kibale → Queen Elizabeth → Bwindi
Primates and the Nile falls
10 days · 1 night here
Entebbe → Murchison Falls → Kibale → Queen Elizabeth → Bwindi
Uganda loop with Rwanda option
14 days · 1 night here
Entebbe → Jinja → Murchison Falls → Kibale → Queen Elizabeth → Bwindi → Lake Bunyonyi
Local time
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