Entebbe, located on the shores of Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake, offers a relaxed way of embracing Africa. The local meaning of Entebbe is ‘seat’, referring to the fact that the local chiefs would sit here and rule.
Apart from the international airport, Entebbe is also the location of the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre where they educate people about wildlife, look after rescued animals and contribute to species recovery by breeding certain animals that are at risk of extinction in the wild. The Uganda Wildlife Centre also offers a range of accommodation options and a restaurant.
Boats from Entebbe to Chimp Island can easily be arranged and you can even be a caregiver to the chimpanzees for a day or stay overnight on the island. Arranging a fishing trip on Africa’s largest lake is also possible. Swimming, however, should be avoided as the bilharzia parasite is present in Lake Victoria.
You can take a matatu (local minibus used for transport) from Entebbe to Jinja for some adrenaline inducing rafting on the mighty Nile or leave Entebbe to go hiking in the Rwenzoris where you can find permanent snow on Mount Stanley, Africa’s third highest mountain.
Use Tripindigo to book your cheap flights to Entebbe and then venture into the rest of Uganda from there.