Entebbe Botanical Gardens
Walk a century-old planted forest along the shore of Lake Victoria, home to monkeys, forest birds and a stretch of quiet shoreline.
Entebbe sits on a green peninsula reaching into Lake Victoria, home to Uganda’s international airport and, for most visitors, the first and last stop on any safari. It is a gentler introduction to the country than its parks — lakeside, leafy, unhurried.
The Botanical Gardens trace the lake’s edge with a century of planted forest, while nearby Mabamba Swamp holds one of the best chances anywhere to see a shoebill stork. Ngamba Island, a short boat ride out on the lake, is a sanctuary for orphaned and rescued chimpanzees.
Walk a century-old planted forest along the shore of Lake Victoria, home to monkeys, forest birds and a stretch of quiet shoreline.
Glide by canoe through papyrus swamp on the lake’s edge in search of the shoebill stork, one of Africa’s strangest and most sought-after birds.
Take a boat out on Lake Victoria to a sanctuary for orphaned and rescued chimpanzees, run for their rehabilitation rather than display.
End an arrival or departure day on the water, watching the sun set over Africa’s largest lake from a slow boat out of Entebbe.
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