Important travel information to guide visitors and tourists to Uganda amidst Coronavirus-control measures

In June, the government of Uganda announced a partial lockdown and travel restrictions under new measures to fight the second wave of Covid-19 which started in late May. Under the new circumstances, the government also issued new travel measures to guide travellers coming and departing Uganda.

The government of Uganda established categories for countries in relation to the order of their rate of Covid-19 infections. Countries in category 1 were considered to have the highest rates of Covid-19 infections at the time the list was compiled. India is the only country in category 1. Countries in category 2 include USA, UK, UAE, Turkey, South Africa, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Kenya, and Tanzania.

Incoming Travellers

• According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Uganda grants entry to only travellers with approved visas having applied online. Those who want to apply for a Ugandan visa can do so here. Uganda does not allow entry of travellers from category 1 countries (India).

• Travellers from category 2 countries are subjected to a PCR Covid-19 test at their own cost ($65) at all arrival points including Entebbe International Airport. However, fully vaccinated and asymptomatic travellers from category 2 countries who have proof of their vaccination status are exempted from the PCR test at arrival.

• All In-bound travellers are subjected to temperature and health screening upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport and other entry points.

• Travellers who exhibit signs or symptoms of an infectious disease will be transported to an isolation center and tested for a COVID-19 and must remain, at their own cost, until the results of the test are received. Those who test positive will be taken to a Ministry of Health facility for treatment or given the option to be repatriated (for foreigners), at their own cost.

• Upon arrival, travellers are transported to a holding area near the airport where they are tested and wait for their results. Travellers also have an option to check in at another designated hotel to wait for their test results at their own cost.

• Travellers who test positive for Covid-19 are evacuated by the Ministry of Health and taken to a designated Covid-19 isolation facility for treatment at their own expense. Children who test positive of Covid-19 are also be evacuated to the designated isolation Covid-19 facility with their parent or guardian.

• All travellers coming to Uganda must have a negative PCR Covid-19 test taken within 72 hours before departing for Uganda regardless of their vaccination status.

• Children below 3 years are not required to have a negative PCR test certificate provided they are accompanied by parents or guardians who have a negative PCR test certificate.

• Only Ugandans with a Ugandan passport returning from India are currently allowed into the country. Uganda has blocked entry of any traveller who was present in or travelled through India in the 14 days preceding their arrival in Uganda.

• All travellers must have negative Covid-19 results obtained from a certified PCR Covid-19 test taken no more than 72 hours before departure for Uganda. Airlines making flights to Uganda are encouraged to receive Covid-19 test results from travellers before confirming their flight bookings.

Departing Travellers

All departing passengers from Uganda are required to present a negative PCR Covid-19 test taken not more than 72 hours before departure. This is a mandatory requirements for all passengers departing Uganda regardless of the requirements of the destination country.

Departing travellers are encouraged to take their Covid-19 tests from accredited laboratories or at Covid-19 sample collection points approved by the Ministry of Health.

Out-bound travellers are also encouraged to review and comply with testing requirements for transit and destination countries.

Uganda’s Covid-19 vaccination status

According to the Ministry of Health, Uganda has so far recorded 119,915 cases of Covid, out of these, 95, 578 have recovered while 3,012 have died. 1,579,638 people have been tested for Covid-19 so far, 1.3 million people have at least received one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and out of these, 242,000 have been fully vaccinated. The vaccination process is progressing well in Uganda and the country has acquired more doses to speed up the exercise. Covid-19 vaccines available in Uganda include AstraZeneca and Sinovac and the government is trying to acquire more vaccines including Pfizer. Updates to COVID protocols announced by the Government of Uganda on July 30 include:

COVID protocols announced by the Government of Uganda on July 30 include:

• Public transport may operate at 50% capacity.

• Private transport may move across districts with a maximum of 3 occupants, including the driver. Tourist vehicles can continue to move under SOPs.

• Places of worship, gyms, saunas, indoor sports, pool halls, casinos, bars, discos, sports betting, and cinemas remain closed. Outdoor sports are allowed under SOPs and without spectators.

• Salons, restaurants, malls, and arcades may open under SOPs.

• Schools remain closed until a sufficient number of children aged 12 to 18 are vaccinated.

• Social gatherings (including burials and weddings) must be restricted to core family only and have no more than 20 persons in attendance provided masks are worn and social distancing of two meters is followed. 

• A curfew of 7:00 p.m.-5:30 a.m. is in place. Motorcycle taxi (boda-boda) drivers must cease their movements by 6:00 p.m. and may carry cargo or one passenger only. Passengers traveling on flights will be allowed to travel to the airport upon presentation of a valid ticket.

• Workplaces should ensure that not more than 30 percent of staff in formal sectors – works from the office at any one time.

• Conferences, workshops, and seminars are prohibited except with explicit permission from the Ministry of Health and related Government of Uganda Ministries and Departments.

• The Kampala Capital City Authority has established a 24-hour Metro Emergency Medical Service Call Center: 0800-990-000; 0792-310-927.

• Emergency numbers issued by the Ministry of Health for Covid-19 related cases include (+256) 0800 203 033, 0800-100-066, or 0800-303-033, all Toll free.

What to do and see in Uganda

Uganda, famously known as The Pearl of Africa, is one the best tourist destinations in Africa. The country is richly endowed with natural beauty of beautiful scenery composed of glamorous lakes, rivers, mountains and valleys as well as stunning forests.

For wildlife lovers, Uganda poses a variety of amazing wildlife species protected in over 10 national parks across the country. These include the primates like the endangered mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, chimpanzees, golden monkeys, baboons, among others. A variety of game species including lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, rhino, zebra, giraffe, antelopes, among others are commonly available in the country’s savannah parks like Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth, Kidepo Valley, and Lake Mburo national parks. Other popular tourist activities in Uganda include bird-viewing, mountain climbing at the Rwenzori, nature walks as well as cultural and historical tours.

Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has released the 2020 results of Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) with female candidates outshining their male counterparts this time round.

During the release of the results on Friday, UNEB Executive Secretary Mr Daniel Odongo mentioned that although female candidates were fewer, they managed to perform better than their male counterpart.

“The percentage passes at the upper levels (3P and 2P) are higher while percentage passes at lower levels and failure rate among female candidates are lower than for the males,” Odongo said.

Individual subject results show that boys performed better than girls in Chemistry, Biology, Agriculture, Art and General paper while girls were better in Arts subjects as well as Mathematics and Physics. There was a general improvement in last year’s performance compared to 2019 according to Mr. Odongo.

“An analysis of the overall candidates’ performance in the examination shows that a very high percentage of candidates (99.2%) qualified for the award of the UACE, more than the 98.6% of 2019. There is better overall performance than that of 2019,” he said.

However, there was a decline in the total number of candidates who registered for last year’s exams compared to those of 2019 as well as a decline in the number of examination centres.

Only 98,392 candidates registered for 2020 exams from 1,952 centres compared to 104,476 candidates from 2,094 centres in 2019, indicating a decline of 6,084 candidates.

The actual number of candidates who wrote the exams was 97,084 of which 41,190 were girls.

26,602 candidates passed with a minimum of 2 principle passes, 19,015 got one principle pass while 9,616 passed one subsidiary subject. Candidates who failed completely without a single point were 796 decreasing from 1,433 who failed in 2019.

According Mr Odongo, only 68,013 (69.8%) of candidates qualify to join University having attained a minimum of the two principle passes as required by higher institutions of learning. However, 99.2% will qualify for the award of the UACE certificate.

In Uganda, land is considered as the biggest asset one can ever own in their lifetime. Buying land is always the main target for everyone working including young people just beginning their career. Owning land in Uganda is considered as a key determinant in making wealth and the common formular followed is, make money, buy land and build a house.

This high demand has caused the scramble among the population to own land which has led to very many problems including evictions, civil conflicts, property destruction and sometimes loss of lives. The Uganda government has on several occasions tried to solve the land problems including enacting land laws to address the issues but with no success. The failure by the government to address land problems in the country is due to very many factors and here are some of the major ones;

Land tenure system

Most of the land in Uganda is privately owned in what is known as a ‘freehold’ system. However many people fail to interpret who are the rightful owners of land under this system. Many fraudsters and corn-men exploit the loopholes in the freehold system to confuse tenants on such land by claiming ownership. There is no clear interpretation for people to distinguish between privately owned land and public land which has led to more conflicts. The Mailo land system which is common in central Uganda allows people to own land privately while part of that land belongs to the Kingdom of Buganda and institutions like churches. This system was introduced by the British colonialists who awarded mailo land to Buganda Kingdom as a reward for its collaboration and helping the British in conquering other parts of the country. Since then, tenants on mailo land are required to pay annual rent to either the Kingdom authorities or to the private owners who obtained it from the King as a reward for their services in the kingdom and loyalty.

Fake land titles

Some people have manipulated the weak land system in the country to print fake titles claiming ownership of land which doesn’t belong to them. In some cases holders of fake land titles go on to sale such land leaving buyers, owners and tenants in bitter conflicts.

Disgruntled land owners

Most of private land owners especially those under the mailo system claim that they don’t benefit from their land due to low rent rates paid by tenants while others default completely. When called upon buy land owners to buy their plots of land to gain full ownership, many tenants claim they are unable to do due financial constraints. Due to this, many of them end up selling their land to others in order to gain some substantial financial benefit. This transfer of land from one owner to another results into fresh clashes between tenants and the new owners who in most cases try to evict them forcefully and sometimes destroy their property like crops and buildings.

Coming of investors

Sometimes the government assigns land to an investor in order to establish large scale businesses like factories, hospitals, among others. Conflicts always arise on such land between the tenants occupying and the investors who usually try to evict them and start their projects. Such tenants always demand for full compensation from the government before they vacate the area even when the government claims they settled their illegally in the first place.

False claims of land ownership

Some people get involved in land fraud by printing documents claiming ownership of land which initially was state-controlled. This is usually done in cases when such people anticipate that the government is soon using that for a development project like road construction. Such people go on to obtain fake titles to claim ownership of such land so that they can get compensated by the government when the project is due.

Corrupt land officials

Many land conflicts have come up as a result of corrupt land officials who connive with fraudsters to issue more than one land title for a particular piece of land. They create a situation where you find different individuals claiming ownership of one piece of land with each having a title.

Delayed justice in land cases

Courts of law handling cases in Uganda have also done very little to help solve land problems. Land cases in such courts tend to drag on for too long without delivering the required justice leaving tenants facing forceful evictions from their land in most cases. Magistrates in those courts have also been accused of taking bribes from wealthy parties involved in the case denying justice to other complainants.

Family conflicts

Family misunderstandings regarding land have also resulted into land wrangles amongst members of the same family. These are mostly common in cases of land inherited from deceased parents where children fail to agree on how land should be divided amongst them. Some children go on to sale this inherited land without agreeing with the rest hence leaving them in trouble with the buyers.

Illegal settlements

Some people go on to occupy land without first seeking permission from the owners which later results into conflicts. Sometimes this land belongs to institutions like schools and churches which demand evacuation of all those who occupied their land illegally.

Joshua Cheptegei has won an olympic gold medal in the men’s 5,000 meters final in Tokyo on Friday. The 24-year-old won the race ahead of Canada’s Mohammed Ahmed and USA’s Paul Chelimo who finished second and third to claim silver and bronze respectively.

Cheptegei, the world record holder in men’s 5000 meters clocked 12:58.15 while Ahmed registered 12:58.61 in the second position.

Cheptegei’s gold has extended Uganda’s Olympic medals to four for the first time in the country’s history. His medal came in addition to another gold medal won by Peruth Chemutai in the women’s 3000m steeplechase final and another silver and bronze medals won by Cheptegei himself and Jacob Kiplimo in the men’s 10000m final. Cheptegei has also become the first Ugandan in history to win two Olympic medals.

“It’s really a great moment. I made a small mistake and I was regretting having to become a silver medallist. I came here to become an Olympic champion and my dream has been fulfilled today in a beautiful evening,” said Cheptegei after the race.

Jacob Kiplimo finished 5th in the same race while their his compatriot Oscar Chelimo finished last.

Uganda’s Peruth Chemutai has won an olympics gold medal in the women’s 3000 steeplechase in Japan. She has become the first Ugandan woman ever to win an olympic medal.

The 22-year-old out-sprinted USA’s Courtney Frerichs on the final lap to win by 20 meters and setting a new national record. Chemutai timed 9min 01.45sec on her way to the top prize.

Frerichs, who had to settle for silver in the second place registered 9:04.79 while Kenya’s Hyvin Kiyeng came third to claim bronze with 9:05.39.

Meanwhile another Ugandan Winnie Nanyondo had just finished qualifying for women’s 1500 meters finals after finishing fourth just before Chemutai’s success.

Uganda’s duo Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo have won silver and bronze olympics medals repectively in the men’s 10,000 meter final on Friday. The duo came second and third after Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega who took the gold medal.

Cheptegei and Kiplimo’s success means Uganda has won it’s ever double medals in the Olympics men’s 10,000m final.

Cheptegei had to put in a spirited last minute run to catch up with the eventual Ethiopian winner who had trailed him throughout the race but failed to beat him to the finishing line. Barega won the race in 27 min 43.22 sec, Cheptegei in second with 27:43.63 while Kiplimo registered 27:43.88 in third. Stephen Kisa, another Ugandan pulled out of the race due to unknown reasons.

Uganda continues to welcome international tourists despite the imposition of a nationwide lockdown last week by president Museveni. The country’s tourist sector remains open as both tourists and tour operators are called upon to follow strictly the measures put in place to control the spread of the pandemic.

Second lockdown imposed

President Museveni imposed a 42-day nationwide lockdown during his address on Friday last week in which he banned both public and private transport apart from vehicles transporting patients and goods. However, the president said tourist vehicles are allowed to move as long as they are licensed and have documents indicating their destinations and activities.

This is the second national lockdown as the Uganda is facing following a second wave of Covid-19 which hit the country at the beginning of this month when cases started to surge rapidly. The first lockdown was imposed in March last year when the country registered its first Covid-19 cases and lasted for over four months.

Covid-19 status in Uganda

So far Uganda has recorded 71,543 Covid-19 cases and 660 deaths but 49,532 people have recovered since the first case was recorded according to the ministry of health. The ministry also reports that a total of 1,257, 535 people have been tested for Covid-19 while 821,659 have so far been vaccinated.

Tourism during Covid-19 pandemic in Uganda

Tourism was one of the heavily affected sectors during the first lockdown which saw a big number of people employed in the sector lose their jobs and several businesses in the close down. The country also lost huge amounts of tourist revenue following the closure of Entebbe International Airport.

Tourism is Uganda’s leading foreign exchange earner with the sector generating over $1.5b in revenue for the country. The industry had started to pick up following the lift of the first lockdown and reopening of the airport and this might be the reason that prompted the president to leave it open for operation.

Several Covid-19-control measures have been put in relation to tourism to allow continuity in the sector. These include requiring all incoming tourists to have negative test results of Covid-19 taken at least 72 hours before departure from their home countries. Tourists are also subjected to mandatory testing at the airport at arrival. While on their tours, visitors are supposed to follow all the measures put in place which include wearing face masks, social distancing, among others.

Why Uganda is popular among tourists

Having been referred to as the Pearl of Africa by former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, Uganda remains as one of the best tourist destinations in Africa. The country’s abundance of wildlife, warm weather, beautiful sceneries of stunning lakes, rivers, mountains and rainforests coupled with friendly people make Uganda one of the most appealing destinations to visit.

Major tourist attractions in Uganda

Wildlife attracts the highest number of tourists to Uganda with major activities including gorilla trekking, game viewing, chimpanzee tracking and birding. The country has 10 national parks and several game reserves which protect hundreds of different wildlife species. Some of Uganda’s leading national parks include Murchison Falls national park, in the northwest, Queen Elizabeth national park in the west and Kidepo Valley National Park in the northeast. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park which protects the highest number of mountain gorillas in the world is the leading tourist activity in Uganda. Other popular game species commonly found in Uganda’s parks include lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, rhino, zebra, giraffe, warthog, hippo, and several antelope species. Bird-viewing is another popular tourist activity in Uganda with the country hosting over 1,000 bird species within its boundaries including Rift Valley endemics.

Travellers can also enjoy several adventure experiences in Uganda like white-water rafting at the source of the Nile, the longest river in the world and mountain climbing at Mount Rwenzori, the third-highest mountain in Africa. Other experiences include nature walks, chimpanzee tracking, city and cultural tours.

The Batwa people of southwest Uganda are usually visited briefly by tourists as they conclude their gorilla trekking safaris in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park for their unique culture and entertainment. But there is so much more to learn about this unique forest tribe which lives alongside the endangered mountain gorillas.

Who are the Batwa?

The Batwa pygmies are a semi-nomadic tribe found in the mountainous region of southwestern Uganda who lived a typical hunter-gatherer lifestyle for thousands of years. The Batwa men used rudimentary tools like spears, bows and arrows to hunt for animals which included birds, bush pigs, monkeys and small antelopes while women collected wild honey, fruits and berries. Their activities were entirely carried out in the rainforest where they lived in grass huts and dressed in animal skins.

Beginning of the struggle

With time, intruders came in and started cutting down forests to create farmland and grazing cattle while pushing Batwa to smaller and smaller areas. In 1930s, the situation got worse for Batwa as government moved in to declare the remaining forests as protected reserves. This move was aimed at preventing further deforestation to protect the critically endangered mountain gorillas and other species but it made Batwa lose their legal claims to the land they occupied for many centuries.

In 1991, the reserves were turned into Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park which led to the eviction of the Batwa. After this final blow, the Batwa started living on fringes of the parks where they were also threatened with punishments for encroaching on protected land.

Batwa’s current situation

Currently there are just over 3,000 Batwa left and they continue to live in extreme poverty, still dwelling in their makeshift grass-huts while constantly threatened to be evicted. The Batwa community is generally marginalised and excluded from mainstream society with limited opportunities for jobs, education and healthcare. They have struggled to adapt to the changing times and constantly treated as outcasts by other tribes. Despite their suffering after being evicted from their land to promote conservation and tourism, the Batwa did not benefit from the proceeds of the $600 paid by each tourist who visits mountain gorillas.

A change in fortune

In 2000, the Batwa community received a turnaround in their fortune when members of the community formed the United Organisation for Batwa Development in Uganda (UOBDU). The organisation is working to support the tribe in areas like income generation, education and housing. One of its accomplishments so far is setting up cultural experience tours through which tourists visit the community and spend time with the Batwa. Visitors are introduced to the way how Batwa live and taught about the tools and tricks they used to survive during their times in the forests. This has presented them with an opportunity to directly get involved in running their own tourism projects unlike before when outsiders could bring visitors and fetch money through treating Batwa as mere tourist attractions.

Batwa Cultural Tours

Small Batwa villages which consist of about a dozen families are located on the fringes of Bwindi and Mgahinga national parks and around Lake Bunyonyi and this is where visitors find them for a cultural tour. At Mgahinga local guides take visitors through the Batwa Cultural Trail where they show them how they trap animals using snares made from trees, forage for food and how they use plants to make tools and medicine. This trail ends at Garama Cave where the Batwa entertain visitors with their spine-tingling songs and music. At Bwindi, there is a Batwa Cultural Experience which visitors enjoy after their gorilla trekking excursion in the park. A community visit to the Batwa introduces tourists to their displays of traditional hunting and fire-making skills as well as music produced using wooden instruments. Visitors also learn how Batwa build their huts including the high-up nests they set up in trees to watch over for predators which attack their small children. Through translators, Batwa elders tell their family stories to their visitors narrating how they lived their old lives in the forests.

Uganda is famously referred to as the “Peal of Africa” a name which was given by former British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill after his visit to the east African country more than 60 years ago. To call Uganda so, Churchill based on his observation of Uganda’s natural beauty which is made up of the ever-warm weather, dozens of inland water bodies including craters, rift valley and fresh-water lakes and rivers including the Nile, the longest river in the world, stunning forests, beautiful mountains, amazing wildlife species and of-course the ever friendly and welcoming people, among others.

Since then, Uganda has kept flourishing in beauty which has made its tourism industry very popular becoming one of the leading tourist destinations in Africa. Today Uganda attracts thousands of tourists each year and tourism has become the country’s leading foreign exchange earner.

Here are Uganda’s major tourism highlights that should compel you to plan a trip soon to experience the Pearl of Africa’s beauty firsthand;

WILDLIFE SAFARIS

For wildlife enthusiasts, Uganda is the perfect destination to fulfil all your dreams in the jungle. The country boasts a variety of rare species that are hardly found anywhere else in the world including birds, primates species.

Gorilla trekking

Uganda is one of the only 3 countries in the world with the rare and endangered mountain gorillas which have become one of the world’s leading tourist attractions. Uganda’s mountain gorillas are found in the montane forests of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorila National Park in the southwest of the country. It is scientifically proven that gorillas share about 98% of the human DNA and this makes them man’s closet relatives alongside chimpanzees. Today, it is estimated that the global population of mountain gorillas is about 1,063 individuals and more than half of them are found in Uganda. Trackers have been able to habituate over 15 gorilla groups in Bwindi and one in Mgahinga which are now visited by tourists on a daily basis. This numerical advantage in gorilla population gives Uganda an upper hand as the best gorilla trekking destination since trekkers are assured of 100% chance of meeting their allocated gorilla group on every trekking trip. For more information about gorilla trekking in Uganda, you can contact Gorilla Trek Africa, who are experts in organising gorilla tours and other wildlife safaris in both Uganda and Rwanda.

Game Viewing safaris

Uganda is also one of the most ideal destinations when it comes to game viewing. The country boasts 10 national parks and a several game reserves that are evenly distributed in all its regions. Uganda is home to the famous Africa “big five” which include lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino which are available in impressive numbers in the park’s national parks. Some of Uganda’s best wildlife reserves for game viewing and game drives include Murchison Falls National Park in the northwest, Queen Elizabeth National in the west, Kidepo Valley National Park in the northeast, Lake Mburo National Park in the southwest and Semuliki National Park in the west. Other common game species usually seen in these parks include zebra, Rothschild giraffe, antelopes, duiker, warthog, wildbeest, among others.

Chimpanzee tracking

Uganda is arguably the best chimpanzee tracking destination in the world given the huge presence of these intelligent primates in almost every national park you can visit. Kibale Forest National Park in the west of the country is popularly known as the primates capital of the world majorly due to the huge population of chimps alongside other primate species like monkeys and baboons. Other places where chimpanzee tracking take place in Uganda include in Murchison Falls National Park and Queen Elizaneth National Park at Kalinzu and Kyambura Gorge. Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary on Lake Victoria near Entebbe Airport which protects chimpanzees in captivity is also another popular spot for chimp enthusiasts.

Bird-watching

Uganda boasts over 1000 bird species within its boundaries which makes it one of the best bird-watching destinations in the world if not the best over all. These include some rare species like the famous Shoebill, African green broadbill and Grauer’s swamp warbler. Uganda also hosts Albertine Rift endemic birds including Rwenzori Turaco, Handsome Francolin, Stripe-breasted Tit, Red-Throated Alethe, Dwarf Honeyguide, among others. The best spots for bird-watching in Uganda include Mabamba swamp, Budongo forest, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Semuliki National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

ADVENTURE EXPERIENCES

Adventure travellers can visit Uganda with confidence that they will not be disappointed because the country offers a variety of breathtaking experiences to the brave-hearted tourists

Mountain climbing

Mount Rwenzori, the third-highest mountain in Africa is Uganda’s best hiking spot. The mountain presents its visitors with a hiking challenge to its snow-caped peak of Margherita which stands at 5,109m above sea level, the highest point in Uganda.

River Nile encounters

River Nile, the longest river in the world has its source in Uganda at Jinja, from the waters of Lake Victoria. There are a variety of adventurous experiences at the source of the Nile which include white-water rafting, kayaking, boat cruises, among others.

CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL TOURS

Uganda has amazing cultural and historical tours which always leave travellers with a sense of attachment and affection to the country’s culture and history. Some of her amazing tours include a visit to the famous Kasubi tombs in Kampala, the burial site for Buganda kings, the Uganda Museum, and the Namugongo Martyrs Shrine, a memorial site for the Uganda Martyrs, among other places. Uganda cultural tours also feature visits to some of the country’s rarest tribes like the Karamojong in the northeast and the Batwa pygmies in the southwest who are always visited after wildlife experinces in Kidepo and Bwindi national parks respectively.

Social experiences

You can always spare some time on your Uganda tour to experience what the country’s social life feels like. This can start with a brief city tour around the capital Kampala with visits to the city’s main markets, taxi parks, shopping malls, cafes, among others. In the evenings, you can enjoy some of Uganda’s best entertainment and night life experience in Kampala from some of the city’s main pubs and clubs. A variety of musicians and comedians will keep you on your toys during the sessions as you enjoy drinks from a variety of both local and international beverages available. Don’t miss a chance to taste some of Uganda’s best cuisines including the famous street rolex, chicken, matooke, fish and more.