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Tourism · Uganda

Places to visit in Uganda

National parks, mountains, lakes, coasts, cities and heritage sites, each with a full guide: official fees, the best months, how to get there and who to travel with.

20 places

An alpha male chimpanzee sitting on the forest floor in KibaleNational park

Western Uganda

Kibale National Park

East Africa's primate capital: 13 species and about 1,500 chimpanzees.

Entry US$40 · EAC UGX 20,000
Golden savanna and distant mountains in Kidepo Valley with grazing buffaloesNational park

Northeastern Uganda (Karamoja)

Kidepo Valley National Park

Uganda's most remote and dramatic wilderness.

Entry US$40 · EAC UGX 20,000
A zebra grazing on open grassland in Lake Mburo National ParkNational park

Western Uganda

Lake Mburo National Park

Zebras, impalas and lakes, 3½ hours from Kampala.

Entry US$40 · EAC UGX 20,000
Giant groundsels on the moorland of Mount ElgonNational park

Eastern Uganda

Mount Elgon National Park

An ancient volcano with one of the world's largest calderas.

Entry US$35 · EAC UGX 15,000
The main Sipi waterfall dropping over a high cliffWaterfalls

Eastern Uganda

Sipi Falls

Three waterfalls on the green slopes of Mount Elgon.

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Boiling water spouting from the female hot spring at SempayaNational park

Western Uganda

Semuliki National Park

A slice of the Congo Basin with boiling hot springs.

Entry US$35 · EAC UGX 15,000
A southern white rhino in long grass at Ziwa Rhino SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary

Central Uganda

Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

Track white rhinos on foot, the only wild rhinos in Uganda.

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Lake Bunyonyi's islands and terraced hills under a blue skyLake

Southwestern Uganda

Lake Bunyonyi

A highland lake of islands and terraced hills.

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Waves on a sandy beach with fishing boats on the Ssese IslandsIslands

Central Uganda (Lake Victoria)

Ssese Islands

Sandy beaches and forest on Lake Victoria's islands.

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Kampala's skyline of office towers and green hillsCapital city

Central Uganda

Kampala

Uganda's capital of hills, markets, faith and nightlife.

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A sandy beach on Lake Victoria in the Entebbe Botanical GardensLakeside town

Central Uganda

Entebbe

Botanical gardens and Lake Victoria shores by the airport.

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The thatched Muzibu Azaala Mpanga tomb house at KasubiHeritage site

Central Uganda

Kasubi Tombs

The royal burial ground of the Kabakas of Buganda.

UNESCO listed
Water lilies and papyrus channels in Mabamba Bay wetlandWetland

Central Uganda

Mabamba Bay Wetland

Canoe through papyrus to find the shoebill.

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