Uganda Travel Tips

Uganda Travel guide, tips and relevant information

Uganda Travel Tips: Uganda is a small east African country with lots of impressive things in it; wildlife, food, people, landscapes and beautiful weather. There are numerous water bodies and as you travel from place to place, you will surely have a chance to see some of them. The world’s longest river, the Nile starts its journey in Jinja which is in the eastern region of Uganda. Other water bodies are Lake Victoria, the twin lakes George and Edward joined by Kazinga channel, Lake Kyoga and many more. The people are so kind and welcoming, it’s convenient enough to grab food and snacks and there are various destinations you can choose to visit.

Regardless of the all the good things you will get to know about Uganda, it is an important thing to plan early enough for your Uganda travel. Find out the different options of how you can get to Uganda, requirements to allow you access Uganda, the means of transport appropriate for you within the country, the foods to eat and the best and safest way to stay around Uganda. Adventure in the wild safaris is a local tour operator with registered with Uganda’s tourism bodies and recognized as one of the best operators in Uganda. Before confirming your booking for traveling around Uganda, we offer thorough advice about the best things you can do depending on your interests, book our professional guide who is knowledgeable about your interests and share the things you require for your Uganda trip if you need to know.

After making your final decision that you are going to travel to Uganda, you need to know that things you cannot forego are the travel documents which include a travel visa, passport and a yellow fever vaccination card. Travelers planning to visit Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda can apply for a single East African visa which makes access to all the three countries easier. The main entry point to Uganda is Entebbe international airport but there are other entry points at the border when crossing from one country to another by road. Between Uganda and Rwanda, there are Gatuna/Katuna and Cyanika borders and between Kenya and Uganda, there is Malaba and Busia.

Our driver guides take the responsibility of welcoming you to the country, explaining each and every place that may be of importance while on your safari and those that you surely need to know about Uganda for example some of the common practices of people, common words that you may need to know, where and how to purchase items that you may need and the entire programme for the day and the tour. We mainly travel around the country by road using safari vans that are well spaced and comfortable for long journeys. Some Luxury safaris have a combination of air and road transport.

Travelers moving around Uganda on their own without the help of travel operators can use public transport. This will require you to use a map, you must at least be able to speak English since it is the official language and you can easily be helped when communicating to people around the streets. You also need to learn some bit of Luganda which is widely spoken around Kampala and other areas out of the city. It may be easy also to communicate to people that offer special hire for cars, Uber which is now operating around Kampala and safe boda (motorcycle) which is also recommended for quick transfers around Kampala. Taxis on streets and in taxi parks are not recommended because they are not safe especially if you do not have any resident that you are travelling along with. Travelling to distant areas like national game parks using public transport may require you to learn more words of luganda and other words of the local language spoken where you are travelling to. It is important to use coach companies that have a reputable image as providers of quality, safe and reliable service providers. Some of these are Link coaches, Global coaches, Trinity coaches and Jaguar. Use of public transport to distant areas is however not recommended in Uganda because of accidents that often occur along highways due to over speeding.

The best way to safely and conveniently reach the interesting national parks such as Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park, Mgahinga national park, Kibale forest national park, Queen Elizabeth national park, Murchison falls national park and Kidepo Valley national park among others is by contacting Adventure in the Wild safaris to plan for your Uganda safari. We organize the best itinerary that fits your Uganda travel budget. Think about things to do in Uganda such as gorilla trekking, Chimp trekking, wildlife watching, zip lining, canoeing, adventure along the Nile, forest walks, birding, white water rafting and cultural encounters among others.

Things to pack for your Uganda safari include comfortable and wildlife friendly clothes, sun glasses, sun lotion, wide brim hat, toiletries, medical kit, strong safari shoes and sandals, mosquito repellant, camera, binoculars, phone and camera charger, flashlights, hand sanitizer and rain poncho.