ENTEBBE
Entebbe is the gateway to Uganda for most visitors who arrive at Entebbe International Airport. The town is situated on Lake Victoria at 3,800 feet above sea level. Up until 1962 it was the administrative capital of the country.

The word Entebbe means “chair” and it is derived a local legend in which the King commanded his dominion from a carved rock that he used as a chair.

Several governments’ offices are still housed at Entebbe including State House (the official residence of the president). Entebbe has excellent hotel facilities and restaurants.

Entebbe is a traditional lakeshore town with lovely tree-lined avenues and some unusual and interesting buildings from the 1930s and 40s.

ACCESS
By air: Entebbe International Airport is 4km from the centre of town.
By road: Entebbe is linked by a modern tarred road with the capital city of Kampala 40km to the North West.
By lake: Local boats can be hired to take you to many of the landing sites on the shores of Lake Victoria.

WHAT TO SEE.
Entebbe Wildlife educational centre. Originally started as an animal orphanage and zoo in the 1920s it is a showplace of Ugandan fauna especially chimpanzees and birds.
Entebbe Botanical gardens: First developed from a natural forest in1898, the gardens are a tropical paradise of Ugandan plant life.
Kigungu landing site: Site of the landing of the first Catholic missionaries to Uganda in 1879.
Kasenyi fishing village. A traditional lake side fishing village with a colorful markets.