WELCOME TO ENTEBBE!
Welcome to Visit Entebbe, the Official travel guide to Entebbe – Uganda. Find all Entebbe has to offer; amazing attractions, coolest hang out spots, superb culture/nightlife, events, restaurants, hotels and more. Few cities across the African Continent can rival the happy life of Entebbe -some have branded it the “The City that never sleeps? Entebbe is the place where being bored is never an option. On the shores of gorgeous Lake Victoria, Entebbe is an attractive, verdant town that served as the capital city during the early years of the British protectorate. Today it’s the relaxed pace of life and nearby natural attractions that give the city its charm rather than any notable colonial relics. Pay us a visit and see how we shall make your memories here last a lifetime!
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On the shores of gorgeous Lake Victoria, Entebbe is an attractive, verdant town that served as the capital city during the early years of the British protectorate. Today it’s the relaxed pace of life and nearby natural attractions that give the city its charm rather than any notable colonial relics.
Unless you have reason to rush into Kampala, Entebbe makes a nice, chilled-out introduction to Uganda, and many visitors prefer to base themselves here for a few days rather than in Kampala’s traffic-choked streets. It’s also the ideal place to end your trip if you’re stuck with one of the many early-morning flights out of Uganda’s only international airport.
Top Attractions in Entebbe
Botanical Gardens
The gardens house a collection of species of plants of the tropical, sub-tropical and temperate zones, besides several shrubs and other plants regenerated naturally.
Ssese Islands
The Ssese Islands are an archipelago of eighty-four islands in the northwest of Lake Victoria, Uganda. About forty-three of the islands are inhabited.
Entebbe Zoo
Located at the shores of Lake Victoria, Entebbe UWEC Zoo offers the best introduction to Uganda’s flora and fauna’s National Park in the Pearl of Africa.
State House
State House means the official residence of the President. In Uganda at the moment, there are two main State Houses, one in Kampala and the other in Entebbe.
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Entebbe Airport
Children’s Park
Interesting Facts About Entebbe
- The word, Entebbe, means seat or chair in the Luganda language. It was named after this because that was where a colonial governor sat to arbitrate legal cases in 1900s.
- Entebbe sits on the northern shores of Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake.
- Uganda’s largest commercial and international airport.
- Entebbe became the official office and residence of the President of Uganda which dictates that Entebbe is the chief seat of power in the country.
- Ssese Islands has also been voted as one of the best hidden Island Chain in the entire world.
- Entebbe Botanical Garden has amazing flora and fauna and especially after knowing that one of the Tarzan movie was shot right there, the place seems to give an entirely different experience.
- Entebbe is a paradise for the birders as you can spot myriad of them with their beautiful textures all around. Places like Botanical Garden would be the best place to enjoy the view.
- Home of the Oldest Golf course in East Africa called Entebbe Golf Club which was established in 1900.
- Apart from the wildlife, Entebbe also has beautiful beaches and the Ssese Island where you can spend an entire day boating, fishing, taking nature walks and visit the villages surrounding the area.
- The population of Entebbe in 2002 was estimated around of about 55000 people only. By 2010, the population increased to 76500 as per the Uganda Bureau of Statistics. However, the national population consensus, to the date of 27th August 2014, has marked the population at around 70000.
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