Entebbe Walking Tour: Explore Uganda's First Capital with Local Guide
4.6
34 Ratings
Entebbe
Embark on a walking tour of Entebbe, Uganda's first capital, with a local guide. Explore the town's colonial history, visit markets and monuments, and indulge in tasty street food. Discover unique conservation efforts and relax at the botanical gardens or public beaches.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Entebbe Crafts Village - Meet artists and vendors
- Entebbe Works Market ground - Visit the freedom tree and if weekend, the weekend market
- Street Club Entebbe - Walk past Entebbe’s most popular night spot
- Travel Avenue - Try your hand at making and tasting a gourmet rolex
- Blue Shade - Visit the rolex area of Nsamizi road for guest to see how rolexes are made first hand; chance to make and taste your own rolex
- Chimpanzee Trust Head Office - Briefly hear about the history and current efforts of chimpanzee conservation that is being carried out by the Ngamba chimpanzee trust
- Muzinga Park - Visit Muzinga park, Muzinga square and the famous canon. Also view the Colonial governor’s mansion (presently offical residence of the president)
- Lake Victoria Hotel - Visit the famous recreational facility of the old time colonial officials and their families, now a renowned 4-star hotel in Entebbe. Also view the Entebbe golf course and cricket oval as we pass
- Bugonga Church of Uganda. Anglican - Visit the first Anglican church established by colonial missionaries
- Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre - Pass by Uganda’s only zoo on the way to the botanical gardens
- Entebbe Botanic Gardens - Final stop at Entebbe’s famous botanical gardens. Admission fees of 3$ for foreigners and 1$ for locals. This stop is optional - guest who do not wish to pay the admission fee may terminate here or proceed to Nami road to visit the public beaches
What's Included
- Experienced local guide
Additional Information
Meet up with a friendly local guide from Entebbe and other travellers. Take a relaxed stroll and experience the small town charm of Uganda’s first capital (Entebbe). Discover the colonial history of this lakeside town, visiting monuments, markets and some crafts shopping. Learn about the unique conservation efforts happening in the town, and get a chance to take in the aromas through tasty street food plus market herbs and spices. Finally, finish your tour with a relaxing rest at the magnificently preserved botanical gardens or visit the beautiful public beaches along lake Victoria.
Location
Victoria Mall Entebbe
Berkeley Road
Meet at the entrance of Victoria Mall Entebbe, next to the fountains
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(34 Ratings)
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Mirjam_h
Nov 26, 2023
connection, peacefulness, no hurry - Talking to my guide Viola; personalized tour since I was the only one with the guide; food market; sitting by the lake in the botanical garden
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Simmswith2ms
Oct 7, 2023
100% recommend - Arthur was punctual, attentive and very well-informed. The tour was interesting and flexible and the focus was on our enjoyment and comfort. Thoroughly enjoyed spending the morning with Arthur.
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Fionah501
Sep 14, 2023
What a great way to experience Entebbe ! - We recently did the morning walking tour with Arthur. It is such a fantastic way to see Entebbe. Arthur is so knowledgeable and we had a fantastic time with him. There is such great history of Entebbe to be learned. The walk is an easy pace and you get to take in all the main historical sights as well as the Botanical Gardens. Love our day hanging out with Arthur ! Can not recommend this tour enough !
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Sousabar
Aug 1, 2023
Touring the botanical gardens - Viola was a wonderful guide she took us to the botanical gardens. We talked about the life in Entebbe, the culture and the values of the Ugandan people. She really tries to get up on a boat a boat to return home, which was a lot of fun.
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Marilynandallan
Jul 23, 2023
Enjoyable Walking Tour! - We arrived fresh off our flight into Entebbe to a lovely interactive and fun walking tour with Arthur. We enjoyed our chat with him over rolexes, and found him to be knowledgeable, personable and professional throughout our walking tour. We walked from up town to down town, checked out the Saturday market (very interesting!), the Botanical Gardens and its assorted wildlife and generally had us a wonderful afternoon to ease us into our Ugandan adventure. Highly recommended!
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Bryce_a
Jun 4, 2023
Arthur was incredible! He... - Arthur was incredible! He went above and beyond to show me Entebbe and made me feel welcome. Knowing I was travelling alone, he went as far as inviting me to watch the football game later in the day where I got to see more of the Ugandan culture from a local’s perspective. I would highly recommend Arthur to anybody visiting Entebbe.
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M5815iuseanr
Apr 7, 2023
Highly recommended- outstanding service - Our tour guide, Arthur, is professional and knowledgeable about the numerous historic sites in downtown Entebbe. We also enjoyed the Arthur's tour of the Botanical Gardens where we learned about the trees and plants and wildlife endemic to the region.
This tour guide is highly recommended.
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H5985pzrasp
Feb 13, 2023
Fantastic tour around Entebbe with a very knowledgable and friendly tour guide - Had a great tour with Arthur around the town of Entebbe, the zoo and the botanical gardens. Well worth doing if you want to learn about the history of Entebbe. Arthur was also very knowledgeable about the wildlife around Kampala so that was brilliant too! Highly recommend
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Rockolamamma
Jan 25, 2023
Great introduction to Entebbe - This tour was a nice walking tour of Entebbe. We saw many historical buildings and the Freedom Tree. We ended at the Botanical Gardens for a quick walk through there. It rained almost the whole time which made it rather unpleasant for a walking tour. We paused at the post office to let the downpour pass. We made the best of the situation, wore our raincoats and tried to enjoy it all.
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Pascal_o
May 14, 2024
Not informative, parts were skipped without my knowledge - This tour was not informative at all, I felt more like in an interview about my home country in Europe instead of proactively being told about Entebbe and Uganda.
I have read the reviews after the tour and had to realize that parts were skipped without telling me during the tour (e.g. not visited Victoria Hotel or the Food stall to taste local food, …) - No wonder my tour took only 2 1/2 hours (from 09:10-11:40, including Botanical Gardens) instead of 4 hours…
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