Check the following resources for more information about Uganda and the Great Lakes region when researching your safari.

Flights to Uganda

Airlines serving Entebbe include British Airways (from the UK), Brussels Airlines (Belgium), Emirates (Dubai), Ethiopian Airlines (via Addis Ababa), Kenya Airways (“The Pride of Africa”, from Nairobi), KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam), RwandAir (Kigali and beyond), South African Airways (via Johannesburg), Turkish Airlines, and regional carriers linking Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, and South Sudan – full details in our guide to flights to Uganda.

Not to be missed

The Ndere Centre in Kampala for entertaining cultural performances; the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary on Lake Victoria, run by the Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust; and whitewater rafting on the Nile at Jinja with established adventure operators.

Official tourism and wildlife bodies

Tourism Uganda – the Uganda Tourism Board’s official portal for travel information, activities, and operators; Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) – the agency that conserves and manages Uganda’s wildlife and issues park and gorilla permits; the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) in Entebbe, easily combined with a Ngamba Island trip; the Uganda Conservation Foundation, working with UWA against poaching; and the Wildlife Conservation Society, protecting habitats, gorillas, lions, and elephants.

Travel guides and practical information

The Bradt Uganda Travel Guide by Philip Briggs remains the definitive guidebook, with online updates; World Travel Guide – Uganda offers a solid overview; embassy listings for Uganda help with consular questions; the WHO Uganda country profile covers health statistics; malaria hotspot maps are worth checking before you travel; and free downloadable maps of Kampala and Uganda are widely available. For community-led tourism, Nshenyi Village in western Uganda offers cultural immersion in the heart of Africa – see also our guide to community tourism in Uganda.

For everything else – visas, money, weather, safety – start with our Uganda travel advice FAQs or ask our team directly.