More than 80percent of the beaches in Uganda are situated in Entebbe or along the Entebbe – Kampala Road. At these beaches, Ugandans and the expatriate community, spend a lot of quality time with their families, friends mainly on the weekends. The beaches have big crowds on weekend. A great number of youths in Uganda can also be seen at the beaches having fan, drinking, eating and also swimming. Below is a list of some popular beaches in Entebbe;
Imperial Resort Beach
Located next to the Entebbe Golf Club, Imperial Resort Beach is one of the most famous beaches in Entebbe town & surroundings with fine swimming pools for both the children and adults. The beach occupies a large area white sand shore-line. Weekenders can partake of a variety of activities along the Imperial Resort Beach’s clear sand; beach volleyball, sun bath, take beach walks. Accommodation comes simple in one of Imperial Resort’s well appointed rooms.
One love Beach
Owned by a famous Ugandan Artist, Bobi Wine, a known musician also known as the Ghetto President. If you love music and dancing then One love beach is the place to go. It is located in Busabala, along the shores of Lake Victoria in Kampala.
Nabinyonya Resort Beach
This is a quite secluded lake shore beach with a lovely site of the remnant forestries inhabited by Red tailed Monkeys and plenty of bird life. Weekends are noisy and have bigger crowds compared to weekdays where the place is calm and less noisy.
Location: 40kms North of Entebbe | 30kms from Kampala Rd
Contact: 0772 534 444 | ficnabinonya@yahoo.co.uk
Aero Beach
Is also located on the way to the airport past Imperial Bonatical and Resort beaches.
Lido Beach
Lido Beach is one of the oldest beaches in Entebbe located approximately 1km from the Entebbe International airport and just 2.5 kilometres from Kitoro. It is blessed with white sand and is perfect for volley ball. At Lido beach, guests can take boat rides at a fee. Meals are also served on order and the prices are start Ush7000 onwards.
Getting there
Board a minibus-taxi (Old Taxi Park) or Orange bus from Kampala heading to Entebbe. Get out at Entebbe-Kitoro. Here, you can get a bodaboda at Ush2,000-Ush3,000 one-way fare.
Lutembe Beach
Located after Kajjansi. This beach has a swimming pool for those who prefer swimming in pools.
Nabugabo Sand Beach
Lake Nabugabo is situauted 20km East of Masaka. It is the lake that gives life to the Nabugabo sand beach. This lake lies about 5kms from a good dirt that runs from Nyendo. The road from Masaka is in a good condition unlike the 5kms after the branch off.
Ssese Islands
These have most of Lake Victoria’s best sandy beaches.
Bulago
The delightful island located 20kms east of Entebbe also gives life to some of the most beautiful beaches in Uganda.
Ssese Gateway Beach
All beaches in Uganda are easily accessible by minibus-taxis and/or bodaboda-taxis apart from a few. Alternatively, visitors can arrange a trip with their tour operators.