Simple tourist’s adventures experiences around Kampala

Maybe you have experienced the wildness of Uganda’s safari adventures or you have limited time, you can experience the real feel of Uganda different adventurous tourist destinations in areas around Kampala. May not be necessarily a city tour but can be cultural and nature adventure as you continue exploring Uganda. The argument fits your one day tailor made adventure possible around Kampala.

Bustling tours around Kampala keeps you engaged and dynamic for your one relaxation day, there different destinations with the diameters of about 8okm away from Kampala capital but possibly can be done to make your day well occupied.

Well, we got you a list of different tourist destinations within the fewer diameters around Kampala for your limited one day adventure experience.

Ngamba Island

The Island is a chimpanzee sanctuary home for injured and orphaned chimpanzees that can’t live again in the wild. Located in south of Entebbe 23km in lake Victoria, the experience of visiting chimpanzees here is so different from that of the wildness as chimps are separated from human with an electrified gate. Chimps are left to feed freely on the vast of 40sq/km and visiting the chimps here is worth to see how they behave within the sanctuary.

Overviewof chimpanzeees in their natural sanctuary

The Island is under Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust project, this arranges booking for one day trips to the island and accommodation, trips are arranged in groups however single trips are possible only it’s somehow expensive than in groups. On the island there several sightings including varieties of bird species and big monitor lizards.

Accessing the island can use a motor speed boat about 40 minutes ride or the motorized canoes about an hour ride to the island.

Uganda Wildlife Education Center

It’s the rehabilitation center for wildlife that are injured and orphans, those recovered from poachers and animal traffickers. It’s the first world class zoo and due to its varieties of wildlife is a primary adventure safari, highlights of the zoo are the lions, leopards, chimpanzees, elephants among many wild mammals and variety of bird species including the shoe bills, ostrich etc.

Entebbe Botanical Gardens

Located a long Entebbe road, Entebbe Botanical gardens is an exclusive birding spot around Kampala. The enormous rain forest rewards with best breathtaking point attractive with its sand beach is an amazing place you don’t have to miss when in Kampala, and the gardens are home to over 115 bird species, tree squirrels and primate species can be sighted.

Mabamba Swamp Wetlands

Sought of spotting the epic shoe bill stork, Mabamba swamp is the best alternative with more chances to spot shoe bills in its natural habitats. Located in Entebbe, the bird watching on canoes is the highlight tourist activity at the swamp with over 260 bird species while navigating within the swamp it’s an amazing one.

Mabamba swamp shoe bill sighting on a canoe

Canoe riding best set leading to the to viewing several bird species however famously the shoe bill stork dominates the sighting.

Mpanga Forest Reserve

Situated at about 35km away from Kampala along Masaka road, the reserve if famously visited for its 181 butterfly species. On a nature walk in the forest common sighting are several bird species, red tailed monkeys and bush babies.

Sezibwa Falls

This is along Jinja road in Mukono district about 40 km from Kampala. The visit to Sezibwa falls is worth as it introduces experience of nature and traditional cultural experiences, while at the falls the tropical breathtaking atmosphere spread over introduces to sounds of several bird species. Sezibwa is believed to have been born like any other human being and it’s a twin River. Several sighting over trees the red tailed monkeys, squirrels, butterflies and the bush duiker on rare occasions.

Mabira Forest

This is famously known the largest tropical forest in Uganda, best among all other destinations for the nature walk it’s much desired by nature lovers. The forest has enough activities to make your day fully and well occupied due to several activities. Mangabey monkey trekking and you can encounter several primate species including the red tailed monkeys, bush babies, white and black tailed monkey.

Birding activities, the forest home for over 315 bird species you can sight about 40% of all forest birds in Mabira. The forest due to its canopy trees zip lining is another adventurous activity you can do when in the forest, flying like primates of the forest. And nature walks due to immense of the forest and its variety of rain forest, tree species and butterfly species all are rewards for nature walks.

Jinja tours

Jinja located in the eastern from Kampala capital about two hours’ drive, with assortments of adventure undertakings jinja can style your day stunning. Boat ride to the source of the Nile initiates everything to undertaken within the location.

adventurous white water rafting Jinga

Jinja is famously known as the east African capital of adventures due to its more adventurous activities including white water rafting for both first time and advanced rafters doing at the more challenging grade 4 and 5. Kayaking and Bungee jumping done at world class standard.