Detailed itinerary of your 1 Day Entebbe Tour Wildlife and Bird Watching
Wake up early to have breakfast and after, begin your 1 hour drive from Kampala to Entebbe for your city expedition. First, you will pay a visit to Entebbe Botanical Gardens on the scenic shores of Lake Victoria. This site was founded about 100 years back and your exploration involves sighting diversity of birds and monkeys. Get to learn more about the different plant and tree species.
Your next visit will be Uganda Reptile Village to explore over 50 different reptile species and then connect to Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) where you will engage in the ‘behind the scenes tour.’ This comes with incredible sight of different animals including among others giraffes, zebras, Uganda Kobs, bush bucks, lions, leopards, crocodiles, water bucks, chimpanzees, birds including the elusive shoebill storks, crested cranes, and many more. Note, majority of the animals at UWEC were rescued from poachers or accidents.
In the afternoon/evening, sum up your 1 day Entebbe tour with a sunset cruise along Lake Victoria. This is a 1 and half hour’s exciting boat ride and comes with breathtaking views of scenic Lake Victoria, one of the world’s freshest and largest lakes.
Today, your boat trip will involve exploring the Equator monument on one of the stone islands on Lake Victoria. After, get back to meet your Uganda safari guide for drop off to your hotel or place of residence in Kampala/Entebbe.