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Airlines Which Fly To Uganda  

• Air Tanzania: Flies to Uganda three times a week from Dar es Salaam.
• British Airways: Flies to Uganda direct from the UK three times a week. British Airways is the UK's largest international scheduled airline, flying to over 550 destinations.
• Egypt Air: Flies to Uganda once a week from Cairo. Egypt Air is one of the pioneer airlines in the world, established in May 1932 to become the seventh carrier to be established in the world.
• Ethiopia Air: Flies to Uganda six times a week from Addis Abba. Ethiopian Airlines was founded on 30th December 1945, initially with the contractual assistance of TWA.
• Emirates: Flies to Uganda seven times a week from Dubai. Emirates is one of the fastest growing airlines in the world and has received more than 250 international awards for excellence since its launch in 1985.
• Kenya Airways: Flies to Uganda seven times a week /several times per day from Nairobi. Kenya Airways was established in 1977 following the break up of the East African Community and subsequent disbanding of the jointly-owned East African Airways.
• South African Airways: Flies to Uganda three times a week from Johannesburg.
• SN Brussels: Flies to Uganda three times a week from Brussels. SN Brussels Airlines was founded in 2002, when a group of Belgian investors set up SN Air Holding.

Hotels In Kampala/Entebbe (just a few)

• Backpacker Range: Red Chilli Hideaway, Fraba Hostel (Entebbe)
• $50 - $100 Range: Africana Hotel, American Recreation Association, The Boma, Fang Fang Hotel.
• $100 - $140 Range: Mamba Point Guesthouse, Windsor Lake Victoria Hotel, Grand Imperial Hotel.
• $140 + Range: Speke Resort, Sheraton Hotel, Emin Pasha, Serena Hotel.

4wd Car Rentals

• City Cars: Approx $125.00 per day. Includes 150 free km - .30 cents for each additional km. Rates include VAT.
• Hertz Uganda: +256 (0) 41 347 191. Approx $128.00 per day. Includes 150 free km - .40 cents for each additional km. Rates exclude VAT.

Uganda - Immigration Requirements

You will need a Visa: Ugandan visas are issued at their Missions/Embassies abroad and also at the Entry/Exit Points e.g. Entebbe, Busia, Malaba etc. Cost is 50$; having exact change will make visa processing time much faster.

• Uganda Immigration Application Form.
• Countries EXEMPTED from Visa requirements to Uganda: Angola, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Comoros, Cyprus, Eritrea, Fiji, Gambia, Grenada, Italy (only Diplomatic Passports), Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, St. Vincent, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

You will need an International Inoculation Certificate against Yellow Fever (although to-date strict enforcement is rare).

Please Note: this information can quickly become out of date; always contact your nearest Uganda Embassy for the most recent requirements.

Extras

Medical:

• The Surgery: The practice was originally established in the 1940’s and follows a long line of British expatriate GP’s. The current proprietor Dr. Stockley joined Dr Gibbons in 1993 and took over when Dr Gibbons retired in 1998.
• The International Medical Centre: Emergency Number: +256 (0) 772 741 291.

Extra Activities (close to Kampala):

• ATV Safaris: Quad-Bike Safaris beside the River Nile, Bujagali Falls, Uganda. Use our all terrain vehicles (ATVs) to get to parts of Africa that you can't get to with any other vehicle. Drive yourself. You require no previous experience.
• Sports, Whitewater Rafting and Adventure Activities.

Newspapers:

• The New Vision: The New Vision was set up in 1986 after Yoweri Museveni and the National Resistance Army captured state power in Uganda.
• The Monitor: Uganda's independent newspaper.

Resource Sites:

• Visit Uganda: The Uganda Tourist Board Web site.
• My Uganda: Uganda's leading internet resource guide.
• Travel Uganda: This Travel Planner is for those seeking information on available tourism services in Uganda.
• The Eye: The insider's guide to Uganda.

Money Tips

• Uganda operates a liberal banking and foreign currency exchange policy. There is a wide array of banks and forex bureaus to choose from, with several international banks represented; Barclays, Standard Chartered, Stanbic, DFCU, City Bank.
• Credit cards are not widely accepted (but it is improving). They can generally be used with tour companies, car rental companies, larger hotels and upper-end restaurants. You will be charged a 5% surcharge.
• Barclays Bank and Standard Chartered offer cash advances against Visa cards through their network of ATM's.
• The US$ dollar is the most common foreign currency - but comes with a few conditions. Bills issued before 2001 are generally not accepted in most shops and forex bureaus. Also, bills that are not in crisp condition sometimes have problems being read by the machines and may be rejected. Finally, if possible and with the exception of buying an entry visa, bring only 50 /100$ bills. A denomination less than 50$ will get exchanged at a significantly lower rate. As of yet no other currency (Pounds, Euro, etc) has these problems.
• Kampala is the best place to exchange money as outside the city the rate is significantly lower.
• The latest exchange rates are listed on the New Vision's web site (far right-hand side column).