My 21 day itinerary for Uganda. It took many hours of planning to arrive at the final version — and for good reason. While three weeks is a reasonable amount of time to explore the country, travelling by public transport meant I needed to plan carefully in order to visit Uganda’s top destinations as efficiently as possible.
Entebbe × 1 night.
Visit: Lake Victoria.
Travel: Uber to Kampala — approx. 1 hour, 40 km / 25 miles.
Kampala × 2 nights.
Visit: Gaddafi Mosque and the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kasubi Tombs.
Travel: Link Bus to Masindi — approx. 5 hours, 220 km / 135 miles.
Masindi × 1 night.
Travel: Private hire (car and driver) to Murchison Falls National Park — approx. 2 hours, 85 km / 53 miles.
Murchison Falls National Park × 2 nights.
Visit: Murchison Falls hike and Nile boat safari.
Travel: Private hire (car and driver) back to Masindi — approx. 2 hours, 85 km / 53 miles.
Masindi × 1 night.
Travel: Link Bus to Fort Portal — approx. 5–6 hours, 260 km / 160 miles.
Fort Portal × 3 nights.
Visit: Amabere Ga’Nyina Mwiru caves, local waterfalls, crater lakes, and Tooro Kingdom Palace.
Travel: Boda boda to Bigodi — approx. 1 hour, 40 km / 25 miles.
Bigodi × 2 nights.
Activities: Chimp trekking and Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary walk.
Travel: Boda boda back to Fort Portal — 1 hour. Link Bus to Kasese — approx. 2 hours, 75 km / 47 miles.
Kasese × 1 night.
Travel: Boda boda → shared taxi → boda boda to Katunguru — approx. 1–1.5 hours, 40 km / 25 miles.
Katunguru × 2 nights.
Visit: Kazinga Channel boat safari.
Travel: Matatu / shared taxi to Mbarara — approx. 4 hours, 120 km / 75 miles.
Mbarara × 1 night.
Travel: Matatu / shared taxi to Kabale — approx. 4 hours, 135 km / 85 miles.
Kabale × 1 night.
Travel: Private Driver & Car to Lake Bunyonyi — approx. 1 hour.
Lake Bunyonyi x 2 nights.
Bwindi x 2 nights.
Cross the border into Rwanda.
