{"id":7490,"date":"2026-02-08T15:08:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T15:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldoftravelling.com\/blog\/?p=7490"},"modified":"2026-02-13T17:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:34:36","slug":"uganda-itinerary-kampala-to-murchison-falls-slowly-south-to-bwindi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldoftravelling.com\/blog\/?p=7490","title":{"rendered":"21 Days In Breathtakingly Beautiful Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Anti-clockwise route – Uganda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My 21 day itinerary for Uganda. It took many hours of planning to arrive at the final version \u2014 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\u2019s top destinations as efficiently as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entebbe \u00d7 1 night.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit: Lake Victoria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel: Uber to Kampala \u2014 approx. 1 hour, 40 km \/ 25 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kampala \u00d7 2 nights.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit: Gaddafi Mosque and the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kasubi Tombs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel: Link Bus to Masindi \u2014 approx. 5 hours, 220 km \/ 135 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Masindi \u00d7 1 night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel: Private hire (car and driver) to Murchison Falls National Park \u2014 approx. 2 hours, 85 km \/ 53 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Murchison Falls National Park \u00d7 2 nights.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit: Murchison Falls hike and Nile boat safari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel: Private hire (car and driver) back to Masindi \u2014 approx. 2 hours, 85 km \/ 53 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Masindi \u00d7 1 night.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel: Link Bus to Fort Portal \u2014 approx. 5\u20136 hours, 260 km \/ 160 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Portal \u00d7 3 nights.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit: Amabere Ga\u2019Nyina Mwiru caves, local waterfalls, crater lakes, and Tooro Kingdom Palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel: Boda boda to Bigodi \u2014 approx. 1 hour, 40 km \/ 25 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bigodi \u00d7 2 nights.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activities: Chimp trekking and Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel: Boda boda back to Fort Portal \u2014 1 hour. Link Bus to Kasese \u2014 approx. 2 hours, 75 km \/ 47 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kasese \u00d7 1 night.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel: Boda boda \u2192 shared taxi \u2192 boda boda to Katunguru \u2014 approx. 1\u20131.5 hours, 40 km \/ 25 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katunguru \u00d7 2 nights.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit: Kazinga Channel boat safari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel: Matatu \/ shared taxi to Mbarara \u2014 approx. 4 hours, 120 km \/ 75 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mbarara \u00d7 1 night.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel: Matatu \/ shared taxi to Kabale \u2014 approx. 4 hours, 135 km \/ 85 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kabale \u00d7 1 night.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel: Private Driver & Car to Lake Bunyonyi \u2014 approx. 1 hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lake Bunyonyi x 2 nights.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bwindi x 2 nights.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cross the border into Rwanda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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