Thanks to my co-author Andrew Roberts for these latest updates: Jinja The Deli has moved to a new site at the western end of Main Street. The new location, which is part of the Post Office building, has a large street frontage which is obviously the place for local expats and volunteers to hang out. They do … Continue reading Jinja, Mbale & Mt Elgon updates
Goran writes: Route travelled: Entebbe-Kampala-Fort Portal-Kasese-Kampala-Mbale-Sipi-Kampala-Murchison Falls NP-Kampala-Kabale-Kisoro-Buhoma-Butotoga-Kanunga-Kabale-Katuna-Kigali(Rwanda) Places visited: Entebbe, Fort Portal, Crater Lake Valley, Kibale NP, Rwenzori NP, Kampala, Sipi Falls, Mount Elgon NP, Murchinson Falls NP, Lake Bunyoni, Lake Chahafi, Mgahinga NP, Lake Mutanda and Bwindi NP NB: some practical info may be outdated as the report is more than a … Continue reading 2014 trip report
Roger Horne writes: I am currently in Uganda for three months and I find your guide invaluable. Many thanks. Here is some news about Mbale: Page 477 describes under “Upmarket” the Mbale Protea Hotel. This is now the Mbale Resort Hotel. This is confusing because Page 481 lists Mbale Resort Hotel under “Moderate”. Actually it … Continue reading Mbale Protea and Resort Hotels
Gavin writes: Having recently returned from two and a half weeks in Uganda, which went very well, I felt that I ought to provide something by way of an update. The Red Chilli Hideaway has indeed moved to Butabika, and does indeed have a pool, which I made good use of. The pizza is still … Continue reading Jan 2015 trip report
Me and my girlfriend took a two week holiday trip around Uganda, going clockwise from Entebbe to Kampala, via Masindi+Murchison Falls NP, Gulu, Mbale+Sipi Falls and from Jinja back to Kampala. The trip can be characterized as budget, so we gave up some comfort and travelled with public transport. Important to notice, we travelled in … Continue reading René V’s trip report
Dario Ferroni writes: - in Mbale, Ridat Hotel changed his name (and the new one is still not sure, there are 2 or 3 different sign posts on the road) the number we found on the guide belongs now to a person of the previous crew that left the place long ago. anyway the new … Continue reading News from Mbale & Sipi Falls
I just returned from volunteering in Mbale (half a year) and would like to share my experience: I stayed in St. Andrew's Community Centre whose services I can recommend wholeheartedly. For the swimming pool I would go to Mount Elgon Hotel which in my opinion is a much nicer place than Mbale Resort. The food … Continue reading Kampala, Mbale & Jinja updates
