Entebbe Botanical Gardens Visit

The Entebbe Botanical Gardens is a great place for excursions for those in Entebbe or Kampala. It is located on the northern shores of Lake Victoria and receives an annual rainfall of 1623 mm and at an altitude of 1134 metres the gardens are set in 40.7 hectares. The gardens are home to a collection of species of plants of the tropical, sub-tropical and temperate zones, besides several shrubs and other plants regenerated naturally over the years. Naturally there are loads of exotic plants and trees.

The gardens are an opportunity for birding enthusiasts to open their birding account for Uganda or merely to add to an existing list. Palm Nut Vulture and African Grey Parrot are resident, whilst Bat Hawk is often seen over the gardens at sunset and is best observed from the Botanical Beach Hotel patio bar. Colobus monkeys are commonly spotted here.