Mumwe African Skimmer Safaris organizes short excursions that will take you around the most popular towns in Uganda including, Jinja town, Kampala city, Mbarara , Entebbe town, Kasese , Fort portal, Arua, Gulu, Ngamba island, the Zoo- UWEC and many others each visiting for a day. These excursions are very suitable for many visitors that have a short stay in Uganda including students, backpackers, and also solo travellers.
Featured Destinations to Visit
Kampala City
Enjoy a blissful day in the capital city of Uganda Kampala. The city holds a lot of history right from the Name Kampala that comes from the local term “Akasozi ke’Mpala’, meaning the hill of the Impala. In the ancient time, the hill was occupied the Impalas but as development went on, they had to shift to further areas for survival. Today Kampala is a very busy commercial center with banks, institutions of learning, hospitals, hotels, restaurants, children’s park and so many more. The city is also very vibrant in the night with booming night clubs and beautiful women painting the streets red. The Uganda Museum, Makerere University, Kabaka’s palace, Bahai Temple, Rubaga cathedral, owino Market, Oasis Mall, the African craft market are among the popular places to stop at while on tour.
Ngamba Island
The island is surrounded by the fresh waters of Lake Victoria and it stands our prominent as a home to the orphaned chimpanzees. Gather at the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre UWEC or zoo for speed boat ride to Ngamba Island. Island is a home to 49 chimpanzees which have been rescued by the wildlife authority. This is the best place for you and your children to have a chance to see the chimpanzees without doing the tracking experience. there are set balconies to view the chimps during feeding time, and on top of that you can add sand beach excursions, boat rides , natures and honeymoon break at the island.
Jinja town
Jinja is famously known as the adventure capital of East Africa and rightly so given it’s home to the source of the mighty river Nile which offers a opportunities for a variety of adrenaline pumping sports to take place. Popular water sports activities to try out include white water rafting, bungee jumping, boat rides, kayaking, river boarding , jet skiing among others while you can do horseback riding, quad biking, nature walks, community visits plus town exploration when on land. Planning to visit Jinja this season.