Home Base
Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
Uganda's capital and the urban hinge of this cross-country drive, with onward roads south to Entebbe and west toward Mbarara.
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Begin with the primary Journey into Kampala, then continue toward the Places connected to this Home Base.
Primary Journey · Begin here
A western Uganda road loop from Kampala to Murchison's Nile and savanna, Kibale's primate forest, Queen Elizabeth's Rift Valley lakes and grasslands, Bwindi at Buhoma, and Lake Mburo, before returning through Entebbe.
Travel to Kampala →The destinations and discoveries connected to Journeys from this Home Base.
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A multi-stage road journey following Liv Kenya's Uganda route: Jinja, Kampala, Entebbe, Mbarara, Kasese, and Fort Portal. It is best treated as a sequence of distinct travel days, …
Follow Journey →Uganda's capital is the road-loop gateway for the Western Safari Circuit.
Kampala makes the circuit legible as a continuous overland loop while Entebbe remains the international arrival gateway.
Plan departure times around city traffic and confirm current park, road, and permit conditions before leaving.
The circuit leaves north through Masindi and returns from Lake Mburo by way of Entebbe.