Entebbe

城市概覽

Entebbe hosts Uganda's international airport. The drive from Kampala is about an hour in light traffic, and more than two hours when it is heavy. The United Nations increasingly use a heavily guarded airport compound at Entebbe as a depot and staging area for their heavy equipment and vehicles that are used in peacekeeping missions in the region of Central Africa. They have their own immigration and customs procedures and a heavy lift capability using Antonovs. Entebbe is perhaps most famous for an Israeli commando raid on 4 July 1976, when over one hundred mainly Jewish hostages held on a hijacked Air France plane were rescued. The rescue was complicated by the fact that Uganda's president at the time, Idi Amin, was supporting the hijackers. Over 40 Ugandan troops were killed by the Israelis during the rescue.

Talk As Entebbe is in central Uganda, the dominant local language is Luganda, although other languages are spoken too.

Climate

For a town pretty well slap bang on the equator, Entebbe is a few degrees cooler than you might expect because of its elevation. Instead of the day-time temperatures hovering around 32°C as residents of Guayaquil, Cayenne, Singapore or Pontianak, Indonesia might expect, maximums are usually closer to 26°C or 27°C. However, humidity is consistently high.

如何抵達

By plane

The airport of Entebbe is Uganda's sole air gateway and, as such, is served by several African and international airlines. 1 Entebbe International Airport (EBB IATA), ☏ +256-312-352-000, [email protected]. 24 hr daily. (updated Jul 2023) As of April 2017 there are flights from Addis Ababa, Juba and Kigali with Ethiopian airlines, from Cairo with Egyptair, from Dubai with Emirates, from Doha with Qatar Airways, from Istanbul with Turkish airlines, from Johannesburg with South African Airways, from Kigali, Juba and Nairobi with Rwandair, from Dar es Salaam with Precision Air, from Dubai with Flydubai, from Brussels with Brussels Airlines, from Amsterdam with KLM. Kenya Airways flies in four times a day from Nairobi. Fly-Sax airlines has flights from Nairobi. Jambojet flies twice a day from Nairobi. As of 2025, Uganda Airlines has direct flights from London, three times a week. As of 2026, he airport is undergoing final states of a renovation, which started a few years ago. There is a collection of ATMs in the building, notably ABSA and Stanbic, which accept different VISA cards. There are several exchange bureaus. There are about 3 restaurants and 5 cafés, and a small collection of souvenirs shops, about 8. The Karibuni lounge is open mainly to business and first-class passengers, as well as to Star Alliance Gold frequent flyer members and some other groups. It can be accessed for a fee of US$50 as of 2026. It has decent coffee and drinks, internet terminals, and a pool table. Taxis are abundant in the parking lot outside the terminal. Security keeps all vehicles away from the terminal proper, so when departing you have to walk from the parking lot up the upper roadway to departures. Officially you can't enter the terminal from ground level (arrivals). However, if you ask the guard nicely he will let you use the single lift rather than haul your baggage up the concrete external stairs. Taxis can't drop you at departures. There are numerous porters to

當地交通

There are three types of public transport: boda-bodas, matatu and special hires.

By boda-boda

The fastest and most dangerous method is the boda-boda: motorcycles that you see all over town. You won't be in Entebbe long before being propositioned by a boda rider. If you're not interested, a simple 'no' will get them to leave you alone. You can get most anywhere on the back of one for as low as USH 1,000 for very short distances, but make sure to agree on the fare before the ride begins. Men usually ride facing forward while some women ride side saddle. Boda-bodas can be dangerous as their riders will do whatever it takes to get you to your destination quickly. Many will listen when you request them to ride at a slower speed, though a few wish to show off their fearlessness on the road. Insist on a speed you are comfortable with, in a conversational manner. Expect to dart in front of and against traffic and even through crowds of pedestrians when necessary. Boda-boda accidents account for most of the hospital visits and traffic fatalities in Entebbe. Boda-bodas got their name from the bicycle taxis that operated at some of the busy border crossing points. Buses had to discharge their passengers at the exit border control, who then had to walk to the entry border control. The distance across no man's land at some borders can be considerable. Hence the bicycle taxis would cry "boda-boda" (a corruption of the English "border to border") to the weary travellers. These bicycle taxis can still be found in most smaller Ugandan towns; however, in Entebbe, they have been replaced by motorcycles. As boda-boda collisions are one of the most common medical concerns in Uganda, hiring a taxi from a trusted source (decent hotel, friend, or colleague recommendation) may be wiser.

By matatu Matatus are a series of licensed minibus taxis that follow relatively pre-set routes all over town (and many other parts of the country). It might be a bit confusing in the beginning how to

必看景點

1 Uganda Wildlife Educational Centre ((UWEC) Entebbe's Zoo) (downhill into Lugard Ave and then continue downhill until it becomes Johnston Rd. Keep right at the unmapped fork in the road, continue for another 400m and the entrance is then well-signed on your right), ☏ +256 414 320 520, fax: +256 414 320 073, [email protected]. Daily 08:30-18:30. If you don't have a safari planned, this might be your opportunity to catch a glimpse of Africa's wildlife. It's no Singapore Zoo but, unlike many third world offerings, this is not a depressing place. There are good play facilities for children and the aviaries are especially interesting with weaver birds, shoebills and fish eagles. There's a medium-size collection of wildlife saved from captivity, including lions, rhinos, zebras, crocodiles, giraffes, hyenas, chimpanzee and others. All animals (apart from the snakes and crocodiles) are held in large, natural-like areas that gives a nice semi-authentic feeling. The trees and lianas are magnificent and you can understand why various 'Tarzan-type" movies were filmed here. Admission for foreign adults/children is US$15/10; Uganda resident foreigners USh 20,000/10,000; Ugandans USh 10,000/5,000 and you end up with 1.5-2 hours of fun. Opens daily at 08:30 and you may want to come early before the animals go hiding in the shade from the midday's sun.There is also accommodation inside the centre so you could stay the night in a Banda (en suite circular hut with a thatched roof & fly-screened windows) next door to the (very quiet) giraffes, elands and impala for US$40/60 single/double or stay in some serviced flats next to noisier animals for US$50/70 single/double. There is als