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Forest Lodge Mukono, Uganda Nearby Activities, Attractions and Things to Do

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Forest Lodge Mukono, Uganda Top Activities

Birding
Forest Lodge Mukono is a great introduction to Uganda’s forest birds and offers a good spot for a quick day bird tour and an ideal starting point to your Uganda bird adventure.

It is also strategically located en-route to Jinja for a number of adventures on the Nile, more birding options and a range of attractions in-between that are worth visiting after birding at Kasenge.

The African Grey Parrot, Giant Kingfisher, Great Blue Turaco, Madagascar Bee-eater, and Common Bulbul can be sighted in the nearing trees and vantage points into the forest.

Pied Kingfisher and Cattle Egrets favor points nearer to the lake. The walk through the loans along the forest edge and lake will provide you most of birds

Finally get on to a trail leading through the forest. However given the thickness of the forest, you are likely to depend most on calls and few clear views.

Some of the other birds to look out for include: Little Sparrow Hawk, Little Buzzard, Toro Olive-green Bull, Open-billed Stork, African Pied Hornbill, Slender-billed Green bull, Scaly Francolin, Superb Sunbird, and Yellow-mantled Weaver

PICNIC FOOD & DRINKS
Pack your picnic blanket, chairs, empty picnic basket if you like (No food or drinks please – all available at the venue) – recyclable picnic boxes are also available at the venue, cutlery & crockery – no glass drink-ware please (disposable options available at the venue).

The picnic basket includes an array of food – from grilled chicken, fruit salad, chocolate brownies, steak, couscous, tomato and mozzarella balls in pesto sauce, salmon and sour cream and sides that include hummus, fish paste – that’s more than enough for two people or 10 people.

Uganda National Museum

The biggest and the oldest Museum in Uganda which founded in 1908, the Uganda Museums remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history.

The Uganda Museum is situated five kilometers away from the Kampala city centre on plot 5 Kira road. When coming from Kampala, pass through Wandegeya trading centre and by Mulago hospital. Just before Kamwokya Town is a large sign post reading Uganda Museum. The Uganda Museum is the oldest in East Africa with a collection exceeding one million specimens. The core of the collections is ethnography and fossils.

Mengo Palace - Olubiri lwe Mengo

Built in 1922, the palace was the former home of the king of Buganda, though it has remained empty since 1966 when Prime Minister Milton Obote ordered an attack to oust Kabaka Mutesa II, the president of Uganda by then. Led by the forces of Idi Amin, soldiers stormed the palace and, after several days of fighting, Mutesa was forced into exile. The building's interior cannot be visited, but the notorious underground prison here is open to tours.

Iddi Amin's Armory constructed by the Isrealites in 1970 but later turned into a TORTURE Chamber

Kasubi Tombs

The World Heritage Site comprises around 26 hectares (64 acres) on the Kasubi hill in the city of Kampala, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the city centre.

Most of the site is open agricultural land that is farmed using traditional techniques. One corner contains a royal palace built in 1882 by Muteesa I, the 35th Kabaka of Buganda, to replace a palace built by his built by his father, Ssuuna II in 1820. The new palace became a royal burial ground on his death in 1884.

The site is one of 31 royal tombs across the Buganda kingdom since the kingdom was founded in the 13th century. Traditionally, the body of the deceased king was buried in one place, with a separate shrine for the deceased king's jawbone, believed to contain his soul.

Baha'i Temple

There is only one Baha'i temple on each continent, and Africa's happens to be in Kampala. The beautiful domed cathedral sits on a hill surrounded by peaceful gardens, and since the Baha'i are such an inclusive faith anyone is welcome to tour the grounds or to enjoy a Sunday service.

Ndere Cultural Centre

If you're interested in traditional Uganda dance and music, try to catch a dinner-theatre performance of the Ndere Troupe at Ndere Centre - Kisaasi.

Ndere Cultural Centre showcase dances from Uganda's tribal groups with high-energy shows taking place in a 700-seat amphitheatre on Sundays at 6pm, Wednesday at 7pm and Fridays afro-jazz from 7pm.

National Theatre

The Centre has two main components: the National Theatre and the Nommo Gallery, both of which are located in central Kampala. The Uganda National Theatre provides a venue for stage performances of different kinds, and also serves as a cinema; the Nommo Gallery features exhibitions of works of art by both Ugandan and foreign artists. The Centre also offers a snack bar, which claims to offer the "best African dishes served with best spices and ambience", and the Craft Village, where locally made handicrafts are sold

Kampala Wonder World Amusement Park

Uganda Golf Club

Welcome to Uganda Golf Club, the home of golf in Uganda. Located in the heart of Kampala City, Uganda Golf Club offers a fair test of skill and patience. Standing on the first tee, one feels removed from the hustle and bustle of city life

Institutions Near by Forest Lodge Mukono, Uganda

• Makerere University Kampala (MUK)
• Kampala International University Kansanga, Kampala (KIU)
• International University Of East Africa (IUEA)
• Cavendish University Uganda (CUU)

Landmarks Nearby Forest Lodge Mukono, Uganda

• Rubaga Cathedral
• Kabaka's Palace
• Saint Paul's Cathedral Namirembe
• Gaddafi National Mosque
• Munyonyo Martyrs Shrine
• Monuments
• Kasubi Royal Tombs
• Pope Paul Memorial
• Independence Monument

Museums Near by Forest Lodge Mukono, Uganda

• Fort Lugard Museum
• Uganda Museum
• Semagulu Museum

Parks

• Disney World Kiwatule Najjera - Disney Amusement Play
• Planet Water Parks Ggaba
• Kids World Water Park
• Canopy Gardens Kasokoso in Kampala
• Wonder World Amusement Park - Kansanga, Kampala
• Aqua World Water Park Kampala
• Akamwesi Shopping Mall Children Fun Park
• Akamwesi Shopping Mall

Shopping areas Nearby Forest Lodge Mukono, Uganda

• Kajjansi Market
• Kabalagala Market
• Kamu Kamu Plaza
• Nakumatt Oasis
• JK Boutique Garden City
• Lugogo Mall
• Jazz Supermarket Bugolobi
• Bugolobi Market
• Capital shoppers Kampala
• Victoria Mall
• Sri Ganesh Plaza
• Arena Mall

Airports Nearby Forest Lodge Mukono, Uganda
Entebbe International Airport (EBB) 49.2 miles

Railway stations

• Kampala Railway Station

Most popular cities Nearby Forest Lodge Mukono, Uganda

• Kampala
• Namugongo
• Munyonyo
• Kireka
• Muyenga

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