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Best Things to do in Uganda (2026)

Activities and experiences, from markets and classes to outdoor trips and evening entertainment, for filling your time in a destination.

4 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 things to do in Uganda

  1. Ndere Cultural Centre Traditional music and dance shows, NtindaHome of the Ndere Troupe, founded in 1984, staging weekly evenings of Ugandan music and dance with dinner in nine acres of gardens in Ntinda.
  2. Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary Chimpanzee sanctuary island trip, Lake Victoria (from Entebbe)Island sanctuary on Lake Victoria for more than 50 chimpanzees, reached by boat from Entebbe, where visitors watch feeding sessions from a raised platform.
  3. National Theatre and Crafts Village Theatre, arts centre and craft market, Central DivisionKampala's National Theatre, opened in 1959, with free outdoor music and comedy nights and a neighbouring crafts village selling Ugandan handicrafts.

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4. Afriart Gallery

Contemporary art galleryIndustrial Area

Contemporary art gallery founded in Kampala in 2002 by artist Daudi Karungi, showing changing exhibitions by artists living and working across Africa.

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