National Botanical Gardens (Uganda)

The National Botanical Gardens of Uganda, commonly known as the Botanical Gardens Entebbe, are located in Entebbe, Uganda. They were laid out in 1898 by the first curator, A Whyte, close to the shores of Lake Victoria. The gardens are divided into different zones, including a rainforest zone. This rainforest formed the backdrop to scenes from the Tarzan films featuring Johnny Weissmuller, shot in the 1940s.[1][2][3][4]

Botanical Gardens, Entebbe
TypeBotanical
LocationEntebbe, Uganda
Coordinates0.06201089999999999°N 32.47927440000001°E / 0.06201089999999999; 32.47927440000001
Opened1898

Notable birds found in the gardens

Grey kestrel Yellow-throated leaflove Slender-billed weaver Orange weaver Jackson's golden-backed weaver Grey-capped warbler Brown-throated wattle-eye Palmnut vulture African fish eagle Ross's turaco Great blue turaco Black-and-white casqued hornbill African grey parrot

Notable animals found in the gardens==

Vervet monkeys Tree squirrels

Events

A number of events have been held in the Botanical Gardens including bird watching, biking, nature walks music festivals, monkey feeding and so on.
The Milege World Music Festival happens every November with live music, games, camping and so on in the gardens.[5][6]

References
  1. "Uganda". Reuters.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  2. "Geoff's Travel Scrapbook - Travel Report from Uganda". Geoff Peerless. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  3. "Entebbe". lifestylewiki.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  4. "Muzungu in Uganda". Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  5. "Uganda: Milege World Music Festival - Camp, Dine and Dance". The Pearl Guide. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  6. "World music gets botanical platform". The observer.ug. The Observer Ug. Retrieved 25 November 2015.


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