Uganda & East Africa · Est. tour operator

Uganda is gifted by nature — we help you meet it.

Tuwaye Tours and Safaris plans school trips, wildlife safaris, mountain treks and custom journeys across Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania — built around honesty, care and a genuine love for this land.

11regions covered, Uganda to East Africa
70+sites, parks & landmarks on our routes
9core services, from safaris to car hire
4countries: Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania
Who we are

Built to help Uganda meet its own motherland.

Uganda was once ranked among the best tourist destinations on earth — yet remains largely unexplored by its own people.

Tuwaye Tours and Safaris was established to promote and enrich tourism within Uganda and the wider East African region. Our mandate is simple: raise the standard of tour, travel and hospitality operations across Uganda, East Africa and the continent, while helping Ugandans fall in love with their own country first.

We work to remain the region's leading hospitality partner by consistently delivering memorable, cost-effective travel experiences — with a team that's screened and prepared to give every client its full attention.

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Innovation

Fresh routes and formats for schools, families and corporates.

02

Honesty

Transparent planning, pricing and communication.

03

Satisfaction

Every itinerary judged by the experience it leaves behind.

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Integrity

A screened, accountable team on every trip.

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What we do

Services built around how you actually travel.

From a single class heading to a national park, to a family planning a wildlife trip across four countries.

School tours

Cultural, religious, agricultural and industrial site visits for classes and candidate groups.

School functions

P7, S4 & S6 candidates' parties, sports days, speech days, dances and MDD functions.

Airport pickups

Reliable, timely transfers to and from Entebbe International Airport.

Hotel reservations

Booking handled for you, matched to your budget and itinerary.

Customised tours

Family days out and corporate tours, designed around your group.

Bull & goat roasting

Traditional roasts organised for celebrations, outings and functions.

Wildlife tours

UWEC visits, bird & game viewing, gorilla and chimpanzee trekking.

Mountaineering

Guided hikes and treks across Uganda's mountain ranges and forests.

Car hire & rentals

Self-drive and chauffeured vehicles for any trip, any group size.

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Where we go

Destinations across Uganda and East Africa.

Uganda alone holds a vast range of sites still unknown to many of its own citizens. Pick a region to see what's on the route.

City sites

  • Uganda Museum
  • National Theatre
  • Kasubi Tombs
  • Amasiro ga Kabaka Kyabaggu (Kyebando–Nsangi)
  • Parliament of Uganda
  • Wonder World
  • Nelson Mandela National Stadium
  • Namirembe Cathedral
  • Rubaga Cathedral
  • Kibuli Mosque
  • Makerere University
  • Kyambogo University
  • High Court
  • Central Police Station
  • Post Office

Visitor highlights

  • Kasubi Tombs
  • Kawanda Research Centre
  • Bulange Mengo (Lubiri)
  • Masiro – Nabulagala
  • Uganda Martyrs Shrine, Namugongo
  • Gaddafi National Mosque
  • Serena Hotel
  • Sheraton Hotel
  • Speke Resort Munyonyo
  • UBC, Mukwano Industries, Hot Loaf Bakery

Local sites

  • Entebbe International Airport
  • Kasenyi Landing Site
  • Lido Beach
  • National Fisheries Resources Research Institute
  • Nakiwogo Landing Site
  • National Animal Genetic Resources Centre & Data Bank
  • Fresh Cuts

Visitor highlights

  • Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC)
  • Uganda National Meteorological Centre

Forest reserves

  • Budongo
  • Mabira (Mukono)
  • Bugoma
  • Bwindi Impenetrable
  • Kalinzu
  • Kibale
  • Maramagambo
  • Echuya
  • Katsyoha-Kitomi

Mountain forests

  • Muhavura
  • Mgahinga

Nature & landmarks

  • Source of the Nile, Jinja
  • Bujagali / Busowoke Falls
  • Itanda Falls
  • Samuka Island
  • Nile tubing & water sliding
  • Owen Falls Dam
  • Railway Museum
  • Masese Landing Site

Industry visits

  • Kakira Sugar Works
  • Sugar Corporation of Uganda (SCOUL)
  • Kasaku Tea Estates
  • Nyanza Textiles
  • Vita Foam
  • Tip Top Bakeries
  • Cable Corporation, Lugazi

Parks & reserves

  • Kidepo Valley National Park
  • Ajai Game Reserve
  • Aruu Falls & Achwa River
  • Aruu Falls Campsite

Landmarks

  • Fort Patiko (Baker's Fort)
  • Moroto Mountains
  • St Joseph's Catholic Cathedral

Nature

  • Sipi Falls
  • Mount Elgon National Park
  • Itanda Falls

Landmarks

  • Regional monument sites

Parks

  • Lake Mburo National Park

Experiences

  • Lake Mburo boat cruise

Heritage sites

  • Magonga Shrine
  • Nakayima Tree
  • Tanda Pits
  • Bigo bya Mugenyi
  • Muyinayina & Butorogo Rocks

Nature

  • Lake Wamala
  • Mubende Forest Reserve
  • River Katalanga

Kigali

  • Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre
  • King's Palace Museum
  • Presidential Palace Museum

Nairobi & coast

  • Nairobi
  • Mombasa Port
  • Indian Ocean coastline
  • Fort Jesus
  • Mamba Village

Northern circuit

  • Mount Kilimanjaro
  • Ngorongoro Crater
  • Olduvai Gorge
  • Arusha

Other

  • Snake Park
  • Dar es Salaam
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Featured heritage site

Kasubi Tombs

A UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kampala, and one of our most requested cultural visits.

Muzibu Azaala Mpanga — the great thatched dome at the centre of the tombs.

Built in the 13th century in Kampala, Kasubi Tombs is the burial site of four Kabakas (Kings) of Buganda — one of the largest traditional kingdoms in East Africa: Muteesa I (1835–1884), Mwanga II (1867–1903), Daudi Chwa II (1896–1939) and Sir Edward Muteesa II (1924–1969). It is one of 31 royal tombs of the Buganda Kingdom, but its story centres mainly on Muteesa I.

Visitors first pass through Bujja Bukula, a circular reed-and-thatch gateway house where royal guards from the Butiko and Mbogo clans have stood watch for generations, their roles inherited along family lines to this day. Nearby, Ndoga Obukaba houses the royal drums — once used to announce births, deaths and events across the kingdom — including the great Mujaguzo, the largest of them all.

At the centre of the courtyard stands Muzibu Azaala Mpanga, said to be the largest grass-thatched structure in the world, its dome inspired by an upturned basket. Behind its bark-cloth divide lies the kibira, where the four kings rest — accessible only to their widows, the Katikkiro and spiritual leaders.

4Kabakas laid to rest here
52bizizi rings, one per Buganda clan
13th c.century the site was founded

Look up inside the dome and count the 52 woven bizizi rings in the roof — one for every clan of the Buganda Kingdom, each once responsible for a duty to the royal household. Tradition holds that the four rings at the very centre represent the four kings buried below.

Visitor etiquette Women are asked not to wear trousers in the courtyard (olugya), and entry to Ndoga Obukaba, where the royal drums are kept, is reserved for men. We'll brief every guest before the visit.
How it works

From first message to the road.

01

Tell us the trip

Share your group size, dates and what you want to see or do.

02

We build the route

A day-by-day plan across the sites, parks or functions you need.

03

You confirm details

Transport, hotels, guides and any special requests are locked in.

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We travel together

A screened Tuwaye team accompanies you, start to finish.

Get in touch

Let's plan your trip.

Tell us where you'd like to go, or ask about a school function, safari or car hire — we'll reply with a plan and a quote. Prefer more options first? Visit our full Plan a Trip page.

  • Emailtuwayetoursandsafaris@gmail.com
  • Phone / WhatsApp+256 770 725944 \+256 772 476355
  • OfficeKampala, Uganda
  • HoursMon – Sat, 8:00 – 18:00 EAT

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