A relaxed lakeside hotel in Entebbe: an easy first or last night close to the airport and Mabamba.
2 Friends Beach Hotel is a boutique hotel on the shore of Lake Victoria in Entebbe, a short drive from Entebbe International Airport.
The hotel has around sixteen rooms, including lake-view and pool-view rooms, with a restaurant, a pool bar and a garden terrace.
Many international flights arrive in Entebbe late at night or leave early in the morning, so a hotel this close to the airport saves a long drive into Kampala. The Uganda Wildlife Education Centre and the Entebbe Botanical Gardens are nearby for a short first or last afternoon.
Travellers arriving or leaving Uganda, and anyone wanting a calm lakeside stay.
Entebbe International Airport is a few minutes from Entebbe’s hotels and about an hour from central Kampala via the Entebbe Expressway. Your driver-guide meets you at arrivals and transfers you to your hotel.
Entebbe, on the shore of Lake Victoria, is home to Uganda’s international airport, the botanical gardens and the starting point for the Mabamba shoebill trip. Kampala, about an hour away via the expressway, is the lively capital, with royal Buganda sites, markets and restaurants. Read Kampala food and market tour.
Hotels in Entebbe suit early or late flights, while Kampala suits city tours, business and restaurants. Traffic between the two can be heavy at peak times, so we plan transfers around your flight. Read our Uganda visa guide and is Uganda safe for tourists? before you travel.
Most safaris start and end with a night in Entebbe or Kampala. We choose your hotel based on flight times. See our 1-day Kampala city tour.
Birding 14 daysUganda’s classic birding circuit in two weeks: from the shoebill at Mabamba to Albertine Rift endemics in Bwindi, Congo-basin species in Semuliki and the famous Royal Mile in Budongo Forest.
Birding 7 daysA focused week for birders: the shoebill at Mabamba, savannah and papyrus species at Lake Mburo and three days in Bwindi for Albertine Rift endemics such as the African green broadbill.
Short break 4 daysUganda’s two most famous encounters in four days: the Shoebill at dawn on Mabamba Bay and a full hour with a Bwindi gorilla family.
We match lodges to your route, budget and permits. Tell us your dates to get started.
