Temporary suspension of Uganda eVisa

The Uganda Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control has announced that the eVisa system is temporarily suspended until further notice due to a system upgrade. During this outage, eligible eVisa nationals traveling to Uganda are temporarily exempt from the requirement to apply and obtain an eVisa before traveling to Uganda. Instead, eVisa nationals will be issued a visa-on-arrival at entry points if they meet all entry requirements and present the required documentation, including.

• a valid passport,
• passport photo,
• proof of yellow fever vaccination,
• flight itinerary,
• proof of accommodation,
• and a USD 50 visa processing fee.

Immigration officers will manually process each traveler’s visa-on-arrival at entry points, which is likely to cause longer wait times. Fragomen will report on further developments.

What other alternatives are available to enter Uganda

If you are a tourist and you wouldn’t wish to waste a lot of time while getting your visa approved on arrival, you can simply apply for the east African eVisa that will allow to visit Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya. The cost of east African evisa is 100 dollars paid online. The visa will be valid for three months (90 days). The visa can not be renewed within these three countries and once you exit this country and go to another destination beside these three countries, the visa will automatically expire.

This visa is strictly a tourist visa and can not be used for other purpose like for the work permit and only permit you to stay in this block for the stated number of days. The visa is processed by your first country you will enter within the block. This visa does not cover the entire east African block, it only goes to three countries of Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya.

Popular activities to do on your east African safari

Gorilla trekking in Uganda and Rwanda

Uganda and Rwanda have got three out of the four destinations where you can see mountain gorillas. These destinations are volcanoes national park of Rwanda, Mgahinga gorillas national park and Bwindi impenetrable forest national park of Uganda. The other place where you can see gorilla and is not found in Uganda and Rwanda is Virunga national park of DR Congo. However, this park is currently closed due to the political unrest around the park.

The price of a gorilla permit in Rwanda is 1,500 dollars which will give you one hour with mountain gorillas in their natural habitats. You can also opt for the exclusive gorilla trekking permit available at 15,000 dollars. All the permits can be got from Rwanda development board or through a trusted tour operator.

The price of the gorilla trekking permit in Uganda goes for 800 dollars, giving you one hour to spend with gorillas in their natural habitats from both Bwindi national park and Mgahinga national park. You can opt to go for gorilla habituation at Rushaga sector of Bwindi national park. Gorilla habituation at Rushaga sector costs 1,500 dollars and will give you up to four hours to spend with these gentle giants in their natural habitats. The gorilla trekking and habituation permits are purchased from Uganda wildlife authority or through your trusted tour operators in Uganda.

Wildebeest migration at Masai mara national park (mara river crossing)

One of the most thrilling activities that draw hundred of thousands in Kenya and Tanzania is mara river crossing of wildebeest and zebras. The greatest and the biggest migration of animals take place between Serengeti national park of Tanzania and Masai mara national reserve of Kenya. The river crossing takes place between late July and early September depending on the rainy season.

The wildebeest migration is a year-round activity however the peak of the migration is when the animals are crossing the river feasted mara river. The wildebeest will be fight for their life which will create a breath-taking view and once in a lifetime experience.

Big five viewing in Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda

If you are interested in viewing the big five of lions, elephants, rhinos, leopard and cape buffalo, all these three east African countries will give you a great view of these African giants. The hot air balloons at Masai mara national park and Akagera national park will give you an aerial view of the park and be able to view even what you would have missed out during the game drive.

You can also opt to do experiential game drive in different parks like queen Elizabeth national park of Uganda where you can opt to choose which specific animal you wish to track during your African vacation safari

Other primates viewing

Beside gorillas you can view other primates which are endemic to Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda. The popular primates that embrace these three countries include the chimpanzees which are trekked from places like Kibaale national park of Uganda, Nyungwe national park of Rwanda and Sweetwater chimpanzee sanctuary in Kenya. Beside chimps, you can also encounter golden monkey from Mgahinga gorillas national park of Uganda and volcanoes national park. Alot of other primates also lives within this block include the black and white monkeys, l’host monkeys, baboons and many more other primates that you will encounter on your visit

Hiking in Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya

These three African countries are blessed with various mountain both volcanic mountains and rift valley mountains situated in different parts of these countries

Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya are some of the top hiking destinations all over Africa with places like Mount Kenya in Kenya which is the second highest peak in Africa after Mount Kilimanjaro. Rwenzori mountains in Uganda with the third highest peak in Africa in margherita peak of Mount Stanley. The Rwenzori mountains range also has 5 more other mountain with some of the highest peaks all over Africa.

These countries are also blessed with one of the most famous volcanic mountains in Virunga massif range. The range has 8 volcanic mountains with 5 of them found in Rwanda. While Uganda has got three mountains on its side. These mountains are shared among the three countries where the range is found and the highest mountain out of the three is Karisimbi mountain found in Rwanda which is the 11th highest peak in Africa and will take you two days to summit it.

Popular gorilla trekking vacation safari packages

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