Are you travelling to Uganda?

Uganda is a landlocked country in eastern Africa. It is surrounded by Kenya, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania. Uganda shares a portion of Lake Victoria with Kenya and Tanzania. This country’s geography is mostly plateau with a rim of mountains. Its climate is tropical equatorial.

Capital City: Kampala

Languages: Swahili and English

Population: 38 million

Currency: Ugandan shilling

Entry Requirements:

• Tourist, Business, or Transit visa is required. Canadians must have a passport.
• Yellow Fever vaccination certificate may be required for travellers coming from countries with YF transmission.

Diseases to consider:

• African Sleeping Sickness
• Cholera
• Chikungunya
• Ebola
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• HIV
• Influenza
• Malaria
• Measles/Mumps/Rubella
• Meningitis
• Pneumococcal
• Rabies
• Schistosomiasis
• Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis
• Traveller’s Diarrhea
• Tuberculosis
• Typhoid Fever
• Yellow Fever

Travel Alerts

Check Government of Canada advisories specific to Uganda here.