🇨🇳来自中国
Uganda, written for the Chinese traveller who arrives with intent.
From Beijing or Shanghai, Uganda is one connection and a different continent altogether. We design private journeys for Chinese travellers who want depth, privacy, and an unhurried East African arc — usually a fortnight, written in private around your group and pace.
The Practical Brief
The journey, in plain terms
Everything a Chinese traveller needs to know before the first conversation. We hold the rest — the lodges, the permits, the guides, and the long, quiet arc of the journey itself.
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Flights
One-stop from PEK, PVG, and CAN via Addis Ababa (Ethiopian), Doha (Qatar), Dubai (Emirates), and Istanbul (Turkish). Total flying time from sixteen hours.
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Visas
Chinese passport holders apply online for a Uganda e-visa (US$50). The East African Tourist Visa (US$100) covers Uganda, Rwanda, and Kenya.
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Best season for Chinese travellers
June through September and December through February are the drier seasons — best for gorillas, plains, and the Nile. We avoid the heavier rains of April and November.
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How long to come
Twelve to fifteen nights is the considered minimum from China. Most travellers compose a fortnight — gorillas, plains, the Nile, and quieter nights to land.
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Currency
The Uganda Shilling. US dollars (crisp, 2013 or later) are widely accepted at lodges. UnionPay is rare; bring USD and a Visa or Mastercard.
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Safety
Uganda is calm and welcoming. We move with private vehicles and vetted guides, and provide twenty-four-hour ground support throughout. We brief you fully before departure.
The Honest Questions
What Chinese travellers actually ask
01Are Mandarin-speaking guides available?
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Are Mandarin-speaking guides available?
On request we arrange a Mandarin-speaking guide for the full journey. By default we work in English with the highest care for detail.
02How private is the journey?
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How private is the journey?
Entirely. Every vehicle, guide, and lodge is held in your name.
03Is the food familiar?
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Is the food familiar?
Lodges offer international menus; we can request Chinese dishes at certain lodges and arrange a private chef on longer journeys.
From China
“我们从北京出发,带着期待。IMAGINE 给了我们一段安静、深刻、值得珍藏的旅程。”
— Mr. & Mrs. W., Beijing
More Questions
For travellers from China
Begin the Conversation
Tell us when you would like to arrive.
We will write the rest — and hold the permits, the lodges, and the quietest pairings before the itinerary lands in your inbox.
Speak with a DesignerBeyond the Bush
Kampala after dark, and the festivals in between.
Uganda is not only her parks. Kampala hums after dusk — rooftop bars over Nakasero, live afrobeat at Cayenne and The Lawns, jazz suppers at Mediterraneo, and long Sunday brunches that drift into evening. We open private tables, host introductions, and weave a city night or two into your arc when it suits.
Nights out
Rooftops, live music, late suppers
From The Pearl Lounge and Cayenne to a candlelit dinner at Latitude or the long verandah at Emin Pasha — we hold the reservations and the driver.
Festivals & calendar
Nyege Nyege, Bayimba, Blankets & Wine
Nyege Nyege on the Nile in September, Bayimba in May, Blankets & Wine across the year, and the Kampala Art Biennale every other autumn. We time arcs around them on request.
Culture, quietly
Royal audiences, ateliers, private kitchens
An afternoon with a Kasubi historian, a tasting in a chef's home in Muyenga, an introduction to a Buganda court musician — the city, opened gently.
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