🇯🇵日本から
Uganda, written for the Japanese traveller who reads silence.
From Tokyo, Uganda is one connection and a quieter way of being. We design private journeys for Japanese travellers who value precision, restraint, and the small details that hold a journey together — usually a fortnight, written in private around your group and pace.
The Practical Brief
The journey, in plain terms
Everything a Japanese 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 HND and NRT via Doha (Qatar), Dubai (Emirates), Istanbul (Turkish), and Addis Ababa (Ethiopian). Total flying time from eighteen hours.
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Visas
Japanese 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 Japanese travellers
June through September and December through February are Uganda's drier seasons — best for gorillas, plains, and the Nile.
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How long to come
Twelve to sixteen nights is the considered minimum. Most Japanese travellers compose a fortnight.
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Currency
The Uganda Shilling. US dollars (crisp, 2013 or later) are widely accepted at lodges. Japanese yen is not exchanged easily — bring USD and a card.
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Safety
Uganda is calm and welcoming. We follow MOFA Japan advisories and provide private vehicles, vetted guides, and twenty-four-hour ground support throughout.
The Honest Questions
What Japanese travellers actually ask
01Are Japanese-speaking guides available?
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Are Japanese-speaking guides available?
On request we arrange a Japanese-speaking guide for the full journey. By default we work in English with great care for detail and nuance.
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 agreeable?
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Is the food agreeable?
Lodge menus are international and refined. We can request lighter, vegetable-forward cooking and brief our chefs on dietary preferences in advance.
From Japan
“東京から訪れました。IMAGINE は静けさと美しさを丁寧に紡いでくれました。忘れがたい旅です。”
— Mr. & Mrs. T., Tokyo
More Questions
For travellers from Japan
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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