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IT has been described as “ a wonderful new world,” 
a fairy tale,” “ a zoological gardens turned loose.” 
And Uganda, in the heart of tropical Africa, a country 
still little known to the tourist, is all of these. 
Here is a land of infinite variety, of strange and brilliant 
contrasts: a land of richly fertile valleys and of harsh 
forbidding scrub, of surging waterfalls and sluggish 
swamps, of burnt-out volcanoes that are the legendary 
home of tribal gods. 
Look to the west: there are the fabled Mountains of 
the Moon with their veils of mist, their glaciers and 
perpetual snows. Turn east, where the tall clouds are 
pierced by the majestic mass of Mount Elgon. To the 
south spreads that great inland sea, Lake Victoria— 
so big that you could drown half England in it. 
And the country in between? It is as green as emerald, 
threaded with rivers and lakes, the haunt of story 
book animals—elephant and buffalo, antelope and 
eland, gazelle and zebra, lion and leopard. 
Uganda lies astride the Equator and yet the climate 
over most of its area—thanks to the altitude—is 
unexpectedly pleasant: “ a kind of perpetual English 
summer ” is how it has been described. The tempera¬ 
ture rarely rises above 85° F. (30° Centigrade), rarely 
falls below 60° F. (15° Centigrade); a beneficent 
rainfall keeps the country lush and green all the year 
round. 
Uganda’s area of 94,000 square miles makes it a little 
larger than the United Kingdom: the greatest distance 
from north to south is 400 miles and from east to west 
350 miles. About one-seventh of the country is open 
water. 
The population is around 5^ million, the overwhelming 
majority being African. There are about 48,000 
Asians and 5,600 Europeans. Capital and seat of 
Government is Entebbe. The commercial centres are 
Kampala and rapidly growing Jinja. 
Cotton, grown by African peasant farmers, is Uganda’s 
greatest source of wealth. Coffee, too, is a lucrative 
crop: Uganda is the biggest exporter of coffee in the 
British Commonwealth. 
Industrial development is going ahead: keys to this 
expansion are a £22 million hydro-electric project at 
Jinja, harnessing the Nile at its exit from Lake Victoria 
and an extension of the railway westwards from Kam¬ 
pala towards the copper and cobalt mines in the 
foothills of Ruwenzori. 
Uganda then is a beautiful country and a progressive 
country. The traveller in search of somewhere 
different will find it an unforgettable delight. 
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The Lake Victoria Hotel at Entebbe 
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TyTlVIDLY flowering trees and perpetually green 
^ lawns running down to the shores of Lake Victoria 
make Entebbe one of the most delightful spots in the 
tropics. 
Although it is the capital of LJganda and the seat of 
the Protectorate Government, it is not a large town: its 
population is less than 8,000. 
But Entebbe is becoming of increasing importance as 
the aerial crossroads of East Africa: its international 
airport was one of the first in the world to be designed 
for jet aircraft and Comets call there regularly. 
Lake steamers also serve Entebbe, while nearby 
Kampala is the centre of road and rail communications. 
Thus Entebbe, with its spendid new hotel, the Lake 
Victoria, is the natural stepping-off ground for tours to 
all parts of Uganda. 
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a tropical setting 
The Lake Victoria does not aim at pretentious stan¬ 
dards of luxury, which are inappropriate to the country 
and to the climate. It seeks rather to provide gracious 
living in a tropical setting. 
Surrounded by pleasant gardens and sited on a gently- 
sloping hill overlooking Lake Victoria, the hotel was 
built by the Uganda Government in 1948 and has lately 
been taken over by the Uganda Development Corpora¬ 
tion. The demand for accommodation is constantly 
growing and a number of extensions have had to be 
built. 
There are 150 beds, all of them with Slumberland or 
Dunlopillo mattresses. The bedrooms, spacious and 
cool, have wash basins with constant hot and cold water; 
most have their own bathrooms. 
The airy dining room, which seats 250, serves English 
and Continental dishes prepared in an all-electric 
kitchen; ample refrigeration ensures cold drinks at any 
hour. The service is cheerful and friendly and the 
tariff is surprisingly modest. 
Among the hotel’s amenities are ladies’ and gentle¬ 
men’s hairdressers, a billiards room, a shop where 
African curios, postcards and toilet requisites may be 
purchased and a laundry providing a daily service. 
There is a car hire office and garage accommodation 
can be arranged. 
Travellers’ cheques are cashed and letters and cables 
may be sent from the reception office. 
By arrangement with the Entebbe Club, visitors may 
use the golf course and tennis courts, which are within 
two minutes of the hotel. There is a swimming pool 
ten minutes away and excellent sailing and fishing. 
Accommodation should be reserved well in advance: 
the address is: Lake Victoria Hotel, P.O.B. 15, Entebbe, 
Uganda; cables: Lavichotel, Entebbe; telephones: 
Entebbe 644 and 645. 
The lawns of Entebbe 
The Botanical Gardens 
