National Botanical Gardens (Uganda)

Botanical Gardens, Entebbe
TypeBotanical
LocationEntebbe, Uganda
Coordinates0°03′43″N 32°28′45″E / 0.0620°N 32.4793°E / 0.0620; 32.4793
Opened1898

The National Botanical Gardens of Uganda, commonly known as the Botanical Gardens Entebbe, are located in Entebbe, Uganda. They were laid out in 1898 by the first curator, A Whyte, close to the shores of Lake Victoria. The gardens are divided into different zones, including a rainforest zone. This rainforest formed the backdrop to scenes from the Tarzan films featuring Johnny Weissmuller, shot in the 1940s.