Tooro Botanical Gardens — Attraction in Fort Portal City

Toro Botanical Gardens is unique in many ways. Let's support it! Toro Botanical Gardens is a centre for learning about indigenous plants. Here you can buy a wide range of plants (indigenous and exotic) and get expert advice. It's also a good spot for bird watching. There are two entrances to the gardens. The one on the road to Kampala is where you can access the seedling nursery and pond. You can of course walk from one part of the gardens to another. If you are driving to the conference rooms and admin offices, you will want to drive via Boma entrance. We recently organised a training day and were very happy with this venue. The gardens are quiet, there is plenty of parking and we had good support and professional attention from Godfrey, the director. The only point that needs improving are toilets. Very...

I was very impressed by whatever these guys are doing but primarily trying to save the future thru preservation of ecosystem. I like their slogan and how they see to it that they keep it so 'we are the factory of the city's oxygen'. The idea is to let nature be and they are indeed giving it their best. About 987 indigenous tree species, 2000+ exotic n' indigenous tree species coming up and the best part is here, 85% of these are medicinal. Today i had my best three hours nature-walk of my life. With my best Pal Valentina and the best tour...

This is my last day at the Botanical Gardens in Fort Portal. It is a cool place with lots of greenery and all the creepy crawlies that come with it. And that's a good thing. The place is cool, calm and relaxing. Great for picnics, meetings and family get togethers. A place to get away for a few hours while still in the city. The food was definitely not average and worth...