Paraa
in Nwoya District of Northern Region, Uganda

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
2.292 and 31.577 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 2° 17' 30" and E 31° 34' 38"
Currency and Currency Code:
Shilling - UGX
Spoken languages:
English, Ganda, Swahili, Arabic
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 05:22 AM (Wednesday)
Timezone: Africa/Kampala
UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:36 am and 6:38 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-8.829 and -140.081 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Atiheu
References
This place on Wikipedia
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Uganda in Eastern Africa

Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Uganda.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Uganda. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Touring Paraa

Paraa in Nwoya District (Northern Region) is a town located in Uganda about 153 mi (or 246 km) north-west of Kampala, the country's capital place.

Time in Paraa is now 05:22 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Africa / Kampala with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Paraa. The closest airport in Uganda is Kabalega Falls Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bulisa, Nebbi, Nwoya, Masindi and Amuru. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 26°C / 80 °F

Morning Temperature 19°C / 66 °F
Evening Temperature 26°C / 79 °F
Night Temperature 21°C / 70 °F
Chance of rainfall 3%
Air Humidity 66%
Air Pressure 1012 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 7% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Thursday, 31st of October 2024

27°C (81 °F)
21°C (71 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Friday, 1st of November 2024

27°C (80 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 2nd of November 2024

26°C (78 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Paraa Safari Lodge

Address
0,5 mi
Murchison Falls National Park
Paraa
Uganda

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

UGANDA: UPCOUNTRY (travel movie trailer)

Published: March 19, 2015
Length: 24:35 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: MaxEitzen

Safari in Murchison Falls, Kidepo Valley, and Entebbe in February 2015.


Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda

Published: January 04, 2014
Length: 34:05 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Nick James

Safari and Nile River trip in Murchison Falls National Park on the day before the eclipse.


Murchison falls with rainbow

Published: February 15, 2008
Length: 29:54 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Code Redsniper

Here the Victoria Nile goes down !


hidden Nile safari lodge

Published: February 10, 2008
Length: 00:03 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Code Redsniper

view from the waterside.


Uganda - Part 1b: Lounge Trip to Murchison Waterfall

Published: January 06, 2012
Length: 42:10 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: erbsl99

24.7.2011 day 3 of our itinerary: In the afternoon we made an exciting boat-trip from the Paara-Lodge to the Murchison Waterfall on Victorya-Nile. Unique Landscape on worlds end. We have...


Wildlife Murchison Falls Uganda

Published: December 16, 2010
Length: 58:10 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Jacky van der Ende

Gamedrive in Murchison.


Getting close to Murchison Falls (2)

Published: December 07, 2007
Length: 05:35 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: lbraverm

About to get off the boat to hike up to the falls.


boatsafari in Uganda

Published: December 24, 2007
Length: 30:43 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Code Redsniper

last part of boatsafari on the Kazinga channel, Uganda.


Kyambura Safari Camp - Murchsion Falls, Uganda

Published: July 12, 2008
Length: 17:50 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: KyamburaSafariCamp

This video was created during a few days of traveling near Murchison Falls. If you are interested in traveling in Uganda, please contact us.


boat safari near Nile safari lodge

Published: February 10, 2008
Length: 09:45 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Code Redsniper

waterlife and big mammals!


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Paraa

Paraa is a location in Northern Uganda.

Located at 2.3, 31.55 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Nwoya District, Populated places in Uganda, Cities in the Great Rift Valley, Communities on the Nile River, Northern Region, Uganda

Pakuba

Pakuba is a location in Northern Uganda.

Located at 2.3, 31.55 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Nwoya District, Populated places in Uganda, Northern Region, Uganda

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Paraa.


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Paraa Lodge, Paraa, Paraa Safari Lodge