Fort Thruston

Fort Thruston: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Fort Thruston

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Fort Thruston — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 0.40345, 33.35438. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fort Thruston

• Cultural Reasearch Centre Museum · museum · Jinja City · ~21 km · Must-see
• Buvuma Island · river spot · Buvuma · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bugaia Island · river spot · Buvuma · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bukaleba Central Proposed National Park · sanctuary · Mayuge · ~4 km
• Lingira Island · river spot · Buvuma · ~12 km
• Railway Museum · museum · Jinja City · ~20 km
• Busoga Kingdom Palace House · fort · Jinja City · ~20 km
• Igenge palace · fort · Jinja City · ~20 km
• Nile view - outside the park · viewpoint · Jinja City · ~22 km
• Gandhi · fort · Jinja City · ~22 km
• Source of Nile · fort · Jinja City · ~22 km
• John Speke Monument · fort · Jinja City · ~22 km
• Speke Memorial · fort · Jinja City · ~22 km
• nile anchor palace · fort · Jinja City · ~23 km
• Ripon Falls · waterfall · Jinja City · ~23 km
• River View stp · viewpoint · Jinja City · ~23 km
• Yubwe · river spot · Buvuma · ~24 km
• Owen Falls Dam · waterfall · Jinja City · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Fort Thruston

Other forts & heritage near Fort Thruston

• Uganda Martyrs' Shrine · fort · Wakiso · ~98 km · Must-see
• Independence Monument · fort · Kampala · ~108 km · Must-see
• Fort Lugard · fort · Kampala · ~110 km · Must-see
• Kasubi Tombs · fort · Kampala · ~112 km · Must-see
• Wamala Tombs · fort · Wakiso · ~115 km · Must-see
• Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Mausoleum · fort · Siaya County · ~141 km · Must-see
• Busoga Kingdom Palace House · fort · Jinja City · ~20 km
• Igenge palace · fort · Jinja City · ~20 km
• Gandhi · fort · Jinja City · ~22 km
• Source of Nile · fort · Jinja City · ~22 km

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