Kampala City Tour

Kampala is about 41Km from the main entry Entebbe situated on historic seven rolling hills though the modern metropolitan Kampala would cover more.The notable land mark hills Nakasero hill, Kololo hill, Old Kampala, Lubiri, Namirembe, Rubaga and Kibuli Mosque. Kampala derives its name from the local dialect translated as home of Antelopes. The City tour will start from the National theatre neighboring the parliament building of Uganda, Radio Uganda( National Radio station) and visiting craft shops at the
As we roll out to old Kampala hill, the Independence monument on Nile avenue is another point to stop for a group photo.
Old kampala hill was the site of the original fort capital founded by captain Lugard in 1890. Old Kampala is most notable today as the focal point for Kampala’s Islamic community and an imposing new Mosque named after the late Gaddafi.
Notable around old Kampala are Namirembe Cathedral ( The Anglican- now Church of Uganda) on Namirembe Hill. The original Cathedral was completed in 1903 it also offers superb views over the city center and suburbs. The Bulange building – traditional seat of the Buganda parliament. It’s one of the most impressive colonial era building in Uganda. Also close to this site you will find Kabaka’s Twekobe Palace on the lower Lubiri Hill.
Kasubi Tombs situated on Hoima Road – In 1882 Kabaka Mutesa relocated his palace to Nabulagala hill, briefly the capital of his father Suuna11 some 30 years earlier and renamed it Kasubi hill. Kasubi was chosen as the burial place of Kabaka Mwanga in 1910. It also houses the tombs of his successor Daudi Chwa11 who ruled between 1897 and 1939.
National museum of Uganda – situated on Kira Road about 2 km from the city center is the oldest in East Africa and perhaps the best, rooted in an ethnographic collection first exhibited in 1905 in a small Greek temple near Lugards fort on old Kampala hill. Formally established in 1908 and relocated to its present site in 1954. For those with an interest in precolonial African history, look out for stimulating displays on the Nakayima tree, Ntusi and Bigo byamugenyi etc
Bahai Temple – opened on January 15 1962, situated on Kikaya hill, 6 km from Kampala on the Gayaza road is the only place of worship of its kind in Africa. It’s the spiritual home to the continent’s Bahai. A faith founded by the Persian mystic Baha u llah in the 1850s born in Tehran in 1812 and devoted his life to philanthropy. The Temple is set in a neatly manicured gardens extending over 30ha atop Kikaya hill.
Namugongo Martyrs Shrine – situated about 12km from central Kampala along the Jinja Road, Namugongo an established place of execution in pre- colonial Buganda, is remembered today for the massacre that took place there on 3rd June 1886 at the order of Kabaka Mwanga. 26 individuals known to have been baptized by the church and didn’t renounce their adopted faith/religion were burnt and roasted alive. The Martyrs were from both catholic and Anglican-protestants faith.
We thank you for coming with us for this wonderful and educative Kampala city tour.
Allow us to arrange your visit to the mentioned areas, we can also tailor make an itinerary suitable for each individual’s or groups schedule.