The Kampala city tour will introduce you to one Africa’s most vibrant and secure cities. This thrilling Kampala city tour will include visiting religious landmarks, historical, cultural and commercial centers such as the local markets, and cultural site.
Kampala is Uganda’s capital city – and the biggest economic and cultural center. A city tour of Kampala leads the visitor to the various places of their interest that are within and around the city. The Kampala city tour is usually combined up with Jinja city tour or other Uganda safari trips, such as gorilla tracking or wildlife game drives.
Our Kampala city tour is one of the best ways to explore Kampala city. It takes you through the best of area for perfect experiences and memories. You will learn about the city, it’s history and the way of life of the people.
English, Luganda and Swahili are the three main languages that have saved this beautiful city of seven hills from the fate of the biblical tower of Babel. The accents may differ according to the ethnicity of the speakers, but at least the people can communicate and understand each other.
On this Kampala city tour, you will have a glimpse at the political, social and economic background of the Uganda as a country and how these blend with the current life. Make sure that you do not miss out on the traditional food and other fast foods like the Rolex!
Summarized Itinerary for the Kampala City Tour
In the morning, you will be picked from Kyampisi Backpackers Home to start off your Kampala city tour. This will be around 8 am and you will witness the crazy Kampala traffic jam as people come into the city for work.
Depending on the places you are interested in seeing, your driver will have prepared a starting and ending point that is both effective and efficient for your tour. At the various points of interest, your driver will handle all matters related to entry clearance and payments – as well as inform you of the rules regarding the place.
After visiting some places, you will have a break for lunch at the appropriate time. After lunch, you will continue to the other places of your tour. Kampala has a lot of places for buying souvenirs such as art, crafts and paintings. If you want to buy a few souvenirs for your keeping, feel free to discuss this in advance so that you won’t run out of time for all the activities.
Our guide will be there to show you the highlights that include making a visit to the:
- Kabaka’s Palace
- Kabaka’s lake
- Uganda Museum
- Baha’i Temple
- Namugongo Martyrs Shrine
- Gadaffi Mosque
- Namirembe Cathedral
- Rubaga Cathedral
- Kasubi Tombs
Time permitting you could visit other including Independence Monument, craft markets for shopping among other places as per your guide routing
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