A One Day Kampala City Tour offers you an in-depth expereince as you explore the vibrant Kampala City to learn of its rich history and a peek into the rich Uganda’s rich cultural diversity. Led by our resident city guide, see the city through the eyes of the local, as you interact with residents in the bustling downtown which is a beehive of trade and exchange, share smiles as you move through various fruit markets and dtest a variety of local and cultural cuisines in Kampala’s top restaurants.
Kampala City Tour Overview and Highlights
Kampala City Tour is an immersive and interactive experience that will expose you to its over century heritage history that includes its history and then expose you to the day-to-day lifestyle of its residents. With our resident city guide, you will visit various monuments that stand as a testimony of events that shaped the course of this city. You will then visit the Kabaka’s (Kings) Palace, the seat of the powerful Buganda Kingdom where the reigning King operates, continue past Gaddafi Mosque that offers a 360 degrees across the city. Other landmarks on tour includes, century old buildings, Unesco site of Kasubi tombs, the Parliament of Uganda and more.
A walk in Kampala’s Downtown, the heart of commerce and Uganda’s Wall Street, will reveal a bee-hive of trade where local and international traders exchange goods and services. On these noisy, crowded streets, you will interact with ordinary folks as they go about their business, exchange smiles with various women in colourful markets and try you bargaining skills with various hawkers. Mid tour, choose to dine in top city’s eateries to test a variety of local cuisine that represent Uganda’s various cultures.
Finally, with time allowing join residents to in local pubs to wind up a day and enjoy company of the young and hip residents of the city and discover why Kampala is called “the city that never sleeps”.
Tour Highlights:
- Visit the colorful Food markets and Busy Business Town
- Visit Kings Palace
- Visit Gadaffi Mosque
- Explore local cuisine
Tour Plan
- Pick up time: 9am from your hotel in Kampala/Entebbe
- Lunch break: 12:30pm -2pm
- End/Drop time: 5/6pm
Detailed Itinerary for One Day Kampala City Tour
On this walking tour, we visit the century old Nakasero fresh Food market that has been serving Kampala’s diverse socially residents with fresh produce from the whole country and beyond. Set in central business district of this metropolis, every night, farmers with their truck-loads of fresh produce offload onto stalls within this market, ensuring a steady supply regardless of the season elsewhere in the upcountry.
From the food market, we follow the bustling arcade-lined streets stocked with variety of merchandise from designer clothing lines to Chinese made phones, here try you negotiating skills. On a visit to the Royal Palace hill of Buganda Kingdom, we learn of ancient cultures, traditions, its internal political organization, lineage and influence that has made this kingdom flourish and stand strong even today.
Taking a walk along the ancient mile street, you will pass by the Buganda Kingdom parliament to appreciate a great architectural master piece. The tour will bring you onto the elegant Gadhafi Mosque complex that sit atop Old Kampala hill commanding a 3600 across across the capital of Kampala and its bustling business district. This National Grand mosque is the largest in the region with a sitting capacity of over 15000 worshippers on every Juma day.
With time on our hands, we will explore the National Museum where the country’s cultural, political and historical heritage come alive. You look at how modern Uganda has been shaped by political storms, the challenges and successes of this young nation, how her people united by the spirit of resilience, enterprise are overcoming years of prejudice and shaping the future. Historical monuments cerebrating and memorializing significant individuals and events that have shaped/contributed to the development and destiny of this young nation stand elect on several places along our walk.
One Day Kampala City Tour Includes
- Services of an English City tour Guide
- Pick and drop from your residence/hotel
- Lunch and bottled drinking Water
- Site and local attraction entrance fees
One Day Kampala City Tour Excludes
- Extra foods and drink other mentioned
- Tips to guides and driver