On this 1-Day Kampala City tour, explore the bustling and vibrant Kampala City to learn of its rich cultural diversity, busy streets, colorful markets and experience the day to day hustles of ordinary residents. Kampala whose name translates as “a hill of impala”, was established in 1890 by the British colonialists as an administrative outpost has outgrown through history to become Uganda’s commercial and administrative capital. Today Kampala covers over an area of 189sq km with a population of over 2m residents and ranks among the fastest growing cities on the continent. It’s a boiling pot of cultures, education centers, religions, political establishments, business, and religious classes earning it a name “the city that never sleeps”.
Kampala city tour is an immersive tour and interactive experience that expose you to day-to-day lifestyle of the modern city of Kampala and its residents. Kampala as a political and commercial capital attracts diverse cultures but it has a unique lifestyle, identity and culture on its own reflected on its streets, monuments, eateries and public spaces. On this guided tour, you will interact with ordinary folks, you will feel the tempo as you cross and navigate Kampala’s crowded and noisy streets, test numerous cuisine and enjoy the warm hospitality of its residents. Take a walk through Kampala’s Down Town, the heart of commerce and Uganda’s Wall Street, a bee-hive of trade where local and international traders exchange goods and services. Further on the tour, the guide will share with you the rich history of Kampala, as you traverse various business streets, see colorful markets, pass by historical sites and share local transport like a local.
Tour Highlights:
- Visit the colorful Food markets and Busy Business Town
- Visit Kings Palace
- Visit Gadaffi Mosque
- Explore local cuisine
Itinerary for 1-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 on the ancient mile, passed the Kingdom parliament we will have better views of the city. We head out to the elegant Gaddaffi Mosque,also called National Grand mosque the largest in the region with a sitting capacity of over 15000 worshippers on every Juma day. This masterpiece of architecture sits atop Old Kampala hill and offers a 3600 across Kampala metropolis. With time on our hands, we explore the National Museum where the country’s cultural, political and historical heritage come alive.
In this oldest museum in the region, Uganda’s numerous tribes with ancient traditions, beliefs are on display. 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
Tour Plan
- Pick up time: 9am from your hotel in Kampala/Entebbe
- Lunch break: 12:30pm -2pm
- End/Drop time: 5/6pm