
Kampala City Tour – Single-Day Extension Tour
Overview
The Kampala city tour will let you explore Kampala city’s major tourist centers most of which are centered on cultural, political, and religious history. This tour is famous with tourists that add something to their booked long Uganda safari after or before it is taken.
Kampala is the capital city of Uganda, the center of commercial life, and the seat of government including the Parliament and historical monuments. The Kampala city tour offers cultural lovers lots of opportunities to appreciate the country’s cultural diversity.
This city tour will give you the opportunity to traverse the major landmarks in this humble city to see the historical monuments that have shaped the destiny of the nation, the City folk lifestyle, the unique behaviors of Ugandan people, the culture, the traditions, and the history.
Kampala City Tour Highlights
- The always busy local markets
- The earliest civilizations of the Buganda Kingdom
- The Kasubi tombs
- The Bahai Temple
- The National Museum
- The Uganda Martyrs Shrine
- Cultural entertainment
ITINERARY
Uganda’s Monarchies present a rich cultural heritage that Uganda proudly boasts over other safari destinations in Africa. We start off with a visit to the Buganda Kingdom and move to the Kasubi tombs where Buganda’s Kings are buried. From here we shall proceed to the Martyrs Shrines at Namugongo, a historical site where 22 Christian converts (Martyrs) were set ablaze on the orders of a Buganda King for refusal to renounce their new religion.
The Kampala city tour concludes with a visit to the Uganda National Museum to see the ethnological and natural-historical exhibitions that represent the country’s colorful past.
And if it’s a Friday, Saturday or Sunday you have the opportunity in the evening to experience a unique cultural entertainment of the main cultures of Uganda at the famous Ndere Cultural Centre.
Kampala City Tout Requirements:
- A Visa – you can apply for the visa online or very easily get one at the point of entry into the country (airport)
- Travel & Health insurance – This should be arranged by you in your home country before you travel.
- Physical fitness
The tour package includes:
- Accommodation as per the itinerary
- 4WD safari vehicle with popup roof
- Bottled drinking water
- Services of an English Speaking Driver/guide.
- Community visit fees
- Pickup and Return airport transfers
The tour package excludes expenses of a personal nature such as:
- 0ther drinks
- Laundry
- Tips to local guides
- Telephone expenses
- Personal insurance
- Cigarettes