Kampala City Tours and Excursions
Kampala City Tours and Excursions
1-day tour around Kampala’s capital city
Kampala City Tour Excursions, In the 18th century, in the year 1890, the colonial administration declared Kampala as the headquarters of Uganda. Initially, the city spanned a small area of about 50 square kilometers. However, presently, the capital city has a population of approximately 1.5 million people representing various ethnic groups and backgrounds, and the city’s geographical boundaries have expanded further. Moreover, The name ‘Kampala’ has its origins in the impala, a type of antelope that used to graze on Mengo Hill, one of the many hills on which the city was established.
Fancy a comfortable drive around Kampala, Uganda’s capital, visit and explore four of Kampala’s most exciting attractions. Furthermore, Explore the history, culture, and architecture of our capital city with our driving tour of the most decorated attractions. Additionally, Visitors may choose any four of; the Gadhafi Mosque, the martyrs’ shrine Namugongo, the Rubaga and Namirembe cathedrals, the National Museum, the Lubiri palace, the Bahai temple, and the Royal tombs at Kasubi. Kampala City Tour Excursions
National Museum
Visit the biggest and most ancient museum in Uganda founded in 1908, the Uganda Museum has a tremendous collection that spans over two million years of human history. Come, explore, and enjoy the African historical cultures and treasures of Uganda under one umbrella.
Baha’i temple.
The Baha’i temple is an ordinary house of worship. Moreover, it is on 52 acres of land, this temple has a special architectural master plan. Built between 1958 and 1961 the house of 130ft. And is 44ft in diameter.
They built the Lubiri Palace in 1992. They subsequently converted the facility into an army barracks, while they repurposed a nearby site into an illustrious underground prison and a torture execution chamber.
The Uganda Martyrs Shrine Namugongo.
The Uganda Martyrs Shrine Namugongo stands as one of the largest Christian pilgrimage destinations in the African continent. It is dedicated to the 22 martyrs and saints of Uganda who were executed between 1885 and 1887 by the then king of Buganda kingdom, Kabaka Mwanga the Second.
The Royal Tombs.
The Kasubi tombs site is an active religious and burial palace in the Buganda kingdom, and to the Buganda kingdom, the kabaka is no doubt a sign of the political, spiritual power, and social state of Buganda.
Namirembe cathedral.
The Namirembe diocese is the most ancient in the province of the church of Uganda and is strategically located in the center of Kampala. It started early in 1897 as the Diocese of Uganda up to when it required the name Namirembe Diocese in the year 1960. Additionally, it is encompassed of 1 cathedral, deanery, 60 parishes, 342 local churches, and 6 archdeaconries.
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