1-day Kampala city tour exposes you the secrets of Kampala the home of 7 located in the south and north of L Victoria and Mengo. Kampala obtains its name from the hill of Impalas local name Ke’mpala which was the hunting grounds of the kabaka of Buganda. The 7 hills that the 1-day kampala city tour offers are, Namirembe, Lubaga, Nakasero, Nsambya, Mengo, Kibuli and Old Kampala. The attractions range from cultural, historical, commercial, and religious as shown below.
Highlights:
⦁ Kabaka’s palace
Kibuli
Kasubi tombs
Lunch
Uganda Museum
Ndele troop
KABAKA’S PALACE
Firstly,1-day Kampala city tour starts with Ibuth representative taking you through the itinerary and drive you towards the cultural and historical Lubiri. Also known as the Twekobe is the home of the Kabaka and has been since 1922 during the reign of kabaka of Kabaka Duadi Chwa.
High spot
- The intimidating dark torture chambers where Amin killed over 20,000 people.
- The 4 historical gates namely, Wankaci, Nalongo,Kalala,Ssabagabo and their purposes.
- The only man made lake (Kabaka’s lake).
- The burning fire which is kept on till the death of the king.
- The documentary store where the history books about the Kingdom can be got.
GADDAFI MOSQUE
Secondly, among the religious tourist attractions, Kampala offers the skyscraper Uganda National Mosque famously known as the Gadaffi Mosque. First thing to remember, on top of Old Kampala Hill, it offers a spectacular view of the perfect Old Kampala. Above all, the capacity of 15,000 inside the mosque, 1100 in the gallery, and 3500 on the terrace makes it exceptional in the central and sub-Saharan Africa.
Highlights
- Shelters the head quarters of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council
- Library
- An FM Radio Station
- A University College
- A hospital
- Conference Hall which holds an excess of 3500 people
BAHAI TEMPLE
Thirdly, is the Mother Temple of Africa Mashriq l’Adhkar famously known as the Bahai Temple strategically located on Kikaaya Hill. Additionally the temple is a startling place of worship and also exclusively constructed with rare materials from different countries. For example, colored glass from Germany, windows and steel from Britain, lower roof tiles from Belgium and lastly quality branches and timber from Uganda.
Fourthly drive to the traditional architecture burial grounds for the kabakas of Buganda commonly known as the Kasubi Tombs. Important to realize, the grass-thatched structure made of reeds, daub, wood, and wattle is the royal resting house. Presently, there are 4 royal tombs including; Kabaka Muteesa, Kabaka Mwanga, Kabaka Daudi Chwa and Sir Edward Muteesa.
UGANDA MUSEUM
Following the itinerary, drive to the evidently oldest museum in East Africa, Uganda Museum. Freely enjoy the adventure in the well assembled shelves with all the different historical and cultural sculptures. It’s important to realize that the museum is 100 years and more.
NDERE TROUPE
Giving our one-day Kampala trip a delightful ending, the next final destination would be the Ndere troupe cultural center an African cultural hub for an ultimate Afrixperience which will live you smiling and aghast as their slogan suggests, “Be welcomed, Be entertained and Be your self”.
The sublime cultural center has been in existence for about 35 years and was founded by Rwangezi Stephen in 1986 to create universal unity through Music, dance, and drama which has been seen as a great success for all the years since it was created. It is astonishingly located in Kampala on over 9 acres of well-managed savanna land.
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