Take an epic Kampala City Tour with Loyal Tours and Safaris for the best possible experience in this vibrant city. The capital city of Uganda which is located in the central region on the shores of Lake Victoria offers amazing tours. The city has many attractions, destinations and tourists activities ranging from events to prime time venues and hotels, that’s why it’s referred to as the East Africa’s happiest city.
Kampala city tourist attractions tours introduce you to the city history which is an attraction itself. Kampala city gets its name From Impala (Aepycerosmelampus) a medium-sized African antelope that used to roam the jungles where Kampala seats today. Located just 40 Km from Entebbe International Airport, Kampala will amaze you with its beauty, culture and hospitality before you venture the rest of the country.
Kampala city tourist attractions include the National Museum, the famous Kasubi tombs, the Uganda National Cultural Center, Namugongo Martyrs’ Shrine. A Kampala City Tour without these attractions will be incomplete. In addition to Kasubi tombs, Uganda National Museum and Namugongo Martyrs’ Shrine you will visit Kabaka’s Lake, Bulange Mengo, Kabaka’s palace (Lubiri, Mengo), various religious centers like Bahai Temple, Kibuli & Gadaffi Mosques, Namirembe Cathedral, Rubaga Catholics Cathedral, various shopping malls and night clubs.
Kasubi tombs, Kasubi hill was originally called Nabulagala. When Mutesa I established his palace on the hill in 1882, he changed its name to Kasubi, a village in Kyagwe where he grew up. This is a traditional site in an urban setting 5kms to the south-west of Kampala city, the capital of Uganda. Four of the last Kings (Bassekabaka) of the Kingdom of Buganda namely; Mutesa I (1865-1884), Daniel Mwanga II (1884-1897), DaudiCwa II (1897-1939) and Frederick Mutesa II (1939-1966), were buried in this gigantic dome-shaped grass thatched house known as Muzibu Azaala Mpanga.
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The magnificent reed and ring work representing the 52 clans of the Baganda, the equally long and straight poles wrapped with bark cloth and the tranquility inside the house all contribute to the mysticism, respect and awe which are the intangible values about the great house. Indeed it is not only the cemetery of the Buganda royalty but also an active religious shrine of the Buganda Kingdom. Its traditional architectural design, its religious function and living relevance formed the criteria for its nomination as a unique cultural site of outstanding universal value. Kasubi Royal Tombs of the Kings of Buganda was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in December 2001. It is a famous tourist site which records more than 50,000 visitors a year.
Namugongo martyrs’ shrine, About 15 km east of Kampala city lies the Namugongo martyrs’ shrine where twenty four catholic martyrs were burnt alive on the orders of Kabaka Mwanga in June 1886. Consequently, christians from eastern and central Africa and indeed the world over flock to Namugongo to pay their respects and renew their faith by paying pilgrimage to the martyrs on June 3rd, every year. A church was constructed in the shape of a traditional Baganda hut (akasiisiira) in memory of the martyrs. It stands on 22 copper pillars representing the 22 catholic martyrs. In front of the main entrance to the church, below the altar is the spot where Charles Lwanga, the leader of the Catholics was burnt on June 3rd 1886.The church was consecrated by Pope Paul VI on August 2nd, 1969.
The Uganda Museum is the biggest and the oldest Museum in Uganda which starated in 1908 at Lugard’s fort on OLd Kampala Hill in Kampala city. It later moved to Makerere University at the school of industrial and fine arts and lastly to Kitante Hill where it stands today. The Museum has different sections including, traditional music, archeology, independent pavilion, and ethnography amongst others. Traditional music section with the traditional musical instruments and a live performance is available for the visitors while Archaeology section with the parts of Stone Age and Ironed Age where you will be able to see the stone tools which were used 1,000,000 years ago amongst others.
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