Kampala City (A City That Never Sleeps!)

• Nakasero Market: Established in 1895 first in Lubiri and later moved to its current location within the city centre in 1905.


• Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Temple


• Usafi Market

After sightseeing these interesting attractions; proceed to Buganda Kingdom and visit:

• Kabaka(king’s) palace; see the Idd Amin torture chambers, a historical machine gun, the palace pictorial, explore Buganda’s rich history and with a drive past Kabaka’s Lake.


• Nantawetwa monument; built to honour the King as he moves from the palace to his Buganda parliament. According to the Baganda, the king is meant to move straight and that is why He's is the only one to drive through the monument and the rest have to go across the roundabout.


• Sightseeing Bulange (Buganda Parliament); Lukiiko hall, Kabaka’s monument, Central Broadcasting Services studios (Buganda radio) and Zakaria Kisingiri house.

Your tour continues through Mengo town to OLD KAMPALA; here you will visit:

• Gadhafi Mosque; funded by the late Col. Muammar Gadhafi as a gift to Uganda due to the friendship with Libya. The best location for a panoramic view of Kampala City.


• Sightseeing Fort Lugard; built by Sir Fredrick Lugard in the 1800’s as his command centre. As well as sightseeing Old Kampala Senior Secondary School; which is over 60 years and was once President Kagame’s school.

Drive through Old Kampala and go down the memory lane of the city during the 1980’s sighting old Asian residential buildings, past Aga Khan Schools up to Makerere University – Uganda’s first and oldest!

This is Uganda’s largest and Africa’s 3^rd oldest university, started as a trade school in 1921, later turned to a technical school in 1922 and in 1963, it changed to the University Of East Africa. Later on, in 1970 it turned independent.

Drive through the University sightseeing the:

• Old University Library; oldest academic library in Uganda established in 1949 and serves as a National reference library.


• Main Administration Building; completed in 1941 under the leadership of Mr. George C. Turner, the then principal.


• Education monument next to the old main library.

On exiting the University, you will approach another large local market (Kalerwe Market) see locals going about their daily hustle for a living. Admire the fresh fruits and vegetables here.

By traversing the local market, approach Kikaya Hill – home of the Baha’i Temple.

• Visit Baha’i Temple (closed on Mondays & Fridays): This is the only temple for Baha’i faith in Africa, located north east of Kampala on Kikaya Hill-Kyebando Central. You will access the temple for a moment of prayer and meditation and enjoy the gardens and views of Kampala’s suburbs. Note: No cameras and maintain silence while in the temple.

• Uganda National Museum: This is the first and oldest museum in East Africa, officially established in by the British protectorate government in 1908 and later moved to its current location in 1954, it has just turned 100 years in 2008.

After the Museum tour, take a break for lunch and refreshment at a local restaurant.

After lunch go for the last session of your full day experience – visiting the martyrs’ shrine.

• Uganda Martyrs Shrine – Namugongo:

This was the main location where most of the 22 Uganda martyrs were killed between 1885 & 1887 following orders of Kabaka Mwanga II. This place is one of the largest Christian pilgrimage destinations in Africa.

You will get access to: The Basilica; its major construction started in 1967 for 9 years to accomplishment in on 3^rd June 1975, and later declared a Basilica on 7^th February 1993 by Pope John Paul II during his visit and pilgrimage to Uganda. Even Pope Francis held a mass right here on his most recent visit to Uganda. Get to the Martyrs Museum and the Holy Water Lake.

This historical visit will mark the end of you full day tour of Kampala.

From the Martyrs’ Shrine, you will transfer back to your origin point.

End of Tour