Kampala & Cultural Tours

Katanga/Kisenyi Slum Tour | 1 Day

Meet and greet slum residents in Katanga slum, and Kisenyi slum, and learn how local NGOs are working to improve living conditions for locals.

  • Katanga slum is located between Mulago Hospital and Makerere University; students hostels and temporary structures built with timber or mud and bricks.
  • Kisenyi slum, the largest slum in Kampala, is on the outskirts of the city.

Kampala Boda Boda Tour | 1 Day

  • Kabaka’s Palace – official residence of the King of Buganda
  • Kabaka’s Lake – largest man-made lake in Uganda
  • Baha’i Temple
  • Uganda National Mosque (Gaddafi Mosque)
  • Museums and markets

Kampala City Tour | 2 Days

Day 1

  • Kasubi tombs
  • Kabaka’s Palace – official residence of the King of Buganda
  • Kabaka’s Lake – largest man-made lake in Uganda
  • CBS
  • Nantawetwa Roundabout – only the king is allowed to pass through
  • Uganda Museum – cultural heritage
  • Uganda National Mosque (Gaddafi Mosque) – hiking optional
  • Independence Monument
  • Nakasero Market, and Owino Market, the largest open market in Kampala
  • Makerere University – largest university in Uganda; important historical people stayed e.g Julius Nyerere, Mwai Kibaki, Ngugi Wa Thiongo, among others
  • Ndere Cultural Center – Ndere Dance Troupe
  • Experience the night life of Kampala

Day 2

  • Kololo Independence Grounds
  • Rubaga Cathedral – Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala
  • Namirembe Cathedral – oldest cathedral in Uganda, Church of Uganda
  • National Theater
  • Namugongo Uganda Martyrs’ shrine for both Catholics and Anglicans
  • Baha’i Temple

Entanda Cultural Adventure | 1 Day

Experience the different cultures of Uganda. Just one hour from Kampala citythere are 56 different tribes speaking more than 30 languages. You will be introduced to their languages, food, music, dances, rites of passage, building architecture, and lifestyles. The tribes produce unique basketry, mats, ceramics, beads, pottery, hand textiles, woven products, toys, jewelry, bags, ornaments, leather products, batiks and wood crafts.

Pack: Sunscreen lotion, closed shoes, hat (optional), raincoat, pair of trousers, camera (optional)

  • Engage in traditional drumming and dancing
  • Traditional tree swinging
  • Engage in the traditional food harvesting, preparation, and dining; then enjoy delicious fresh fruits and vegetables from the village
  • Our tourists will be given a traditional talk for men and women including visiting the bush strictly for women on how to excite a man in bed.
  • Men will hunt in the forest and hike, as women will stay at the cultural village sweeping and doing housework
  • Tourists will learn the traditional way to graze, and milk a cow
  • Traditional bird calling
  • In the evening visitors will take part in a soccer match vs the community; the winner takes a goat which will be roasted  after the match
  • 9:30pm departure to Kampala or Entebbe
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