Kampala

The city on seven hills

Best time to visit All year
Size 189 km²
Entry fee Site fees apply
Established 1890
Getting there 45 minutes from Entebbe International Airport.

Uganda’s capital is chaotic, green and unexpectedly charming. Visit the Kasubi Tombs — the burial ground of the Buganda kings and a UNESCO site — the Uganda Museum, the Gaddafi National Mosque with its city views, and the Namugongo Martyrs Shrine.

Give yourself an afternoon for Owino market and a plate of rolex — the Ugandan chapati-and-egg roll that has fuelled the city for generations.

Highlights

  • Kasubi Tombs
  • Gaddafi National Mosque
  • Uganda Museum
  • Owino market and street food

Wildlife you may see

  • Marabou storks
  • Fruit bats
  • Vervet monkeys in suburbia

Where it is

Safaris that visit here

Kampala

Kasubi Tombs, the national mosque, Owino market and a plate of rolex — the real Kampala.

  • 1 Day
  • 1 – 12 travellers
  • Easy
  • Kasubi Tombs UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Gaddafi National Mosque minaret views

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