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Planning your Holiday

Uganda Tourism Guides

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When you make up your mind to explore Uganda, you want to know exactly what to expect and what your route will be, how long it will take, what diversions you can take along the wayt, where you can stay, etc. The information that follows is intended to assist the prospective tourist in making a travel plan which is as realistic as possible.

Eastern Uganda
Northern Uganda
WESTERN UGANDA

CENTRAL UGANDA
KAMPALA
Kampala is the capital city, commercial, and administrative centre of Uganda. Kampala is also known as the city of seven hills; Impala, Nsambya, Namirembe, Nakasero, Kibuli, Mengo and Kasubi.

HISTORICAL SITES IN KAMPALA

Uganda Museum

The museum is located in Kampala and was founded in 1908. It carries a display of Uganda’s cultural Heritage including ethnological and natural historical exhibitions. All cultural backgrounds in Uganda are represented, and the displays show the different developmental stages they have gone through. The museum holds approximately 3000 volumes of maps, periodical photographs and artifacts, sociology, travel and science pieces.

Uganda Marty’s Shrine Namugongo

The shrine is located 12 Km out of Kampala off Jinja road and is a monument to the place where 22 Ugandan Christian converts were burnt to death on the orders of Kabaka Mwanga in 1886. On the visit of Pope Paul VI to Uganda in 1969, the victims were canonized and since then the shrine has been an important site for Uganda’s Christians who gather there every year on June 3rd to celebrate the lives of the martyrs. On the site there are two churches one built by Catholics and other by the Church of Uganda. The steel structure built in traditional style has artistic work on its interior, depicting scenes from the episode and in the centre preserved in glass are some of the remains of one of the martyrs named Kaloli Lwanga. There is also a man-made lake in the compound of the shrine believed to have belonged to one of Kabaka’s soldiers.

Bahai Temple
The temple also called Marsriqu l’-Adhukar, is located on Kikaya hill on Gayaza road about 4 miles from Kampala, and was built 40 years ago on nine big pillars. It belongs to the Bahai religious group, believed to have began by the messenger called Bha’u’llah born n Tehran Iran 1817-1892. The temple was opened to the public on 15th January 1962, and attracts many tourists since it’s the only one in Africa.

CULTURAL EXPEDITION IN UGANDA

Kasubi tombs

The Kasubi tombs are situated a few kilometers out of Kampala on Nabulagala hill, off Kampala-Hoima road. The tombs are the burial site for the “Kabakas” (kings) of Buganda kingdom. Tombs of legendary kings like Muteesa I (1856-84), Mwanga II (1884-1897), Sir Daudi Chwa (1897-1939) and Edward Muteesa II (1939-1966) can be found here. Mwanga II and Muteesa I died in exile and their bodies were brought back. Artefacts of the kings like the leopard skin, spears, drums, and furniture are on display.

Kabaka’s administration palace and Lake
Bulange Mengo is the official palace of the Kabaka, Buganda’s King. It’s located on Nateete road off Rubaga road and is built with high walls, beautiful gardens and a large statue of King Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II. It is where the king meets his council and it serves as an assembly and an administrative centre for Buganda. It’s the pride of Buganda and some of their occasions are held there.

Naggalabi coronation site Buddo

The site is located on Buddo hill a few kilometers from Kampala on Masaka road. It is here that the ‘Kabakas’ (kings of Buganda) have been crowned for the last 700 years. It is therefore an important site in Buganda culture. The Kabakas are crowned on this hill because it’s believed that the first Muganda thus first Kabaka Kintu killed his brother Bemba on this hill. It is here that the current Kabaka king of Buganda kingdom Ronald Muwenda Mutebi was crowned on 31st July 1993.

Other cultural sites include;
Katereke Prison Ditch, Kabaka Kalema’s prison
Wamala tombs, sacred burial place of Kabaka Suuna II
Namasole Kanyange tombs, where queen mother of Kabaka Suuna II is buried
African cultural galleries and Art and carft exhibitions, e.g National Theatre

ENTEBBE

Entebbe derives its name from the time when it served as a judicial seat, administrative and commercial center for Baganda chiefs, ‘Entebbe’ means ‘Seat’ in Luganda. Entebbe is located on the Lake Victoria shores with a population of over 90,000 people, has tropical climate all year round and is the location of Uganda's international airport, Entebbe has other attractions.

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