ECO-ROYAL

Kampala City Tour,  historical, cultural and religious sites (1 Day)

After breakfast your safari guide will meet you and take you for the tour a round Kampala City, a city built on seven hills and now far beyond. The city is marked by Kampala Road which runs around Nakasero Hill in a wide circle. This hill is home to the economically well to do part of Kampala, with government buildings, the high court, banks, etc.

As you stand on the hills, you will see magnificent evergreen views gently disrupted by red-tiled villas, green iron-roofed bungalows, as well as skyscrapers that give way to attractive views of the surrounding countryside and the nearby Lake Victoria. The city has retained its traditional charm, remains one of the greenest in Africa, it is a bird sanctuary, and is today the heart of Uganda. The centre of commercial life and the seat of Government, it is a vibrant modern metropolis adorned with gardens and parks providing colourful oases for its citizens and visitors alike.

This day you will visit:

• The Kasubi Tombs: Also known as the Ssekabaka's Tombs, these are the royal tombs where four former Kabakas (kings) of Buganda are buried.
  
• The Namugongo Martyrs' Shrine: Situated 12km to the northeast of Kampala, off the Jinja Road where 20 some young men refused to renounce their Christian Faith and were cruelly executed by being burned in 1886 on the orders of the Kabaka Mwanga II of Buganda. Two Popes and the Archbishop of Canterbury have visited this site. This site becomes a hub of religious activity every June 3rd which is a national holiday called Martyr's day.
  
• The Uganda Museum: A display of Uganda's cultural heritage where one can see ethnological and natural-historical exhibitions.
  
• Rubaga Cathedral: Built at the beginning of the century, the magnificent St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral stands on Rubaga Hill, overlooking the city.
  
• Namirembe Cathedral: Built at the beginning of the century, St. Paul's Protestant Cathedral, the largest in Eastern Africa, stands on an adjacent hill. The congregation is called to worship by the beating of the drums.
• The Baha'i Temple: The only temple of this faith to be found in Africa
  
• The Hindu Temple: This enourmous building is right in the city centre on Sikh Street.
• The Kibuli Mosque: This gleaning white landmark dominates Kibuli Hill, across the railway station from Nakasero Hill. Your guide will then transfer you to your Hotel.

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