7hrs Kampala City Walking Tour, 53 USD per person
per person
The 1-Day Kampala City Adventure Tour takes you to Uganda’s capital, which is the largest city in the country, with about 4.3 million people during the day and around 2 million at night as of 2025. Before British and Arab influence, Kampala served as a hunting ground for the Kabaka, known for its large Impala population, which inspired its name. The city, originally built on 7 hills, now spans over 20 hills, including Namirembe, Kololo, Nsambya, Old Kampala, Mengo, Rubaga, and others, all featuring rolling hills, valleys, and wetlands.
Safari Highlights
- The Kabaka’s Palace, Mengo
- Katanga slum
- Wakaliwood filming home
- The Gaddafi Mosque
- Nakasero Market
- Makerere University
- The Bahai Temple
- The Kasubi Royal Tombs
- Crafts village and African fabrics
- Owino Market
- Independence monument
- Sir Edward Muteesa II monument
- Kampala old taxi park
- Nakasero food and vegetable market
Duration: 6 to 7hhrs
Price:53 USD per person
Start time:9:00am
Meeting point: Kabakas Palace main gate
Availability: Everyday
Entrance fees: All covered.
Day 1: Kampala City Adventure Tour
This 1-day tour of Kampala city allows you to explore one of East Africa’s vibrant cities. You will visit major attractions, including important commercial, educational, cultural, religious, and historical sites. The tour provides chances to interact with friendly locals, who are known for their tolerance. Uganda stands out for treating refugees similarly to citizens, and it’s rare to find complaints about the over one million refugees living there.
The 1-day Kampala city adventure tour ends in the evening, but a night tour can be requested and arranged for you with one of the guide’s team for your nightlife experience. This tour will take you to famous nightclubs, such as casinos and restaurants in Kampala, a city known for its vibrant nightlife, where people party every night.
This 1 Day Kampala city tour is led by a local guide who also drives. The guide/driver will keep you safe in the busy city center. Lunch is included, featuring local dishes like Luwombo, Matooke, or rolex. The tour involves traveling by car but includes walking to most landmarks. By the end of the day, you will gain a good understanding of Ugandan culture, lifestyle, traditions, norms, and values. The tour can start and end anywhere in Kampala, Entebbe, or Jinja. You can read more about road trips in Uganda and Pastor Kakande’s Temple.
This 1-Day Kampala City Adventure Tour can be combined with a general Uganda wildlife safari to see primates, particularly mountain gorillas and chimpanzees, the Big Five mammals, bungee jumping, whitewater rafting in Jinja, and many others.
1 Day Kampala City Adventure Tour Includes and Excludes
Inclusions:
- All ground transport to these Kampala City landmarks
- Delicious Lunch
- Bottled drinking water
- All entrance fees to these Kampala City landmarks
- A visit to the Gaddafi Mosque
- The Kabaka/King’s Palace
- Visiting the Kasubi Tombs
- Visiting Nakasero Market/ Owino market
- Visiting the crafts villages
- Optional nightlife experience
Exclusions
- Extra activities
- Alcoholic and soft drinks such as juice, soda, and wine
- Extra accommodation
- Extra days come at a cost
- Personal items such as laundry, gifts, tips, phone charges, etc….