Kampala
Seven hills, red earth and the busiest motorbike traffic in east Africa. The Kasubi Tombs are the Buganda kingdom's burial ground and the reason to slow down for a morning.
Kampala in eight slides
Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Things to do in Kampala
Where to stay in Kampala
Kampala in a day, two days, three
- Day 14 stops
- All Saints' Cathedral
- Independence Monument
- Kasubi TombsUNESCO
- Lubaga Cathedral
- Day 24 stops
- Namirembe Cathedral
- Ssemagulu Royal Museum
- Uganda Museum
- Uganda National Mosque
Landmarks in Kampala
All Saints' Cathedral, also known as All Saints Church Kisozi, is an Anglican cathedral in Nakasero, Kampala, Uganda. It is the seat of the bishop of Kampala, who serves concurrently as the archbishop of Uganda. Initially built in the 1920s as a hospital chaplaincy serving expatriate Anglicans, the church grew substantially following Ugandan independence and was eventually named the cathedral of the diocese.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 11 Jul 2026
Japheth Lamechson · CC0
The Independence Monument, also known as the Uganda Independence Monument is a sculpture which symbolizes the independence of Uganda from British colonialism on 9 October 1962.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Jul 2026
Lynettenakaye · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Kasubi Tombs in Kampala, Uganda, is the site of the burial grounds for four kabakas and other members of the Baganda royal family. As a result, the site remains an important spiritual and political site for the Ganda people, as well as an important example of traditional architecture.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Jul 2026
not not phil from SF, CA, US · CC BY-SA 2.0
Saint Mary's Cathedral Lubaga, commonly referred to as Lubaga Cathedral, is the parent cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala, the oldest Roman Catholic diocese in Uganda. It is the home church of the Archbishop of Kampala.
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Diego Tirira from Quito, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 2.0
Saint Paul's Cathedral Namirembe, commonly and locally (Uganda) referred to as Namirembe Cathedral, is the oldest Anglican cathedral in Uganda. It serves as the provincial cathedral of the Anglican Church of Uganda and the diocesan cathedral for Namirembe Diocese, the first diocese to be founded in the Church of Uganda province in 1890.
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The Ssemagulu Royal Museum is a privately owned Ugandan museum located in the Kampala suburb of Mutundwe, Lubaga Division.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Jul 2026
Kampala is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,797,722 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central, Kawempe, Makindye, Nakawa, and Rubaga.
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The Uganda National Mosque, previously known as the Gaddafi National Mosque, is a mosque located at Kampala Hill in the Old Kampala area of Kampala, Uganda. It is the largest mosque in East Africa in a country where, as of 2014, 13.7% of the population was Muslim.
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Tusk media · CC BY-SA 4.0
All Saints' Cathedral, also known as All Saints Church Kisozi, is an Anglican cathedral in Nakasero, Kampala, Uganda. It is the seat of the bishop of Kampala, who serves concurrently as the archbishop of Uganda. Initially built in the 1920s as a hospital chaplaincy serving expatriate Anglicans, the church grew substantially following Ugandan independence and was eventually named the cathedral of the diocese.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 11 Jul 2026
Japheth Lamechson · CC0
The Independence Monument, also known as the Uganda Independence Monument is a sculpture which symbolizes the independence of Uganda from British colonialism on 9 October 1962.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Jul 2026
Lynettenakaye · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Kasubi Tombs in Kampala, Uganda, is the site of the burial grounds for four kabakas and other members of the Baganda royal family. As a result, the site remains an important spiritual and political site for the Ganda people, as well as an important example of traditional architecture.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Jul 2026
not not phil from SF, CA, US · CC BY-SA 2.0
Saint Mary's Cathedral Lubaga, commonly referred to as Lubaga Cathedral, is the parent cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala, the oldest Roman Catholic diocese in Uganda. It is the home church of the Archbishop of Kampala.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
Diego Tirira from Quito, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 2.0
Saint Paul's Cathedral Namirembe, commonly and locally (Uganda) referred to as Namirembe Cathedral, is the oldest Anglican cathedral in Uganda. It serves as the provincial cathedral of the Anglican Church of Uganda and the diocesan cathedral for Namirembe Diocese, the first diocese to be founded in the Church of Uganda province in 1890.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
Tusk media · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Ssemagulu Royal Museum is a privately owned Ugandan museum located in the Kampala suburb of Mutundwe, Lubaga Division.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Jul 2026