Kampala and Kisenyi Slum Walking Tour

Meet your guide at the prearranged meeting point in Kampala, and then travel by air-conditioned minivan to the city center.

Follow your guide on foot through the Ugandan capital’s bustling streets, making your first stop of the tour outside the Ugandan Parliament building. Here, listen to your guide share stories of how the country gained its independence.

Next, walk with your guide to Nakasero Market. Soak up the vibrant atmosphere as you stroll from stall to stall, admiring the kaleidoscopic array of fresh produce. Then, be amazed by the chaotic sea of vehicles at the Old Taxi Park and see the elaborate Kampala Hindu Temple before browsing the colorful bundles of secondhand clothing at Owino Market.

From here, continue to the Kisenyi slum. As you are escorted through the slum by a volunteer from the Slum Aid Project, hear stories of struggle from the refugees and street children, and find out how the project’s sustainable contributions are improving the lives of local families in Kampala’s slums.

After learning about the challenges of the capital’s poorest and often most vulnerable inhabitants, return to the minivan that transported you into the city and travel to Lubiri Palace. On arrival, take in the royal residence’s impressive architecture and listen to your guide share stories of the Buganda kingdom.

Then, hop back inside your minivan and journey to Uganda National Mosque. This magnificent monument was formerly known as the Gaddafi National Mosque and can seat more than 15,000 people. Follow your guide inside and then climb to the mosque’s highest accessible point for spectacular views of the city.

Your tour then concludes with a drop-off at the original start point.