Kira

Worth seeing in and around Kira

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Mandela National Stadium

   Mandela National Stadium, also known as Namboole Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Uganda. It is named after the former South African President and anti-apartheid icon, Nelson Mandela.

   6.5 km · multi-purpose stadium in Kampala, Uganda · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Kyambogo University

   Kyambogo University is a public university in Uganda. It is one of the largest universities in Uganda, and is among the eight public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country.

   5.6 km · public university in Uganda · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs

   The Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs, Namugongo is a Latin Catholic minor basilica dedicated to the Ugandan Martyrs.

   2.6 km · Christian basilica in Namugongo, Uganda · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Uganda Museum

   The Uganda Museum is located in Kampala, Uganda. It displays and exhibits ethnological, natural-historical and traditional life collections of Uganda's cultural heritage.

   9.1 km · museum in Kampala, Uganda · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Lugogo Cricket Oval

   Lugogo Stadium, also known as Lugogo Cricket Oval, is a cricket ground in Kampala, Uganda. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1957 when Kenya Asians played Sunder Cricket Club.

   8.8 km · cricket ground in Kampala, Uganda · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Uganda Management Institute

   Uganda Management Institute is a government-owned national center for training, research, and consultancy in the field of management and administration in Uganda. It is one of the nine public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country outside the military.

   9 km · public university in Kampala, Uganda · Wikipedia
7. 07
   ISBAT University

   ISBAT University, whose complete name is International Business, Science And Technology University, is a chartered university in Uganda.

   8.1 km · university in Kampala, Uganda · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Makerere University School of Medicine

   The Makerere University School of Medicine in Kampala, Uganda, also known as the Makerere University Medical School, is the school of medicine of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university. The medical school has been part of Makerere University since 1924.

   9.3 km · trains in medicine at Makerere University · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Kyadondo Rugby Club

   Kyadondo Rugby Club is a rugby union ground in Kampala, Uganda. Kyadondo Rugby Club was officially opened in 2000 and has since become a major hub for Ugandan rugby, home to several prominent teams and a center for community and international events.

   8.8 km · rugby union ground in Kampala, Uganda · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Makerere University School of Public Health

    Makerere University School of Public Health is one of the schools that comprise the Makerere University College of Health Sciences, a constituent college of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university.

    9.3 km · the first university in East Africa to offer degrees in public health · Wikipedia

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Getting to Kira

Airports

Entebbe (EBB), 45 km · Kisumu (KIS), 239 km · Eldoret (EDL), 290 km

Stations

Kampala Airport, 9.4 km

• Entebbe → Kira

  42 km · quickest by road, 1h 10m · USh6,300–8,400
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• Kisumu → Kira

  243 km · quickest by road, 5h 30m · KSh1,540–2,060
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• Eldoret → Kira

  293 km · quickest by road, 6h 11m · KSh1,600–2,130
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