Kampala
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.
Getting to Kampala
The most common way of getting to Uganda is by plane. When coming to Kampala by air, you will actually arrive in the city of Entebbe, 35 km (22mi) southwest of Kampala. You can get from Entebbe airport to Kampala: By Private Hire taxi - at least. 75,000 UGX By the Pineapple Express- 80,000 UGX per person, has fixed times By the Airport Express bus. At least $30, has ten trips per day both ways.
Worth seeing
- 01National Theatre
- 02Nommo Gallery
Victoria Ave (next to State Lodge, 400m north-northwest from Sheraton Hotel), culture@uncc.co.ug.
- 03Uganda Museum
- 04Uganda National Mosque
- 05Bahai Temple
- 06Kasubi
Things to do
Boda boda tour around town. Get a feel for the different parts of the city and see lots of stuff in little time: Like the docks, beaches and fish markets at Ggaba or Port Bell, all the wonderful hills providing great views and nice buildings on top, and the extreme contrasts between different neighbourhoods.
- 01Speke Resort Munyonyo
- 02Ndrere Centre
Dinners and performances (tribal dance) by the Ndere Troupe.
- 03Ggaba Beach and KK Beach
At KK Beach, live music, drinks, food, huts, sunset views, security.
- 04One Love Beach
Maybe you'll be able to see Bulingugwe Island.
- 05Latembe Beach
Beach and pool and boat rides out on the lake available.
Where to eat
There are a number of dining options in Kampala ranging from the cheap and local to the very fancy (and very expensive). Everywhere you go you'll see signs for little hole-in-the-wall restaurants (including some called "pork joints"). Most of these places don't have menus, so you'll have to ask what's available. Common options include meat (usually beef), rice, beans, Matoke (steamed green bananas, served mashed).
Getting around Kampala the local way
- Muyenga
- Bukassa
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- Get inBy Rideshare (Uber/Faras/ Bolt) - at least 80,000 UGX, depending on your accommodation By Boda-Boda/shared taxi (matatu) - around 7000 UGX.
- Get inIn the city, take a Matatu to Kampala for around 3500.
- Get aroundThere are three methods of public transport: boda-bodas, matatu and special hires.
- Get aroundThe fastest and most dangerous method is the boda-boda.
- Get aroundBoda-bodas are dangerous however, as the drivers will do whatever it takes to get you to your destination quickly.
- Get aroundBoda-boda accidents account for most of the hospital visits and traffic fatalities in Kampala; you have been warned!
- Get aroundBoda-bodas got their name from the bicycle taxis that operated at some of the busy border crossing points.
- Get aroundHence the bicycle taxis would cry "boda-boda" (a poor pronunciation of "border to border" in English) to the weary travellers.
From Wikivoyage: Kampala, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Museruka Emmanuel (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.
