Kampala: Bahai Temple, Gadaffi Mosque, Kasubi Tombs, Palace

During this Cultural and religious tour, you will visit four unique attractions In Kampala: The Only Bahai Temple in Africa, Uganga National ( Gadaffi ) mosque, Kabaka`s palace and Kasubi tombs.
This tour offers you the opportunity to visit four unique attractions in Kampala some of which are not found anywhere else in the world. The transfers will be done using an air-conditioned vehicle. As you move from one attraction to another, there will be so much to see. The Attractions are:

1. The Bahai Temple:
The Mother Temple of Africa is located on Kikaaya Hill, 4 miles from Kampala along Gayaza Road. Its architecture combines traditional, spiritual, and artistic elements. Designed like a traditional African house, Africa’s lone temple is the only one in Africa. The dome-like shape represents paradise on earth as a symbol of the holy circle and sacred bounds. At its construction, it was the highest building in East Africa at about 38 meters (125 ft). To withstand the seasonal winds and heavy rains, it includes a circular covered porch on the lowest level of the building.

2. Gadaffi Mosque:
The Kampala tour is not complete without a trip to the Uganda National Mosque. Originally called the Gaddafi National Mosque, this Mosque is the biggest in East African and, second biggest on the Continent of Africa after King Hassan Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. It is located on the top of Old Kampala Hill, one of the 7 most distinct of the 23 hills that make up Kampala.

It’s a two stories building and the mosque is on the upper floor while the offices are on the ground floor. It has large domes covered in brown mosaic and a minaret, (a prayer tower) rivalling the typical Ugandan ‘sky- scraper’ as a symbol of religious architectural superiority.

The mosque offers breath-taking city wide views, religious artistry, beautiful Islamic embroidery on the inside of the dome and wonderful architectural elements that pay tribute to a great deity

3. Kabaka`s Palace:
"Kabaka" means King. This is the palace of the biggest Kingdom in Uganda, the Buganda Kingdom. Learn about its rich history and culture. The kingdom played a big role during colonial times and Uganda`s road to independence.

Located in the Palace are the Idi Amin Torture chambers. They were built by the Israelites, initially as a place of armoury. Idi Amin the president at the time turned it into a torture chamber. It comprised five cells and a dark tunnel with an electric door at the entrance, separated by an electric pool of water in the corridors. Whoever tried to escape from the room would be shocked by the electricity.

4. Kasubi Tombs:
The Kasubi Tombs in Kampala, Uganda, is the site of the burial grounds for four kabakas (kings of Buganda) 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. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in December 2001 when it was described as "one of the most remarkable buildings using purely vegetal materials in the entire region of sub-Saharan Africa"

لضمان التوفر، احجز في أقرب وقت ممكن. الحجز المبكر يستحق النظر خاصة إذا كنت تخطط للرحلة خلال موسم الذروة مثل العطلات العامة أو عطلات نهاية الأسبوع.

يمكنك إلغاء هذه الرحلة بدون تكلفة حتى 24 ساعات قبل بدء الرحلة. إذا قمت بالإلغاء بعد 24 ساعات أو لم تحضر في الرحلة، فسيتم تحصيل السعر الكامل للنشاط. التأخر في الاستلام أو المغادرة سيعتبر كعدم حضور.