Steve Kampala Walking tours (Airpals Safaris tour)
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Kampala, Uganda
- 4 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Get an in-depth introduction to Kampala during this small-group, half-day walking tour. Understand the region’s history and Uganda’s geopolitical landscape. Explore the city’s landmarks in a group capped at 10 people. Highlights include a shopping trip to Bagala Craft, panoramic city views from Namirembe Kathedrale, and a brief history lesson at the Independence Monument.
- A guided, half-day small-group walking tour through Kampala
- Get a broader and more nuanced perspective on the Ugandan capital
- Cover the city’s main local landmarks in just a few hours
- Choose between morning and afternoon tour options
What's Included
- GST (Goods and Services Tax)
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Kampala, Uganda
you will find me outside Makerere University main gate
End point
- Namirembe CathedralCathedral Hill Rd, Kampala, Uganda
The first part of the tour ends at Namirembe Cathedral and the second part at Kasubi tombs
Itinerary
1
Makerere University
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Katanga Slum
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Bagala Craft
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Independence Monument
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Nakasero Market
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
6
Temple SSDM Shree Sanatan Dharma Mandal
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
World War II Memorial
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
8
Kampala Old Taxi Park
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
9
Owino Market/Kampala
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
10
Namirembe Kathedrale
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.9
based on 97 reviews
Nicole_P, Oct 2025
What a great way to see Kampala. Visiting slums, monuments and markets with informative guide. Malik was a great guide and spoke perfect English
Jessica_P, Jul 2024
Getrude was our tourguide and was incredibly knowledgeable about the city and its history. We had so much fun and got a real taste of Kampala!
Paul_S, Jul 2024
Excellent guide, informative, flexible and worked very hard for benefit of his customers. The tour covered a lot of ground and gave a great sense of the centre of Kampala. Highly recommended.
Tima_T, Jun 2024
Whst a great day, Steve you there amazing we learned so much about Kampala, we felt extremely safe you took great care us, I would highly recommend Steve to anyone visiting Kampala 😀
Vanessa_M, Apr 2024
The Independent monument and the bus station were the highlights. It was an emotional and humbling experience walking through the slums.
Matthew_L, Dec 2023
Ben was the tour guide I had and he was amazing. Very knowledgeable and really friendly. By joining this tour, I learnt a lot about the history of this city as well as the culture of the different areas.
Michael_E, Nov 2023
Very interesting and comprehensive tour! We covered a lot of ground and really dove into the hustle and bustle of Kampala. Steve was very friendly, responsive and helpful and provided a lot of information. I recommend this tour 100%.
Jada_E, Jun 2023
I really enjoyed my tour. It was a well paced tour with a great itinerary and I learnt a lot from Steve's commentary as we went along. Steve was very nice and personable, and even helped me sort an issue with my uber and waited with me until it was enroute. Would definitely recommend.
Doytchin_S, Apr 2023
Definitely recommended you would like to know the city as you will visit places that you would not go into by yourself. :)
Vincent_d, Jan 2023
Steve did his utmost to accomodate my interests and physical limitations. Wonderful tour with a very varied itinerary.
Melissa_N, Jan 2023
Steve was so knowledgeable, friendly, and engaged. It was a great experience, it was lovely
to hear the political, geographical history and to be able to walk around the hidden gems of Uganda that you wouldn’t have been able to see without a tour guide. My fave part was the chats about real Uganda and what is is like living here. Honestly no complaints I would recommend this to everyone visiting Uganda. Ensure you book help boost the economy and TIP! Thanks
Steve for a great time
Stephane_S, Oct 2022
Steve is very knowledgeable on the history of Kampala. He answered all of my questions and was very patient. I will definetly book him again in the future for other tours. He also suggested the best way to get around and a restaurant called 2k's at the end of our tour. Thank you again Steve!!
ChristianTenisch, Aug 2022
wow, ive been on a lot of walking tours but this one must have been the most disappointing.
I was expecting so much more because of all the positive reviews. I dont know whether Steve had a bad day or was burnt out but I can only review what I experienced myself
here’s what I didn’t like:
- lot of the tour felt like Steve was operating on autopilot. It felt like he was reciting facts of a wikipedia article he learnt by heart and already told a hundred times, and it was so obvious. after a while i got so bored i couldnt even focus anymore.
- i didn‘t feel at all that Steve was excited or passionate about showing me the city and his culture, the way I experienced it in other tours. it looked like he was bored himself and relieved when the tour was over
- according to viator this tour is about 4 hours, but it was already over after 3 hours
- many parts of the tour felt like wasted time where we were just walking and he was quiet most of the time. when we walked through markets or slums, he didn’t explain or show me anything, we just rushed through
- also the ending of the tour was very abrupt and disappointing
Positive: Steve gave me some good advice about Kampala, he’s overall a friendly guy, took some nice pictures and helped me to get my first Rolex ;-)
recommendation:
most of the places we’ve visited you can discover by yourself or with a local friend
Otherwise if you want to book this tour, book it as a free version where you can decide how much tip you want to give yourself. That way you won’t feel overcharged when Steve has a bad day. I paid 26.5 dollar for this tour, I would say the experience I had was worth 10-15 dollar max compared to other tours.
Olivier_M, Jan 2024
Nous avons apprécié le parcours bien étudié hors des sentiers battus et nous avons évité les monuments type palais, mosquée, musée
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