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Steve Kampala Walking tours (Airpals Safaris tour)

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Kampala, Uganda
  • 4 hours (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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 Cathedral
      Cathedral 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 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    2

    Katanga Slum

    20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    3

    Bagala Craft

    20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    4

    Independence Monument

    20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    5

    Nakasero Market

    15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    6

    Temple SSDM Shree Sanatan Dharma Mandal

    15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    7

    World War II Memorial

    10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    8

    Kampala Old Taxi Park

    10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    9

    Owino Market/Kampala

    15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    10

    Namirembe Kathedrale

    10 minutesAdmission 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

    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
    Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

    Kampala walking tour

    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

    Amazing tour!

    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!

    Excellent guide,...

    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.

    Amazing tour of Kampala with Steve

    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 😀

    Great contrasting walking tour of 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.

    Great tour in Kampala

    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.

    Great experience

    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%.

    Great Tour

    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.

    Recommended!

    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. :)

    Excellent Kampala Experience

    Vincent_d, Jan 2023
    Steve did his utmost to accomodate my interests and physical limitations. Wonderful tour with a very varied itinerary.

    A MUST do for Kampala

    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

    Kampala walking tour with the greatest Steve!!!!

    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!!

    unfortunately the tour didn’t meet up to my expectations

    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.

    Une découverte du Kampala des ougandais

    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 Ce que nous recherchions

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