Since 1962 Kampala is the capital of Uganda. 1891 it was built on seven hills north of Lake Victoria. Today there are many more hills to find. The name "Kampala" refers to "Kasozi K'Empala" which means "Hills of Antelopes".

A former govermental builiding resides now the national museum, which offers an informative overview of history, culture and development of Uganda.

Since 1922 the famous Makerere University offers home for the intellectual elite of East-Africa.

 

 

Today Kampala is a modern, bustling capital that has overcome the terrible impact of war. Therefore it is the capital of the most rapidly developing countries in Africa. The electricity works, clean water comes out of taps, damaged buildings are now renovated and new ones are built everyday.

 

 

These days you can enjoy evenings out spent at casinos, nightclubs and fancy restaurants. Shopping malls offer the lastest flagstores, entertainment areas and cineplexes. Kampala is said to be built on seven hills, but the city centre is on just one of them, Nakasero. The top half of the hill is a garden city of wide, quiet avenues lined with large houses behind imposing fences. This is where you'll find the embassies, international aid organisations, upmarket hotels, government offices and the rich.

 

 

The bottom half is a completely different world, composed of shops, small businesses, budget hotels, cheap restaurants, street markets, Hindu temples, and the bus station and taxi parks. The streets in this congested area overflow with people, battered old cars, lottery ticket sellers and pavement stalls offering everything from rubber stamps to radio repairs.

 

 

 

Kampala city offers you a wide range of classy hotels. Of course it depends on you whether you prefer a highclass hotel like Sheraton or The Grand Imperial Hotel and several other high-class hotels or a lodge or hostel which is not too costy. On our linksite you find a lot more hotel-details....