Country Info
- Kampala
- Capital
- Uganda Shilling (UGX)
- Currency
- 23,985,712
- Population
- UG
- Country Code
Kampala Slideshow
Kampala
Travel Blogs from Kampala, Uganda
Standing on the Equator
... of how water swirls in a different direction depending on which side of the equator you are on! Stopped at a plaza in Kampala for provision and then headed back to the Red Chili for the night. There are police and army EVERYWHERE today. ...
The One Where Nick Gets Violent Diarrhea
... this city, I’m confident these dudes could pull it off on their lunch break. So now here we are in Kampala, capital city of Uganda. Most of our time here has been spent teaching at one of the local schools. Yes, somebody, somewhere, thought it ...
House Hunting, Braii and NRM day
... . Coming back home early that night, it was enough time to sleep a couple of hours before we left Kampala to go to the for Uganda ridiculously expensive Serena Hotel close to Lake Victoria to spend an afternoon at the pool while being more annoyed than ...
At the outskirts of Kampala
After our safari at the Murchison falls we arrived in Kampala, unfortunately the Red Chilli did not have rooms available, so we went to the second best 'Backpackers' our driver James, is really awesome, he waited until he saw we had checked-in and only ...
Uganda´s most dangerous species?
... 8211; not only do they not wear helmets, but many lack lights, and dark clothes are all the rage. It's no wonder that Kampala hospital has a department known ominously as “the Boda Ward”. On the other hand, certain bodas can brighten up my ...
Uganda::Blood-shed and Light
... . No easy process. We had the privilege of visiting Watoto Childcare Ministries, which has branched out of Kampala to address the need in Northern Uganda, specifically Gulu. We attended the Watoto Church in Gulu which is the most joyous and Spirit-filled ...
Tanzania through Kenya to UGANDA
... eight of us (Me, Sam, Felicity, Caitlin, Thomas, Glenn, Aaron and Amy) decided we would take a 19 hour bus ride to Kampala in Uganda. By the way, Glenn (aka Ernie), Aaron (aka Burt) and Amy are three new volunteers living at the white house. They arrived ...
Kmpala, Blah, Blah, Blah
... to work with them. I have always found learning how to use public transport in a foreign city to be liberating. Around Kampala on a volunteer salary you can either walk, take a boda boda (motorcycle taxi), or a matatu. Matatus are minivans made into ...
Leaving on African time
... of cocoa. I will try and master this when I return to the states. 4pm we are leaving town on Africa time. We rode to Kampala a 2hrs drive in a van with backwards seating like a limo. The windows had curtains, two sunroofs but best of all was the backseat ...
TGI Friday!!
What a strange day it was today!! Really one of the weirdest days I've ever had. It started off pretty normal but after lunch is when it all went crazy. Today was the Neurology clinic for all the children suffering from Hydrocephalus, I have attached a ...
sunday at the market
after a slow start getting ready to go out, i venture out on my first boda boda ride. These are motorcycle taxis all over the place. Jill introduced me to Jeffery, He is known to them so they trust him. ...
Healthy Minds, Healthy Bowel Movements
... dailypuppy.com into their web browsers, and by horrible twist of fate found themselves here. So, what exactly am I doing in Kampala, outside of moving my bowels? Well let’s just say that the African national school curriculum is getting a healthy ...
Bye Muzungu
... and couldn't thank us enough for our blessed visit. Unfortunately there are some matatu (taxi) strikes going on in Uganda at the moment and Kampala is both inaccessible and dangerous to venture into for the next few days. We do however have plans to ...
We say goodbye to Uganda
We are back at Red Chilli Hideaway Kampala. This is our last night in Uganda. Tomorrow we head to Entebbe to board our flight back to Australia. It has been quite an adventure! Our tent in Jinja overlooked the Nile and the sound of the water ...
Day 7
Our last day in the village was a brief one. We dedicated the borehole and took pictures with it, and then walked the perimeter of HEED's land to pray for it. The organization has a lot of land for farming, and it will be very interesting to see how well ...
Sunday in Kampala
... for lunch. and need to get ready for Monday morning. Our misssion is to help develop a transformation strategy for Uganda. It includes preparing a group of Uganaan Public Service officials to deliver leadership and change management workshop that ...
Zanzibar to Uganda
... and I just don't get that.). They were idiots anyway but they did tell us to go to this Irish pub when we got to Kampala - the capital of Uganda where we were going that night. After a few hours at the pool we hopped on a bus and rode an hour to ...
April nights in Kampala
Coming back from the jungle in Bwindi, we got into another one, namely Kampala's nightlife. Whereas the first weekend back in town was pepped up by a Braii at Etienne’s place on Friday and watching Barcelona beating Real Madrid at El Clasico on ...
tuesday in kampala
Hi peeps. Really this is a quick one cos the second of my jerry cans of hot water is nearly ready. And boy do I need a bath. So....made a concerted effort to be active today, this despite sooooooo little sleep! Anyway off I roamed towards town, camera ...
Kampala
Full Day Kampala Tour
Fantastic day seeing the highlights of this bustling, crowded city. Started with a money changing run, then a visit to the Uganda Museum. Quick drive-through of the Makere University, followed by a visit to the tombs of some of the early kings of Uganda. ...
Is that a plane?
So today I decided I should probably see a bit of Kampala, as I'm here and everything. The guys at the bar told me I could take a bus into town, like I'm some proper hard traveller or something. I opted for the personal driver and picking my own tourist ...
Kids in Kampala
... from their Dutch class and played in the garden with our bikes until it got dark. Andrew and Sylvia explained about a forest midway between Kampala and Jinja where we could stay at an eco lodge for cheap. I got a good rest that night but awoke a little ...
Adventures in Uganda - The intro
Hey fellow cohorts, This is the site where you are free to post stories, pictures...whatever you want about our time in Uganda and our group research excursions. (All the good stuff we couldn't/didn't share in class!) I hope we can use this site to share ...
I start to enjoy it more
3rd time here and now I feel very confortable to walk in the city, even at ...
Country Number 2: Uganda
We crossed the Ugandan border today. A pretty uneventful day of driving, until we pulled into the Red Chilli campground. Of course, we listened to the Red Hot Chili Peppers. And, by chance, had chili for dinner. The Red Chilli campground was ...
I have arived in Uganda
... briefings and situation reports of the area in which I will be working. I also got to work with the logistics team down here in Kampala, which was some good experience for when I move up to my base in the north. I have also been having a small look ...