This is my favorite destination in Kampala. The grounds are lovely. When I was there the King was also there at the palace along with the Prime Minister. When I arrived the Prime Minister drove through the grounds and out the gate in a black SUV on his way back to the Parliament building. The subterranean prison and torture chambers were of course very sobering and scary. I had a wonderful tour guide. I can’t remember her name but her photo is attached. This ought to be the prime destination in Kampala, in my opinion.

A fascinating piece of Buganda history. The Royal Palace of the Buganda Kingdom, built in 1885 by Kabaka (King) Daniel Mwanga 11, is key to understanding Buganda culture and history, but thoroughly undermarketed as a tourist attraction. This is really a place all visitors to Kampala should have on their checklist. The site is also home to the torture chamber of former dictator Idi Amin Dada

Enjoyed the guided tour through the grounds. There is so much history to reminisce on.

if you want to get familiar with buganda kingdom, here is good place. entrance fee is 10 usd dollar.

Went to do a photoshoot at the amazing gardens of this palace. The palace guards were very nice and understanding, the fee we paid was very affordable

Site has no official online presence, so how are visitors supposed to know when it is open and how much it costs? I got there, ticket is 35,000 for one foreign adult ($10 USD). OK, do you take credit cards? Yes, but machine is broken. Right. Bought ticket and was then told I was not allowed to walk around by myself, I needed a guide. Is the guide included? No. How much is the guide? It's up to you. You mean guide is included but a tip is up to me? Guide is not included. I have no clue what that circular conversation was about. I was not charged an additional fee for the guide. I tipped the guide. This would be a lot easier if relevant information were posted online and also prominently visible at ticket office. Relevant info includes entry fees, whether credit cards are accepted (don't say they're accepted but not have a working machine), that a guide is required, that no additional fee is charged for the guide but tips are appreciated, hours of operation, and location of main security gate. Site is an important spot for Uganda, but as far as tours go, there isn't much to see. There is no museum or visitors' center. Guide takes you to exterior front of undistinguished 1930s house but you can't go inside or walk around the building. It's just a photo op. Basically guide verbally rehashes recent Ugandan history while standing in front of house. Perhaps main draw for many is an arsenal formerly used for torturing people. Dark place to be sure, but it looks like a truck unloading platform which is its purpose-built function. There is no exhibit, no supporting evidence, no oral histories, absolutely nothing to substantiate and deepen this presentation. It's "Bad stuff happened here, take my word for it." I went to see the arsenal. For those who aren't locals for which the site is imbued with meaning, unless you have a specific reason to visit, it's a tough sell. Given the unprofessionalism with which site presents itself to the world, it's an even tougher sell to foreign tourists. DATE VISITED: 24 Jan 2022; 35,000/foreign adult plus whatever tip for guide

I wish the inside of the palace was open to the public. I was able to see the begining of what Uganda's current government is made of.

Kabakas palace , a residence of the emperor of the king of Buganda , great spot , but unfortunately can’t be visited indoor. If I’m not mistaken I paid 1k shillings for face mask , and 30k to enter the palace area and to have a professional guide . We also visited chamber cells where Idi Amin captured his opponents. The place consists of 4 big cell rooms without doors , the stories that our tour guide told us was so stunning . So many innocent people were killed in 60-70s

Get to learn and emerse yourself into the rich history of the Baganda royal family. The torture chambers can be a bit scary. The tour guide was amazing and knowledgeable.

Interesting place to visit & know about modern Ugandan history. The tour guide Sarah was very friendly & provided thorough information about the place. The ticket is bit too overpriced at $10 knowing that one can't enter inside the palace. Overall, bit overpriced.

Pherook made the experience so memorable with the animated story telling. So much more can be done to visually enrich the experience like a limited access tour to the inside of the palace or have an outdoor museum. Preservation of some of the artefacts like the Kabaka's car and the torture chambers can definitely be done better UGX 10,000 gives you a guided tour of the palace grounds and armoury/torture chambers. A package deal of UGX 20,000 includes both parliament and the palace With enough time, one can walk the royal mile to the Baganda parliament or take a boda ride for about UGX 1000. Not much to see at parliament though. The guides at the palace and at parliament were however very accommodating and pleasant and made the experience that much better

Great place to visit and learn about the Ugandan history. Some stories are quite sad but it’s actually a great chance to get enlightened about what happened in the past. The guides are very friendly and patient and i indeed learnt all I needed to know. :)

Place full of history and interesting facts about Idi Amin regime. Not far from palace is torture chamber where your guide will take you. Scary place.

Expensive place. Entrance fee 70000 ~ 16 Eur. Possible to visit only with guide, I think that is why cost so high. I did not go there, because as I think better to spend money for something else.

This is remarkable ... The biggest kingdom in the country.

Quite extra ordinary, blending old civilisation with modern architects dating back in the early centuries...showing high degree of organisation of the Buganda kingdom since memorial times, to date and in the future to come

One of the historical tourist sites in Kampala, The palace for the king of buganda It's so special,

The Palace is fantastic with historic places within its archive. The guides of the Palace are culturally knowledgeable and very organized and welcoming.

It's a very lovely place where you can get to relax and meet some times new people and create new friendships and even you will be able to keep them for a long long time there are so many public institutions, secondary primary schools as well and royal hotels. Welcome

The aeration at kabakas Palace is just woow

Very good and green compound. So lovely. Fresh breaths guaranteed in the gardens

We all have originality, but for the Buganda its good to see their origination is from the city of the country Uganda. LONGLIVE SAABASAJJA KABAKA

That is a really interesting historic landmark. A must visit in Kampala.

It has a good historical story of Uganda and Buganda as well. You get to know about past presidents and kings and their overthrow.

Kabaka's palace is the most essential and highly respected place in Buganda and Uganda at large. It so cool.

It's where you can get relaxing time

it was a delight visiting Kabaka's Palace for the first time after having read so much about it from when I was a young boy. so much history here. i hope to come back soon.

I was disappointed that I paid 20,000 UGX only to get a history lesson (which I appreciated). But we stood outside the palace during the lesson and were told we’re not allowed to go inside - which I understand as the palace is actually in use by the King. But then why call it a tourist attraction if we can’t experience it.

A great part of Buganda and Uganda's history! Amazing 😍

The place is gem, culture and it's history intact and well documented plus the people are so welcoming.

A visit to the King's palace, although he no longer stays there due to Idi Amin using the area to torture and kill around 25,000 Ugandans during his rule. Although you aren't able to go inside the palace it's a good and informative trip around the grounds, including the torture chambers. It costs $10. Recommended.

Full of history, my tour guide was a gentle and nice man. Recommend visiting

The gate man said we had to pay him inorder to get a picture . Beautiful topography and at the public garden, a lady came to charge us for the photos we took on our own phone but we refused.

Worthwhile place to visit. Guide was knowledgeable

So quite, look the environmental out looking, so nice with grassy compound.

Great history about the Buganada Kingdom and the stories of Iddi Amin and other leaders who ruled Uganda, the place is clean with amazing well versed guides who will take you through when you visit, also be sure to check their souvenir shop as they sell nice stuff and the prices are just fair

So good and it is situated on a good site

Beautiful and lovely hospitality of all around you.

Here is where you could have a chance to see the leaders and Kabaka of Buganda Kingdom.

Being a cultural modeled place, it is very good for all Baganda cultural practices and learning. The beauty is is on its adjacent view of Bulange and Kabaka Anjagala stretch. Spacious gardens for photoshoot and leisure park.

The palace and it's situation on the royal mile is interesting, the tour partially covers the palace but also the history of Ugandan royalty. You also can see Idi Amin's torture chambers hidden around the back, including the handprint marks of its victims. You get a sombre and honest description of this dark history, worth seeing for a holistic understanding of Ugandan history.

In here you will experience the past history of the Buganda Kingdom

Good cultural heritage

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Good

Marvelous, indeed royalness

cool climate

Historical

It still holds the historical dignity.

Fresh air

Culture tours in kampala

Great place

Best place ever

Its a place to vist

It is nice

Nice place.

It's for the Royals

Nice place

Very beneficial to get a quick overview of the history and understand how the politics works in Uganda. Guides are knowledgeable and easy to ask questions ro

Lit

My Kingdom Buganda

Its more thank oky

A great place to visit

Awesome

Good

Always visit Kabaka's Palace!!

Excellent

Security tight

Interesting

This place is a historical area with reference to Buganda history

Awesome

So nice

Good for tourism

One of the best palaces in africa

Very historical place to visit

Cultural center with radio stations

Wonderful place

It was a nice trade show with very many things from animals birds reptiles, farming foods corporate companies children play ground etc

Nice place to visit, full of culture and the hosts are very welcoming

A house English style designed. History of it little bit sad. There is a place next to palace done for torture the people, they said many people died there.

Great place and strategically located at the heart of Kampala City, if only it had been fully engaged

This is a site to behold yet soul search too. It represents a transactional regime as well as an alleged former torture center in the Idi Amin regime. You aren't allowed to access the interior unless it's a state function or otherwise.

Very ok mr loction sir

Historical place about buganda culture and view from the palace its just awesome

It has a very beautiful green cattle farm, with well made roads.

Strategically located, great environment and hospitality of the the people in is highly welcoming

It has an incredible park

Good Gardens and large area Good security for parking

Great works

It's good

Fantastic

I look nice

It's the place to be

Sooo cool and a lot to discover

Lovely

Most amazing place

The place is good for parties, weeding photos etc

(Translated by Google) Generally not interesting. You can't go inside. Paid 35,000 each for a walk in the garden with the matoke and the houses where the staff live. Rave!!! (Original) Вообще неинтересно. Внутрь нельзя. Заплатили по 35000 за прогулку по саду с матооке и домикам где живёт персонал. Бред!!!

Great palace

Great Memorial place

Good

Nice

Fresh air

Beautiful

The experience and first impression was so good. Thumbs up to all the comrades their.

One the cultural sites in Uganda with rich history

Beautiful environment

Good place

Environmental pleasant

Good

It's the centre of cultural revolution in buganda

Its very cultural, beautiful en smells fresh, especially the gardens

Awesome

It's clean and beautiful

I live in Buganda

Literally everything is written in Luanda while here. Funny and some how confusing but interesting cultural manner.

Beautiful arena

Insightful ❤️❤️❤️

Green at its best and everyone minds their biz

Inner place you should never miss when I. A city tour in Kampala, it has most of Ugandan history documented here.

Just great

It's rich in culture after so many years in existence. Friendly people around and a quiet place to escape Kampala noise

Amazing. Defines the Buganda culture. Source for rich history. Visit it. You won't be disappointed

So far, the most important landmark i have visited in Kampala. You pay 35k ugx and get a guided tour that tells you the history of the Bugandan kindgom and how the palace was the center of many coups. Dont miss it!. They have nice drawings in their shop but you would need lots of bargaining skills.

Loved touring.. The people are kind and friendly and it was such an amazing experience

A good story to know around this Palace in regard to the kingdoms and the central government.

Natural and historic cultural site that preserves the Heritage of buganda, the baganda and the the people of uganda 🇺🇬 at large. It's who indigenous ugandans are

The Kabaka's palace is a good place to visit. Well, the conditions there are heart warming and fair enough. Am sure any one can love it there.

It has a very nice environment accompanied with fresh air

Kabaka's palace the life was so nice because I love the nurture of the environment.

It's such a historical amazing place that every one in the world would need to see.

It's one of the greatest cultural sites

Impresive insight in a dank part of Uganda´s history

Excellent guided tour from Fred. A thorough history lesson and recommended visit for those looking for this type of excursion. Word of warning, do be prepared to learn about some harrowing atrocities during the tour.

Great cultural and historical site for one to experience on a Kampala city tour. Guides are available to make your visit flawless and memorable.

The lubiri forms one of the different palaces of His Majesty the Kabaka of Buganda. Space available for sporting activities, football, netball, volleyball.

Very rich history, norms and culture! I'm a proud descendant of the Kingdom of Buganda.

It was great day to see this historical palace and what idi Amin doing to the people we have to learn from the history of our mother Africa and work how to get continent like the white developed educated less corruption

Its good for tourist to come and know more about Buganda king dom

A great place to get an overview of Buganda's history! I really enjoyed the tour, our guide (Namaganda) was soooo friendly and knowledgeable and answered every single of our very many questions. We had a nice time :)

Beautiful with unique history between the British colonial rule and Ugandan government

I recommend the guided Royal Mile Tour organised by Buganda Tourism Board. Rich is history about Buganda.

A rip off...nothing to see for the guided $10 fee. Just take a pick of the entrance gate and continue

Our guide, Ben, was do knowledgeable and kind! If one wants to know more about the Buganda kingdom this place and the guuded tour is a must! Historical details like Idi Amin's bunker is a nice plus!

It was refreshing to learn more about the Buganda Kingdom and it’s history in Uganda’s history. We visited after taking the Royal mile from the parliament to the palace. Our guide Ben was very welcoming and knowledgeable about the wider East African region. Our tour was elaborative, seeing the torture dungeons and classic cars used by Idi Amin.

Very nice palace take the historical tour and see the torture chambers

This amazing place has reach history, of the kingdom I recommend

It was really interesting to hear the rich history of Buganda Kingdom,Uganda and the torture chambers of Idd Amin

One of the iconic places of African and Ugandan History. Long Live the King !

such a huge place but the guide was in a hurry and could not show us the whole palace😡🥺

I was amazing there are tour guides who tell us about the culture of the place and its awesome

It's a nice place for a dinner date, evening walk and talks, with a cool environment, simple space for birthday parties with a nicer view of the city from the hill top and located within the heart of Buganda ( Kabaka's Palace).

Interesting place but you can't get into the Palace. You do get to see Amins torture Chambers. I had an informative guide but it is still just one hour visit max

Wonderful place. Our guide Timothy gave us a 50-minute history of Buganda and the Kabaka. It was so amazing a must visit

Commemorating the 30 years of coronation of the King of Buganda. We took gifts (Amakula).

It was a great experience learning about the buganda culture, history, and also about Emin's history on where his torture chambers where located

Yesterday we are visited the place. Three of us, the price that we agreed was 60.000,00 UGX, after first offer of 36.000,00 UGX per person. In the palace we cannot enter, it is closed for visitors. So, we've just saw the yard where lives families of Ugandan soldiers, and the torture chambers. And guide guy told us story about 3 kings that lived there in palace. Also, he showed us paintings on peel of trees.

As a Kenyan visiting Uganda, I found this visit to be enlightening and educational. The history of the Kings of Baganda gives you a look into the past and the structure in the African culture