Historic site
Kasubi Tombs
36 locals recommend
Location
Masiro Road
Kampala, Central Region
Tips from locals
Tricia
September 18, 2022
The Kasubi Tombs in Kampala, Uganda, is the site of the burial grounds for four kabakas and other members of the Baganda royal family. As a result, the site remains an important spiritual and political site for the Ganda people, as well as an important example of traditional architecture. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in December 2001, when it was described as "one of the most remarkable buildings using purely vegetal materials in the entire region of sub-Saharan Africa". Some of the major buildings there were almost completely destroyed by a fire in March 2010, the cause of which is under investigation. As a result, in July 2010 it was included in the list of World Heritage Sites in Danger. The Buganda Kingdom has vowed to rebuild the tombs of their kings and President Museveni said the national government of Uganda would assist in the restoration of the site. Reconstruction started in 2014, funded by the government of Japan.
The Kasubi Tombs in Kampala, Uganda, is the site of the burial grounds for four kabakas and other members of the Baganda royal family. As a result, the site remains an important spiritual and political site for the Ganda people, as well as an important example of traditional architecture. It became…
David
February 25, 2020
Burial site for the Buganda Royal family
Marion
July 1, 2019
The Kasubi tombs – where the remains of the Kings of Buganda were buried Uganda
Irene
January 8, 2020
Royal tombs. This is a must you sjould see.
ZAFFE Houses
August 27, 2019
Come visit the Royal Tombs, they have all the kings of the Kingdom of Buganda And a lot of other interesting traditional items, depicting the history of this kingdom, pivotal in many ways to the history of Uganda itself