2 Days Uganda Martyrs Trail Tour Namugongo catholic shrine

2 Days | Uganda Martyrs Trail Tour

This 2 Days Uganda Martyrs Trail Tour takes you through the trail of “Uganda martyrs” killed in a story of faith, courage and Cruelty. It’s Uganda and perhaps East Africa’s most important place of Christian pilgrimage.

Detailed Itinerary

Overview: 2 Day Uganda Martyrs Trail Tour:

Follow the path of Uganda Martyrs,  visit some of the most iconic churches and monuments.

This tour takes you through the trail of “Uganda martyrs” killed in a story of faith, courage and Cruelty. It’s Uganda and perhaps East Africa’s most important place of Christian pilgrimage. Starting from the killing of Catholics at Munyonyo – 12kms south of Kampala city, finally 20kms east, to Namugongo shrine/museum – the final execution sites.

Between 1885 and 1887, young men who served as servants at the courtyard of a local King – Mwanga were put to death at Namugongo for refusing demands from their ruler to denounce their faith. They were among the first Christian converts in this country.

It was at Munyonyo lake side, that the king made a final fateful decision to begin putting Christians & some Muslims to death for their faith. All Christian servants – now prisoners were sentenced to death, bound to each other, brutally made to walk, escorted by merciless soldiers – dragged over a few days until majority finally reached the final execution site at Namugongo – east of the current Kampala city. All were finally killed at Namugongo on 3^rd June 1886!

Every 3^rd June and days preceding it, over 1 million people pay pilgrimage at Namugongo . Close to 500,000 pilgrims walk up to 300 miles on foot for days to Namugongo to pay pilgrimage. Pilgrims include; participants from Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and some from as far away as South Africa, Malawi and Nigeria.

Day 1: Visiting Munyonyo shrine, Buganda Kingdom parliament and kings palace – Lubiri, Rubaga Cathedral

8.00 am: Your guide will pick you up  from your hotel in Entebbe/Kampala, drive to start at Munyonyo site, Proceed to  Buganda Kingdom  parliament  – Bulange and  kings palace – Lubiri. Find out  why the kings palace was once used as a military barracks. Buganda is one  ancient traditional kingdom in eastern and central Africa.  At lubiri is a chance to see for president Amin’s prison – get firsthand experience of Amins torture chambers.

Go via Nantaweta junction, a ‘drive through ‘ only used by the King of Buganda,

2 pm: Proceed to Rubaga Cathedral – one of the oldest churches whose glass windows have unique writings of the ‘Uganda martyrs, a spot where the king of Buganda wrote a letter inviting missionaries  to Uganda. Proceed to Namiremebe cathedral the oldest cathedral in Uganda. Excursion today ends with a tour of National Mosque at Old kampala for a 360 degree view of 7 hills of Kampala.

Luxury: Nagulu Skyz Hotel
Budget: Bushpig Backpackers

Day 2: Visiting Kasubi Tombs and Namugongo Martyrs Museum & Shrine

8.30 am: Drive to   Kasubi tombs – established 1880, where royals of the Buganda kigdom are buried, it’s one of the remaining green compound, a burial ground for the previous four kings of Bungada ‘Kabakas’, makes it a very important center for the royal family, a place where the Kabaka and his representatives frequently carry out important rituals related to Ganda culture

11 am: Transfer to Namugongo Martyrs  Museum & Shrine, where  servants to a local king were burnt to death for refusing to denounce their Christian  faith.

“Uganda martyrs” killed in a story of faith, courage and Cruelty. It’s Uganda and perhaps East Africa’s most important place of Christian pilgrimage. Starting from the killing of Catholics at Munyonyo – 12kms south of kampala city, through Busega- a site of first protestant killings – finally 20kms east, to Namugongo shrine/museum – the final execution sites.

Between 1885 and 1887, young men who served as servants at the courtyard of a local King – Mwanga were put to death at Namugongo for refusing demands from their ruler to denounce their faith. They were among the first Christian converts in this country. Transfer back  to hotel.

Luxury: Nagulu Skyz Hotel
Budget: Bushpig Backpackers

End of tour Uganda Martyrs Trail Tour.