Makindye Kampala hill is another place you should visit when you are in Kampala City Uganda. This page will guide you to all best places in Makindye area in Kampala. Makindye is a hill in Kampala, Uganda’s largest city and capital. Makindye is also the seat of Makindye Division, one of the five administrative zones of the city of Kampala.
Makindye is one of the five divisions of Kampala. It is led by a division mayor.
Current Mayor: Mulyanyama
Top Attractions in Makindye
1. Beaches at Lake Victoria
Makindye Division has the largest share of Lake Victoria, of all divisions in Kampala. A number of beaches in the Division have been developed into recreation and accommodation establishments. These are:
- KK Resort Beach,
- Gaba Beach Hotel,
- Speke Resort Munyonyo,
- Kawuku Water Sports Club
- Murungo Beach (Mulungi Kabaka’s Recreation Center)
The main attractions at the Beaches include water sports such as canoeing, boat rides/cruises and sport fishing/angling.
The beaches also offer opportunity for some bird watching. In particular, the Speke Resort Munyonyo establishment offers horse riding, while the Kabaka’s Recreational Center is the site for the annual Buganda clans boat competition.
Unexploited potential exists for development of tourism products at several other beaches in Makindye Division such as at the sandy beaches Kawuku, near Gaba.
2. Scenery Viewing
The various hills found in Makindye Division provide opportunity for a panoramic view of areas of Kampala City, lake Victoria and beyond. These include Muyenga, Buziga and Bukasa.
La Panorama Hotel, International Hotel Muyenga, Lake View Guest House at Buziga and Hotel Diplomat and Shires Hotel in Bukasa Parish are the some of the places which are popular for panoramic views in Kampala.
3. Cultural/Historical Sites
There are few cultural/historical of local and national significance in the Division. The most important is the Sir Albert Cook site located at Luwafu in Makindye.
4. Other Attractions and Prime Recreational Areas
Other attractions in the Division include the American Embassy Sports Club at Makindye (exclusive to members), Didi’s World Entertainment Center at Kansanga and numerous small sports and entertainment centers particularly found at Kansanga and Kabalagala.
5. Crafts and Souvenirs Industry
There were 10 independent crafts and souvenirs shops in the Division at the time of the survey.
The shops were located at Kabalagala, Kansanga, Gaba and Muyenga.
A significant variety of crafts and souvenirs on sale were from Kenya.
The outlets appear to have potential market for considerable mount of crafts and souvenirs made elsewhere in the Country.
6. Hotel and Catering Industry
The Division had 26 accommodation business establishments. The outstanding accommodation establishments in the Division included Hotel International Muyenga and Hotel Calendar at Makindye.