Kasubi Tombs – A Potential Cultural Tourism Site

Kasubi tombs happens to be the burial ground of the late Baganda kings and is a very enormous cultural site in this Uganda’s largest kingdom.This place is comprised of various attributes that bring back the memories of the life of the early Baganda men and women leading to an increase in Uganda Safaris. The place has got a magnificent look that just spells out the cultural heritage of the Buganda tribe that almost covers the central part of Uganda.Kasubi Tombs is located in kasubi “nabulagala” on kasubi hill just a 20 minutes drive from the city centre.

Of late, the site has been undergoing renovation and development since it suffered a fire disaster for almost two times. However, this has been solved because the kingdom officials sat and found out a way to restore the place.With its new look,more visitors will make tours to this site and enjoy a thrilling experience of Buganda’s history.

There has been a lot of fundraising from both clans and counties in this beautiful kingdom of Buganda and a lot of money has been raised which is being used to give the place a tremendous look than even before to magnify its tourism potential.This new look is expected to attract more tourists especially those on cultural safaris o Uganda.

Under the support and efforts of the kingdom’s prime minister (Katikiro), Charles Peter Mayiga, the place will be ready by the end of this march 2014. Indeed the place is going to attract more culture and heritage lovers than even it was before because the kingdom just came up with a brilliant idea. Guess what! Every clan of Buganda is going to establish a chamber around the grounds where each of the clans will show and expose their norms, beliefs, custom to the visitors. This has been done to increase and fully restore the culture and heritage of the Baganda which is just going to add value to your cultural safari as you see almost 50 clans each with its unique culture and heritage. So for those tourists planning to make a trip to Uganda, the tombs are going to just do you good and I would say that don’t miss to include it on your Safari itinerary as you plan for the trip.Automatically if the world is made to know about the tourism potentials of the site,Uganda Safaris have to increase.

Meanwhile, with this wonderful experience coming your way, the grass thatched huts at the sight are an astonishing feature to look at which display the burial grounds where Mwanga II, Muteesa I and Daudi Chwa Buganda’s prominent kings were buried.Don’t miss to know the origin of the thatch technique that is amazing and can only be found in this East African country.

The gate house is also an astonishing feature at this cultural site with its beautiful structure coupled with amazing spears symbolizing the kingdom’s defense mechanism of long ago. The royal drums will also just wrap up your Uganda safari experience while at the site when you hear their sounds as they are sounded. With all that, you just can’t wait to tour the Kasubi Tombs this season because for real it’s going to be worth your money.