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Favorite thing: What do you do usualy when first time visiting a new destination? Well I have to admit, my first step is to locate the main city square from where I start my explorings. Kampala is, however, the first town I have visited so far without main square, actually there are no squares at all. It is a town on seven hills (like Rome) and therefore not so easy to explore. The key point is Market place which looks chaotic in some way and the Matatu station from where you can get to any part of Kampala and its suburbs.
Written Sep 3, 2007
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Favorite thing: It is very easy to stay in telephone contact. You will find yellow kiosks everywhere. By yellow kiosks, I mean a yellow wooden box with a phone on it. Here, you can make local and international phone calls and/or buy credits for the SIM cards used in your GSM phone. All phone calls within Uganda are local calls and will cost around USh 300 per minute.
The SIM card can be purchased on arrival at Entebbe Airport. It will cost you around USD 4 for the card. There are usually some good deals when you fill it up with credits. For example, if you buy USh 20,000 worth of credits, you may get a few more for free. Talk to the person at the counter, and he will be glad to assist you.
You can refill the credit on your SIM card at the road-side kiosks. Just walk up and tell them how many credits worth of refill you want. There are some standard amounts, and you can choose accordingly. So, if you choose a USh 5000 worth refill, then he will open up the plastic covering, scratch the card to reveal the pin number, SMS it to the network, and recieve confirmation within 30 seconds that the recharge is complete. At any time, you can monitor the number the credits in your SIM card.
If you are travelling through East Africa, then I strongly recommend CelTel because you can use the same SIM card in all three countries (Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya). The coverage is pretty good. You can make phone calls in the Serengeti if you want to.
NOTE: Don't bother getting your CDMA phone to Uganda.
Updated Mar 27, 2007
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Written Jul 6, 2008
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Favorite thing: At least walk around the area of the Parliment building in downtown Kampala. There are numerous embassies and places to purchase souveniers.
Written Aug 25, 2002
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At least walk around the area of the Parliment building in downtown Kampala. There are numerous embassies and places to purchase souveniers.
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