Kampala: Guided Craft Market Tour with Hands-On Workshop
ID: GYG1498099-2288265
Category:
Country: Uganda
Duration:
04:00 hours
Description
Meet local artisans and learn about their work on a guided tour of Kampala's craft market. Try your hand at making a craft, such as a bead bracelet or basket, and explore the market.
Begin your experience by meeting your guide at Senana Supermarket on Buganda Road. Get a short introduction to Kampala and Uganda’s craft culture, and learn why handmade crafts are important to local communities.
Meet local women artisans and watch them demonstrate selected crafts. Learn about different types of beads, how colors are selected, how beads are threaded, how necklaces and bracelets are assembled, and how long different pieces can take to make.
Next, try making something yourself. Choose from making a simple bead bracelet, trying basic basket weaving, decorating a small piece of African fabric, or trying a simple craft-design activity. The artisan guides you while explaining the process.
Ask questions about the craft, such as how the artisan learned it, how long they have been making crafts, where the materials come from, how long one item takes, what selling crafts means to their family, and which products are most popular with visitors.
Then, begin a guided walk through the surrounding Buganda Road craft market. Learn how the craft market works, where different types of crafts come from, the differences between handmade and mass-produced items, common materials used in Ugandan crafts, how to identify different styles, and how respectful bargaining works.
Finally, return to the starting area around Senana. Before saying goodbye, take a final photo with your crafts or the artisans, where appropriate and with consent.
Highlights
- Meet local artisans and learn about their work and livelihoods
- Try your hand at making a craft, such as a bead bracelet or basket
- Explore Kampala's craft market and learn about the different crafts
- Discover the stories behind the materials and designs of the crafts
- Contribute to the livelihoods of community artisans by purchasing crafts
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Guests will have the opportunity to interact directly with local women artisans.
The experience includes a hands-on craft session where guests can try making a craft themselves.
Guests are encouraged to ask questions and learn about the artisans' stories and the craft-making process.
The experience supports the livelihoods of community artisans.
we meet at senanana supermarket entrence, look out for our guide in out company uniform
INCLUDED
- Welcome & Introduction at Senana
- Meet the Makers: How African Crafts Are Made
- Hands-On Craft Session
- Walk Into Kampala’s Craft Market
- Guided African Craft Market Exploration & Free Shopping
- Final Stop & Community Impact
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
