Kampala Nightlife β Safety and Security β Tips and Advice: Most every bar of any size has security at the door, there are bouncers, you might be scanned, patted down, endure β it is for your safety and well-being. Once inside β it is another world β it is Kampala from mild and wild, and there are guidelines β tips and advice you should follow in order be safe and have a good night on the town in the city that never sleeps β Kampala. The music is loud, mostly played by a DJ β not too many bars have live music, though it is becoming more fashionable.
The main thing is to stay safe and secure while out on the Town β hitting Bars and Nightclubs in Kampala. Do not leave your Common Sense at Home:. Going out for a night on the town in Kampala begins with a practical dose of plain old common sense. Alcohol tends to sweep the common sense away, that is why it is practical never to go out alone, have a non-drinker drive, and avoid some of the things below. Common Sense β you are on another continent, the atmosphere is exciting, alcohol is flowing, and it is easy to throw cautions to the wind while out on the town in Kampala.
Avoid Mobile Phone Loss and other valuables:. Smart Phones left casually on a bar table become targets. You can be diverted, look for your phone, and it is gone. The Sim card is removed, and you have just lost your phone. If you are going to the toilet, never leave your phone on the table of a bar, even at a restaurant. Put your mobile phone in your pocket where it is out of sight.
Leave your purses in your hotel, in their safe or your room safe. Do not take chances with valuable things. A Mobile Smart Phone is expensive in Uganda and seen as a status symbol when one sees it on a table β the need and greed factor sets in and you can be out of your phone.
Do not flash money around:. When going out on the town, take some shillings no dollars with you and take out one note at a time-preferably not out of your wallet. Do not use US dollars, UK pounds, Euros when going out, the rate of exchange will be atrocious in bars and nightclubs β plus it draws more attention to you and what you have on you β making you a potential target.
