Kigungu, on the southwestern shore of the Entebbe peninsula, is the landing site where the first Catholic missionaries — French White Fathers — arrived in Uganda in 1879. A simple monument marks the spot, and a small church nearby has been on the site since the early colonial period.
The landing here came at a moment of intense competition for influence at the Buganda royal court, with Arab Muslims, British Protestants, and French Catholics all vying for converts. The consequences — religious wars, martyrdoms, and eventually a colonial partition of Uganda along denominational lines — make Kigungu a historically significant location well beyond its modest appearance. The site is quiet and rarely visited by tourists, but the lake view from the shoreline is excellent and it makes a good stop if you're exploring the outer edges of the Entebbe peninsula.