1 day Jinja Tour

If you are visiting Uganda on a business trip and you’re not able to take long safari, you can take this 1 day Jinja tour to see a bit outside of Kampala to three main sites. The tour starts after an early breakfast preferably 7:30 am in the morning from Kampala or Entebbe to avoid the traffic jam. You will drive through tea plantations, sugar plantations and colorful roadside fruit and vegetable markets. On two stops you will see several Ugandans selling roast meat as a quick snack for travelers in buses and taxis. You will visit the Ssezibwa waterfalls, Mabira forest and source of R. Nile.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Ssezibwa Falls, Mukono Uganda

The Sezibwa Falls are located 32 Km along the Kampala- Jinja highway. It is one of Uganda's hidden cultural treasures with one part owned by Buganda Kingdom and another by the Anglican Church of Uganda. ... The Sezibwa Falls are 7 meters high with beautiful scenery for relaxation and enjoyment as birds sing in the trees.


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Mabira Forest, Najjembe Market, Mabira Uganda

The Mabira Forest is a rainforest area covering about 300 square kilometres in Uganda, located in Buikwe District, between Lugazi and Jinja. It has been protected as Mabira Forest Reserve since 1932. It is home for many endangered species like the primate Lophocebus ugandae. You will be able to do a short hike in mabira where you will be able to see monkeys and also different bird species.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Source of the Nile Museum, Plot 14-20 Amberley Street, Jinja Uganda

River Nile is the longest river in Africa with Lake Victoria as its source. The river starts its 6,500km journey to the Mediterranean Sea (Egypt) beside Jinja town (Uganda) and holds the Owen Falls Dam the source of hydro electricity for Uganda with one other dam under construction currently. You will be able to take a boat ride to the main point called the "zero point"

Duration: 2 hours