1 DAY SOURCE OF THE NILE TOUR-JINJA

SUMMARY

This tour of Jinja city is a one visit to numerous exciting places in Jinja town, most notably the source of the Nile. The Jinja tour can include Mabira forest for birding excursions, culture tours Ssezibwa Falls and Jinja town tour.

Located about 87km by road in South-Eastern Uganda, Jinja town is blessed with the Source of the Nile to which major safari excursions are made. Jinja town is located on the shores of Lake Victoria, with an elevation of 1,171 meters. It lies at latitude 00*27N and longitude 033*11E. Besides being the capital of Busoga Kingdom, Jinja town is home to a diversity of cultures and customs.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Visit Sezibwa falls
• The Roadside Market Food Vendors
• Mabira Forest –Guided nature walk
• The Source of the Nile

DETAILED ITINERARY

After an early morning breakfast, you will be driven from your hotel in Kampala/Entebbe to Jinja, a prime destination for Uganda Safaris. 

Visit Sezibwa falls

This stopover will give you a glimpse into the traditional beliefs of Buganda Kingdom and great pictures from the scenery and landscape. The name Sezibwa is derived from a Luganda (local language of the area) phrase “sizibwa kkubo” which translates into “my path can never be blocked” and this the locals say is because its flow could not be stopped even with different obstacles it encountered along its path like Rocks etc.

Roadside Market Food Vendors

As you approach Mabira Forest, you will come by some roadside market food vendors selling locally-roasted delicacies such as roasted chicken, beef, goat’s meat or beef on skewers, and gonja (plantain) among others.

Mabira Forest

Walking underneath this canopy of this great African tropical Rainforest, you will also see different species of monkeys and other wild mammals. Thereafter you will go for lunch at the Sunset Hotel -a lovely restaurant perched on top of a hill overlooking the Nile. 

Source of the Nile 

As you stand on the Nile, you will hear the gurgling water as you watch native fishermen cast their nets on the longest river in Africa. You will then be taken on a Boat Ride to the actual source of the Nile, and beyond the lake where you will take great pictures for future memories and reference.

After the boat ride, you shall be driven to Jinja town, once the industrial capital of Uganda but today a residential town filled with numerous Indian-styled old structures. 

At sunset, you will be driven back to Kampala in time for dinner at your hotel, which will mark the end of the one-day trip to the Source of the Nile in Jinja.