1 Day Jinja Tour: this is the most famous popular packages which is best for families. The 1 day jinja city tour gives an opportunity to all kinds of tourists to explore the most scenic cities within Uganda as well as the major attractions in jinja. While on a Uganda safari to jinja, you will have a stop over to the sezibwa falls, mabira forest, and the bridge among others.
HIGHLIGHTS
Sezibwa falls
Nature walk in mabira
Boat ride to the source of the Nile
Visiting kalagala falls
The one day tour begins early in the morning with a driver picking you from the hotel or place of residence. The guide takes you through the entire travel plan and what to expect. After the briefing the driver starts the journey to jinja as you enjoy the roasted chicken along the way at the food market in namawojolo. The first stop over is at the sezibwa falls which were created by the river flowing down on a number of rocks. The falls aren’t just scenic they are as well important cultural sites for the Buganda kingdom. At the falls the guide will take you around the site as you enjoy the cool temperatures. For the bird watching lovers you will enjoy seeing various birds at the site since it’s called a birders paradise. Birds such as striped kingfisher, cormorants, great blue turacos and the white-throated bee-eaters among others.
After the sezibwa falls, the next stop over is mabira forest which is known to be the largest rainforest in Uganda and covers an area of 300 square kilometers. The forest is a home to over 219 butterfly species, ancient trees, 316 birds, as well as small primates such as grey-cheeked mangabeys, red-tailed monkeys and vervet monkeys. In mabira forest you will enjoy the nature walk which takes 2 hours. However one can decide to do zip lining where you can have an aerial view of the forest. After all activities in the forest you will proceed to jinja as you pass through the sugarcane plantations as well as tea plantations in lugazi.
After reaching in jinja, you will drive through the town and after proceed and have lunch. After lunch you will head to a visit to the source of the Nile. The source of the Nile is a point where the Nile River leaves Lake Victoria as it starts its journey to the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt. You will as well have a boat cruise at the Nile. After the boat cruise you will pass by the artisan shops to buy souvenir.
After that the next destination will be the kalagala falls that are best known for whitewater rafting as well as water sports such as tubing and canoeing. After the visit you will embark on the journey back to Kampala
TOUR INCLUDES
Lunch
Bottled drinking water
Transportation
An English tour guide
Visiting mabira forest
Touring the source of the Nile
TOUR EXCLUDES
Personal expenses
Accommodation
Visa
Insurance
