Day 1: Drive to Jinja, visit Ssezibwa Falls, Mabira Forest and the Source of River Nile
On your first day, you will wake up very early in the morning and you will be picked up after your breakfast. You will then transfer to Jinja with your first visit being at the historical Ssezibwa Waterfalls. The waterfalls are as a result of water squeezing through narrow opening of rocks and dropping at great speed into a large pool that is about 14 meters deep.
This tourism site has ever green natural vegetation cover with several bird species which present a wonderful opportunity for bird watching together with a few monkeys that can be seen on the trees as your having a nature walk. The site presents several tourist activities such as bird watching, camping, rock climbing, nature walks, hiking, canoeing.
We shall then continue with a stopover at Mabira Forest for a forest walk as you get to appreciate this natural forest. Mabira Forest is a rainforest area covering about 300 square kilometres (120 sq mi) in Uganda, located in Buikwe District, between Lugazi and Jinja. Mabira forest is home to over 300 bird species, and many Ugandan primate species.
We shall continue to Jinja, for lunch and then proceed to view the source of the river Nile on a boat cruise. In the evening, you will drive to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Source of the Nile Hotel
Meal plan: All meals and drinking water
Day 2: White water rafting and transfer to Kapchorwa, Sipi Falls
After your breakfast, you will drive to Nile explorers point for a briefing as you prepare for white water rafting. You will fit out with life jackets and helmets before heading off down river to the start point. The activity takes you the extreme adventure of your safari as you test the rapids of the Nile.
Thereafter, you will have lunch and transfer to Kapchorwa in Eastern Uganda as you await the hike to the 3 Sipi falls. You will leave jinja and drive to the hills of Masaba where you will appreciate the beautiful landscapes before your eyes. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Accommodation: Rafiki Lodge Sipi
Meal plan: All meals and drinking water
Day 3: Hike Sipi Falls (The 3 water falls) and a coffee tour.
After your breakfast, you will choose to go on a 3-hour or – for the real adventurers – a 7-hour hike through the region. You will be briefed by a local guide who will lead us on the hike to the falls.
Whichever option you choose, you can be certain that you pass many picturesque waterfalls, plantations and caves. Local villagers will be sure to greet you with ‘Jambo!’ and beaming smiles.
Later in the evening, you will have a coffee tour and get to know how the coffee you take at your favourite cafe get from the garden up to the cup on the table. You will also have time to prepare yourself as teste your original made coffee. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
End of your safari