3 Days Mt. Elgon / Sipi Falls Tour

Tour Overview

This tourist-loved Mountain Elgon is found in Eastern Uganda. It’s an incredibly striking place for a trip, with its attractive wonderful Sipi Falls. There is a camp built around a croft-like house originally built as a Governor’s retreat, on a rock face straight overlooking the exciting Sipi Falls and the Karimajong plains.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Mabira Forest, Sipi Falls Elgon Tour

You are picked up from your hotel or airport early morning to head to the eastern part of Uganda. This drive will take you through the attractive Mabira Forest where you will get to see different tree species and animals. You will go past the sugarcane and tea plantations of Mukono.

On your way, you may visit Ssezibwa Falls and later have lunch in Jinja town. In Jinja, you will visit the source of the Nile and probably Bujagali Falls from where you drive straight to Mbale.
From Mbale, you will head to Sipi falls and check-in at Sipi Falls Rest Camp. In the evening, relax at the camp or have a leisurely walk around.  Overnight at Sipi Falls Rest Camp or Mt. Elgon National Park Cottages.

Day 2: Sipi Falls and Nature Walk

In the morning after breakfast, head for hiking to the Mount Elgon Forest Exploration Centre for a guided walk around this area. Then make a stroll through the local Sabiny villages and return for lunch.

In the afternoon, you will be guided to the core of the falls at the bottom where the water hits the rocks. Later on, you head up to the Caves and return to the lodge. Spend the night at Sipi Falls Rest Camp or Mt. Elgon National Park Cottages.

Day 3: Jinja Tour and return to Kampala

Early morning, have breakfast, leave Sipi Falls, and drive to Jinja. Here you will get to visit Bujagali Falls. See the water rafters do their thing and join in the fun at the source of the river Nile. You will have your lunch in Jinja before heading back to Kampala in the evening. Check-in hotel for overnight.

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