1 day Jinja city tour to the second largest Town After Kampala; Jinja is one of the places that can be visited in a day. It is one and half-hours drive to jinja town from Kampala. You have an opportunity to visit many Sites on your one day Jinja tour that Includes: Mabira Forest, Ssezibwa Falls, Tea and Sugar Plantations. Roadside markets, Source of the Nile, See River Nile and also go for white water Rafting.
Mabira Forest on your Jinja tour
Mabira forest is about 45 Minutes’ drive from Kampala the Capital city of Uganda. It is the only Remain nature low land tropical rainforest in the central Uganda. Under controversy three years ago when the Uganda government wanted to give it away to sugar growers, Mabira forest remains one of the leading tourism site for one to go for nature and forest walks to see birds and primates.
One or two hour nature walk will expose you to the beauty of the forest and if you want to stay overnights, there are some accommodation properties as well.
Sugar and tea plantations
As you drive to Jinja Town, you will not miss out on Tea and sugar plantations. You will have an opportunity to see people harvesting tea and trucks emerging from sugar plantations carrying sugar cane pieces. If you have time, you may pass by Ssezibwa falls to get Insight about Buganda kingdom .it is where you learn one or two things about the Buganda Kingdom.
Our 1 Day Jinja tour, you will visit the source of the Nile and see the point where the mighty River Nile starts its journey through Sudan, Egypt And onto the Mediterranean Sea. Its the point where the first European Man named John Speke managed to see that River Water was separating from lake water. You will have to take a boat ride to reach the exact place where this happens.
At the source of the Nile one is able to do bird watching and also have some refreshments. If you are an adventure tourist, you may join our tours on River Nile for white water rafting. Both Half and full day trips can be organized from Kampala everyday.