Wildlife parks and forest ranges in Uganda are dotted with large and small watercourses that merge and create wonderful and eye-catching waterfalls. The hoot and rustling sound the waters make while falling on the rocks attracts many nature lovers, adventure tour fanatics and those on honeymoon holidays. The waterfalls are some of the best locations or sites one can visit when you hire a car in Uganda or when you choose to book a safari in Uganda. Waterfalls in Uganda offer the best sights for photography and videography and most of these physical features can be spotted in Movies and magazines.
Best Waterfalls In Uganda
- Murchison Falls NP: Murchison falls locally known as Kabalega Falls is located in Uganda’s largest National Park between Lake Albert and Lake Kyoga on the River Nile. Visitors to Murchison Falls National Park get a chance to visit the falls either with a boat cruise to the bottom of the falls or drive to the top of the falls. At the top of Murchison Falls, the River Nile makes its way with a lot of force through gaps in the numerous rocks which are only 7 meter wide and 43 meters high flowing towards Lake Albert. The rumbling noise made by the waters as the fall off the rocks and the drops of water that sprinkle right into your face while at the top of the falls make a memorable Uganda safari to Murchison Falls.
- Kisiizi Falls: These falls are located in western Uganda in the Rukungiri district. The falls are very beautiful and worth a visit especially when you hire a car to western Uganda. The falls are attached to a sad history where unmarried pregnant girls were thrown off the falls as punishment for early pregnancy without marriage. Enjoy beautiful nature walk, hiking, and birdwatching while at Kisiizi falls
- Sipi Falls: Sipi Falls are a series of three waterfalls and the falls are located on the edge of Mount Elgon National Park and the Kenyan border. Enjoy hiking to the Sipi Falls, do the abseiling adventure, visit the coffee farms, and enjoy a challenging hike to the Wagagi peak on Mount Elgon. Enjoy hiking Sipi falls while on a mountain hiking safari in Uganda, have the best of Eastern Uganda with Sipi falls
- Sezibwa falls: Sezibwa Falls is usually part of the one-day trip to Jinja, many visitors to Jinja make a stop at the falls and then proceed for their trip to Jinja. The falls are a cultural site for the Buganda Region and it has a very interesting history in traditional Buganda, this river is believed to have been born by a human being, this lady gave birth to twins in the form of water and one twin is Sezibwa and another is Bwanda. The River falls 7 meters deep forming the beautiful falls that will attract your attention when you visit the site. Sezibwa falls is one of the beautiful places to visit when you hire a car in Jinja for self drive or guided safari.
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