Things to do in Sezibwa Falls

Things to do in Sezibwa Falls.

Sezibwa Falls is about 20 miles from Uganda’s capital, Kampala, in the Buike district. These falls are located on the Ssezibwa River, which empties into Lake Kyoga. This stunning waterfall is close to the popular tourist destination of Jinja, Uganda. Additionally, Sezibwa Fall is ideally situated adjacent to the Nile River’s source and the Mabira Central Forest Reserve. Sezibwa is located along the Bwanda River, one of two rivers that the Baganda people believe were created by a woman named Nakkungu Tebatuusa while she was traveling to Kavuma Bukunja. The husband of this woman was Nsubuga Sebwaatowho. The Anglican Church of Uganda and the government of the Buganda Kingdom share ownership of the river.

It is a significant cultural treasure for Uganda because of these lovely stories and more. It’s also crucial to remember that a one-day tour is sufficient to fully see Sezibwa Falls; nevertheless, in order to avoid missing out on the stunning experience, one can incorporate Sezibwa Falls into their longer Uganda wildlife and water safaris, Uganda gorilla safaris, or Uganda cultural safaris. The people refer to one of the twin rivers as the River Sezibwa and the other as the River Bwanda. Finding out that Sezibwa, the Baganda language spoken in Luganda, means “my path can never be blocked” is also entertaining. From its mouth to the point where it empties into Lake Kyoga, the Sezibwa is roughly 150 km long. Here are things to do in Sezibwa Falls.

Rock climbing

For those who enjoy rock climbing, the jagged cliffs at Sezibwa present a stunning opportunity. Because they are neither too high nor too low, these boulders, which are dispersed around the Sezibwa Water Falls, are simple to climb and manoeuvre. They provide an exciting rock climbing experience when exploring Sezibwa Falls. However, a local tour operator should provide guidance for this activity.

Bird-watching

There are many different kinds of birds at Sezibwa Falls, including water, tree, and garden birds. To name a few of these diverse bird species, there are the woodland kingfisher, black mackins, Great Blue, red-chested cuckoo, snake birds, cormorants, lesser striped swallows, red-eyed dove, warblers, olive birds, parrots, grey-headed sparrow, Black Bishop, African yellow white eye, and green-throated sunbird.

Cultural experience

While at Sezibwa falls with the aid of a local tour guide one can move through the nearby villages and get a chance to visit the local shrines with traditional healers known as witch doctors who carry out rituals above the water fall and people believe that these rituals help heal health problems, marriage problems, child bearing problems, protection from enemies, boosting one business, boosting harvests to mention but a few. One of the re known shrines at Sezibwa is called ‘Mbuga ya  Musoke’ that locals claim to have a big snake called a python also locally known as ‘Nalongo’ where people spend days and nights offering sacrifices and rit

ual performances in order to delivered from all their sufferings. These people also believe that these shrines are a place to connect with their ancestors who are long dead.

Animal viewing

Sezibwa Waterfalls has numerous wildlife species like Squirrels, monkeys, monitor lizards, and snakes, to mention but a few that one can view while on their Uganda tour at Sezibwa falls. One can easily spot these, especially while taking a walk around the waterfalls of Sezibwa. This can be a beautiful experience and, therefore, worth exploring.

Sport Fishing

After the Sezibwa tour, one can move to the calm parts of the river and carry out fishing for the numerous fish species in the river. Some of these fish species include Nile perch, Tilapia, and mud fish, to mention but a few. Methods such as baskets, fishing rods and nets can be used to fish, and this activity is fun-filled and thrilling. These fish can also be used for preparing a meal.

Sezibwa Falls can be visited during the dry months of the year, that is, January, February, June, July, August and September. These months the weather is sunny with limited rainfall which shall not interrupt tourists’ activities.