4 Day Elgon Sipi falls safari
Embark on this 4 Day Elgon Sipi falls safari for an unmatched experience in the wild. Explore the amazing scenery of Uganda as you hike Mount Elgon and explore Sipi falls on this Uganda safari tour. This Uganda safari tour allows you have 2 day’s hike up Mount Elgon and explore the magnificent Sipi falls. Put on your hiking boots and enjoy the views in the eastern part of Uganda.
4 Day Elgon Sipi falls safari highlights
- Day 1: Transfer to Sipi falls and embark on sunset walk
- Day 2: Hike up the Kapkwai Trail
- Day 3: Hike on the Sasa trial
- Day 4: Explore Sipi falls, abseil and return to Kampala
4 Day Elgon Sipi falls safari Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Depart Kampala for Sipi falls
On the morning of your Uganda safari tour, our guide will pick your from your hotel early in the morning. After a short briefing, you will embark on your journey to the eastern part of Uganda. The drive is scenic and offers amazing views of the sugar cane plantations, Mabira forest, tea plantations and the rice fields. We will make a breakfast stop in Jinja. We will proceed to Mbale where we will have an early lunch before proceeding to Sipi falls. On arrival, we will check into our lodge and enjoy the serenity of sipi falls. Later in the evening, we will embark on a sunset walk. This walk leads us to a plateau that offers spectacular views of the lowlands. We will enjoy a glass of wine or a coffee as we enjoy the serenity on our Uganda safari tour. We will return to the lodge for the night.
Day 2: Forest discovery at Kapkwai Trail
On the second day of our Uganda safari tour, we will have an early breakfast as we prepare for the day’s hike. With a parked lunch in hand, we will start our hike at Kapkwai. Following the mountain bamboo trail, we will enjoy the beautiful sounds of the wind whistling through the bamboo forest and the chirping of the birds. We will visit the gorge and take the breathtaking beauty of Uganda. The gentle river on the southern edge offer spectacular views and amazing photography opportunities. We will then descend and return to the lodge for the evening and night.
Day 3: Sasa Trail
On day 3 of this 4 Day Elgon Sipi safari, we will have a warm breakfast, get our packed lunch as we prepare for the day’s hike. We will take the Sasa trail that is renowned for its magnificent views of landscapes. This trail takes you to higher altitudes offering more spectacular views of the landscape. We shall have a lunch break en route the hike. We will descend and return to the lodge, relax and enjoy the sounds and the views of the Sipi falls.
Day 4; Explore Sipi falls, Abseiling and return to Kampala.
As our 4 Day Elgon Sipi safari comes to an end, we shall have an early start for the day’s activities. After breakfast, we will venture out to explore the 3 water falls that make up Sipi. Since Sipi falls are a series of falls that feed one another, we shall start with the first, hike to the base of the falls. Here, we will get a chance to enjoy the spray of the water as it plummets to the bottom. We shall get a chance of getting behind the falls where caves were dug out as homes of the indigenous people. On the last waterfall, which is also the highest, we shall abseil down the 100 meter fall to the bottom. The view as you descend is both thrilling and serene. At the bottom, we will hike back to the lodge, check out and depart for Kampala. We will have a lunch break in Mbale before proceeding to Kampala. On arrival, the guide will drop you at your hotel or the airport and this will mark the end of your 4 Day Elgon Sipi safari.
