
Activities at Sezibwa Falls
Activities at Sezibwa Falls: Along the Kampala-Jinja route, the Sezibwa Falls are 32 km away. Part of Uganda’s secret cultural treasures, it is owned by both the Anglican Church of Uganda and the Buganda Kingdom. Depending on the volume of traffic leaving the city, a drive from Kampala, the capital, takes about thirty minutes. Typically, the Sezibwa Falls tour is included in the well-known Jinja one-day tour that also visits the Nile River source and the Mabira forest. A longer Uganda safari, such as one that includes gorillas, wildlife, birding, or cultural exploration, can also include this tour.
The Buikwe District is the river’s source, and the river flows for around 150 kilometres until its terminus. Beautiful vistas of sharp-edged rocks marking waterfalls and the magnificent sound of water cascading down the indented rocks can be seen at the Sezibwa Falls site. The seven-meter-tall Sezibwa Falls offer stunning views for unwinding and delighting while birdsong fills the treetops.
Some of the most interesting activities carried out at Sezibwa Falls include the following:
Birding at Sezibwa Falls
One of Uganda’s great birding attractions is the Falls area. This is a great place to spend a weekend for a serious bird watcher to see both common and uncommon species. The agricultural gardens next to the falls are home to a variety of savannah, forest, and water bird species, making the region rich in these species. Among the species sighted here is the endangered African finfoot, which was formerly thought to be visible only from a boat in Lake Mburo National Park. After the waterfalls, the enormous Kingfisher is also reported to be a popular dweller at the Sezibwa Falls
Grey-headed Nigrita, African Pygmy Kingfisher, African Paradise Flycatcher, Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher, Black and White Mannikin, Grey-backed Camaroptera, Buff-spotted Woodpecker, Northern Crombec, African Grey Parrot, Compact Weaver, Northern Black Flycatcher, Diederik Cuckoo, Black Bishop, Western Yellow Wagtail, Dusky-blue Flycatcher, African Yellow White-eye, African blue Flycatcher, White-chinned Prinia, Olive-bellied Sunbird, Spectacled Weaver, Spotted Flycatcher, Yellow-fronted Canary, Brown-throated Wattle-eye, Brown-throated Wattle-eye,
Splendid Starling, Black and White Casqued Hornbill, Great Blue Turaco, Dark Capped Bulbul, Red-eyed Dove, Woodland Kingfisher, Crowned Hornbill, Eastern Plantain Eaters, Northern, Grey-headed Sparrow, Tambourine Dove, Lesser-
stripped Swallow, Hadada Ibis, Vieillot’s Black Weaver, Tawny Flanked Prinia, and African Ground Thrush are some other bird species to watch for in Sezibwa Falls and its surroundings.
The following birds can also be found: Klaas’s Cuckoo, Cassin’s Honeyguide, White-headed Sawwing, Collared Sunbird, Shinning Blue Kingfisher, Grey Woodpecker, Ross’s Turaco, Green Hylia, Fan-tailed Widowbird, Gymnogene, White-throated Bee-eater, Lizard Buzzard, and Fork-tailed Drongo. These numerous species make make birding among the top activities at Sezibwa Falls

Sezibwa Cultural Experience
After being received by the resident tour guide upon your arrival at Sezibwa Falls, your tour of the region will soon begin. After a while, you will reach a place at the top of Sezibwa Falls where there are numerous shrines where people gather to worship and carry out cultural rites. People who seek blessings and the lifting of curses from their ancestors through traditional doctors can camp for days or overnight at the shrines maintained by the healers.
The falls are revered by the locals for their perceived mystical qualities that grant them money, long life, and the ability to vanquish their foes. For instance, “Mbuga ya Musoke,” a well-known shrine, is said to feature a resident python named Nalongo and a traditional healer who performs ceremonies for people hoping for divine interception
Rock Climbing at Sezibwa Falls
Beautiful racked rocks at the Sezibwa Falls site make for an exciting rock climbing experience. Among the numerous attractions in the area, they are sufficiently high and not overly challenging to provide you with an enjoyable rock climbing experience. This is one of the activities at Sezibwa Falls one shouldnot miss.
Story-telling at Sezibwa Falls
This is an interesting activity that involves visitors being informed about the history of the falls and their significance to the Baganda tribe in central Uganda. The Baganda people who live in this region have a traditional mythology about the beginning of the Sezibwa River and, later, the Sezibwa Falls. It is thought that while travelling to Kavuma Bukunja, a woman named Nakkungu Tebatuusa, whose husband was Nsubuga Sebwaato, gave birth to the river.
The traditional mythology states that Nakkungu Tebatuusa gave birth to twins in the shape of water, which later formed the Rivers Sezibwa and Bwanda. The Luganda expression “sizibwa Kkubo,” which means “my path can never be blocked,” is the source of the name Sezibwa. According to the natives, this means that despite the various barriers it encountered along its 150-kilometre length, the river could not be halted. When you visit Sezibwa Falls, take advantage of the opportunity to hear more about this mythology from the local tour guides.