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Sipi Falls

It’s one of the amazing tourist attractionsUganda has. Sipi falls are not powerful at all but the most beautiful falls and the most visited tourism site in Uganda. The falls can be accessed by anyone on a Ugandan tour in the eastern part of the country.

The Sipi falls are located outside Mt Elgon National Park and this made tourists hiking Mount Elgon national park end up visiting Sipi falls. Rivers flowing from Mount Elgon flow over a narrowcliff before falling to the force foot of Mount Elgon thus forming the Sipi falls.

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    The name Sipi means the plant that has thrived on the banks of the river. The sipi plant has red and green colours with striking resemblance to yellow bananas. The sipi plant can be used in the treatment of malaria and measles.

    The story is about how the name sipi came up. The British traveller found the lady at river sipi banks picking the leaves of Sep plant and asked her what the use of this beautiful plant. The lady thought the British traveller was a king about the name of the plant. She answered ‘’Sep’’ and the white man ended up naming the waterfalls Sipi.

Sipi Falls

It’s one of the amazing tourist attractionsUganda has. Sipi falls are not powerful at all but the most beautiful falls and the most visited tourism site in Uganda. The falls can be accessed by anyone on a Ugandan tour in the eastern part of the country.

The Sipi falls are located outside Mt Elgon National Park and this made tourists hiking Mount Elgon national park end up visiting Sipi falls. Rivers flowing from Mount Elgon flow over a narrowcliff before falling to the force foot of Mount Elgon thus forming the Sipi falls.

  • Read More

    The name Sipi means the plant that has thrived on the banks of the river. The sipi plant has red and green colours with striking resemblance to yellow bananas. The sipi plant can be used in the treatment of malaria and measles.

    The story is about how the name sipi came up. The British traveller found the lady at river sipi banks picking the leaves of Sep plant and asked her what the use of this beautiful plant. The lady thought the British traveller was a king about the name of the plant. She answered ‘’Sep’’ and the white man ended up naming the waterfalls Sipi.

Things To Do While In The Park

  • Hiking sipi falls
    Hiking sipi falls takes about 2-3 hours depending on fitness and experience of the hiker. The distance from down to top falls is 7 km and involves climbing ladders. The Elgon region receives a lot of rainfall so the trails are slippery because of mud. It’s always advisable to carry gum boats or hiking shoes with strong grip underground. The walking stick is always provided at the site.
  • Climbing Mt Elgon
    For one to climb Mt Elgon sipi falls would be the best place for the starters and first timers of hiking mountains. Mt Elgon is an extinct volcanic mountain in Uganda with the fourth highest peak in Africa Wagagai. And with the second largest surface area on top caldera. The amazing features of Mt Elgon make the hiking of Mt Elgon a very accomplished task for hikers in the world. The climbing of Mt Elgon takes about 6-5 hours.
  • Abseiling at Sipi Falls
    Abseiling at Sipi falls is one of those once in a lifetime experience that will leave you with many memories. You will abseil down the 100m water falls and enjoy the thrill
  • Visiting Siyiyi falls
    The visitors who may wish to see more of the beautiful scenery of Uganda can get a stopover at Siyiyi waterfalls. Siyiyi waterfalls are located in Bulambuli district and can quickly be accessed by tourists heading to Kidepo Valley National Park using Kampala –Mbale-Moroto highway.
  • Bugisu Arabica coffee tour
    The Bagisu tribe is one of the dominant tribes living on the slopes of mountain Elgon and is famously known for Bugisu Arabica coffee. The Arabic- Bugisu coffee can only be grown at an altitude of 1400- 1900 metres above sea level. This coffee experience is arranged by a local farmer to teach tourists on how to grow, harvest, roast, process and finally produce a ready to drink coffee.
  • Cultural walks and tour
    Visitors after viewing the sipi falls can either opt to community nature walks to experience the two tribes around the falls. The tribes are the Bagisu and Sabiny people. The Bugisu are famously known for their cultural dance called Akadodi and the culture of circumcision where the Bagisu boys are ushered into manhood through circumcision. For the Sebei tribe circumcision is done to ladies
  • Visiting Nyero rock painting
    The visitors in the sipi area can also decide to go and visit nyero rock paintings. Located in Kumi district about 2 hours from sipi area . The rock paintings are historical and attract tourists every year. Local people believe the rocks are scary and still believe that small gods live there.

Things To Do While In The Park

  • Hiking sipi falls
    Hiking sipi falls takes about 2-3 hours depending on fitness and experience of the hiker. The distance from down to top falls is 7 km and involves climbing ladders. The Elgon region receives a lot of rainfall so the trails are slippery because of mud. It’s always advisable to carry gum boats or hiking shoes with strong grip underground. The walking stick is always provided at the site.
  • Climbing Mt Elgon
    For one to climb Mt Elgon sipi falls would be the best place for the starters and first timers of hiking mountains. Mt Elgon is an extinct volcanic mountain in Uganda with the fourth highest peak in Africa Wagagai. And with the second largest surface area on top caldera. The amazing features of Mt Elgon make the hiking of Mt Elgon a very accomplished task for hikers in the world. The climbing of Mt Elgon takes about 6-5 hours.
  • Abseiling at Sipi Falls
    Abseiling at Sipi falls is one of those once in a lifetime experience that will leave you with many memories. You will abseil down the 100m water falls and enjoy the thrill
  • Visiting Siyiyi falls
    The visitors who may wish to see more of the beautiful scenery of Uganda can get a stopover at Siyiyi waterfalls. Siyiyi waterfalls are located in Bulambuli district and can quickly be accessed by tourists heading to Kidepo Valley National Park using Kampala –Mbale-Moroto highway.
  • Bugisu Arabica coffee tour
    The Bagisu tribe is one of the dominant tribes living on the slopes of mountain Elgon and is famously known for Bugisu Arabica coffee. The Arabic- Bugisu coffee can only be grown at an altitude of 1400- 1900 metres above sea level. This coffee experience is arranged by a local farmer to teach tourists on how to grow, harvest, roast, process and finally produce a ready to drink coffee.
  • Cultural walks and tour
    Visitors after viewing the sipi falls can either opt to community nature walks to experience the two tribes around the falls. The tribes are the Bagisu and Sabiny people. The Bugisu are famously known for their cultural dance called Akadodi and the culture of circumcision where the Bagisu boys are ushered into manhood through circumcision. For the Sebei tribe circumcision is done to ladies
  • Visiting Nyero rock painting
    The visitors in the sipi area can also decide to go and visit nyero rock paintings. Located in Kumi district about 2 hours from sipi area . The rock paintings are historical and attract tourists every year. Local people believe the rocks are scary and still believe that small gods live there.

Where to stay

Sipi Falls has a wide range of Accommodation options ranging from luxury( high end) to mid range to budget lodges to make sure every traveller is catered for. Examples of the lodges in Sipi falls include; – Sipi Valley Resort
– Sipi River Lodge
– Lacam Lodge
– Rock Garden Sipi
– Sipi Falls Lodge
– Wanale Falls Lodge
– Rafiki Lodge Sipi
– Sipi Heritage Lodge
– Sipi Sunset Lodge
– Home of Friends Guest House
– Kamorok Falls View Lodge
– The Crows Nest Sipi
– Sebei Resort Hotel
– Alvima Hotel
– Noah’s Ark Hotel

Where to stay

Sipi Falls has a wide range of Accommodation options ranging from luxury( high end) to mid range to budget lodges to make sure every traveller is catered for. Examples of the lodges in Sipi falls include; – Sipi Valley Resort
– Sipi River Lodge
– Lacam Lodge
– Rock Garden Sipi
– Sipi Falls Lodge
– Wanale Falls Lodge
– Rafiki Lodge Sipi
– Sipi Heritage Lodge
– Sipi Sunset Lodge
– Home of Friends Guest House
– Kamorok Falls View Lodge
– The Crows Nest Sipi
– Sebei Resort Hotel
– Alvima Hotel
– Noah’s Ark Hotel

How To Get To The Park

Sipi falls are located in the Eastern part of Uganda in the kapchorwa district. The Sipi falls can be accessed by road transport for about 5 to 6 hours. The highway road used mostly is Jinja – Kampala highway which gives visitors a chance to see fascinating places of Mabira forest the largest forest in the country, fresh and splashing waters of river Nile the longest river in the world, and the beautiful Jinja Bridge.

Other tourists on their safari to Mt Elgon either for hiking or exploring the beautiful scenery of Mt Elgon can also access beautiful sipi falls. It’s about 50 km from Mt Elgon National Park located in Mbale city.

How To Get To The Park

Sipi falls are located in the Eastern part of Uganda in the kapchorwa district. The Sipi falls can be accessed by road transport for about 5 to 6 hours. The highway road used mostly is Jinja – Kampala highway which gives visitors a chance to see fascinating places of Mabira forest the largest forest in the country, fresh and splashing waters of river Nile the longest river in the world, and the beautiful Jinja Bridge.

Other tourists on their safari to Mt Elgon either for hiking or exploring the beautiful scenery of Mt Elgon can also access beautiful sipi falls. It’s about 50 km from Mt Elgon National Park located in Mbale city.

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