Uganda Waterfalls Tour---Sipi Falls

Running Silk

Sipi Falls, lying at the edge of Mount Elgon and bordering with Kenya is a series of three waterfalls. The view along the way to Sipi Falls is stunningly scenic, with Mount Elgon overlooking on one side and on the others, the typical African desert plain stretching out into the distance.

Although most guest houses provide guided walks for a fee, it is easy enough to visit all three waterfalls without getting lost. In light of supporting the local economy and culture exchange, I hired myself a guide, who was having a school break from Mbale, the closest city to Sipi Falls.

I’ve never felt so popular in my whole life. Since the day I arrived in Uganda, I have lost count the number of people who asked me to be their friend. I don’t doubt their genuineness in asking me so. However, I was flattered more than shocked when my guide told me that he fell in love with me after we spent less than a day walking the trails. Love in the first sight? I don’t think so. It must be the romantic atmosphere produced by the picture-like surroundings.

Uganda Waterfalls Tour---Murchison Falls

Water! Water! Water!



At first, I thought that we were ambushed by a sudden storm with water and mist attacking us, and then I realized it was the water rushing down from Murchison Falls.

Murchison Falls, situated in northern Uganda, is a world-famous falls created by river Nile. Nile flows from Lake Victoria to Lake Kyoga and then to Lake Albert. The most impressive view is from the top of the falls, where Nile forces its way and squeezes 300 cubic meters per second of water through a 7 meter gap in the rocks and drops 122 meters down into three cascades.

Boat cruises run regularly taking tourists to the bottom of the falls, where you can witness possibly the most powerful natural surge of water in the world. On the way, wild animals such as crocodiles, water buffalos, hippos, elephants and perhaps shoebill storks can be seen.