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Source of Nile Jinja and Kampala City Tour with Gaddafi Mosque
Kampala, Uganda
$238
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Overview
The Source of Nile Jinja and Kampala City Tour offers an exciting blend of culture, history, and natural beauty. This meticulously crafted day trip takes you through some of the most iconic attractions in Kampala and Jinja.
- 🕌 Visit Gaddafi National Mosque, the most famous tourist attraction in Kampala, where you'll enjoy a guided tour and hike to the tower for stunning 360-degree views of the city.
- ✝️ Explore the Uganda Martyrs Shrine, a significant holy site where you can learn about the tragic history of 45 Christian Ugandans and take optional photos with detailed explanations from your guide.
- 🍢 Stop at Namawojjolo BBQ roadside market to savor local delicacies like Rolex, plantains, and chicken, with your driver offering recommendations for the best options available.
- 💦 Immerse yourself in nature at Ssezibwa River Falls, where you'll enjoy a guided tour, a hike to the waterfall, and a nature walk through lush vegetation with diverse flora and fauna.
- 🌾 Drive through the picturesque Lugazi region, famous for its sugar cane and black tea plantations, and catch a glimpse of local sugar mill factories along the way.
- 🌉 Arrive in Jinja and walk across the Source of the Nile Bridge, observing the flow of the Nile River and the industrial landscape of Jinja, Uganda’s original industrial city.
- 🛒 Explore Jinja Farmers Market, where you'll see a variety of goods sold daily and visit the Railway Station and Jinja port, learning about the connections between transport and trade in East Africa.
- 🍽️ Enjoy a delicious local buffet lunch featuring traditional dishes and a soft drink of your choice, ensuring a satisfying culinary experience.
- 🚤 Take a guided boat cruise on Lake Victoria from Jinja Sailing Club, spotting various bird species and visiting fishing villages along the lake's edge.
- 🏞️ End your journey at the Source of the Nile, where you can take memorable photos at the landmark and receive a certificate of authenticity for visiting the world's longest river's source.
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Source of Nile Jinja and Kampala City Tour with Gaddafi Mosque
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Lunch
- WiFi on board
Meeting point
At our office located in Wandegeya market building 2nd floor
At the entrance of the city square
At the monument
At the entrance of the post office
At the tourism office located at the main gate of the mosque
Return details
At our office located in Wandegeya market building 2nd floor
At the entrance of the city square
At the monument
At the entrance of the post office
At the tourism office located at the main gate of the mosque
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Gaddafi National MosqueAs way of introducing and welcoming you to Kampala and Uganda, we shall take you to the most famous tourist attraction in Kampala known as Gaddafi mosque situated at old Kampala hill which was the first settlement for the British colonialist. You will be offered a guided tour of the mosque to see the beautiful architecture and also hike to the top of the tower to have a magnificent view of Kampala city at a 360D angle. You will take pictures and videos
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Uganda Martyrs ShrineA visit to the famous Namugongo shrine where 45 innocent Christian Ugandans were killed on orders of Kabaka mwanga. This place has been visited by three different popes hence making it a special holy place to the Christians. You will be offered a chance to do an optional visit and take some pictures of the place with full explanation from the guide.
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As a norm for travelers in Uganda to always grab snacks on the roadside during their trips, we shall also provide you a chance to stop by Namawojjolo BBQ road side market for you to experience the local BBQ snacks like Rolex, plantains, chicken and beef sticks among others. Your driver will help to advise you on which better options to grab and this is totally optional so you don’t have to be forced to get anything but obviously it’s a good experience that we even don’t advise to have breakfast at your hotel in the morning as your planning to take on this tour. You can take as many pictures and videos as you can
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Ssezibwa River FallsIt’s now time to get immersed into nature as you will be welcomed by the loud sound of the waterfall at Ssezibwa, whispers of birds and monkeys and most importantly a beautiful scenery of the river flow. You will be offered a guided tour and hike to the top of the waterfall, a nature walk through the thick vegetation with a variety of tree and bird species. Take lots of pictures and videos here
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LugaziAnd the welcome to Lugazi region famous for cash-crops with huge plantations of sugar cane and black tea. You will take a beautiful scenery drive through Lugazi sugar and tea plantations on both sides of the road. You will also get a chance to see some sugar mill factories
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JinjaArrival to jinja with stop at the newest bridge known as Source of the Nile Bridge. You will take a walk on the bridge and observe the flow of the Nile river. You will also be able to see various factories especially the textile and Nile breweries factories considering the fact that Jinja is the original industrial city of Uganda
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Jinja Farmers MarketYou will then be taken for a short city tour drive exploring the famous jinja central market where a variety of goods are sold ranging from food, spices, fruits, vegetables, clothes, plastic and metallics are sold to final consumers and retailers on a daily basis. You will also be taken to the Railway Station and Jinja port to observe how railway transport and water transport are directly connected and pushing trade in the East African region
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JinjaLunch time And you gonna be served with a delicious local buffet containing most of the local foods and dishes plus a soft drink of your choice (water or soda)
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And now you will be driven to the showers of lake Victoria park by Jinja sailing club then take on a guided boat cruise on Lake Victoria. This is indeed a great boat ride as you will be able to see various bird species on the lake side, see the Jinja port (Jinja pier) and also to explore different fishing villages.
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Source of the Nile - Speke MonumentYou will as well be offered a chance to see John Speke monument which defines his footsteps where he stood and saw the springs of the Nile River in 1862
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Source Of River Nile JinjaFinally to the main highlight of the trip, you will be able to access the springs that marks the zero point of the Nile River which is the world’s longest river. You will get off the boat and take some pictures at the landmark and eventually be awarded certificates of authenticity for making it to the source of the world’s longest river. You will then continue with the boat ride on river Nile to see ripon falls
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Source of Nile Jinja and Kampala City Tour with Gaddafi Mosque
Kampala, Uganda
$238
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!