Location:
276 km from Kampala via Mbale.
Air: 231.09 km (143.59 mi) North East of Kampala.
97 km from Nyero via Mbale – Soroti /Mbale-Moroto Road
Coordinates: 1.3322726, 34.3884945
The northern and eastern slopes of Mt Elgon have massive basalt cliffs, over which the mountain’s rivers plunge as beautiful waterfalls.
The most spectacular of these are the three waterfalls at Sipi. The most photographed of the three is the water fall at the bottom of the chain which is 100 metres. The second known as Simba, plunges 69m over a cave while the third – Ngasire, gushes 87metres down.
Abseiling: This sport is done at the last falls.
Sport fishing: This is done above Ngasire waterfall. Common fish is the rainbow trout.
Rock climbing: There are 14 climbs requiring various levels of rock scaling techniques.
Mountain biking
The Mountain biking trail takes 1.5 hours and provides views of various waterfalls and the Karamoja plains.
People and culture – The Sabiny
The Sabiny, also known as the Sebei live on the eastern slopes of Mount Elgon. Their territory borders western Kenya, a region with more than six million Kalenjin who are a large ethnic group to which the Sebei belong. The Sabiny speak Kupsabiny, a Kalenjin language spoken by other smaller groups of Kalenjin stock who are collectively are referred to as the ‘Sabaots. The Sabiny, like their Bagisu counterparts grow mostly Arabica coffee and have a reputation for producing some of the finest washed Arabica Coffee in the region. A visit to the community around Sipi gives you a chance to learn and participate in coffee processing from picking, drying, roasting, grinding and up into your cap.