23 km from Kampala via Jinja Road.
62 km from Jinja
Coordinates: 0.3539206, 32.75067
Ssezibwa is one of Uganda’s most important cultural and spiritual Heritage sites characterised by Ssezibwa falls. The falls are about seven metres high. Activities at Ssezibwa include rock climbing camping, nature walks, birding, boat rides, community walks, hiking, mountain biking and primate walks.
Wildlife in the surrounding forest includes a few monkey species like that red-tailed monkey
According to legend, Ssezibwa Falls are believed to have been born as twins by a woman hundreds of years ago. The two rivers named Ssezibwa and its brother Bwanda, were born as twins by a travelling woman called Nakkungu Tebatuusa wife to Nsubuga Sebwaato.
Upon birth, the twins in form of water took different directions. Ssezibwa flowed west through many obstacles thus deriving its name, while Bwanda flowed east. The name Ssezibwa comes from the Luganda phrase “sizibwa kkubo”, meaning “my path cannot be blocked”. Ssezibwa.
River flows in a northerly direction to into Lake Kyoga. Ssezibwa Falls are in Mukono district, off the Kampala-Jinja Highway.
Birding
Ssezibwa Falls in Uganda offers excellent birdwatching opportunities, with the surrounding forest serving as a sanctuary for over 50 bird species. Local guides can enhance the birdwatching experience by pointing out different species and their behaviors
Some of the birds at Ssezibwa:
- African Finfoot,
- Long-tailed Cormorant,
- African Grey Hornbill,
- Long-tailed Cormorant
- Giant Kingfisher,
- Black and White Casqued Hornbill,
- Splendid Starling,
- Great Blue Turaco,
- Woodland Kingfisher,
- Dark capped Bulbul,
- Red eyed Dove,
- Tambourine Dove,
- Crowned Hornbill,
- Eastern Plantain Eaters,
- African Paradise Flycatcher,
- Red bellied Paradise Flycatcher,
- Northern Grey headed Sparrow,