Sezibwa Falls – The Cultural Water Fall Born Of a Woman

On your self–drive trip to Jinja, we recommend that you make a stopover at the Sezibwa Falls enroute to Jinja or Kampala. The Sezibwa falls is located 32 Km along the Kampala- Jinja highway. It is cultural site with one part owned by Buganda Kingdom and another by the Anglican Church of Uganda. The source of this river is in Mukono District, with total length of about 150km from the source to the end.

The Sezibwa falls site is marked with sharp-edged rocks and splendid sound of waters flowing down the indented rocks. The river is believed to have been born by a woman named Nakkungu Tebatuusa whose husband was Nsubuga Sebwaato who while on her way to Kavuma Bukunja. The woman is believed to have given birth to twins in form of water i.e. Sezibwa and Bwanda according to the traditional legend.  The name Sezibwa is derived from a Luganda phrase “sizibwa Kkubo” which translates into “my path can never be blocked” and this the locals say is because its flow could not be stopped even with different obstacles it encountered along its path.

Sezibwa Falls has traditional healers camped around it with many people coming to this site for blessings and removal of curses. The worshipers believe the falls have supernatural powers that connect them to their ancestors to receive long life, defeat of their enemies, and wealth among their many needs. For example one of the prominent shrines is “Mbuga ya Musoke” where they claim to have a resident python known as Nalongo with a traditional healer performs ceremonies for those seeking love, children, business success or good harvest.

The Sezibwa Falls are 7 meters high with beautiful scenery for relaxation and enjoyment as birds sing in the trees.

Activities at Sezibwa Falls

While touring Sezibwa on safaris in Uganda, visitors are also served to beautiful views of the surrounding hills carpeted by beautiful planted and naturally existing vegetation species with very many shades of green. Lucky visitors may also see a couple of freely traversing reptiles and amphibians including snake species of unlike sizes and lengths like the black mamba and frogs.
A scan through the forested entrance to the site is a delight to bird-lovers, because the area attracts up to 150 resident and migrant bird species making it one of the epitomes for Uganda Birding Safaris closest to the capital city. The Safari can also be extended to include rock climbing, cultural encounters, nature walks; and for those who would like to spend a night or two to experience the blessings of the ancestral spirits that roam the area, there are secure camping sites just adjacent to the Sezibwa Water Falls.

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