Spice Tours and Travels is here to organize a 1 day excursions/ Uganda Safaris/Uganda tours that can let you tour Uganda’s best safari destinations in the shortest time possible. These short Uganda safaris are organised in a way that you are able to carry out various Uganda tours in Uganda’s national parks such as gorilla tracking or track the chimps, birding in Uganda, wild game viewing and 1 day executions or tours such as the Kampala tours,Jinja tour and the Namba Island tour .

Detailed Jinja Uganda tour Itinerary;
Jinja is located at the northern end on Lake Victoria in South Eastern Uganda. Lying just north of the Equator, but at an altitude of 3,750 feet (1100 meters) above sea level, it enjoys a very pleasant climate with temperatures ranging from 63 to 82 degrees F. (17 degrees to 28 degrees C). Jinja is spread out with few high-rise buildings outside city center. It retains a much more ‘laid-back’ feel relative to the nearby capital of Uganda, Kampala and is currently undergoing major renovation – for example the recent construction of a new multi-storied central market and road repairs as well as many new hotels.

As you approach Jinja from Kampala, the district’s most significant geographical feature is immediately obvious. Jinja 'Town' is situated on the east bank of the River Nile, where the longest river in the World, the Nile starts its 6,670 km journey from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean Sea. After what can be a very slow section getting through Kampala traffic to Mukono, the drive to Jinja passes through an interesting parts of Uganda with small townships, farmland, Mabira Forest, tea & sugarcane plantations.

You cross the Nile at the Owens Falls Dam (completed in 1954) and will find Jinja a laid-back contrast to Kampala – a very friendly place with a focus on tourism and welcoming hospitality.

Jinja - "what's the rush" in East Africa's adventure capital.

Large houses with big yards are a part of the legacy that the original developers gave the town, with quiet, tree lined streets giving ambience to the laid-back and warm welcome that visitors generally experience on arrival. Rush hour in Jinja is very different from that in Kampala. With much less traffic it is very easy to get around. At least half of all vehicles are bicycles and small motorcycles (boda-boda taxis). Generally there’s a cool breeze blowing in from Lake Victoria, clean air rather than smog to breath.

Along the Main Street there are views out over the lake. Parking is rarely a problem. Boda-boda motorcycle taxis provide an easy way to get around the town and are found on almost every street corner. There is a slow, steady feel to life here. A recent Town Council campaign to clean up the streets and shop fronts has made Jinja even more attractive.

Tourism is providing a new impetus to Jinja’s economy. Good accommodation, a peaceful laid-back friendly atmosphere, warm weather all year round (almost on the equator but 1150 above sea level makes for a very pleasant climate), features of natural beauty including lake views and the ‘Source of the Nile, plus lots of things to do in the near vicinity such as the adventure activities at Bujagali Falls; these are all elements that are contributing to Jinja’s growing popularity as a tourist destination.

There are some very good hotels and guest houses throughout the town and nearby; many restaurants with a wide variety of cuisines. There is also backpackers’ accommodation and camping in the town and nearby. Take a walk along Main Street and the adjoining streets in the evening and you will encounter lots of restaurants and bars with indoor, garden and pavement seating.

In Jinja Town:
Visit the 'Source' / Start of the River Nile:

In Coronation Park there are cultural displays and craft shops. In the gardens beside the Golf Course a plaque refers to John Hanning Speke (the first European to visit the area) and a shrine to Mahatma Gandhi. From here you can take a boat cruise at the start of the River Nile out into Lake Victoria.

Restaurants: Uganda, Indian, European, Chinese and Middle Eastern - Jinja offers good food for everyone.

Accommodation: There are many options for all budgets; hotels, guesthouses, and backpackers in and near Jinja. TripAdvisor has comprehensive information with contacts and rates. A boat ride from the Source of the Nile Gardens out to nearby Samuka Island is another special way of seeing the town, giving a different perspective of Jinja while looking back to the town from the lake. Bujagali falls and nearby Mabira Forest are only a few kilometers away.

Craft Shops and Art Galleries - located along the Main Street and Iganga Road are many craft shops and a several art galleries.

Tourism in Jinja
By the early 1990’s tourism was reviving in Uganda, and worldwide adventure tourism was growing in popularity. By having the natural beauty and big cascades a few kilometers downstream, starting at Bujagali Falls, Jinja received an extra advantage in 1996 when commercial White-Water Rafting first commenced on the upper reaches of the high volume River Nile shortly after the rapid-busting trips by Cam McLeay (Adrift), Jon Dahl and Fraser Small (Nile River Explorers).

In November 2011 the completion of the Bujagali Dam submerged several of the large rapids above the dam but rafting trips shifted their start point to below the new dam and extended further down the Nile.