Sipi Falls
Three-Tiered Waterfall in Coffee Country
Sipi Falls is a series of three waterfalls in the Kapchorwa highlands on the northern slopes of Mount Elgon National Park. The three-falls hike is a half- to full-day walk that leads behind cascades, across coffee plantations, and through traditional Bagisu and Sabiny farming communities. Sipi is far more accessible than the multi-day Wagagai summit trek and has become Uganda's go-to short-hike destination, with abseiling down the main 100m fall, coffee-farm tours, and some of the best mountain views in the country.
Kapchorwa District, Eastern Uganda
Foothills of Mount Elgon (Kapchorwa highlands)
Natural feature; tourism developed since the 1990s
Destination Highlights
Three-tiered waterfall hike
Abseiling down the 100m main fall
Arabica coffee plantation tours
Bagisu and Sabiny cultural visits
Sweeping views over the Karamoja plains
Easy add-on to Mount Elgon NP
Vervet MonkeysBlack-and-White ColobusLammergeiers (Bearded Vultures)African GoshawksForest Birds
Tours to Sipi Falls
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