Top Attractions To Visit On Self Drive Trip In Jinja City

Jinja is an industrialized city in Busoga sub-region, Eastern Uganda covering about 81 kilometers (50 mi) east of Kampala lying on the northern shores of Lake Victoria and serves as home to the source of the White Nile. Jinja is in a strategic location on the East African Highway connecting to Mombasa-Kenya, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi and it used to be the largest economy in Uganda with more industries and factories than any other town because of its closeness to the power source from Owen Falls Dam and the water source for industrial use from the historic River Nile.

If you decide to rent a car in Jinja for self drive trip around the city, below are some of the top attractions that will make your stay in East Africa’s adventure capital worth the money and time.

The source of the Nile
This is where the source of the world’s longest river is. Within the area standing tall is Speke monument named after the British explorer John Speke who was the first European to see the source of the Nile and another monument honoring Ghandi since his ashes were spread here after his body was cremated

The River Nile
This is considered to be the longest river in the world though some researchers indicate the Amazon River to be the longest, the Nile River flows northwards stretching through South Sudan, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt.

Bujagali Power Station
It is a hydro-electricity facility producing 250 megawatts of electric power supplying the entire Uganda and some exported to other countries like Kenya, along the same Nile River in Masindi, Karuma falls roar and another hydro power dam is near completion.

Nile Breweries Limited
Nile Breweries Limited is a beer company producing Nile Special Lager formerly known as Nile Beer with the plant located in Njeru, a suburb in Jinja near the Source of the Nile where they draw water from for the last 50 years. Its construction was initiated in 1952 and was completed 4 years later with its first beer consumed in 1956.

Kakira Sugar Works (KSW)
Kakira Sugar Works provides employment to about 7,500 people and it stands as a member of the Madhvani Companies, one of the largest sugar factories in East Africa.

Swaminarayan Temple
This temple is of great attraction and importance to especially the Indians because of the bronze bust of Ghandi, an Indian civil rights activist who led India to independence when the British colonial government took control of it.

Masese Fish Landing Site
This is one of Jinja’s biggest fish landing sites in Butembe at the shores of Lake Victoria great for tourism, educational trips and research on the fish species always caught from Lake Victoria.

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