Zip lining in Mabira Uganda – Guaranteed adventure on Uganda excursions in Mabira – Acacia day excursions and tours 2023

Zip lining in Mabira Uganda – Where else but in the center of a forest made up of numerous different tree species, both big and little, like The Mabira Forest Canopy, could a sport like zip lining be more enjoyable and adventurous?

The Mabira Forest is a rainforest area covering about 300 square kilometers in Uganda located in Buikwe District between Lugazi and Jinja. It is 59km from Kampala to Mabira, approximately a 1hr 30min drive by car. About 315 different bird species, including the Nahan’s francolin, Tit Hylia, yellow and grey long bills, and others, can be found in the forest. Mabira forest is a great place for birdwatching safaris. Mammal species like baboons, bush bigs, fruit bats, blue duiker, and many others can be found in Mabira Forest. Mabira Forest is home to 312 different types of trees, including the well-known East African Mahogany tree species and several rare and endangered species like Cordia millenii, Malilia excelsa, and Warburgia ugandensis. For those looking for exclusive day adventures, Mabira Forest has a lot to offer, including zip lining, it is worthwhile visiting.

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Zip lining in Mabira Uganda – Uganda adventure safaris

Zip lining is an activity that involves riding a steel cable between two points while wearing a safety seat or a belt. Unlike other destinations, Mabira Forest provides you with an incredible zip line experience. Have you ever wished you could soar through the air like a bird or swing from tree to tree far above the earth like a monkey? Zip lining across Mabira Forest’s highest trees will allow you to do just that. You can get good views of the forest, see animals like monkeys and grey-cheeked mangabeys that hang out in the trees, and also listen to different birds singing up there in Mabira Forest’s tallest trees.

The zip line in Mabira has six cables, each 6 inches long and above the tall rainforest trees in the forest. The activity begins with climbing a tall tree to a built platform where you will find a guide to take you through the safety precautions before zip-lining the cable. The end of the spree of the zip line leads downwards to the ground where you are received by another guide to untie the gear.

Every day, between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., zip lining is conducted. This is especially true during dry seasons when there is less chance of rain interfering with your time spent up in the trees or on muddy terrain when hiking to the zip line starting point.

Is zip lining safe?

Thus the answer to your inquiry is yes. The zip line system was made using international safety standards with imported climbing gears and art high ropes. At the beginning point of the zip line is a guide to take you through the safety precautions of the whole process. The guide will provide you with a helmet and make sure he/she fits your ropes and gears securely then sets you off.

The other guide is stationed at the end of the zip line where he/she unties your gears. The guides are competent at what they do. They guarantee the participants’ safety that some feel comfortable releasing their hands to deepen their delight.

These guides are honest you can entrust them with your camera to take pictures as you go through the cables.

Griffin Falls – Located on the edge of a vast trail system n the Mabira forest, Griffin falls are beautiful.