Ripon Falls

Ripon Falls: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Ripon Falls

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Ripon Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 0.43391, 33.19352. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ripon Falls

• Cultural Reasearch Centre Museum · museum · Jinja City · ~2 km · Must-see
• Buvuma Island · river spot · Buvuma · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bugaia Island · river spot · Buvuma · ~55 km · Must-see
• River View stp · viewpoint · Jinja City · ~0 km
• nile anchor palace · fort · Jinja City · ~1 km
• Nile view - outside the park · viewpoint · Jinja City · ~1 km
• Owen Falls Dam · waterfall · Jinja City · ~2 km
• Speke Memorial · fort · Jinja City · ~2 km
• John Speke Monument · fort · Jinja City · ~2 km
• Gandhi · fort · Jinja City · ~2 km
• Nalubaale Power Station · lake · Buikwe · ~2 km
• Kiira Power Station · lake · Jinja City · ~3 km
• Source of Nile · fort · Jinja City · ~3 km
• Railway Museum · museum · Jinja City · ~4 km
• Buwenda · viewpoint · Jinja City · ~5 km
• Busoga Kingdom Palace House · fort · Jinja City · ~9 km
• Igenge palace · fort · Jinja City · ~9 km
• Kyabirwa Falls · waterfall · Jinja City · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ripon Falls

Other waterfalls near Ripon Falls

• Owen Falls Dam · waterfall · Jinja City · ~2 km
• Kyabirwa Falls · waterfall · Jinja City · ~10 km
• Bujagali Falls · waterfall · Jinja City · ~12 km
• Busowooko Falls · waterfall · Buikwe · ~21 km
• Busowa Falls · waterfall · Kayunga · ~27 km
• Kalagala Falls Central Forest Reserve · waterfall · Kayunga · ~29 km
• Kalagala Falls Crossing · waterfall · Kayunga · ~30 km
• Itanda Falls · waterfall · Jinja · ~30 km
• Kalagala Falls · waterfall · Kayunga · ~30 km
• Griffin Falls · waterfall · Mukono · ~33 km

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