Bikeventures Tours and Rentals

Bikeventures Uganda: Jinja Historical Tour

With Bikeventures you will discover Uganda in a different way. On a bicycle you have more time to enjoy the scenery, are active and you can interact more with the people you see and meet. Our bike tours can be organised in groups or on a individual base.

HISTORICAL TOUR JINJA
Have you ever seen the highlights of the first industrial town of Uganda? Have you ever thought of the stories behind the beautiful but rundown buildings from the colonial times around Jinja? You will ride to stunning land marks that you may not have known existed. Increase your knowledge of Uganda, learn the history of Jinja, and discover the facts and fables on a bicycle.


Price Includes:
- Bicycle – mountain bike or city bike
- Helmet
- Knowledgeable and friendly tour guide
- Fruit and water
- Boat ride Source of the Nile (optional upgrade at US$20 p/p)

Things you need to budget for:
- Cold refreshments after the tour
- Tips

Please ask us for more information if you have any questions or would like more details. Please contact us to discuss the options on uganda@ bikeventures.org, call or Whatsapp us on +256(0)778.366.007

BIkealong: Ride Rural, Jinja, Uganda

Every first SUNDAY of the month Bikeventures is organising an awesome cycling tour in Jinja, Uganda with a changing theme. July's theme was exploring the rural roads outside of Jinja Town and experiencing the community. Check out coming events on

Bikeventures Uganda Introduction

Bikeventures Uganda offers a range of bicycle tours, rentals and events in Uganda. Book a tour to discover the beauty of Uganda by bike, the tours are inclusive of a tour guide, bike rental, helmet, water and snacks. Rent a bike at your own pace for unbeatable prices.

Our tours and rentals are offered from Jinja, Bujagali and Kalagala. And can start from our numerous Bikeventures Meeting Points (e.g. Source Of The Smile Hotel, The Deli, The Nile Porch - River Lodge, All Friends Grill Bar and Restaurant, Nile it - Resort and Campsite, Nile Village Hotel & Spa, Adrift Kalagala Falls Overland Camp, The Haven).

Bikeventures is a social enterprise for Cycling out of Poverty Foundation. All profits are allocated to three social projects that improve access to income generation (Bike4Work), education (Bike4School) and healthcare (Bike4Care) by providing bicycles to social entrepreneurs, students (and teachers) and health care workers.

Bikeventures Uganda is located in Jinja, Uganda.

More than a bicycle adventure!

Promo Jinja Mountain Bike Race

Promo for the first Jinja Mountain Bike Race 2018. A 30 km mountain bike race in Jinja, Uganda organised by Bikeventures. From Lake Bujagali (fka Bujagali Falls) to Itanda Falls, along the white thundering river Nile. #MountainbikeJinja

Photo Slideshow of 1st Jinja Mountain Bike Race

Super cool impression of the 1st Jinja Mountain Bike Race organised by Bikeventures Uganda. Photo credit: Stories from Beyond @Wasswa Artha. #MountainBikeJinja

Nile River Festival 2019

Each year people from around the world gather and join with the local community to celebrate the amazing whitewater of the Nile River in Uganda. Nile River Festival 2019​ was a crazy mix of epic, hilarious, scary, competition and fun, but mostly it was about getting everyone together for a good time and honouring an incredible section of river.

Check out the Nile River Festival 2020​ event and put it into your calendar right now! Miss it, miss out!

A big thanks to all our sponsors:
- Nile Special
- Jackson Kayak
- Kayak Session Magazine
- Palm Equipment
- dewerstone
- Brussels Airlines

And to our event partners:
- International Rafting Federation
- Nile River Explorers
- Adrift
- Nalubale Rafting Uganda
- Love it Live it
- Bikeventures Uganda: Bicycle Tours and Rentals
- Nile SUP​

... and thank you to Travel to Paddle Productions for all the hard work filming and creating an epic edit!