White Water Rafting In Uganda
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Uganda White Water Rafting Adventures In Jinja
While most people come to Uganda for the chance to go gorilla trekking and chimps, one other activity often ends up being a surprise highlight: Whitewater Rafting which takes you for an amazing water based activities along the Nile River and Jinja town. Add a bit of adventure thrill to your Uganda holiday tour with a white water rafting trip that allows you to spend a half or full day paddling and plunging down the river, crashing through deep rapids or gliding over silky green sections of calm water.
From magical flat water stretches with ancient trees growing over the river to incredible rapids. This stretch of white water includes technical and fun rapids, guaranteed to make you wet. Navigate rapids such as Captains Folly, Sphincter Flexor and the Devil’s Toilet Bowl. You can Kayak or plunge in a height of 40 ft waterfall into the wild waters of Sagana River. We do suggest after rafting in Sagana, you can still take advantage of the camp site activities which consist of camping, kayaking, team building, river trekking, and rock climbing.
White Water Rafting On River Nile
A day of whitewater rafting starts with early morning breakfast before being transferred to the banks of the river. All participants are required to leave their valuable and dry clothes in the car with staff. The teams are given orientation about safety and what to expect. White water rafting on River Nile in Uganda is considered one of the best things to do in Uganda, with routes full of variety, from quiet pools and forested islands to thunderous rapids and drops. Before the activity begins, individuals are given an opportunity to choose between an easy or more difficult route. The Nile River includes several grade IV and V rapids to navigate, with evocative – and slightly terrifying – names such as Hypoxia, Superhole, Real Deal and Jaws.
The area for rafting excursions in Uganda is the pretty town of Jinja, the source of the River Nile and about 80km east of Kampala on the shore of Lake Victoria. Jinja town has become home to the best water based adventure sports in East Africa, famous for its rafting, but with lots of other adrenaline fuelled activities on offer, from kayaking to mountain biking and bungee jumping.
You will be rafting with highly trained guides who know the river very well, with excellent safety records and use well maintained rafting equipment. The river water is warm, which is a bonus, as you’ll definitely get wet and you’ll probably fall out, too. Grade V rapids can flip rafts over, sending you into the river, but lots of people enjoy this kind of immersive experience. Safety kayakers will stay close to the raft at all times and can quickly paddle over to fetch you if you do fall in.
White Water Rafting Trips In Uganda
Keep in mind, there are no hippos on the stretch of the Nile where rafting takes place, and as crocs don’t like populated areas they are rarely seen, either – so you might fall in, but at least you won’t get eaten. Wear plenty of sun protection when rafting, and anyone reliant on glasses should bring contact lenses if they have them. Rafting runs every day on the Nile since the river’s flow is controlled by dams and not influenced by seasonal rains.
There is typically the choice of a full or half day of rafting and on any organised tour, the rafting is always optional. If rafting doesn’t appeal, you can try an alternative, such as joining a village walk, visiting a community project or just enjoying a wander around Jinja to pick up some souvenirs and see the source of the Nile, at Coronation Park, marked by a garden and monument honoring British explorer John Hanning Speke. Before John Hanning Speak discovered the source of the river Nile and the arrival of the British colonialists, Jinja was a small fishing village on the banks of the river Nile; the fishing village grew into a large trading centre with the Nile River an important crossing point to the Eastern part of the country all the way to Kenya.
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