Tour Guide, Entebbe, Uganda
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Flatwater tubing has become a big part of our lives here in Uganda. It’s an activity many domestic tourists have taken on, and this has hyped the adventure city of East Africa even much more!
Here is how it’s done; a tubing guide briefs us on the dos and dont’s of the activity. He explains all the fun we are likely to have if we follow his instructions. He then carefully dresses us in specialized white water tubing life jackets, and we carry our inflated tubes down the river. He gets the tubes and connects them together with a strong rope, then attaches the end rope to a kayak that he will ride himself.
We then place the tubes on the river sit in them as our legs float. The tubes have net-like platforms made of solid ropes in the middle that help create a comfortable sitting position while your legs are floating outside.
Now the adventure begins! The guide sits in the kayak and starts peddling while pulling us, who are seated in the tube.
The adrenaline here is very intense because the Nile is flowing fast. You’re free to scream, laugh or even cry.