Day 01
White Water Rafting on the River Nile
- This adventure starts after an early morning breakfast at your home. Embark on an 80 km journey to Jinja at 6:30 am from Kampala to avoid the morning traffic jam. The journey takes 2-3 hours through the impressive landscapes of the city outskirts, towns, and markets, where you see people going on with their daily life before entering the sugarcane plantations of Lugazi and the tropical rainforest of Mabira.
- On arrival, you will relax and later transfer to the starting point of the white water rafting, where you will be briefed and given rafting gear.
- This one-day trip covers roughly 19 km of the Nile. You will start on the flat water just a couple of kilometers downstream of the Bujagali Dam, where you run through comprehensive safety training.
- By the time you get to your first major rapid of the day, a grade 5, you will be feeling like a professional. Whenever you reach the next rapids, the guide arranges a vote on whether to go through the easy route or the hard way. If the majority wants the hard way, you will have no choice but to prepare yourself and go in for the adventure. There is a great little wave called Itanda Hole - it is the best place to learn how to surf. Vengeance finishes up your day, a grade 4, two-tier rapid which can often offer a flip for those who dare to hit the biggest waves.
- The main route has 9 rapids, of which 4 are grade 5. The rapids become stronger and quicker as you go downstream. In between the rapids are calm waters and islands where you can relax, swim, take lunch, or marvel at the beautiful scenery. Expect to encounter locals fishing and drying their clothes on the riverside.
- You will enjoy a great meal overlooking the river. After the adventurous tour, you will embark on your way back to Kampala or Entebbe.
