A shuttle returned us to the backpackers in Jinja where we met our fellow rafters (a British Army medic in Uganda with a unit doing jungle training, a London City banker who had spent the past two months teaching physical education at a township school in Cape Town and a young Swedish doctor who had been working for a hospital in the very poor north east of Uganda), were served breakfast, kitted up with lifejacket and helmet and briefed for the days activities.
The boats were put in just below the dam at Jinja and as we floated downstream we practiced paddling, falling out, getting back in and dealing with an overturned boat before our first set of rapids. We spent about five hours on the river, went over a dozen rapids, I fell out once alone and three times when the boat overturned, had a lot of fun and was starving when we were returned to a barbeque dinner back at the campsite. Loads of fun and we both have several bruises to show for it. I recommend the operator, Nile River Explorers - very professional and good value.
The boats were put in just below the dam at Jinja and as we floated downstream we practiced paddling, falling out, getting back in and dealing with an overturned boat before our first set of rapids. We spent about five hours on the river, went over a dozen rapids, I fell out once alone and three times when the boat overturned, had a lot of fun and was starving when we were returned to a barbeque dinner back at the campsite. Loads of fun and we both have several bruises to show for it. I recommend the operator, Nile River Explorers - very professional and good value.
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