Whitewater Nile rafting in Jinja

Upon your arrival at Entebbe international airport, you will find our driver waiting for you outside at the arrivals holding a poster bearing the company name for easy identification. After meeting him, he will drive you straight to Serena Hotel to check in with your hotel. You will rest for a while and then later in the evening, your driver will come and pick you from your hotel to drive you around Kampala city while having stopovers at some cafes and restaurants. You will get a chance to experience Kampala nightlife by visiting some clubs, cultural events, and interacting with the locals and then later you will be taken back to your hotel for overnight at Serena hotel.

Serena hotel

After having your morning breakfast, our driver guide will come and pick you from your hotel and drive you to Jinja district located in the eastern part of Uganda which takes about 2 hours to reach there. After reaching Jinja town, you will drive straight to your hotel to check in and after that, you will drive towards the River Nile for rafting, Kayaking or tubing. The activity takes you rowing through the turbulent sections and rapids of the River Nile. The rapids are graded 4 & 5 hence offering some of the best Whitewater rafting experiences in the world. This activity will give you time to relax, mingle with other rafters, spot birds, enjoy nature, and watch local fishermen fishing. After rafting, you will have another activity where you will go for bungee jumping, and this is one of the craziest activities you will ever do in your life. It involves jumping from a tower which is 44 meters high and downwards towards the Nile waters with a rope tied to the ankles. Then in the evening, you will have a sunset cruise where you will watch the sunset while enjoying a wonderful time with your family and friends on the majestic River Nile. Enjoy dinner with cold drinks while having great views of the Islands. After the boat cruise, you will drive back to your hotel for overnight at the source of the Nile hotel.

source of the Nile hotel

After having your morning breakfast, you will have a town tour of Jinja where you will visit the source of the Nile with its beautiful gardens that are perfect for relaxation and marveling at the Nile river. Visiting the monument of Mahatma Gandhi, markets, churches, and Indian old buildings. After the town tour, you will have lunch and, in the afternoon, you will have a biking tour around the villages which allows you to get an insight into the lives of the people that live here, the green scenery, and the fresh and cool breezes from Lake Victoria and River Nile, and also exploring the breathtakingly beautiful Lake Victoria Peninsular through single-track dirt roads and experiencing with stunning views. In the evening, you will ride back to your hotel for dinner and overnight at the source of the Nile hotel.

source of the Nile hotel

After having your morning breakfast, you will jump on the quad bikes and hit the road to visit forests, villages, farms, and the banks of the River Nile. You don’t need to have any experience in order to take part in quad biking because we provide free practice before the riding session. After the ride, you will ride back to Jinja town to have lunch and in the evening, you will have the afternoon rafting visiting major rapids of the River Nile. The driver will come to pick you drive you back to your hotel to pack your bags and start your journey to Queen Elizabeth national park in the western part of Uganda for the game drive. Dinner and overnight at Serena hotel.

Serena hotel

After having your morning breakfast, you will set off for Queen Elizabeth national park. During your journey, you will have a number of stopovers including Uganda’s Equator along Masaka road. You will take photos and even buy some beautiful souvenirs. After registration, you will start your morning game drive that exposes you to diverse animals such as the Big 5 (Elephants, buffaloes, Rhinos, big cats like lions, leopards etc.). During the evening time, Hyenas, warthogs are spotted along the circuits as you drive along. The park is rich with bird life especially our version of storks in the wetlands and also you will spot the Flamingos when you reach at the salt lake in Kasenyi. You will enjoy a boat cruise on the famous Kazinga channel which is about a 36km channel linking lake George and lake Edward. On the boat cruise, you will see hippos, Nile crocodiles and also pigs on the lake shores. Dinner and overnight at Elephant Hab lodge.

Elephant Hab lodge

After having your morning breakfast, you will start with a morning game drive that exposes you to diverse animals such as the Big 5 (Elephants, buffaloes, Rhinos, big cats like lions, leopards etc). During the evening time, Hyenas, warthogs are spotted along the circuits as you drive along. The park is rich with bird life especially our version of storks in the wetlands and also you will spot the Flamingos when you reach at the salt lake in Kasenyi. You will enjoy a boat cruise on the famous Kazinga channel which is about 36km channel linking lake George and lake Edward. On the boat cruise, you will see hippos, Nile crocodiles and also pigs on the lake shores. In the evening, you will start the journey to Bwindi national park for gorilla trekking. Dinner and overnight at 4 gorilla lodge.

gorilla lodge

Today, you will wake up at 5:30 am and take your breakfast and start to organize yourself for today’s activity of tracking gorillas in the forest. You will go with your packed food, water, jacket, camera, face mask, a hat and by 6:30 am you will be at the park’s headquarters for briefing where you will learn more about different Gorilla families and the rules to follow while tracking. After briefing, you will follow the park rangers who will lead you during the trek. After the trek, you will meet your driver guide at the starting point and drive back to Kampala.

Serena hotel

After having your morning breakfast, you will start your journey back to Kampala city and along the way, you will buy some souvenirs at the Equator point along Masaka road. You will continue driving towards Kampala city and later drive to the airport to take your flight back home and will be the end of your trip.

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