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Nalubale Rafting - Uganda |
The road from Kampala to Jinja passing through the Mabira Forest Reserve |
Tea plantation between Kampala and Jinja |
View of the Nile from the dam at Jinja towards Lake Victoria and the Source of the Nile |
Downstream view from the Nile dam at Jinja |
Nalubale Rafting's launch site just downstream of the dam at Jinja |
Nile River, Uganda |
Young girls coming to fetch water from the Nile |
Young girls along the Nile, Jinja |
Desi, Gabi and Jihan with some local girls |
2 of the kayakers that came with us |
Preparing the 16 foot raft |
My crew, Desi, Jihan and Gabi |
Desislava Daskalova, Jihan Hassoun and Gabriela Senkerikova |
Gabi receives her paddle |
I think Gabi has seen too many Harry Potter films! |
Matt Dvorak, the river guide, giving paddling instruction |
Matt launches the raft |
Local girls at the Nile's edge |
Jihan with the Nile dam at Jinja in the background |
Matt's instruction continues for our 16 km trip traversing 6 major Class III-V rapids |
The Nile below the Jinja dam |
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Matt demonstrates the kayak assisted recovery |
How to reboard in raft in the highly likely event we ended up in the river |
Climbing back on board |
Go swim! |
He made it look easy! |
Bungee jumping tower, Jinja |
Fisherman in a canoe on the Nile, Uganda |
Ok, Gabi's ready for some excitement |
The first rapid, a little one |
Nalubale Rafting on the Nile, Jinja, Uganda |
Forward! |
Get Down! |
White water rafting on the Nile |
Nalubale Rafting - Uganda |
Class V rapid on the Nile, Uganda |
I'm basically out of the boat, holding on with my feet! |
We had 3 river kayakers along to keep us out in trouble |
River kayaking on the Nile, Uganda |
That's my head sticking out of all that white water - Nile up the nose! |
Matt managed to have all of us depart the raft, while he stayed in...hmmmm! :) |
There's an incredible amount of bird life along the Nile near Jinja, but no crocs or hippos |
The last big rapid. This time, only Desi departs the raft |
Desi after her second dunking |
Jihan |
Gabi |
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Me |
One of the kayakers |
Waterbird in the Nile |
Nile River, Uganda |
Nile River, Uganda |
Relaxing after the last of the rapids |
Local fisherman with canoes |
Nile River, Uganda |
Thatched rondavel along the Victoria Nile |
Ugandan canoe |
Water birds along the banks of the Nile |
Nile River, Uganda |
Kayaker takes a roll |
He pops back up |
Ta daa! |
Local people swim, bathe and do their laundry in the Nile |
Ugandan canoe on the Nile |
Lunch time...Matt prepares a pineapple |
Desi loves pineapple |
Gabi |
Local boys swimming |
Hello Mzungu! |
Boys on a rock in the river with a small canoe |
Thumbs up from a Ugandan boy |
One of the kayak guides from Nalubale Rafting, Jinja |
Nile River, Uganda |
Waterbird |
Canoe |
Nile River |
Tree and clouds |
Nile River with a kayaker |
Nile River, Uganda |
Bird rocks with out kayakers downstream |
Three hours later, the exit |
Yuck! |
Bring the raft up from the river |
View from our take out point |
View from our take out point |
Ugandan boys at the take out point |
Ugandan boys |
The raft and cows |
Cows grazing above the Nile at the take out point |
Cows grazing above the Nile at the take out point |
Jihan |
Gabi waves |
The raft's back on the truck |
The road back to Jinja passes lots of small huts |
Girl waves at our passing van |
Rural Uganda |
5 boys watching as our van is stuck in the mud |
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Oh Shit! The bottom of our raft |
We loved it! |
Gabi ready to go back to the hotel |
The House Boy |
Stopping by the Blue Mango in Kampala where Nalubale Rafting has their office |
Nalubale Rafting - Uganda |
The price list of Nalubale's offerings |
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