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Brian McMorrow | profile | all galleries >> Subsaharan Africa >> Uganda >> Nile Whitewater Rafting, Jinja | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
![]() 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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