Guests manoeuvre the rapids during the water rafting bit of
the Adrift experience
If you love to get your adrenaline pumping, this place in
Jinja will do it for you with its lineup of white water rafting, wild jet races
and high bungee jumping.
It may not sound so familiar to local tourists possibly because
of the challenges involved and the fee charged but the nice services and
beautiful setting of the Adrift camp make it an attractive place. Adrift is
currently the only adventure company offering white water rafting, bungee
jumping, jet boating and river surfing on source of the Nile near the then
Bujagali Falls in Jinja.
With a daily free shuttle from Kampala to Jinja, after booking at $125
(about Shs337,500) for a day and $115 (about Shs310,500) for half a day
respectively, there are guides available to serve breakfast upon arrival and
take you through the drills of white water rafting.
Water rafting
“You shouldn’t carry any valuable items save for the costume you are going to raft in,” Yasin Magembe, a guide, said at a recent visit. Equipped with paddles, life jackets and helmets, you paddle in inflatable boats or rafting boat as you navigate Africa’s longest river, theNile .
“You shouldn’t carry any valuable items save for the costume you are going to raft in,” Yasin Magembe, a guide, said at a recent visit. Equipped with paddles, life jackets and helmets, you paddle in inflatable boats or rafting boat as you navigate Africa’s longest river, the
Minutes into the paddling, you are advised to hold on to the
boat as the waves lead you to the rapid falls where the high water pressure
forces you down the falls. With rescuers waiting down the falls, cheers from
fellow rafters who have already completed the challenge welcome you. It all
gives cadence to just how memorable this experience is.
Jet boating
Before you get over the rafting challenge, another exciting one awaits you –racing on the jetting boats, up and down theNile
rapids.
Before you get over the rafting challenge, another exciting one awaits you –racing on the jetting boats, up and down the
At about 90 kilometres per hour, the boat comes with propulsion
jets at the sides which spin at 360 degrees, giving you an experience similar
to driving a car on a muddy surface. The challenge costs $75 (about Shs202,500)
per person and is just as memorable.
Bungee jumping
As one marvels about the country’s great wonders on the Nile, the guides take you to another exciting activity – the Nile high bungee jumping at a fee of Shs $115 (about Shs310,500). Here, one is taken to theNile High Tower which is about 44 metres high, to
free fall to the bottom while you are attached to an elastic rope, which lets
you hover above the water before rebounding high above the river and back.
As one marvels about the country’s great wonders on the Nile, the guides take you to another exciting activity – the Nile high bungee jumping at a fee of Shs $115 (about Shs310,500). Here, one is taken to the
Mr Gav Fahey, the Adrift Director says the challenge is 100 per
cent safe and the tower is therefore built with this in mind.
“Because our tower has been built and operated to such high
specifications, jumpers are much more likely to get injured on the road travel
from or back to Kampala [than on the tower],” he quips.
Lodging
After burning up all that energy with the jet race, bungee jumping and water rafting, a guest is given different meals of his/her choice at the Wild WatersLodges. The beautiful scenery at the lodges and rare setting provides another experience at $250 (about Shs 675,000) for a night.
After burning up all that energy with the jet race, bungee jumping and water rafting, a guest is given different meals of his/her choice at the Wild WatersLodges. The beautiful scenery at the lodges and rare setting provides another experience at $250 (about Shs 675,000) for a night.
Although each adventure has its own price tag, you can take the
challenge of doing all of them in one day and leave Jinja believing that Uganda
really is the pearl of Africa .
By: Bruce Amp
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