Category Archives: Jinja

Nile Horseback Safaris/ Ride like the wind

One of the reasons I took riding lessons in Johannesburg was so that I could hop on a horse and ride through the countryside–a bonus would be to ride through a foreign countryside as a means of exploration. On New … Continue reading

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Jinja/ Lip syncing dancers

Our group was staying at the Adrift base camp in Jinja for our entire time there, and the accommodation was fine. Adrift offers grass space for campers (which is typically filled with the overland bus groups), dorms with bunk beds … Continue reading

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Team Vengeance/ Day 2-3 rafting

The second day of rafting would be more chilled out, we were told; there were only 6 rapids to ride in a much shorter distance than the day before. The start to the day was less chilled, however–a rooster woke … Continue reading

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Base Camp Adrift, Jinja/ Day 1 rafting

We arrived at Entebbe International Airport, Uganda, at 7:30pm, just as the sun was setting over Lake Victoria and the Ssese Islands. The eleven of us were picked up by the rafting company, Adrift, and we arrived at rafting headquarters … Continue reading

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