Uganda: the Nile, Ziwa and Murchison Falls
Jinja and Murchison8 daysLevel 2
Eight days north, starting with grade five
From
₹2,13,999
per person · 1 operator on saleMin age years
14
Stretch difficulty
Moderate
Stretch duration
8 days
Highest altitude
1,155 m · 3,789 ft
Basecamp
Jinja and Murchison
Best time to raft Northern Uganda
When the route runs, and when it does not.
🌤️
7 months
In season
June to September · December to February
Operators publish departures across these windows — they are when the route is run.
🌧️
5 months
Out of season
March to May · October to November
No operator currently runs this stretch in these months.
What the stretch actually is
Big-volume warm-water rapids on the Nile's first kilometres, the only wild rhino in the country tracked on foot and all descended from a handful reintroduced in 2005, and the entire river forced through a seven-metre gap.
What is not included
True of every operator on this page. Each one lists the rest on its own page.
- International or domestic flights to the start point
- Travel insurance
- 5% GST and any applicable TCS
- Personal expenses and tips
- International flights to Entebbe
- Gorillas and chimpanzees, which are the other Uganda trip here
- Any sighting, including the rhino, though Ziwa is close to certain
- The rafting if the river is in flood
Who runs it
1 companies run this stretch. Same route — what changes is who runs it.
Dust & Thorn
Verified
Arusha · 8 days
₹1,45,499per person
Next departure 18 Sept
Acacia Line
Verified
Nairobi · 8 days
₹2,13,999per person
Next departure 18 Sept
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