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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 sale
Min 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