RAFTING ON THE LONGEST RIVER IN AFRICA & SECOND LARGEST IN THE WORLD (RIVER NILE)

Become truly advantureous associate your self with rafting ,in Uganda Rafting is one of the activities where most people spent their leisure time ,The White Nile Makes the legendary Nile river look small. The roar of the rapids drift upstream with the gentle breeze and wooden canoes laden with excited locals congregate in the calm waters anxious to see the rafts in action. Rafts explode through huge walls of whitewater and adrift through warm green pools in the equatorial sunshine. This is whitewater rafting at its very best.

Each trip is accompanied by an oar-powered raft which we fondly call the suntan raft. The guide will row you down the river, tackle the smallest waves and very seldom flip. All you have to do is hold on and work on your tan.

Safety and Risk Management.
Safety is our priority with the help of Adrift and they lead the field with our proactive approach to the management of risk. Adrift has internationally qualified guides are carefully chosen based on their skills, experience and their ability to address the need and expectations of each individual client. Adrift has the most experienced team on the continent (with over 100 years combined experience) and all guides are comprehensively trained in CPR, wilderness first aid and swift water rescue. “We can not eliminate the risk but we do our best to minimize it.”

Don’t miss this adventure when you visit Uganda, Spend at least a half day rafting though it can go beyond half day depending on your time availability and wealth of your pocket .
In the region there are other interesting activities like quad biking and horse riding as both activities make one forget his usual stress and focus only on joy and fun become an active participant associate with adventure !!!!!.

UGANDA AS ASEREN DESTINATION

Uganda is widely known for its interesting bird worching and primate trekking of which is Uganda is reviving from its pre colonial period where it was looked at with abad image during those dark ages
Sir Winston Churchhill described Uganda as the “Pearl of Africa”. This is a fact that is not disputed by any visitor to Africa. Uganda is one the most magnificent countries in Africa with fantastic natural scenery, half the world’s most sought-after mountain gorilla population, first class white-water rafting at the Source of the Nile River and national parks with a high concentration of wildlife.
The natural attractions are among the best in Africa. Take your pick from the highest mountain range in Africa, the Rwenzori Mountains; one of the most powerful waterfalls in the world, Murchison Falls; the highest primate density in the world, Kibale Forest national park and many more exist in Uganda.
Uganda has an area of 236,580sq km, of which about 25% is fertile arable land with a potential of high Agricultural yields. Lake Victoria and the Nile River create one of the best watered areas in Africa. Most of Uganda’s terrain is fairly at a constant altitude with mountains only in the extreme west (the Rwenzori), extreme east (Mt Elgon) and the Mufumbira ranges at the southwestern border with Rwanda.
The country enjoys a similar tropical climate with temperatures averaging about 260c at day time and 160c at night. The wet seasons in the south range from April to May and October to November, the wettest month being April. In the North, the rainy season is from April to October and the dry season stretches from November to March. In the rainy season the average rainfall is 175mm per month. Humidity is generally low during the dry seasons.

Uganda’s national parks include:
*Queen Elizabeth
*Murchison Falls
*Kibale
*Semuliki
*Mt Elgon
*Mt Rwenzori
*Kidepo
*Mgahinga
*Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Uganda’s mountains include:
• Rwenzori
• Mufumbira (Virunga ranges )
• Elgon
• Moroto
The above mountains form a natural border of Uganda with her neighbors that include: in the west, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); in the South, Rwanda and Tanzania; in the east, Kenya; and in the north, Sudan where they are all being looked as transboundary resources

MOUNTAIN OF THE MOON

RWENZORI MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
The fabled “MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON”- the Rwenzori Mountains (996 km2) runs for almost 120km along Congo (DRC) border. The legendary, mist-covered Rwenzori Mountains have a reputation for being very wet at times. This was summed up by a comment on the wall of Bujuku hut: “Jesus came here to learn how to walk on water. After five days anyone could do it”. At its centre are several mountains that are permanently glacier-covered: Mt Speke (Vittorio Emmanuele is its highest peak at 4890); Mt Gessi (Iolanda, 4715m); Mt Baker (Edward is its highest peak, 4843m); and Mt Luigi di Savoia (4627m). The three highest peaks in the range are Margherita (5109m), Alexandria (5083m) and Albert (5087m), all on Mt Stanley.
Mountain trekking of the Rwenzori always takes 7 days as the standard, but climbers need more 2 days to access the peaks. The appropriate periods for mountain trekking are from December to the end of February, and mid-June to mid-August, when there is less rain. October is the wettest month. The routes to the peaks on Mt Baker and Stanley all cross snow and glaciers, so equipment such as ice-axe, crampons and ropes need to be used.
The Rwenzori ranges are known for their challenging climbing and hiking abilities. The ranges also support a diversity of animals, including 70 mammal and 177 bird species. The largest number of bird species comprises of Albertine Rift Endemics. The Angola colobus has been recorded only here. Black-and-white colobus monkeys are in plenty. Every zone, like other East African ranges, has its own distinct microclimate and flora and fauna. Several mammals present include elephant, chimpanzee, servalline genet, golden cat, yellow-backed duiker and giant forest hog.


Rwenzori bird watching (brief facts)
DISTRICTS Kasese, Kabarole & Bundibugyo and part of DRC congo
SIZE 996km2
ELEVATION 1700m – 5109m atop Margherita
STATUS Gazetted a national park in 1991
HABITAT Montane forest with bamboo on the lower slopes, Afro-alpine and heath moorland on higher slopes
TIMING January-February and July-August are driest periods but rain is possible year round
TIME REQUIRED 6-7 days for the normal mountain loop and 3 days for shorter foothill hike however the hike can go beyong 7-12 days depending on the number of picks one would wish to climb.
BIRDS RECORDED 197 species

KEY SPECIES ALBERTINE RIFT ENDEMICS
Rwenzori Turaco, Handsome francolin, Kivu Ground Thrush, Montane Masked and Collared Apalises, Red-faced woodland Warbler, Rwenzori Batis, Strange Weaver, Dusky and Shelley’s Crimsonwing, Regal and purpal-breasted Sunbirds and stripe-breasted Tit.

OTHERS
Sparrowhawk, Lammergeier, Western Green Tinkerbird, grey-chested illadopsis, African long-eared, Montane Sooty Boubou, Lagden’s Bushshrike, Olive woodpecker, red-faced Crimsonwing, golden-winged and scarlet-tufted Malachite, Long-tailed Cuckoo, and Orile-Finch.