A first-timer’s guide to the Source of the Nile

Standing at the point where Lake Victoria empties into the Nile is a strange experience: the water is calm, the islands are close, and from here it flows 6,650 kilometres to the Mediterranean.

What to do in Jinja

• Take a boat to the Speke monument at the Source
• Raft the grade five rapids below Bujagali
• Bungee jump over the river (or watch someone else do it)
• Cycle the dirt roads on the eastern bank
• Take a sunset cruise with a cold Nile Special
• Eat rolex at the taxi park like everybody else

Two hours from Kampala and a world away from the savanna parks — Jinja deserves more than a half-day stop.