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muguruki Says: I was told the main Hindu temple is situauted on the way to the show ground from Jinja town but this temple is a lovely building and the askari on the gate was quite happy to show me around.
Africancrab Says: The source of the Nile is located in my birth country, Uganda. It is the point at which the second longest river in the world, the Nile begins it’s journey. The Nile river runs approximately 6400 kilometers long. With the amount of water it carries along it’s path, it...
Africancrab Says: If I had the nerve I had now, I don’t think I would have done many years ago with Adrift in my home country of Uganda. The thrill and adrenaline rush one gets when white water rafting can not be easily described using the English language, ask me in my mother tongue and I...
Visit the 'real' source of the Nile
muguruki Says: You can't really miss the real source of the Nile or should I say 'sauce' of the Nile if you are travelling over the dam to Njeru on the opposite bank of the Nile to Jinja on your way to Kampala. The first plot you come to as you cross the river is Nile Breweries.mmmmmmmmm...
ajayzener Says: Nile High Bungy is in Jinja, a short trip of 4 km from the jinja town is the Nile Resort. The bungy jumping booking can be done here for 55 $ per person. It is one of the beautiful locations overlooking the Nile River. The bungy is 44 m high and at the top the feeling is...
muguruki Says: When I asked in a local bar where I could go for a swim in Jinja I was pointed in the direction of the Triangle Hotel. I took a Boda to the Triangle 700UGX from the market.It cost me 5,000 for a swim but I hadn’t brought a towel so had to pay an extra 2,000 to use one of...
House of Olel Restaurant: North goes East
muguruki Says: As you can see from the photo the thought of a big plate of Malakwang got the street kids all fizzy knickered! And they are not the only ones who get impressed when a restaurant offers some of northern Uganda’s favourite delicacies. I wasn’t really that hungry but I couldn’t...
Aswaad Indian restaurant: “Yes we have it”
muguruki Says: I ate here two days on a run at this veggie Indain restaurant. Pretty extensive menu here and I did ask if everything on the menu was available but when I asked for the Gujerati thali there was a look of relief on the face of the owner. “Yes we have it” he smiled. 6,000 UGX...
Indulge: great coffee and delicious sandwiches
Herwig1961 Says: I personally like the cafe latte there a lot.Nice pastas ,cakes and delicious sandwiches.Relaxed atmosphere,great service.Wireles internet available.Lots of used english written books and magazines available(1Dollar a book).Nice wines to buy.Mainly frequented by the white...
Gately at the nile: Try the fish
Herwig1961 Says: The restaurant is at a very beautiful and perfect location above the Lake Victoria.Very good service and very good food. Simply the seafood/fish.A bit spicy/hot but I like that.Very tasty.
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cosy place,people from all around the world.Good service.Pooltable,watching football.Owned by a Swedish and Islander.
Dress Code: Come as you like.
Written Feb 25, 2009
muguruki Says: If you are needing a bus to Kenya from Jinja the place to go is either the Akamba Bus or Kampala Coach bus offices which are pretty much next to each other on the roundabout north east of town. This is not the roundabout near Owen Falls dam it is further along the Tororo...
muguruki Says: There is a bus station South East of the Market this is usually the stage for the bigger long distance buses. More frequent than the bigger buses are the smaller Taxi minibuses and twenty seater coaches that leave from the taxi park behind the Fairway Hotel. Transport to...
muguruki Says: No passengers train services from Jinja anymore. But watch the level crossing as it is still busy with freight traffic.
Herwig1961 Says: I went to the office of ,,advanced tours and travel limited``in Jinja.I rented a car for 30US Dollars a day.The services of this agency includes also air ticketing,trekking safaris,rafting tours,horse riding etc...It is also the place to find beautiful post cards.
Herwig1961 Says: Almost every transportation around Jinja is done by ,,Boda Boda``-motorbike.It is easy,cheap and Boda Bodas are everywhere.
Better than the average market was Jinja market. It was a crowded friendly place full of friut, veg, spices and all the other usual things for sale at an African market but since my last visit like a few markets in Uganda at the moment it has been bulldozed and and brand spanking new market is being built in its place.
In the mean time the market has relocated to south of the taxi park.
Written Apr 9, 2013
Herwig1961 Says: I arrived at the end of january in Jinja.Almost every day it was raining but also every day it was sunshine.I got constantly sunburned even when it was cloudy.Jinja is on 1100m above sea level,the sun is very strong.Bring sun protection!!!
Herwig1961 Says: Don`t take fotos at the dam/bridge which leads to Jinja.If you take fotos(like me:-)))be aware that soldiers will question you,control you.Do not give your camera.Behave friendly,explain that you didn`t know better and ask how/what would be the way to solve the...
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It is so special because of the location.Rafting at the source of the nile in Uganda-probably not a daily experience.
Equipment: If you are at 2 friends or Gately at the nile you can book your sport activity.
Written Apr 11, 2009
view from the garden of the nile.Down to Victoria lake and the nile.The city of Jinja itself(center of the town)is not breathtaking:-)But the surroundings pay back.Lake Victoria and the nile plus all...
Jinja - Source of the River Nile
Jinja is the town located on Lake Victoria - Source of the Mighty Nile River. It has a population of about 45,000 in an extremely well built tight knit community. It is an awesome sight to see where...
Jinja is a famous town, just 125 Km to the east of Kampala. The town is famous as the Nile river starts its long journey from the lake victoria. You can make a visit to the "Source of Nile". It is a...
Jinja - Rafting, Rivers and some R&R....
Jinja is a small town with a huge Indian Influence located not only on the River Nile but at the source of the Nile. As you drive into town from Kampala direction the first sign of water you will see...
Former second city of Uganda, former industrial heart land of UG and these days possibly site of the former source of the Nile as Rwanda now has a claim that the mighty river spews forth from...
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