River Nile is well known to be the longest river in the world. Its source starts right from Lake Victoria – Jinja Uganda.  The river starts from the Northeastern part of Africa. It flows from the surrounding areas close to the equator to the outrageous Safari desert and up to the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The river is about 6696km long and pours its water to over nine countries although it’s more centered to Uganda as well as Egypt. Countries include Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zair and Ethiopia.

The river has two major sources the white and blue Nile that connects in Khartoum to form the core Nile that is made up of Cataract Nile along with Egyptian Nile. The White Nile is the longest and splits into three parts;

-Lake Plateau

-The sudd

-The central Sudan

The Nile has served as the life blood of Egyptian agriculture carrying not only water but also silt from the fertile tropics into the sandy expanses of the Sahara. Several hydroelectric dams have been built along the Nile like the Aswan dam in Egypt and Owen falls dam in Uganda. The Nile plays a major role in transportation and provides a variety of fish as food.

Many activities are done on the Nile for instance water rafting, bungee jumping, Kayaking, boat rides as well as fishing. These have attracted large numbers of tourists that visit Uganda. These activities offer a unique way to explore the river banks, passing through farms, forests and villages beside the Nile. Once visited one gets to know that surely Uganda is the peal of Africa.

The best way to catch a closer glimpse of the Nile is by taking up a Nile cruise, you will see all the hidden beauty of the different countries and the experience will be a lifetime. As you plan for tour to Africa, the Nile must be one of the places to visit before you go anywhere else.

A tour to the Nile will take you through another life of adventure. There is a golf course unwinding along the banks and the source of the Nile provides a pretty focal point to the flow of water from Lake Victoria’s only outlet. A boat ride out to Samuka Island is another trip of itself, not counting the beautiful fauna you will see along.