Victoria Nile, Uganda
Class IV-V
Year round rafting, Best to go in the summer for the warmest water and weather.
This is a relatively unknown and new white water rafting experience. The combination of the scenery and the challenge make this one of the world’s best whitewater trips. The Victoria Nile in Uganda is 300 miles, flowing from Lake Victoria to Lake Albert, and has the most intense 55-mile stretch with one continuous Class IV-V rapid after the next for 800 feet. Part of that drop has a mandatory portage at the Murchison Falls. Because of the challenging rapids, they were host to the World Whitewater Rafting Championships in 1999.
Check out Adrift Adventure +256 (0)772 454 206.
Zambezi River, Zimbabwe
Class V
For intense white water rapids and scenic beauty, you can't beat the Zambezi River. A relatively new entrant into the world of rafting, the Batoka rapids below Victoria Falls, were first run in a raft in 1981. The beginning point at the base of Victoria Falls, one of the world's Seven Natural Wonders, coined "Boiling Pot" because of the frothy foam created by the water’s 350-foot free fall. From there you can chhose many optional day and overnight trips where you can experience 400-foot-high basalt gorges over Class V rapids with 20-foot-high waves. If challenging rapids weren't enough, there is the added experience of crocodile and hippo viewing in some of the adjoining pools. There are many lengths of trips run from one day to five day expeditions. Check out The Zambezi Safari & Travel Co +44 1548 831351
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