Right back to the track again, after from Jinja we decide to go to Bujagali since only 10km away from Jinja and apparently people recommeded to us it is nice place to stop over and do nothing at all.
To get here, head northwest out of town and go straight a head at the Kampala roundbout, Follow this sometime smooth, sometime bumpty road and turn left at the large signpost pointing to the falls. If u decide to take minibus to Budondo pass this junction cost around SH500, 30 minutes but can take a while to fill up again not is africa.
Bujagali falls not an actual waterfall, but rather a wide spread series of large rapids and it is one of Uganda's outstanding natural beauty spot ( admission charge between 9am till 7pm). A thriving backpacker community has grown up near the falls and many travellers end up chilling ther for a few days after their rafting trip (we did this rafting which we were organized from jinja through backpacker hostel it was fantastic experience and wonderful scenery along the way just......absoulutely breathtaking If i have ten tumb I will put up all of them it was worth it)
This is the fun part, when we went to Bujagali fall during the next day a few local men, calling themselves the Bujagali Swimmers, have create a cottage industry by throwing themselve into the falls with one arm wrapped tight around a jerry can and the other paddling them through the safe router and all of a Ush 5000 fee. They make it look easy, but every once in a while a swimmer loses his grip and goes missing.
The controversial and long delayed Bujagali Dam is finally under construction, and sure to affect the falls, though exactly how much of the roar will end up under water is still unclear. Also likely to change things, a posh resort has been discussed for this site for many years. Regardless of these development, most of the facilities are clustered atop the hile and Nile views will still be beautiful no matter what happens down below.
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