Lake Victoria is not only the largest tropical lake in the world; it is also the Source of River Nile - the longest river in the world. Although Wikipedia disputes the facts that the source of Nile is Lake Victoria, but since it does not offer an alternative locations and the Ugandan government has already developed the tourist spot, I think it would be fair to say that the Nile starts from Lake Victoria.
The Nile has two major tributaries, the White Nile and Blue Nile, the latter being the source of most of the Nile's water and fertile soil, but the former being the longer of the two. The White Nile starts from Lake Victoria and flows through southern Sudan, while the Blue Nile starts at Lake Tana in Ethiopia, flowing into Sudan from the southeast. The two rivers meet near the Sudanese capital Khartoum.
We saw very few tourists on at this place (maybe because it was late in the evening and it had rained a lot a couple of hours earlier). We would have taken the boat ride in the lake and the river, but we did not have much time; so we took a few pictures and moved on.
Next to the source of the Nile is a statue of Gandhi. According to Ghandi's wish, the majority of his ashes were immersed in some of the world's major rivers. The monument represents the place at the source of Nile where part of theses ashes were immersed. I am told that a lot of Indians visit this place to pay their respects to him.
You can also see the Source of the Nile Trip album at Picasa.
The Nile has two major tributaries, the White Nile and Blue Nile, the latter being the source of most of the Nile's water and fertile soil, but the former being the longer of the two. The White Nile starts from Lake Victoria and flows through southern Sudan, while the Blue Nile starts at Lake Tana in Ethiopia, flowing into Sudan from the southeast. The two rivers meet near the Sudanese capital Khartoum.
We saw very few tourists on at this place (maybe because it was late in the evening and it had rained a lot a couple of hours earlier). We would have taken the boat ride in the lake and the river, but we did not have much time; so we took a few pictures and moved on.
Next to the source of the Nile is a statue of Gandhi. According to Ghandi's wish, the majority of his ashes were immersed in some of the world's major rivers. The monument represents the place at the source of Nile where part of theses ashes were immersed. I am told that a lot of Indians visit this place to pay their respects to him.
You can also see the Source of the Nile Trip album at Picasa.
Labels: jinja, Lake, LakeVictoria, nile, uganda
Since Saturday is a working day here (in the company and not Uganda), we decided to go the Lake Victoria Beach which is near Entebbe. Although the original plan was to leave around 1:30pm after lunch; but you know once you are in the office, getting out on time is not easy. We left for Imperial Beach Resort (a hotel with its own private stretch of beach) around 4-ish and got to the beach an hour later. Since we used the beach entrance to get into the beach area, we ended up paying 2000 Ugandan Shillings ($1.20) at the gates. Had we entered through the hotel gates, we would not need to pay the fee.
Lake Victoria is the largest tropical lake and the second biggest fresh water lake in the world (the picture is taken from space). It is split between Uganda, Kenya & Tanzania. It was named after Queen Victoria by the an British Indian Army office John Hanning Speke who after getting tired of all the fighting in India decided to instead go explore Africa.
Maybe it was a cloudy day or something else, but the beach did not appeal to me. Some of the sand was kinda white, but it did not feel anything like the beaches I had visited.
The resort area was nicely developed with gardens, outdoor food areas and a swimming pool (which you had to pay extra to get into).
Visit the Imperial Beach Resort picture gallery on Picasa.
Lake Victoria is the largest tropical lake and the second biggest fresh water lake in the world (the picture is taken from space). It is split between Uganda, Kenya & Tanzania. It was named after Queen Victoria by the an British Indian Army office John Hanning Speke who after getting tired of all the fighting in India decided to instead go explore Africa.
Maybe it was a cloudy day or something else, but the beach did not appeal to me. Some of the sand was kinda white, but it did not feel anything like the beaches I had visited.
The resort area was nicely developed with gardens, outdoor food areas and a swimming pool (which you had to pay extra to get into).
Visit the Imperial Beach Resort picture gallery on Picasa.
Labels: Beach, Entebbe, Lake, LakeVictoria, uganda
