Whitewater Rafting Included

Rafting on the Nile River – simply the world’s greatest river expedition!

You will celebrate the completion of your MAD gap year project with an unforgettable whitewater rafting experience. We save the best for the last, After all – you deserve it!

We choose this perfect 30 km stretch of the Nile River, where the first few whitewater rapids are low grade and give all our MAD gap year students a growing sense of confidence. As the river thunders downstream, between heavily forested islands, the rafts are then guided through some of the best grade 5 whitewater rapids in the world . This is pure adrenaline excitement.

We use a local company that has a high reputation for safety, using only experienced whitewater river guides. They run an oar boat on every trip as a safety boat. The boat is available should you want a slightly easier ride and carries all the food and safety gear. The whitewater guides all hold the internationally accepted Swift Water Training and Rescue as well as Wilderness Trauma Response and First Aid certificates.

For the not so adventurous, why not spend the day drifting down the river on our more relaxing, low-grade rapids route? Or take a guided mountain bike tour through villages on the banks of the Nile. The choice is yours, “wild” or “mild”.

We round up the day with a massive BBQ and drinks, where the campsite comes alive after dark to the sound of African music and dancing.

All MAD gap year students have been impressed by our closing whitewater rafting adventure. The action, the beautiful environment … it’s a special finale.