I spent a fantastic weekend here at the end of a military tour in the DRC. From start to finish it was well organised, friendly, lively, crammed with professional experience and totally flexible. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

My kayaking experience, prior to this brief stint in the pearl of Africa, could be summed up by the tarnished phrase 'uni boating', so when it came to my coaching with the Kayak The Nile staff I was approached very much as a beginner. The fact of the matter is that the coaching provided by KTN can only be described as world class and that's not even the best part. The best part is that they all have a genuine passion for kayaking and teaching. When you're being coached by them and you achieve something, even something small like learning to eddy out properly, they smile more uncontrollably than you purely because they love what they do and they love making people happy on the river. I spent a fairly extended period of time in Bujagali and had the chance to get to grips with how KTN is managed and get to know some of the staff and they all spend any days off that they have on the river.
The KTN experience itself, day to day, is accommodating and designed to help you become more accustomed to life in Uganda plus a Nile Special at the end of the day is always welcomed in my book. As a beginner, coaching sessions were tailored to the specific things that I needed and wanted to work on mixed in with some amazingly huge but safe white water. I also found that, what I like to call, "throwing a wobbler" is accepted by all KTN coaches, it's not particularly appreciated but this is a very understanding group of guys.
Essentially, the soon to be Mr and Mrs Ward run an amazing organization. I have enjoyed and seen multiple others enjoy paddling the mighty White Nile with this incredible group of people. They really cater for all and I am already saving my pennies (and a considerably amount of my student loan) to get back out there.