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Jinja, Eastern Region, Uganda

An eastern gateway on the Nile, useful for beginning with Jinja's waterfront, industrial history, and the road west to Kampala.

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Source of the Nile 1 video available.

The Nile's celebrated outlet from Lake Victoria at Jinja.

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Uganda Railway Museum 1 video available.

A small museum preserving the story of Uganda's railway and its place in Jinja's growth.

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Jinja to Fort Portal through western Uganda 7 videos available.

A multi-stage road journey following Liv Kenya's Uganda route: Jinja, Kampala, Entebbe, Mbarara, Kasese, and Fort Portal. It is best treated as a sequence of distinct travel days, …

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