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The Nile

The Nile River has two major tributaries: the Blue Nile and the White Nile. The Blue Nile (rich in alluvial silt) from Lake Tana in the highlands of Ethiopia, provides 80% of the Nile’s water and snakes its way through eastern Sudan to Khartoum.

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The slower flowing White Nile is born in the dark heart of Africa, the rift Valley lakes of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. It then transects southern Sudan and eventually meets the Blue Nile at the confluence near to Khartoum. It is here that the Nile is born and it is in Sudan where it diverts from its usual northerly course and flows for some time to the east and some time to the west before entering Egypt and Lake Nasser at Whadi Halfa.

The famous cataracts of the Nile are counted from the north and the first is found in Egypt at Aswan at the foot of the famous Cataract Hotel. The second cataract can be found just south of Whadi Halfa and then there are four more before you reach Khartoum. Sudan has made great use of this source of energy and one now finds dams at various places along the Nile, supplying most of the country’s electricity and making the rapids of the cataracts less impressive.

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Born in a small South African town, I have always followed my passion for nature and discovery. After studying Nature Conservation in Pretoria, I was one of the first women to complete a very tough cadetship in the Natal Parks Board. It was here where I cut my teeth in African wildlife management. My desire to see more led me to work as a guide for AndBeyond, first in South Africa, then in Tanzania as the company expanded. Here, I lived and worked in the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro, guiding and running safari camps.

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Aged five and with my Curious George toy safely tucked under my arm, I set off with my family to travel around Europe in an orange VW minibus. Looking back on the adventures we had along the way, I now know that this was where my love for travel and exploring began.

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