This 3 Day safari will take you to Uganda’s largest parks known as Murchison Falls National Park, situated in Northwestern Uganda.
Murchison Falls is home to over 451 bird,76 mammal species, a big number of Nile crocodiles and above all the magnificent and thunderous Murchison Falls squeezing their way through a gorge that is 8m wide.You will have an opportunity to enjoy both our Uganda safari game drives and the boat cruises along the Nile River.
Murchison Falls National Park is the biggest national park in the whole of Uganda. The Nile divides Murchison falls park into the northern and southern areas. The northern part is gifted with a lot more wild animals in comparison to the southern part which suffered severe poaching.
Some of the Activities to enjoy in Murchison Falls National Park include:
Game drives mainly in the northern part of this park since it has more animals compared to the south. The game drives are done early in the morning starting at 6:00 am.
Boat cruise
It is a wonderful cruise that takes about 3 hours. On this cruise you will see several hippos, waterbucks, Nile crocodiles and buffaloes in addition to numerous birds. The boat ride takes you to the bottom of the Murchison Falls and the best time to enjoy it is in the afternoon when several animals congregate at the banks to cool off.
Top of the Falls Hike
You may opt to hike to the peak of a cliff near to the thin gorge through which the waters of the mighty Nile squeeze before thunderously dropping to over 40 meters below.
Chimpanzee tracking plus bird watching within Kaniyo Pabidi
Sport Fishing
the huge Nile perch plus tiger fish offer an exciting yet challenging experience to the anglers, and this carried out just above and below the Murchison Falls.
Accommodation in Murchison Falls National Park
there is a wide range of accommodation facilities in and around the park including the budget, mid-range plus luxury facilities.
Game viewing in Murchison Falls National Park
A 3 day safari to Murchison Falls National Park will be adequate.
However the very best time to go game viewing or tracking chimpanzees in Murchison falls is during the dry season. The best time for bird watching is during the rainy season when there is a lot of bird activity.
Kampala, Uganda or Nairobi, Kenya
3 Hours Before Flight Time
After an early breakfast, our driver guide will pick you up from your hotel at 7:00 am, he will also brief you about your 3 Days safari to Murchison falls and you will start your 6 hours journey to Murchison Falls National park. You will go through the Luwero, and later have a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino tracking; here you will find both black and white rhinos.
After tracking have another stop in Masindi where you will have lunch, after lunch proceed to the park, after making payments for park entry drive towards the top of the falls, here along the way you will see various animals such as warthogs, baboons among others.
Being at the top of the falls, you will watch the magnificent falls squeezing through the rocks in an 8m gorge. Later drive to the lodge, relax the whole evening, have dinner and an overnight.
Accommodation options; Heritage Lodge/Red Chilli(Budget), Pakuba Safari Lodge/Murchison River Lodge(Mid-range), Paraa Safari Lodge/Chobe Safari Lodge(Luxury)
Meal Plan; Lunch and Dinner
Wake up early and have breakfast at 6:30 am, after your driver and the ranger guide will pick you up from the lodge to start your Game drive at 7:00 am. During the drive you will be in position to see very many animals such as lions, buffaloes, giraffes, elephants, antelopes, water bucks and birds among others.
After the game drive at around 11:40 am, drive back to the lodge, relax/freshen up and have lunch as you prepare for the afternoon boat cruise. On the boat you will be able to see various Nile crocodiles, hippos, buffaloes, elephants along the banks of the Nile as well as different beautiful birds some singing in the trees. The boat ride will take you to the base/bottom of the Murchison Falls, when you reach here you will be able to see clearly the mighty waterfalls.
You could opt to go for hiking to the top where you will meet your driver guide who will drive you back to the lodge. Have dinner and an Overnight.
Accommodation options; Heritage Lodge/Red Chilli(Budget), Pakuba Safari Lodge/Murchison River Lodge(Mid-range), Paraa Safari Lodge/Chobe Safari Lodge(Luxury)
Meal Plan; Full Board- Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Enjoy your breakfast; thereafter proceed for another Game drive in the morning on your way back to Kampala. It will be a great time as you look out for various animal species though most of them will be seen in the grasslands feeding such as buffaloes, elephants, giraffes, lions, antelopes, not forgetting a number of bird species.
Leave the park, have a stop in Masindi for lunch and continue with the journey reaching Kampala in the evening.
Meal Plan; Breakfast and Lunch
