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3 Days Trip to Murchison Falls
Murchison Falls National Park lies at the northern end of the Albertine Rift Valley, where the bulky Bunyoro escarpment merges into the vast plains of Acholi land. One of Uganda's oldest conservation areas, it was initially gazetted as a game reserve in 1926 to protect the wildlife-filled savanna.
The park is bisected by the Victoria Nile which plunges an incredible 40 meters over the remnant rift valley wall at the dramatic Murchison Falls, the centerpiece of the park. The mighty Falls drains the last of the river's energy and transforms it into a broad, placid stream that flows quietly across the rift valley floor for to Lake Albert. This stretch of river provides one of Uganda's most memorable wildlife spectacles. Regular visitors include elephants, giraffes and buffalos while hippos and Nile crocodiles are permanent residents.
Trips to the top of the falls are the best way to appreciate the immense quantities of water that gush powerfully through the narrow gap in the escarpment – and send spray and rainbows over the viewpoint.
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, south of Masindi, is home to Uganda’s only rhinos.
Wildlife
The Park’s residents include elephants, an incredible number of giraffes, buffaloes, warthogs, lions, hippos, jackals the bizarre-looking hartebeest and bushbucks amongst others. Habituated chimpanzee groups live in the neighboring Budongo Forest Reserve, while Uganda’s only rhinos live at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, on the way to the Park from Kampala.
Birds
Murchison Falls National Park is also home to some of Uganda’s most iconic bird species – including the sought-after shoebill and the grey-crowned crane, the national symbol. Among the other 460 confirmed species in the Park, there are Abyssinian ground hornbills, saddle-billed storks, Goliath herons, weaver birds, African jacanas, and many migrant waders. Nocturnal species include nightjars and spotted eagle owls.
Monkey Practical Information
The following are some of the things that we will do on this 3 days trip:
- Launch trips to the base of the falls offer fine game viewing and bird watching.
- Boat trip to the Lake Albert delta provide a great chance of sighting rare shoebills.
- Chimp tracking at Rabongo Forest, and en route from Masindi in the Budongo Forest.
- Game drive allowing you to take in the vastness of the palm-tree filled savanna, and observe an astonishing quantity of wildlife.
3-Day Trip To Murchison Falls
5
Excellent trip with a great combination of activities. Our guide, William, was just perfect. Really helpful and always trying to get the best for us. I will totally recommend this tour and company
Uganda Highlights: Eleven Day Safari
5
We saw everything we wanted to see. Next time I would like to experience more village life. The tour was very well set up and it was fun. We had a very good driver. Adrian he was very personal, professional, knowledgeable, organized, and a great driver.
Best of Uganda
5
Loved this trip. The Ugandan people we met along the way were friendly and helpful. The wildlife was amazing and plentiful. The gorilla and chimpanzee tracking was what this trip had been about, was worth spending the money on if you are wanting to see them in their natural habitat and have a close up experience. We had an amazing encounter with a gorilla group of 10! Highky recommend this tour.
Murchison Falls Safari
Join us on this 3-day African wildlife safari experience and get the chance to explore the largest national park in Uganda. Drive up to Murchison Falls National Park from Kampala on the first day of the trip. Check in at the lodge and go for a game drive.
Enjoy a game drive as well as a boat cruise on the River Nile all the way to Samuka Island on the second day of the trip. See a variety of wildlife, including elephants, giraffes, lions, antelopes, warthogs, buffaloes and crocodiles.
Stay overnight in a comfortable lodge inside the national park. You have the option of upgrading the accommodation if you want to.
6-day Uganda Wildlife Safari Tour
This tour will take you through the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary where you will see a number of rhinos saved from extinction back in the 80’s. This place is also home to no less than 300 species of birds hovering above the swamps and Savannah in this sanctuary.
A visit to Murchison Falls National Park is also included. Behold the famous Murchison Falls, where the waters of the Nile River squeeze through a narrow gorge. Wildlife viewing is exceptional with various species of mammals around.
Our game drives allows visitors to drive through the park while viewing animals. The Park has several spots of well-maintained game viewing tracks.
Please refer to the itinerary for day-by-day activities.
2-Day Trip To Murchison Falls National Park
Enjoy this two-day safari in Uganda visiting Murchison Falls National Park. View the majestic waterfalls for which the park is named from both the top and bottom of the falls. See the sun rise and spot a variety of wildlife on a morning game drive – including buffaloes, giraffes, warthogs, lions, primates, and many types of birds. Enjoy a boat cruise on the Victoria Nile to spot more wildlife and snap the most amazing photos.
This tour is ideal for those with limited time but who still want a taste of the wildlife and beautiful scenery of Uganda. Book this wildlife adventure today, it will be the experience of a lifetime!
3 days Murchison Falls Tour
This 3-day Murchison Falls Safari is an excellent way to discover one of Uganda's most beautiful and rewarding parks in a short amount of time. This trip offers gratifying experiences of the river Nile and the ecosystem of wildlife and birds in Murchison Falls National Park.
On this short wildlife safari, you will see many animals including lions, leopards, crocodiles, elephants, rhinos, giraffes, hippos, and buffaloes as well as various antelopes and hundreds of bird species.
This wildlife safari starts and ends in Kampala. Your main destination is Murchison Falls National Park but you will pass by Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary where you can see Uganda’s rhinos and walk with them in the wild.
You will then proceed to Murchison Falls and explore the park’s wild savannah as well as the Falls and Nile on a boat cruise. The Nile itself hosts one of Africa’s densest hippos and crocodile populations and a dazzling variety of water birds including the world’s most accessible wild population of the rare shoe-bill.
The stretch of the Victoria Nile provides one of Uganda’s most remarkable wildlife spectacles. You get to see the Nile squeeze through a 7 – 8 meter wide gorge plunging with a thundering roar into the “Devil’s Cauldron” creating a trademark rainbow.
There is a chance to land a massive catch of the Nile perch which lives within strong currents and highly oxygenated water near Murchison Falls.
This wildlife safari trip has many engaging activities for both big and smaller groups. It is also perfect for a short ‘weekend in the wild’ getaway. Take a look at the detailed day-by-day itinerary breakdown to get a better idea of how this would work for you.
Explore Uganda: Ten-Day Safari
Spend ten wonderful days tracking chimpanzee, searching for gorillas and spotting a variety of wild animals in some of Uganda's most famous nature reserves during this private, guided trip. Your journey starts on arrival in Entebbe and takes you to the majestic Murchison Falls.
Travel through the town of Fort Portal and the Crater Lakes region on your way to Kibale Forest National Park, where you will get the chance to track a number of primates, including chimpanzees. Enjoy spectacular views of the Rwenzori Mountains on the way to Queen Elizabeth National Park, home to tree-climbing lions.
Continue your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, known all over the world for its population of mountain gorillas. Go out on a gorilla trekking in Bwindi before it is time to head home.
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Gorillas & Masai Mara - Camping
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What an amazing experience! I cannot praise this holiday enough! If you are wondering about whether to book this holiday or not, stop wondering and hurry up and book it!
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Gorillas & Masai Mara - Camping Reverse
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DEFINITELY DO THIS TRIP !! Absolutely brilliant, if you love wildlife and east african culture I would recommend this trip, if this is your first east african trip it is a must. Wonderful people and wildlife in 3 beautiful countries and you get to go to the fabulous masai mara on your first few days, also to Lake Nakuru with the Rhino's and flamingoes. Across into Uganda where it is more lush and green then Kenya where we stayed at Lake Bunyonyi and visited a childrens Orphanage run by Crystal - Loving Hearts Helping Hands - this was amazing and the walk up to this is lovely, gets you out of breath but the guy who took us stops frequently for everyone. The nature walk at Lake Mburo was really good and we needed a good walk by this time after sitting in the overland vehicle, the Ranger who took us was really informative. Then onward into Rwanda and Ruhengeri where we trekked the fabulous gorillas.
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Gorillas & Plains
This two week adventure takes you through the magnificent lakes and wildlife parks of Kenya, across Uganda and the Equator, and up into the jungle for some trekking to visit the mountain gorillas and chimpanzees.
Starting in Nairobi we first head out to the famous Masai Mara game reserve where we’ll have several included game drives to view the wildlife in one of Africa's most iconic game reserves. We then head north, stopping for more game viewing at Lake Nakuru, before crossing the border into Uganda where our next stop is Jinja, famous as the point where the River Nile flows out of Lake Victoria. There are optional Nile cruises and great white water rafting available here.
Next we head north towards the Murchison National Park, home of the spectacular Murchison Falls. We'll enjoy another included game drive here, through one of Uganda's best National Parks. Then we take another jungle trek, this time through the Budongo Central Forest Reserve in search of the local chimpanzees. We follow this adventure with a visit to the mountains, stopping at the beautiful Lake Bunyoni which we use as our base for our gorilla trek deep into the Bwindi Impenetrable forest. This experience is a once in a life time opportunity to get up close and personal with man's closest relative.
An optional rhino trekking experience is then available as we head back towards Kenya through the Great Rift Valley and Eldoret, before we arrive back in Nairobi to finish the tour.
The tour is available either based mainly on camping in traditional 2-person tents (which we provide together with camp beds), or as an upgraded 'accommodated' version where you sleep in lodges, hotels, or permanent camps (with proper beds & facilities). Details of each night's stay are given in the Facilities section of the daily itinerary. Pricing shown is based on camping - please contact us for prices to upgrade to the accommodated level.
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