The 3 Days Safari to Murchison Falls in Uganda allows you to explore Murchison Falls National Park, located at the northern end of the Albertine Rift Valley. Enquire Now The park is divided in half by the Victoria Nile, which plunges 45 meters over the remaining rift valley wall to create the impressive Murchison Falls, which gives the park its name. The most amazing wildlife in Uganda, where you can see the falls from below and maybe even spot the Big Five on your lucky day. Antelopes, hippos, crocodiles, and water birds including goliath herons, Egyptian geese, pelican bee-eaters, kingfishers, Hombills, cormorants, and the rare shoebill stork can all be seen along the river’s banks.
Detailed Itinerary.
Day 1: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
Today drive north-west through the famous Luwero Triangle and, travel to Masindi via Ziwa Rhino Project. A visit to the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino trekking tour. After lunch, drive in to Murchison Falls.
Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge, Chobe Safari Lodge, Bakers Lodge.
Meals: (Lunch, Dinner).
Day 2: Morning Game Drive – Afternoon Boat Cruise.
Begin the day with a cup of African Coffee. After your cup of coffee, cross the Nile by ferry to the northern bank of the park. Your guide will help you spot Elephant, Lion, Cape buffalo, Rothschild’s giraffe, hartebeest, Waterbuck, Oribi, Bushbuck, Bohor reedbuck, hyena and if you are lucky, the leopard. Return to the hotel for breakfast and lunch. After lunch, go for a boat safari upstream the calm Victoria Nile to the base of the falls stopping just tens of meters from the “Devil’s Cauldron”. En-route, marvel at the toothsome hippos, crocodiles and over this 17km stretch you may see elephants, waterbucks, Uganda Kobs and crocodiles.
This is also a zone of many bird species like Goliath heron, Egyptian goose, pelican bee-eater, kingfisher, hornbill, cormorant and the rare shoebill stork. There you leave the boat and start your – quite heavy – hike to the Top of the Falls (approx. 1 hour). See where the world’s longest river explodes violently through a narrow cleft in the Rift Valley escarpment to plunge into a frothing pool 43m below. Your driver/guide will be waiting for you to bring you back to the lodge.
Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge, Chobe Safari Lodge, Bakers Lodge.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 3: Return to Kampala – Departure.
Wake up at 6:00am prepared to take an early morning coffee. Visitors booked for Paraa will then have to cross the ferry at 8:00am back to Masindi. Enjoy your lunch enroute and then proceed for Kampala or Entebbe to catch up your flight back home.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch).
End of the 3 Days Safari to Murchison Falls in Uganda.
The 3 Days Safari to Murchison Falls in Uganda includes;
- Park Entrance Fees
- Transportation by a 4 x 4 station wagon
- Full board accommodation as per the itinerary
- Boat trip along the Nile to the bottom of the falls.
- Game drives.
- Driver/guide allowances.
- Enroute lunches.
- Ranger guide fees.
However, the tour cost excludes; International flight ticket expenses, expenses of personal nature like: drinks, laundry, tips, telephone, any activities not highlighted in the itinerary cigars, etc.