3 Days murchison falls National park tour

This package will enable you to tour Uganda’s most spectacular, largest and oldest national park with a diversity of wildlife. You will have a feel of the African Big Five mammals spiced with birds around you with amazing landscapes and varied vegetation cover.

the magical Murchison falls, Primates, scenery, unique cultures, birds…

No visit to Uganda would be complete without a visit to the magnificent Murchison Falls National Park renowned for its scenic beauty and the spectacular falls, from which the park derives its name. Murchison Falls has abundant flora and fauna to delight the visitor. From rolling savannah and tall grasslands to thick bush and woodlands, the diversity of this park never ceases to amaze visitors and residents alike. They can be viewed from the top where the Nile River narrows from 50 metres to crash through a 7 metre gorge, falling 45 metres to the rocks below

Detailed itinerary 

Day 1: Pick up from hotel or place of accommodation and transfer to murchison falls national park and visit top of falls

On this day, you will be picked up by our company representative from the airport or hotel and kick start this day’s nature adventure with an exciting 6 hours road trip to Murchison Falls National Park with lunch en route. Upon arrival inside the park, you will be amazed by the beautiful landscape while occasionally sighting warthogs and other wildlife with a drive to the top of the falls whose views are breathtaking. About 300 – 400 cubic meters per second of Nile water force through a tiny gorge of about 7 meters to plunge into a violent tempest in a whirlpool about 42 meters below. It is such a beautiful sight with incredible picture moments here. Drive to the lodge as you view wild animals en route.

Day 2: Morning Gamedrive through the park and afternoon boatcruise on  victoria nile

After your early morning breakfast, our driver guide picks you up for the early game drive. Explore the major game trails especially in the northern bank for good game spotting including lots of elephants, lions, giraffes, antelopes, jackals, hyenas, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, Jackson’s hartebeests and hopefully the elusive leopards among others.

Later on, get your lunch break and some relaxation for an indefinitely short time. Later we’ll set out for the afternoon boat ride on the Victoria Nile, the high spot of any Murchison Falls safari. You’ll get to spot lots of animals at a close encounters. You will have to spot many hippos, Nile crocodiles, elephants, buffaloes, and other animals that come to drink water, refresh and cool themselves off the scorching sun and some animals to eat the fresh grass along the river banks.

Day 3: Transfer to ziwa sanctuary for Rhino tracking and proceed to kampala/Entebbe 

ter breakfast, you will check out and set off for the drive back to Kampala. Along the way, you will make a stop at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for the nature walk where rhinos are being reintroduced to the wild in Uganda. You will have a complete feel of the African Big Five mammals as it is the rhinos, out of the Big Five that are missing in Murchison Falls National Park. Here you will go for a trek around the sanctuary on foot. You will have lunch at the sanctuary and some relaxation for an indefinitely short time and embark on an exciting road trip back to Kampala or Entebbe International Airport. You’ll be dropped off at your point of reference eg home, hostel, hotel, etc.