On this 3-day Murchison Falls safari you will visit Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda on one of the topmost wildlife safaris in Uganda. We choose to offer you the first night inside Murchison Falls staying at Paraa Safari Lodge and the second night at Amuka Lodge, just adjacent to the park, for a great Uganda safari experience.
Be ready to take a full game drive safari for elephants, lions, Cape buffaloes, Rothschild’s giraffes, hartebeests, waterbucks, Oribis, Bushbucks, Bohor reedbucks, hyenas and if you are lucky, the elusive leopard. Don’t miss a boat safari along the famous River Nile plus a visit to the Ziwa Sanctuary for rhino trekking in Uganda.
3-Day Murchison Falls Safari Itinerary: –
Day 1: Kampala – Murchison Falls
Our guide picks you up from your place of residence in Kampala and begin the panoramic drive north-west through the famous Luwero Triangle and Masindi Town, with lunch enroute. Continue to Murchison Falls with a visit to the top of the falls, to enjoy the sunset as you return to your lodge.
Dinner and overnight stay at Paraa Safari Lodge (luxury facility). Meal plan: lunch and dinner.
Day 2: Murchison Falls
Begin the day with a cup of African coffee, and then proceed for a game drive in the park. Elephants, Cape buffaloes, Rothschild’s giraffes, Uganda kobs, hartebeest and waterbuck are common sightings. You may also spot oribis, bushbucks, Bohor reedbucks, bush duiker, warthogs and bush pigs. Large carnivores that include lions, leopards and spotted hyenas can also be spotted.
After lunch, you will go for a boat safari upstream the calm Victoria Nile to the base of Murchison Falls stopping just tens of meters from the “Devil’s Cauldron”. En-route, you will marvel at the toothsome hippos, crocodiles, elephants, waterbucks and kobs, over this 17 km stretch.
This is also a zone of many bird species such as Goliath heron, Egyptian goose, pelican bee-eater, kingfisher, hornbill, cormorants and the rare shoebill stork.
There, you will leave the boat and start your – quite heavy – hike to the top of the falls (for approx. 1 hour), to see where the world’s longest river explodes violently through a narrow cleft in the Rift Valley escarpment, to plunge into a frothing pool of about 43m below. Your driver/guide will be waiting for you to bring you back to the lodge.
Dinner and overnight stay at Amuka Safari Lodge (medium facility). Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day 3: Ziwa Rhino – Kampala/Entebbe Out
Wake up at 6:00 am prepared to take photos of the African rising sun in the morning while enjoying your African breakfast. A visit to the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino trekking is a must.
After an early lunch you will return to Kampala with your lunch enroute where you will be dropped off to a place of your residence or Entebbe Airport at leisure, for your flight to the next destination or back home. Meal plan breakfast and lunch.
3-Day Murchison Falls Safari Inclusions: –
- Transportation by a 4 x 4 station wagon.
- Full board accommodation as per the itinerary
- Ziwa Rhino Trekking
- Visit & hike to the top of the falls
- Three hour boat trip along River Nile.
- Park fees
- Game drive
- Ferry crossing
- Driver/guide subsistence allowance.
- Enroute lunches
- Ranger guide fees
- AMREF Emergency Evacuation Medical Insurance
However, the package excludes expenses of personal nature like drinks, laundry, tips, telephone, cigars, etc.