A 1 Day Murchison Falls Safari is exclusive to those travelers who have very limited time in Uganda, but would nevertheless fail on a chance to explore the country’s most magnificent and biggest national park.
Within this limited time, a traveler is still able to get all the Uganda travel highlights of the park, including viewing the thunderous Murchison falls and Uhuru falls, a short game drive in the park’s sweeping plains with opportunities to spot 4 of 5 big mammals, birds, primates and a sensational boat cruise along Victoria Nile.
See detailed itinerary for this 1 day short Murchison Falls wildlife safari below.
Detailed Murchison Falls Tour Itinerary
Depart from Kampala as early as 5:30am and embark on a journey to the North-western based Murchison Falls National park on this first day of your 1 Day Murchison Falls Safari.
The journey takes approximately 3 – 4 hours, therefore by 11am you’ll have arrived in the park. Check in through the northern Kachumbanyobo gate and continue to the ferry near Paraa headquarters.
Time allowing, you undertake a short game drive in the nearby game tracks so that by 1:00pm you’re back at Paraa jetty to catch up with an afternoon boat cruise.
The game drive in Murchison Falls National Park is the best way to explore Uganda’s Big 4/5 mammals, including lions, buffaloes, elephants, leopards, plus many other mammals like giraffes, spotted hyenas, Topis, bush bucks, waterbucks, Uganda Kobs and abundant bird-life.
The afternoon boat cruise departs from Paraa jetty and sets off at exactly 2:00pm; heading to bottom of the falls with incredible views of both Murchison and Uhuru falls.
The boat takes you through the placid waters of Victoria Nile, with chances of viewing both reptiles and mammals on the shores, including hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes, elephants, waterbucks, and abundant bird-life that is unique to aquatic habitat.
Cruise until you reach a point where the rapids commence, and it is here that Ernest Hemmingway’s plane crashed as he tried to make his way to discover this wonder with his wife in the 1950s.
Get off the boat and hike to top of the falls. The hike is not hectic, even the most inexperienced climbers can trek it until you get to the top of Murchison falls for a better, closer view.
While on top, feel the splash of the water as it forces its way through a 7m gorge to create a thunderous roar and a permanent rainbow that marks its central point. It is no wonder that this is the most powerful waterfalls in the world.
End this experience before dark and join your driver guide to transfer you out of the park and begin the journey back to Kampala for overnight stay or Entebbe airport for departure flight.
End of 1 Day Short Murchison Falls Wildlife Safari.
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