Summary
Day 1 Drive for Uganda Wildlife Safari to Murchison Falls National park/ Visit Rhinos
Day 2 Game drive and Launch cruise on River Nile
Day 3 Drive Back home/ Visit the Uganda Wildlife Education Center (UWEC)
Detailed Itinerary
Day1 Drive To Murchison Falls National Park
Early in the Morning, your driver guide will pick you from your overnight hotel and drive you to Murchison Falls National park. This park is bisected by River Nile and home to several wild animals like the prides of lions, leopards, herds of buffaloes, Rothschild giraffes, Elands, Oribi, duickers and so much more.
On the way, you may enjoy a short stopover at Ziiwa Rhino sanctuary where rehabilitation of Rhinos is being done. The initial rhinos were wiped-out by the regular civil wars in Uganda and the regular quest for Rhino horns for ritual practices.
Check into your Room ready for dinner and overnight
Accommodation Paraa Safari Lodge/ Nile Safari Lodge/ Red Chilli Campsite
Carrying your camera, head to the northern sector of the Park to start a game drive through the Buligi area. While in this savannah grassland, you may have the chance of spotting some elephants, hartebeests, oribi, warthogs, Rothschild giraffes, cape buffaloes and so much more. The varying vegetation from savannah grass land, to savannah woodland to wetland vegetation provide home to variety of animals and rich avian life.
After lunch, a launch cruise to the bottom of the Murchison Falls is memorable as you sail closer to the point where River Nile squeezes through a narrow gorge cascading down and meet the rest of the course to Egypt. You will feel the change in the turbulence of the boat as you draw closer to the falls. This is one of the highlights of this Uganda safari providing you the opportunity to see teeming hippos, serried ranks of crocodiles relax at the banks, birds like the rare shoe bill may also cross your way. The unbelievable Rift valley escarpments that stand erected up high at the River banks.
Return to the lodge to relax
Day 3 Drive To Entebbe for a guided walk to the Uganda Wildlife Education center
Having enjoyed the wilderness in Murchison Falls National park, drive back to Entebbe to catch up with your flight but if you have enough time, you may take an optional walk to the Uganda wildlife Education center ( UWEC) the former Entebbe Zoo where most of Uganda’s wild animals are kept in exhibits.
How To get To Murchison Falls National park
You may take a road trip to Murchison Falls National park and this may take about 5 to 6 hours. The drive is so interesting as you pass by amazing primates, forest cover, network of rivers to mention but a few.
There are daily scheduled domestic flights to Murchison Falls National Park. You may place in your booking early so that you can secure a seat. Chartered flights are also available for booking.
Which accommodation to book for overnight during a Uganda Safari to Murchison Falls National park
Murchison Falls National Park has a verity of accommodation depending on which budget you are ready to pay for. They range from up-market accommodations to midrange accommodations and budget accommodations which at times have shared facilities.
What other activities to do in Murchison Falls National Park
Fishing is one of the super activities to do in Murchison Falls National park. You may have the chance of fishing the huge Nile Perch, tilapia and other species however this requires you to have booked a fishing permit and its done in particular spots of the River. Carry your own fishing rod.
Chimpanzee trekking can also be embedded in your itinerary in Murchison Falls National park. This is done in Kaniyo Pabidi forest. In this forest are numerous other primates like the olive baboons, black and white colobus, vervet monkeys, Red tailed monkeys, grey cheeked mangabey.
Birding Safari can also be done in Murchison Falls National park as numerous birds roam in the forest, around the park and some live on the escarpments of the Rift valley.
Hiking to the top of the falls offer you one of the most dramatic experiences as you get to see the River Nile showcases its moves to squeeze through the narrow gorge.
Where else to go After Murchison Falls National Park
Gorilla trekking in Bwindi forest is one of the places to go
Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale National park
Mountain climbing on the Rwenzori ranges
Forest Walks can be done in Maramagambo forest Queen Elizabeth National Park
Visit the Siipi Falls in Elgon National Park
Visit Ngamba Chimpanzee sanctuary in Lake Victoria home to the rescued and orphaned chimpanzees