3 Days Wildlife Murchison Falls NP
This Murchison Falls Safari Uganda takes you to Uganda's largest park, known as Murchison Falls National Park, which covers 3,840 km² in northwestern Uganda and was declared a game reserve in 1926. It is also classified as the Savanna Grasslands and the Victoria Nile River that flows through it, and is divided into two parts (North Bank and South Bank). Murchison Falls is home to over 451 species of birds, 76 species of mammals including great blue ravens, goliath eaglets, shoebills, pygmy kingfishers, numerous Nile crocodiles and, most importantly, the magnificent, thundering Murchison that looms over the falls. Waterfalls live. Pass through an 8m wide canyon. However, you will have the opportunity to enjoy both a Ugandan safari game drive and a boat he tour along the Nile.
YOUR 3 DAY ITINERARY
Day 1: Travel to Zziwa for an hour of rhino tracking. Proceed to Murchison NP.
After an early breakfast, our driver guide will pick you up from your hotel at 7:00 am, he will also brief you about your 3 Days safari to Murchison falls and you will start your 6 hours journey to Murchison Falls National park. You will go through the Luwero, and later have a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino tracking; here you will find both black and white rhinos.
After tracking have another stop in Masindi where you will have lunch, after lunch proceed to the park, after making payments for park entry drive towards the top of the falls, here along the way you will see various animals such as warthogs, baboons among others. Being at the top of the falls is an amazing experience as you will watch the magnificent falls squeezing through the rocks in an 8m gorge. Take as many photos as you can. Later drive to the lodge, relax the whole evening, have dinner and an overnight.
Day 2: Murchison game drive and afternoon boat trip to the base of the falls.
On this day wake up early and have breakfast at 6:30 am, after your driver and the ranger guide will pick you up from the lodge to start your Game drive at 7:00 am. While on the drive you will be in position to see very many animals such as lions, buffaloes, giraffes, elephants, antelopes, water bucks and birds among others. Murchison Falls Safari Uganda
After the game drive at around 11:40 am, drive back to the lodge, relax/freshen up and have lunch so as to prepare for the afternoon boat cruise. On the boat you will be able to see various Nile crocodiles, hippos, buffaloes, elephants along the banks of the Nile as well as different beautiful birds some singing in the trees such as the bee eaters, the colored kingfishers, the shoe billed stork and many others. The boat ride will take you to the base/bottom of the Murchison Falls, when you reach here you will be able to see clearly the mighty waterfalls. You could opt to go for hiking to the top where you will meet your driver guide who will drive you back to the lodge. Have dinner and an Overnight.
DAY 3: Departure/Return to Kampala.
Enjoy your breakfast; thereafter proceed for another Game drive in the morning on your way back to Kampala. It will be a great time as you look out for various animal species though most of them will be seen in the grasslands feeding such as buffaloes, elephants, giraffes, lions, antelopes, not forgetting a number of bird species. Leave the park, have a stop in Masindi for lunch and continue with the journey reaching Kampala in the evening. Meal Plan; Breakfast and Lunch, Thank you for choosing Tubale Safaris. Explorer Murchison Falls Safari Uganda.