What to see and do in Murchison Falls National Park Uganda? It is always hard for the visitors to find the best and easiest trips organized in the smallest time. But Africa adventure vacations came to solve all these challenges as it ensures that your Safari trip is well arranged, prepared, and designed based on your travel demand. A safari designed based on visitors’ demands rarely disappoint and what we do here at Africa Adventure vacations. Our tailor-made safari packages are cost-friendly and time conscious with a bucket fan-filled with different activities. Yes, Uganda is famous for mountain gorillas but the country a lot offer than just mere gorillas. As you engage in gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda know that you can as well ask for other safari activities and believe me you will enjoy what we have to offer in our safari packages. We follow strictly the standard operating procedures as a safeguard against the Covid-19.

Murchison national park is the biggest national park and most visited park in Uganda with a lot of activities that should not miss on your lists of activities to do and see while you’re on an adventure vacation safari in Uganda. Murchison falls National Park is a park of Murchison Conservation Area that takes Karuman and Bugungu wildlife reserves. The features over 76 mammals and these include that big 4 animals that include lions, leopards, buffaloes, and elephants. As you head to Murchison falls national park you can decide to pass to Zziwa Rhino conservation)  to see the rhinos such that after Murchison falls national trip you will have seen the big five animals.

Apart from these, Murchison falls national park is filled with other animals that include Nile crocodiles, hippos, warthogs, Uganda kob, Hyenas, Giraffes, dikes,  Jackson’s hartebeest among other animals.  There are also primates in Murchison falls national park including the conservation area within Murchison falls National Park. Birders are not left out in Murchison falls national park as the park is home to more than 450  bird species recorded include the rare shoebill stock and 23  Albertine rift endemics which makes Murchison falls national park interesting for bird watching.

Murchison falls national park is well known for game drives majorly following the tour to Murchison Falls. Murchison Falls is interesting to watch as you enjoy how water bounce off the rocks and with a clear view from the top of the falls to the bottom with wonders found here.  The waterfall was formed because the might River Nile passes through a narrow 8 meters gorge forming the most powerful falls in the world. Take a boat cruise up to the bottom of the falls for the unique experience of forgetting to see the animals and birds that f find love with the water at the base of the falls as they flock to the river for quenching water especially during the dry season.

How to get to Murchison Falls National Park.

Murchison falls national park can easily be accessed by both road and air transport depending on your interests, budgets, and the direction in which you want to enter the park from. Murchison falls National Park is located in the northern part of Kampala and you will have to drive for about 4 hours to reach the park from Kampala.  Roads leading to Murchison falls national park is all tarmacked especially those inside the park because of conservation reasons aimed at maintaining and protecting the environment in its natural state. Visitors who are in Kidepo valley national park can as well connect to Murchison falls national park for about seven hours while those in Kibale forest National Park can drive to Murchison falls national park for about 6 hours via home town.

Domestic flights are also available to the park and these are operated by Aerolink Uganda limited stationed at Entebbe international airport and Kampala Executive Aviation that can be got at Kajjansi Airstrip, these operate domestic flights to Pakuba, Chobe, and Bugungu Airstrips. These fights carry a minimum of 4 people. By taking a flight, you will be able to reach Murchison Falls National Park is just one hour to relax as you do engage in other tourist activities within the park. Contact us for the best safari packages to Murchison falls national Park and contact us for the domestic flight information to Murchison Falls National Park.

Activities  in Murchison falls national park

Game drive safaris

Game drives are the most popular of all the activities done in Murchison falls national park .these can be done either in the morning or in the afternoon. While on game drivers, visitors will be taken to via the different vegetation types comprised of savannah, riverine vegetation, and woodland. There almost of the offer as you drive through these different vegetation zones. Visitors will meet and see, multiple animals while on game drives such as lions, elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, leopards, hippos. Hyenas, Kobs among others. Having different game drives within the park will enable you to have a lot of to see what will enhance your experience more from the game drives.

Boat cruises trips

Visitors can make part of the trip by participating in a boat cruise on river Nile in Murchison falls national park with the Nile Delta cruise which takes you to the land of hippos, buffaloes, comfortable zones of crocodiles with numerous bird species that you can view while on this boat cruise Safari.  A shoebill can be searched and seen during this boat cruise trip. The other boat cruise safari in Murchison will take you to the bottom of the Murchison Falls for the spectacular views of the water coming from around 30 meters high drooping down speedily and very strong. You can as well base from here to hike the waterfalls.

Nature walks and hikes

Walks to the top of the falls are one of the most exciting activities after the boat cruise. Visitors can also get involved in nature walks from the Budongo Forest Conservation area especially during the chimpanzee trekking. Nature walks in Murchison falls national park pays United States Dollars 20 per person.

Bird watching in Murchison falls National Park

There are almost of bird species in Murchison falls national park that you can spot while participating in Bird watching safaris in this park. The common bird species here include Klaas’s Cuckoo, Martial Eagles, African Crake, African white-backed, Lesser Moorhen, Harlequin and Blue Quail, silver bird,  Hottentot Teals, Black-chested and Brown Snake-eagles, Common and Purple Swamphen among different savannah parks. Visitors interested in bird watching are advised to involve themselves in both game drives and boat cruise safaris as you will be able to see water birds, savannah forest birds, and Albertine Rift endemics.  The boat cruise helps in the Nile will enable you to experience the riverine bird species including the rare shoebill.

Murchison Falls Visits

It would be a great miss for the visitors to visit the Murchison falls national park without talking about the falls, provided that there are two options of seeing these seeing the falls either from the bottom on about cruise or the from the to off the boat cruise and hike. The falls are very strong and powerful compared to other falls in Africa.

Rhino tracking 

Rhino tracking is not done within the Murchison falls national park but just as long the way as you are heading to the park from Kampala. You will need to bypass the Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary to track these Rhinos and then after just drive for a short distance to Murchison Falls National Park. Once you have tracked rhinos and then head to Murchison falls National Park, you will be able to have the full trip of Big Five animals on the tour to Murchison Falls National Park.

What is the best time to visit Murchison Falls National Park?

Murchison falls national park is open for visitors throughout the year and feel free to book any safari any time to Uganda to visit Murchison Falls National Park. However, it has been proven that the dry season is the best time to visit Murchison Falls National park. The dry season comes in December. January, February, then June, July August, and September. It is important to note that while in Uganda and Murchison falls you can as well receive rains in this period but less compared to the wet season. The dry season is the best visit this park because it makes the trails and road within the park so comfortable and passable and animals are easy to be seen since most of the vegetation dry off and animals rush to green areas which is usually the water source hence making it easy to view them. However, the rainy season is slightly much wet and sometimes roads become slippery and it is from this basis that we advise you to use a 4×4 vehicle that is strong enough to navigate through muddy park conditions.

Where to stay in Murchison Falls National Park

The accommodating facilities in Murchison falls national park range from budget, mid-range, or luxury accommodation facilities with all these options available in Murchison falls National park. Visitors looking for luxury accommodation facilities in Murchison falls national park may include Chobe Safari Lodge, Nile Safari Lodge, and Bakers Lodge. Midrange safaris lodges in Murchison falls National Park include Pakuba safari lodge, Kabalega lodge, Murchison River Lodge among others. Visitors can opt for UWA Bandas and Red chili Rest Camp for Budget accommodation facilities.