3-Day Magnificent Murchison Falls Safari
Highlights
Kampala, Murchison Falls National Park
nature, safari, Wildlife
Private Tour
3 Days
Easy
English
Description
This 3-day safari will take you to Uganda’s largest park known as Murchison Falls National Park, situated in Northwestern Uganda on an area of 3,840 sq km, gazetted in 1926 as a game reserve. It is classified with savannah grasslands and the Victoria Nile that flows through separating it into two (the northern and southern banks). Murchison Falls is home to 76 mammal species, over 451 bird species such as the Great blue Turaco, Goliath heron, the Shoebill, and the dwarf kingfisher among others.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Transfer to Murchison Falls with Rhino Tracking
- 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-day safari to Murchison Falls, and you will start your 6-hour 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, you will have another stop in Masindi, where you will have lunch. After lunch, you will proceed to the park. After making payments for park entry, you will drive towards the top of the falls. Along the way, you will see various animals, such as warthogs and baboons. Being at the top of the falls is a fantastic experience as you will watch the magnificent falls squeezing through the rocks in an 8m gorge. Take as many photos as you can. Later, you will drive to the lodge, relax the whole evening, have dinner, and stay overnight.
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Day 2: Morning Game Drive and a Boat Cruise along the Nile
- On this day, you will wake up early and have breakfast. Afterwards, your ranger guide will pick you up from the lodge to start your game drive at 7:00 am. During the drive, you can see many animals, such as lions, buffaloes, giraffes, elephants, antelopes, waterbucks, and birds. After the game drive at around 11:40 am, you will return to the lodge, relax/freshen up, and have lunch as you prepare for the afternoon boat cruise.
- On the boat, you will be able to see various Nile crocodiles, hippos, buffaloes, and elephants along the banks of the Nile, as well as different beautiful birds, some singing in the trees, such as the bee-eaters, the coloured kingfishers, the shoe billed stork and many others. The boat ride will take you to the base/bottom of the Murchison Falls. You will be able to see the mighty waterfalls. You could go hiking to the top, where you will meet your driver guide, who will drive you back to the lodge.
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Day 3: Departure/Return to Kampala
- Enjoy your breakfast. Thereafter, you will 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, and antelopes, not forgetting a number of bird species.
- You will 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.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
| Adult | |
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| 1 to 20 | /person |
| Child | |
| 1 to 20 | /person |
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This is a private tour |
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