Uganda · Safari

3-Day Murchison Falls Wildlife Safari with Ziwa Rhino Tracking

3 Days Round trip from Kampala Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Enjoy rhino tracking at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
  • 02 Go on game drives and boat cruises in Murchison Falls National Park
  • 03 See hippos, crocodiles, leopards, antelope, giraffes, and lions
  • 04 Visit East Africa's most dramatic waterfall at Murchison Falls

Sign up for this safari to one of Uganda's seemingly infinite wilderness areas, Murchison Falls National Park, and see tropical rainforests and East Africa's most dramatic waterfall. Enjoy excellent boat cruises and spot hippos, crocodiles, leopards, antelope, giraffes, and lions. Also visit the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, the only home for endangered rhinoceros in Uganda, for rhino tracking.

Sign up for this safari to one of Uganda's seemingly infinite wilderness areas, Murchison Falls National Park, and see tropical rainforests and East Africa's most dramatic waterfall.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Kampala, Entebbe, Murchison Falls National Park, Lake Victoria, Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Languages English, German

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Kampala to Murchison Falls via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

  • Your safari will start at exactly 06:30 am in the morning after a heavy breakfast. You will be transferred to Murchison Falls National Park, located northwest of Kampala.
  • Along the way, you will visit the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, situated in Nakasongola District near Nakitoma village along the Gulu-Kampala Highway. This sanctuary is home to wild endangered rhinos and covers approximately 7,000 ha. Here, you will have an opportunity to track rhinos on foot, which is a great and exciting activity, as it allows you to watch them at a close but safe distance of about 6 to 7 m with the guidance of a skilled ranger guide.
  • After tracking, you will have lunch there and then continue to Murchison Falls National Park, check in to your lodge, relax, dine, and have an overnight stay.

Overnight: Paraa Lodge

Meal Plan: Lunch en-route and dinner

2
Day 02

Game Drive, Boat Cruise, and Top of the Falls Hike

  • At precisely 18:30, after having your early morning breakfast, you will be ready for a game drive to catch a glance of the early risers and nocturnal animals going back to their hideouts.
  • Following the Victoria Nile and Buligi tracks through open savannah grassland, you will appreciate the rich diversity of wildlife in the park, embowered in various ecosystems. Wildlife to encounter will include elephants, buffaloes, Jackson's hartebeest, oribi, reedbuck, and hyenas, among others, as well as exclusive species like the elusive shoebill stork, yellow-fronted tinkerbirds, goliath heron, and malachite kingfisher.
  • After lunch, you will go for a boat cruise and a hike to the top of the falls. Retreat, dine, and have an overnight stay.

Overnight stay: Paraa Lodge

Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

3
Day 03

Return to Kampala

  • After your early morning breakfast at 06:30 am, you will be transferred back to Kampala following the Masindi-Kampala road. Have lunch en-route at Kabalega Dinners.

Accommodation

Overnight: NO

Meal plan: Breakfast and lunch en-route

Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary rhino tracking, Murchison Falls National Park and the Victoria Nile, Paraa Lodge

Where this trip takes you

Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary rhino tracking, Murchison Falls National Park and the Victoria Nile, Paraa Lodge

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Kampala 5 cities · 3 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • All ground transportation
  • All park fees for Foreign Non-Nationals, including VAT taxes
  • English-speaking guide
  • Full-board accommodation
  • Meals en-route
  • Fuel
  • 4x4 drive vehicle and fuel
  • Refreshments
  • All trip activities mentioned in the itinerary
  • Covid-19 masks and sanitizers

What's Not Included

  • Visa
  • Flight tickets
  • Tip
  • Shopping
  • Personal expenses and travel insurance
  • PCR Covid Test ($30pp)

What to bring

  • Passport, travel insurance documents, itinerary, and e-tickets
  • Clothes and accessories
  • 2 long-sleeve shirts and 3 or 4 T-shirts, but this may depend on the number of days to spend on your safari
  • A pair of comfortable shorts
  • A lightweight raincoat
  • Cotton pants/trousers
  • Sunglasses
  • Swimsuit (most camps and lodges have swimming pools)
  • Safari sunhat and woollen hat
  • Comfortable, sturdy hiking/walking boots and socks
  • Money belt
  • A pair of sandals (to wear around the camp)
  • Warm jacket/fleece
  • Cotton light scarf or bandana
  • Underwear and pajamas (should be cotton so they dry quickly after washing)
  • Binoculars, camera, and video
  • Electronic devices
  • Laptop, music, phone, iPad, or tablet
  • Electrical adaptor
  • Rechargeable torch
  • Toiletries and first aid
  • Sunblock or sunscreen
  • Personal toiletries like soap, conditioner, shampoo, moisturizer, deodorants, toothbrushes, and toothpaste
  • Sanitary products (ladies)
  • After-sun cream
  • Malaria pills (in case they are needed)
  • Antiseptic gel (to wash your hands just in case there is no water near you)
  • Contraceptives (if you are on the pill - you need your supply too)
  • Medicines (painkillers like Tylenol or aspirin, diarrhoea, cold, and flu medicines)
  • Band-Aids
  • Hand luggage

Know before you go

  • Top tips: Neutral or dull colours are more appropriate for safari. Colours like white and other bright colours tend to stand out and are not practical, which is why they are absolutely not advisable on a walking safari. Also, ensure the clothes are cotton. Wear casual but comfortable clothes; apart from having clothes with neutral colours, ensure that all the clothes you have packed make you comfortable, especially the trousers and hiking/walking boots. It is also worth considering shirts with ventilation, newer quick-drying fabrics, and trousers that are easily converted into shorts, as this will lessen the number of trousers to carry. Ladies should ensure that they wear decent sports bras, since that will make them more comfortable as they venture through the wilderness on Africa's bumpy roads.
  • You could pack other things such as a good travel journal or diary. Use it to write down everything you experience and see in a short time during your safari, to keep a good record of the trip.
  • A good book is recommended - carry an interesting book to read, because you could be delayed as you connect from airport to airport, and that could be a good time to pull out your book while you wait for the next flight.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Entebbe International Airport, Kitaasa Rd, Entebbe, Uganda
Tour start
Kampala, Uganda
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 3 days finish where they began, in Kampala.

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