MURCHISON FALLS SAFARI - 4 DAYS WILDLIFE / GAME VIEWING SAFARI
A 4 day Murchison Falls Safari which starts and ends in Kampala. This safari takes you to Uganda’s largest national park and the most beautiful destination for game viewing safaris. The park is also an important safari destination for chimpanzee tracking. This park protects a chunk of untamed African savannah bisected by the mighty river Nile. The meandering Victoria Nile and the dramatic Murchison Falls make this park a Must-be-visited safari destination in Uganda and probably the best scenic tourist destination in Africa. The park adopts its name from the dramatic Murchison Falls, which are formed from a point where the world's longest river explodes violently through a narrow cleft in the Rift Valley escarpment, plunging into a frothing pool 43m below. On your Uganda safari through this stunning semi- arid environment, you may see a variety of wildlife which includes giraffes, side-striped jackals, several herds of elephants, buffaloes, the beautiful Uganda kob, warthogs, hartebeests, and lions. Apart from game viewing, the launch trip to the bottom of the Falls is another memorable adventure giving you the experience of the mighty Biblical Nile. On the launch you may see schools of crocodiles and hippos basking on the river banks as well as a variety of birds.
MURCHISON FALLS SAFARI ITINERARY
DAY 1: Kampala - Murchison Falls National Park
Briefing about your safari. Depart Kampala in the morning. Visit the Rhino sanctuary (on payment of supplement) stopping at Masindi for lunch. Visit the top of the dramatic Murchison Falls, crashing through a narrow gorge. Brief game viewing in the evening. Dinner and overnight at Nile Camp/Paraa (FB).
DAY 2: Game Viewing Safari in Murchison Falls
Spend the day in the park. Game viewing north of the Nile. Later take a launch trip from Paraa to the bottom of the mighty frothy falls. Game viewing along the river is stunning, with some of the largest crocodiles left in Africa, hippos, elephants and birds, including the rare shoebill stork, basking on the banks of the Nile. Dinner and overnight at Nile Camp/Paraa (FB).
DAY 3: Game viewing in the Delta Circuit
In the morning you visit the delta circuit, north of the river with its giraffe, lion and Ugandan kob. During the heat of the day relax at your lodge. Evening game drive. O/N: Nile Camp/Paraa (FB).
DAY 4: Nature Walk / Return Trip to Kampala
An early start. Leave for Pabidi in Budongo forest for a guided nature walk to track chimpanzees. Locating the chimps is easier between May and August as fruit is more readily available. Return to Kampala (HB).
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