Overview
Tour Overview
Uganda Safari: Murchison Falls National Park lies at the northern end of the Albertine Rift Valley, where the bulky Bunyoro escarpment merges into the vast plains of
Day by Day
Itinerary
From Kampala to Murchison Falls National Park
Day 1From Kampala to Murchison Falls National Park From Kampala to Murchison Falls National Park You will have an early breakfast and drive to Murchison Falls National Park, passing through beautiful woodlands and Savannah grasslands. This journey takes 6-7 hours. On arrival, you will have lunch and have a rest. At 3:00 pm, you will go for a boat cruise on the placid Victoria Nile, upstream, to the base of the falls. En route, you will see hippos, crocodiles, waterbucks, and a wide variety of birds like the unusual shoebill stork. The boat stops just tens of meters from the “Devil’s Cauldron” for pictures to be taken of the photogenic and majestic Murchison Falls. You will thereafter be returned to the lodge of your booking for dinner and an overnight stay at Parkside Safari Lodge. Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park Best Time To Visit December to February (Easier to spot animals) High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda) Best Weather June and July (Less rain and lower temperatures) Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP ChimpanzeeOccasional ElephantCommon GiraffeCommon LionCommon BuffaloCommon HippoAbundant Show more LeopardOccasional White RhinoNone Black RhinoNone CheetahNone ZebraNone WildebeestNone Wild DogNone Accommodation: Parkside Safari Lodge Budget lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP Meals & Drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Game Drive and Rhino Tracking before Tranferring back to Kampala
Day 2Game Drive and Rhino Tracking before Tranferring back to Kampala Game Drive and Rhino Tracking before Tranferring back to Kampala You will wake up very early after breakfast and set off at 6:30 am for a sunrise game drive in the Nyamsika plateau to see the Cape buffaloes, Rothschild’s giraffes, Uganda kob, hartebeest, and waterbucks. You may also spot oribi, bushbuck, Bohor reedbuck, shy sitatunga, bush duiker, warthog, and bush pig, plus large carnivores, including lions, leopards, and spotted hyenas. Chimpanzees and olive baboons head the list of six species of primates found in the park. Crocodiles and hippos will be seen along the banks of the Nile. Some of the more common birds that can be seen include the Goliath heron, Egyptian geese, pelican, bee-eaters, kingfishers, hornbill, cormorant, saddle-bill stork, and the rare shoebill stork. After you transfer to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, you will have an early lunch and then have a briefing from the ranger. You'll trek the sanctuary for close to two hours. Afterwards, you will transfer back to Kampala. Main Destination: Entebbe (City) Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour) Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included) End of tour (See Getting There for more details)End of tour (See Getting There for more details) Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost. You'll be dropped off at the airport. Interested in This Tour? Request a Quote
What's covered
Included & Excluded
Included
- A transfer from and back to the airport is included
- What is included in this tour
Not Included
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
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I had a truly amazing time on this tour! Ruth the person I was in contact with before my tour was very communicative, answered all of my questions and made adjustments to my trip on request. This originally was supposed to me a solo trip...
Our driver/guide Ronnie was great. He was always on time and was a careful and skilled driver. He provided a lot of commentary and knew a great deal about what we were seeing and what was knee to us. Everything worked out. Our tours and...
The company is very efficient and willing to customize to the client’s needs. They prepared everything ahead of time. Our guide, Ronnie was multilingual, very kind, made the effort for us to see every animal even though some had migrated....
We chose this tour because we knew it was locally owned, ethical and very well priced compared to others. The tour exceeded expectations and Ronnie our driver was amazing. He was incredibly knowledgeable throughout the drive pointing out...
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