3 Days Murchison Falls National Park
Murchison Falls National Park lies at the core of the Murchison falls conservation area, the 3840km2, was gazetted in 1952 and formerly called Kabalega falls after the former King of Bunyoro. Murchison falls National Park is the most thrilling park in East Africa, with big game inclusive of about 9000 buffalos, more than 200 lions, 900, elephants, buffalo, with a healty population of hippos, Jackson Hertebeasts, Uganda Kobs, warthogs, Deffassa waterbuck, bohor reedbuck, oribi, leopards, spotted Hyenas with a checklist of over 460 birds is confirmed.
Brief Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer from Entebbe/ Kampala to Murchison falls national park
Day 2: Murchison falls National park -Game drive
Day 3: Chimpanzee tracking in Budongo and back to Entebbe/ Kampala
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer from Entebbe/ Kampala to Murchison falls National park
In the morning after your breakfast, the guide will peak you from your Entebbe/ Kampala accommodation, brief you about this safari and start your safari with transferring to Murchison falls national park. The journey takes between 6- 7 hours of drive through the famed Luwero triangle, Nakasongola from where you will go for Rhino tracking at Zziwa Rhino sanctuary, have lunch and later proceed to Murchison falls. On arrival at Murchison falls national park, you will hike to the top of the falls for a beautiful scenery and breathtaking breeze before checking in your lodge.
Dinner and Overnight at your lodge,
Highlights of the Day; Rhino tracking and beautiful scenery on top of the falls.
Day 2: Murchison Falls National Park.
In the morning after having your breakfast, you will go for a 4 hour morning game drive to the northern sector of the park from where you will see big game like lions, buffuloes, water bucks, Uganda Kobs giraffes, elephants primates like monkeys and baboons, leopards, spotted hyenas and various birds and many other smaller animals after return to the lodge, have lunch and later in the afternoon go the you will go for a boat cruise on the Nile and enjoy the cool breeze while viewing various colorful birds including the shoe bill and beef eater among many others, crocodiles, hippos basking in the sunset sun and a beautiful water scenery. After your thrilling adventure, you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight at, Murchison River lodge, Nile safari camp, Paraa safari lodge at lowest, lowest, midrange and luxury respectively.
Highlights of the Day; Game drive and boat cruise,
Day 3: Chimpanzee tracking at Bundongo forest and back to Kampala.
This day you will have breakfast and start your journey to Budongo forest, Kaniyo Pabidi forest located at the boundaries of Murchison falls national park on your way back to Kampala for chimpanzee tracking, the activity takes 2 hours and afterwards embark on journey back to Kampala amidst the beautiful savannah grasslands and beautiful sceneries. Reaching Kampala you will return to your accommodation, freshen up and relax and later in the evening have dinner conclusive dinner with your guide.
End of your 3 Days Murchison Falls National Park Safari