Touring Murchison Falls National Park



Murchison Falls National Park, situated in Northwestern Uganda on an area of 3,840 sq km, gazetted in 1926 as a game reserve is Uganda’s biggest park.

It is classified with Savannah grasslands, and the Victoria Nile that flows through separating it into two (the northern and southern bank).

It is a home to over 451 bird species (including the highly sought after and rare shoebill stork) and 76 different mammal species, including giraffe (which cannot be viewed in Queen Elizabeth National Park).

Other game sightings regularly include lion, elephant, hippo, leopard, buffalo, hyena, warthog, various antelope, a big number of Nile crocodiles and above all the magnificent and thunderous Murchison Falls squeezing their way through a gorge that is 8m wide. 


 

All said, those who visit get the  opportunity to enjoy both Uganda safari game drives and the boat cruises along the Nile River. Arguably the highlight of a trip to Murchison falls National Park  is the mighty River Nile, which bisects the park and is forced through an 8m² wide cleft in the rock at Murchison Falls, plunging into the Devil’s Cauldron below. Perfect for those looking for a classic safari experience on a budget!

Murchison falls National Park is the most popular national park in the country due to its variety of attractions and is also the top tourist destination in Uganda. It has different vegetation including savannah plains, savannah woodlands, swamps and forested areas which are all habitats to numerous species of mammals, birds, primates and reptiles. 


 

Those interested in game viewing will go for game drives and animals like lions, leopards, elephants, giraffes, waterbucks, buffaloes, warthogs, Uganda kob, Jackson’s hartebeest and many more animals are spotted. Other activities include boat cruise along the Nile to the mighty waterfalls, birding, chimp tracking in Budongo forest and hiking to the top of the water falls.

 

Murchison falls was named after the mighty waterfalls which are formerly and locally known as Kabalega falls. Murchison falls National Park has very interesting natural attractions which everyone needs to consider seeing. 


 

The location of Uganda along the equator gives it a unique climate which has is also one of the reasons to why many people travel to this country. The climate is almost the same each year with two dry season and two wet seasons. During each of these seasons, there are activities that can be done and those that become challenging to do in different season.

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