MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
The Murchison Falls National Park is located in the northern end of the Albertine Rift Valley, where the large Bunyoro escarpment blends into the vast plains of Acholiland.

3-days Murchison Falls National Park Wildlife Safari
from USD $360 p/p

Take a short break for an introduction with the wildlife of Uganda! With a stunning natural beauty and diversity, Murchison Falls Park is one of the most scenic game reserves of the country! Marvel at the Top of the Falls, where the mighty river Nile thunders 45 meters down into a serie cascades. During a sensational game drive on the northern banks of the river, you will have chances of seeing elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, hartebeests and even lions. A boat cruise on the river Nile is another highlight of your safari: drift to the bottom of the amazing falls while you are viewing wildlife at close quarters! This 3-days Wildlife Safari to Murchison Falls National Park is a perfect option if you are on a tight budget or have limited time available, but want to explore the amazing flora and fauna of Uganda at its fullest!

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4-days Murchison Falls and the mighty Nile Safari
from USD $590 p/p

Experience the famous river Nile at its best! You will visit the most beautiful national park of the country where you will marvel at the impressive Muchison Falls. Excellent game viewing can be done on the northern banks of the Nile with wildlife like the Rothschild giraffe, Jackson hartebeest, oribis, lions and a variety of savannah woodland birds. During a boat launch on the river you may watch hippos taking a bath, elephants coming to drink and crocodiles lying lazy at the shores. But this is not all! After this safari more adventure is awaiting you at the Source of the Nile with an exciting rafting trip! Enjoy the beautiful scenery and thundering rapids of the White Nile. And don’t forget to watch the incredible birdlife as you drift quietly between the rapids of the river…

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Among Uganda’s oldest preservation areas, it was firstly gazetted as a game reserve in 1926 for  protection of a savanna that Winston Churchill described as ‘Kew Gardens in 1907 and the zoo combined on an boundless scale’. Murchison safari tour Uganda 3 days Murchison Falls has acquired a number of notable foreign visitors. In 1907, Winston Churchill hiked up, boated & bicycled up the Nile corridor close to the Falls.In 1909 he was followed by Theodore Roosevelt during a hunting safari that cost, by now prices, a phenomenal US$1.8m!
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The Falls offered a background for Humphrey Bogart in John Huston’s well known movie in 1951, The African Queen filmed on the location along the Murchison Nile as well as on Lake Albert.Also the British royals have visited Murchison,In 1930 it was the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) and later on the Queen Mother in 1959.The minor happy famous person visitor was Ernest Hemingway that was in 1954 when he literally dropped in. His aim was simply to pass over the waterfall however his airplane clipped an old telegraph wire strung over the gorge & cartwheeled into the riverine forest. Hemingway with his wife were saved and taken to Butiaba where their rescue airplane crashed while taking off.The park is bisected by Victoria Nile which first heads down 80km of white water rapids ahead of plunging 40m across the remnant rift valley barricade at Murchison Falls, the centerpiece of the park. This waterfall  got its name in 1864 by the wellknown explorer Samuel Baker who believed it as the most significant object all through African Safari Destinations
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The Murchison Falls drains the last of the river’s energy, turning it into a broad, tranquil stream that flows calmly across the rift valley floor for 55 kilometers to Lake Albert. This stretch of river offers one of Uganda’s most unforgettable wildlife species. Regular visitors include  giraffe,elephant and buffalo while hippopotamus & Nile crocodile are absolutely permanent residents.The park covers 3,893km2 & is Uganda’s biggest preserved regions.  Presently  it’s part of the even the greater Murchison Falls Protected Area (5,072km2) which includes the adjoining Karuma & Bugungu wildlife reserves.The Albert Nile corridor is Uganda’s lowest area (612m at Delta Point) & temperatures can be hot with a mean maximum of 29°C. The hottest period are mid December to mid February & June-July, tempered by rainy seasons in April & November.

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