SAFARI ACCOMODATION IN MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
Uganda Wildlife Authority campsites are available at the top of the Falls, Delta Point and Rabongo forest. These sites offer pit latrines and in a few cases, basic showers. Budget accommodation along with camping are available at Kaniyo Pabidi Camp and Red Chilli Rest Camp. More upmarket accommodation is also provided by Sambiya River, Nile Safari Camp,and Paraa Safari Lodges. In Masindi, the Masindi Hotel & Court View Hotel are advisable.
Flora and fauna
The park is dominated by rivers, woodland,savanna, wetlands and tropical forest habitats that provide homes for 76 different mammal species and 450 different bird species. Large mammals consist of leopard, elephant, lion, hippopotamus, Rothschild’s giraffe, hartebeest, oribi, warthog,Cape buffalo,and Uganda kobo. The Nile corridor offers permanent water for these animals and lots of waterbirds which include the rare shoebill stork as well as Uganda’s biggest population of Nile crocodile. Kaniyo Pabidi forest also provides sanctuaries for chimpanzee and different primates along with an amazing 360 species of bird.


September 4th, 2008
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